HoP 494 Tell the Truth While Laughing: The French Moralists
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The episode discusses the critiques of human nature by French moralists like La Rochefoucauld, exploring themes of pride, selfishness, and ethics.
La Rochefoucauld and other “moralists” offer a penetrating and witty critique of human pride, selfishness, and hypocrisy. Is this just cynicism, or does it support a positive ethic?
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