当我们这个时代最伟大的诗人之一Louise Glück获得诺贝尔文学奖时，我很高兴。我写了一首我一直以来最喜欢的诗，“伊萨卡”，为本周的“为什么诗歌很重要”这一集，路易斯做了嘉宾!
Poetry
Poetry
Literary Minds
09
Jul 2021
关于小说、诗歌和戏剧，神经科学能告诉我们什么?小说能帮助我们发展现实世界中的认知技能吗?作家们能为了我们自己的利益利用我们精神上的弱点吗?这是我们在本周的节目“你的文学大脑”中要问的一些问题。
2020: The Year in Poetry
25
Dec 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, we take a look back at the year that has been. One good thing happened this year: the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Louise Glück. Tune into this week's show, "The Examined Year: 2020" to hear some of her poems, including my all-time favorite, “Ithaca.”
What Would We Lose If We Had No Art?
27
Oct 2020
Think about the art you’ve enjoyed in your life: the novels, the television, the music, the poetry, the sculpture, the paintings—the list goes on. Now try to imagine a scenario in which none of this art had ever been made. What would we lose in a world like this?
Celebrating Our 500th Episode
22
Jun 2020
Philosophy Talk just celebrated our 500th episode. Quite an accomplishment from the point of view of the 1st episode. Let me reminisce for a bit, going back in time to when I first had the idea for the program, getting Ken Taylor on board, creating a pilot episode, and finally getting broadcast in 2004.
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