Nearly Heroes: Recent Episodes
Nearly Heroes
How Joseph Campbell's "The Hero with a Thousand Faces" helps us understand today's individual angst and wider social divisions.
A look at the three main heroic types that rule the narratives we live by, from the 4,000 year old Epic of Gilgamesh to the confusion and skepticism about heroism in the modern culture of celebrity.
Like lots of people, Dave & Carl value living a 'good life'...but how to even start thinking about how to do that? Here they explore how heroic virtue ethics can serve as a foundation for a well-lived life and a coherent culture.
Welcome to Nearly Heroes! Dave & Carl start off by defining what a hero is and how individuals and societies define themselves through choosing heroic types.