Ep. 329: Kierkegaard on Irony (Part One)

<p>Discussing <em>On the Concept of Irony</em> (1841).</p> <p>Kierkegaard builds up to telling us what irony is by showing how Socrates invented irony, as characterized by his wholly negative project of showing others that their beliefs inherited from society are wrong.</p> <p>Get more at <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/">partiallyexaminedlife.com</a>. Visit <a href="https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support">partiallyexaminedlife.com/support</a> to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.</p> <p>Sponsors: Get $250 off the #1 meal kit for eating well at <a title="" href="https://greenchef.com/pel250">GreenChef.com/pel250</a> (code pel250). Start selling online with a $1/month trial period at <a title="" href="https://shopify.com/pel">shopify.com/pel</a>. Have your donation matched up to $100 to a top-performing charity at <a title="" href="https://givewell.org">GiveWell.org</a> (enter "The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast" at checkout).</p>