Philosophy Talk. Reading the Troubled Past

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Abstract: Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe lambasted Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness as a deeply racist work that should be removed from the Western canon. Defenders of Conrad say the novel is simply an expression of its time and not an endorsement of the racist attitudes it represents. So how do we judge the moral legitimacy of older works of literature and philosophy? Should we shun writers for holding racist or sexist views? Or is it important to read—and censure—them? Is it fair to judge authors of the past by today's politically conscious standards? Josh and Ken have no trouble reading with Julie Napolin from The New School, author of The Fact of Resonance: Modernist Acoustics and Narrative Form (forthcoming).

Type of resource	sound recording-nonmusical
Form	podcasts
Extent	1 audio file
Place	KALW (Radio station : San Francisco, Calif.)California
Date created	August 11, 2019
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Track configuration	Stereo

Subject	Racism in literature
Subject	Literature > Philosophy
Subject	Discrimination in literature
Genre	Radio talk shows

philosophytalk.org show page	Title Reading the Troubled Past
Finding Aid	Title Philosophy Talk (SC1118)
Show#	488.0
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/yd031rm1329
Location	SC1118
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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