Philosophy and Fiction in Modern Spain
By In Case You Missed Class: Philosophy and Fiction in Modern Spain
Dr. Todd Mack from Hillsdale College discusses some of the main ideas from each day of his Philosophy and Fiction in Modern Spain class.
Philosophy and Fiction in Modern SpainMay 02, 2019
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023: Final Episode: The end of Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí
Dr. Mack talks about the end of Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí and gives final thoughts on the course.
May 02, 201916:02
022: Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí part 6
Dr. Mack talks about Javier Marías’s novel Tomorrow in the Battle Think of Me — including talk of Unamuno, continuity of life, and how to treat the dead.
Apr 25, 201922:00
021: Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí part 5
Dr. Mack talks about identity and names and faces and how Víctor starts to find harmony with Luisa.
Apr 23, 201916:32
020: Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí part 4
Dr. Mack talks more about Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí, including Víctor’s doubts about telling the truth and his inability to recognize his ex-wife.
Apr 16, 201910:27
019: Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí part 3
Dr. Mack talks briefly about the role of the film Chimes at Midnight in Javier Marías’s novel Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí.
Apr 11, 201907:21
018: Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí part 2
Dr. Mack talks about the second part of Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí in which Víctor meets the king.
Apr 09, 201909:26
017: Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí part 1
Dr. Mack talks about the first 100 pages or so of Javier Marías’s novel Mañana en la batalla piensa en mí about a man whose lover dies while they are in bed!
Apr 04, 201910:29
016: The Impossible by JA Bayona Part 2
Dr. Mack talks about the second half of JA Bayona’s film The Impossible.
Mar 28, 201911:25
015: The Impossible by JA Bayona Part 1
Dr. Mack talks about the first half of the 2012 film The Impossible — directed by Spaniard JA Bayona and starring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Tom Holland.
Mar 27, 201907:48
014: El capitán Alatriste chapter 10 to the end
Dr. Mack talks about the end of El capitán Alatriste and give his final thoughts on the novel.
Mar 21, 201911:32
013: El capitán Alatriste ch 4-9
Dr. Mack gives a quick summary of chapters 4-9 of the novel, and discusses some of the key philosophical points of contact, including fissures, uncertainty vs ignorance, and the select man.
Mar 19, 201912:27
012: El capitán Alatriste Ch 2-3
Dr. Mack talks about chapters 2 and 3 of El capitán Alatriste — particularly Quevedo’s poem Muros de la patria mía and how they relate to the thought of Ortega and Julián Marías.
Mar 08, 201907:27
011: El capitán Alatriste Chapter 1
Dr. Mack discusses the first chapter of Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s 1996 novel El capitán Alatriste.
Mar 05, 201911:25
010: Why does all philosophy kind of sound the same?
Dr. Mack talks about why all philosophy kind of sounds the same.
Feb 28, 201907:14
009: Julián Marías’s “Una trayectoria filosófica” (A Philosophical Trajectory)
Dr. Mack walks through Julián Marías’s 1981 essay “Una trayectoria filosófica” in which he talks about his relationships with Unamuno and Ortega and thoughts about philosophy towards the end of his career.
Feb 27, 201910:21
008: María Zambrano’s El hombre y lo divino
Dr. Mack walks through the introductory argument of María Zambrano’s El hombre y lo divino (Man and the Divine) in which she argues for the de-deification of man in order to allow space for the “true” divine.
Feb 21, 201918:22
007: Julián Marías’s “The Vital Function of the Truth”
Dr. Mack discusses Julián Marías’s “The Vital Function of the Truth,” which is chapter 2 of his celebrated Introduction to Philosophy (1947).
Feb 19, 201916:21
006: María Zambrano’s “Poetic Reason”
Dr. Mack explains one of María Zambrano’s fundamental ideas: “poetic reason” — a fusion of logical philosophical inquiry and intuitive, poetic contemplation.
Feb 14, 201912:39
005: Chapters 11-12 of The Revolt of the Masses by José Ortega y Gasset
Dr. Mack discusses chapters 11 and 12 of Ortega y Gasset’s The Revolt of the Masses, highlighting how Ortega really encourages readers to strive to be better.
Feb 12, 201911:43
004: Ortega y Gasset’s The Revolt of the Masses chapter 1
Dr. Mack discusses chapter one of José Ortega y Gasset’s The Revolt of the Masses. Originally written in 1929, this piece of political/social philosophy is still quite relevant today.
Feb 08, 201918:43
003: Introduction to Ortega y Gasset’s Meditations on the Quixote
Dr. Mack discusses the idea of “I am myself and my circumstances” from José Ortega y Gasset’s Meditations on the Quixote.
“On My Own” from Les Miserables
“One More Day” from Les Miserables
Feb 05, 201921:22
002: Joan Maragall’s “In Praise of the Word” (“Elogi de la Paraula”)
Dr. Mack discusses the Catalan poet, journalist and Translator Joan Maragall’s excellent essay “In Praise of the Word.”
Jan 31, 201907:03
001: Tragic Sense of Life by Miguel de Unamuno chapter 8 “From God to God”
This is episode 001 of a series of podcasts in which I briefly discuss some of the ideas we encounter in my teaching about Philosophy and Fiction in Modern Spain. In this episode I discuss Chapter 8 of Miguel de Unamuno’s Tragic Sense of Life.
Jan 30, 201911:07