Episode #59: The Second Coming (WB Yeats)

Brian reads the short poem, The Second Coming, by WB Yeats, written after WWI, and these Fools discuss its imagery, historical context, and philosophical implications.

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
02:35 War and History
07:52 Collective Psychology and the Unconscious
10:16 Rhetoric in Conflict
17:02 Instinct and Intelligence
24:16 The Nature of Human Conflict
29:29 The Philosophical Anarchist Perspective
34:16 Dialogue
41:23 Nature and Spirit
48:50 The Secret Payoff of Emotions