Fanaticism, Devotion, and Nihilism
Ethical Theory Review - A podcast by Bradford Cokelet
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Discussion of fanaticism, devotion, and nihilism with Paul Katsafanas of Boston University. When someone becomes a fanatic about their worldview is that always a bad thing? Should fanatics moderate themselves to become better and more civil? Or is fanaticism sometimes a good thing, as Heather Battaly argues in "Can Fanaticism be a Liberatory Virtue?"
