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Dante’s The Divine Comedy 2019/2020 Lecture 35: Paradiso's The Sphere of Saturn: Cantos 21-22

Dante’s The Divine Comedy 2019/2020 Lecture 35: Paradiso's The Sphere of Saturn: Cantos 21-22

Update: 2020-02-18
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In this lecture, we discuss (a) the inability for a human mind to comprehend the intricacies of free will and predestination; (b) we consider the contemplative nature of Saturn, and we conclude by (c) considering how and why institutions and people "start well" but "end poorly" in the world.

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Dante’s The Divine Comedy 2019/2020 Lecture 35: Paradiso's The Sphere of Saturn: Cantos 21-22

Dante’s The Divine Comedy 2019/2020 Lecture 35: Paradiso's The Sphere of Saturn: Cantos 21-22

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