Introduction

stephen west: We're gon to be talking about individual philosophers on most shows, but let's never forget the fact that our ultimate goal throughout this current arc of the show is to tell some of the main philosophical stories of the twentieth century. i think you'll find just how revolutionary of a moment it was in modern human history when nicha wrote the words, god is dead. The example we used was carrying a lot of heavy stuff around. No matter what area of the world your particular ancestors decided to settle, they were gong to be faced with this problem,. and we're going to be forced to come up with some creative invention that deals with this problem.