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Feb 2018
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The Politics of Friedrich Nietzsche: Ger...

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Wes Alwan is one fourth of The Partially Examined Life, a podcast and blog dedicated to studying and teaching philosophy. Wes is a writer and researcher living in Boston who studied ancient philosophy, Kant and Nietzsche in graduate school. 

Wes joins Brett to discuss the political relevance of the famous 19th century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. 

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