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Episode 63: Existentialist Heroes in Cormac McCarthy’s “No Country for Old Men” (Citizens Only)
On philosophical issues in McCarthy's 2005 novel about guys running around with drug money and shooting each other, and about fiction as a form for exploring philosophical ideas. What can morality mean for people who have witnessed the "death of God," i.e. a loss in faith in light of the horrors of war? For both the protagonist and antagonist in "No Country for Old Men," Continue Reading …
Topic for #63: Cormac McCarthy’s Novel “No Country for Old Men”
Following the path of reading novels (which we don't necessarily intend to make a habit of) begun with #62, we have now recorded our discussion of No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy. We had as a guest one of Dylan's teachers from undergrad, Eric Petrie, Professor at James Madison College at Michigan State University, who has been presenting a paper called "Promise Continue Reading …