{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Ep. 390: Diderot Debates a Cynic (Part One)","description":"On Denis Diderot's Rameau's Nephew, a dialogue written in the 1760s. Is virtue necessary for happiness, or in the real world, is vice necessary to get by? Diderot's character Rameau argues the latter: that philosophical morality is problematic, and our imperative is prudence, which in Rameau's case involves a lot of clownish deception and (ironically) truth-telling.\n\nGet more at partiallyexaminedlife.com (https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/) . Visit https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/support to get ad-free episodes and tons of bonus discussion.\n\nSponsors: Don't get caught running yesterday's security on today's web: visit http://nordlayer.com/browser. Get a $1/month e-commerce trial at shopify.com/pel. (https://shopify.com/pel) Get three months free of online payroll and benefits software for small businesses at https://gusto.com/pel.","author_name":"The Partially Examined Life","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/1416170-the-partially-examined-life","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43616561/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}