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

Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:41:10
Publish Date: 2022-11-28 05:49:48
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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.

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