Episode 160: Orwell on Totalitarianism and Language (Part Two)

The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast

• Episode: Episode 160: Orwell on Totalitarianism and Language (Part Two)
• Website: The Partially Examined Life Philosophy Podcast
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• Duration: 01:15:52
• Published: 2017-03-20 13:00

Continuing with 1984. How does the book relate to real-world politics? Is this something that we should actually be afraid our society will turn into? Was he predicting history, or was it satire, or what? We discuss the the realms of intimacy vs. surveillance, how a state might "contain" a mind that it controls, and "doublethink."