{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"10-Minute Talks","title":"The function of cynicism at the present time","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1f8d1c1d\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":709,"description":"In this talk, Helen Small considers the characteristic features of cynicism, its origins and development as a philosophical branch, and what role it has played in public moralism from the 19th century onward. Treating a range of literary and philosophical writers, she explores the strengths and limitations of cynicism in our present cultural context, amid what is widely seen as a weakening of the norms of expression for public arguments.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/TQbE8RmZ0wJMxTfpTVhxQo3dkPkEphvBYRMdNpGTudA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MzQ0/MDc0OWRjYzhlZjg2/ZjNkNjFlZjAyNWM5/Y2Y1MC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}