Ep. 330: Kierkegaard's "Either/Or": The Aesthetic Life (Part One)

<p>On the aphorisms ("Diapsalmata") that begin Soren Kierkegaard's Either/Or (1843), plus the essay also in the first volume, "Rotation of Crops." What is it to live your life as if it were a work of art? K thinks such a life is unserious and unsatisfying.</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 two memberships for the price of one at <a title="" href="https://masterclass.com/PEL">MasterClass.com/PEL</a>. Learn about St. John's College Winter Classics, starting this January, at <a title="" href="https://sjc.edu/PEL">sjc.edu/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>