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Ep. 305: Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" (Part Two)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

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The Philosophy of Judge Holden

It's a philosophy of Judge Holden. It's very convenient that we have such a vocal character in the book to tell us what it's about. So he'll start out earlier on, he'll give a bit of a Schopenhauerian idea of the world as this fever dream with a calamitous destination. I reject the so-called realists who think war is these big strategic objectives. "I don't like the map," says writer Wes Craven. 'For crying out loud, just draw the line'

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