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HoP 496 He Unwilling, She Unwilling: Jean Racine

28/6/2026

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

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How the “neo-classical” tragedies of Racine explore the battle between passion and reason.

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How the “neo-classical” tragedies of Racine explore the battle between passion and reason.
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HoP 496 He Unwilling, She Unwilling: Jean Racine

History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

Otros episodios de "History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps"

HoP 499 Beyond Belief: Bayle, Toleration, and Atheism

Bonus Episode: Glenn Adamson on A Century of Tomorrows

HoP 498 Probably Probable: Pierre Bayle and his Dictionary

HoP 497 Pure and Simple: Quietism

HoP 496 He Unwilling, She Unwilling: Jean Racine

HoP 495 Comedy of Errors: Molière

HoP 494 Tell the Truth While Laughing: The French Moralists

HoP 493 Better Nature: The French Garden

HoP 492 Changing By Degrees: French Scholasticism

HoP 491 Image Problems: Arnauld vs Malebranche on Ideas