Ep. 4 A Bloody Curious Bird Is My Problem

Episode 4 of the Dear Old Blood: Notes on a Wittgenstein Noir podcast, hosted by Neil Fitzgerald, titled "Ep. 4 A Bloody Curious Bird Is My Problem" was published on December 5, 2023 and runs 24 minutes.

December 5, 2023 ·24m · Dear Old Blood: Notes on a Wittgenstein Noir

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In this episode of Horace Murgatroyd's reading of the so-called Wittgenstein 'noir', the private investigator Nix meets his nemesis, Lan, now in the guise of a torch singer. The mystery deepens with the appearance of a 'bloody curious bird'. End notes include:Wittgenstein's musical tastesGestalt theoryKing LearKarl PopperNorbert Davis' Rendezvous with FearGerard Manley HopkinsAnti-philosophyAll copyright: Neil Fitzgerald Contact the author for rights, etc: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

In this episode of Horace Murgatroyd's reading of the so-called Wittgenstein 'noir', the private investigator Nix meets his nemesis, Lan, now in the guise of a torch singer. The mystery deepens with the appearance of a 'bloody curious bird'. End notes include:

Wittgenstein's musical tastes
Gestalt theory
King Lear
Karl Popper
Norbert Davis' Rendezvous with Fear
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Anti-philosophy

All copyright: Neil Fitzgerald

Contact the author for rights, etc: [email protected]

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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