The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

Ep. 332: Kierkegaard's "Either/Or": The Ethical Self (Part Two)

Concluding our discussion of Either/Or, still this time considering "The Balance Between the Esthetic and the Ethical in the Development of the Personality" on how the ethical helps us to develop a self. What is this ideal self that Kierkegaard wants us to aim for, but yet which is within us as individuals already? How can each of us merge with the universal ethically yet assert our individuality? 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 bonus content including a supporter-exclusive, <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/2023/12/31/winter-nightcap-2023/" rel="noopener">Kierkegaard-related Nightcap.</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/95633796" rel="noopener">Listen to a preview.</a> Sponsor: Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at <a href="https://shopify.com/pel" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">shopify.com/pel</a>. Learn about Mark's Spring Core Texts in Philosophy Class at <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/core-philosophical-texts-spring-2024/"> partiallyexaminedlife.com/class</a>.

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