The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Ep. 331: Kierkegaard's "Either/Or": The Ethical Life (Part One)

On "The Balance Between the Esthetic and the Ethical in the Development of the Personality" from Vol. 2 of Soren Kierkegaard's Either/Or (1843). What is choice? Kierkegaard's character Judge William criticizes the aesthete from our previous episode on the earlier part of this book: The aesthete doesn't make any authentic choices and so doesn't develop a coherent self. Get more at <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/">partiallyexaminedlife.com</a>. Visit <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support" rel="noopener" target="_blank">partiallyexaminedlife.com/support</a> to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsors: Have your donation matched up to $100 to a top-performing charity at <a href="https://givewell.org" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="">GiveWell.org</a> (enter "The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast" at checkout). Get 60% off (plus 20% off your next two months) America's #1 meal kit for eating well at <a href="https://greenchef.com/60pel" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="">Greenchef.com/60pel</a> (code 60pel). Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at <a href="https://shopify.com/pel" rel="noopener" target="_blank" title="">shopify.com/pel</a>.

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