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6 Jun 2018 Conversations with Tyler David Brooks on Youth, Morality, and Loneliness (Live at Mason)
“It captures both the vulgarity of America, but the energy and especially the business energy of America. But if we think the rise of narcissism is a problem in our society, Walt Whitman is sort of the holy spring there.”
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- 6 Jun 2018
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…Tell us why. I think his spirit and his energy sort of define America. His essay “Democratic Vistas” is one of my favorite essays. It captures both the vulgarity of America, but the energy and especially the business energy of America. But if we think the rise of narcissism is a problem in our society, Walt Whitman is sort of the holy spring there. [laughter] Socrates, overrated or underrated?…
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