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A conversation on nihilism and what we should learn from Jane Austen.

Kirsten Herlin is Assistant Professor of Literature at the University of Austin (UATX). She is also the Managing Editor of the Genealogies of Modernity. This is Episode 2 of The Uncaptive Mind Podcast, hosted by UATX Digital Editor Audrey Unverferth.

00:00 — Preview
00:35 — Heroism vs. villainy
02:19 — "Perfection makes me sick and wicked"
05:27 — You probably don't understand Jane Austen
07:50 — Will the wicked be punished?
14:25 — We still want happy endings (even if we pretend otherwise)
15:18 — Are married women fulfilled?
18:05 — Healthy relationships and Divine Providence
22:08 — Christian moral realism
25:18 — Does anyone deserve to be happy?
27:57 — Can happy endings exist after the death of God?
30:21 — Don't start with Keira Knightley's Pride and Prejudice

Links:
UATX: https://www.uaustin.org
UATX on X: https://x.com/uaustinorg
Audrey Unverferth on X: https://x.com/audrey_unver
Kirsten Herlin on X: https://x.com/Kirstenannehall
Genealogies of Modernity: https://genealogiesofmodernity.org