What is the Purpose of Literature? | Lewis, Abolition of Man, and ”Joker”| BP Ep. 30

How are we supposed to approach the things we read? Daniel and I attempted to answer this question in the podcast by seeing what Lewis thought to be the aim of literature, what he says in the "Abolition of Man," and what this can do when viewing fiction like Todd Phillip's movie, "Joker." Links: McGrath lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPWgZR7peJk&t=2601s Behind the Curtain Joker Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-b2THmH1aE Jordan Peterson Lecture clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEfyCVD7BgI Abolition of Man on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Abolition-Man-C-S-Lewis-ebook/dp/B002BXH5RU/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PCUFOHXGL7KQ&keywords=abolition+of+man&qid=1646262919&sprefix=abolition+of+man%2Caps%2C90&sr=8-1