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

from The Partially Examined Life · host Mark Linsenmayer

On McCarthy's 1985 anti-Western novel, featuring Wes, Seth, and Dylan. How does violence play a role in the way the world works? This novel about a rogue band of scalp hunters presents a pessimistic, nihilistic philosophy where violence is central to the human condition and is the way to self-knowledge. Get more at partiallyexaminedlife.com. Visit partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion. Sponsor: Subscribe to Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria.

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