Mariana Alessandri on How the Natural Human Condition is to Live in Darkness, Anger, and Pain
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In this episode, Andrew talks to the author of Night Vision, Mariana Alessandri, on how painful emotions can reveal truths what it means to be truly human.
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Mariana Alessandri is associate professor of philosophy at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, the nation’s first bilingual university. In addition, she and her partner are the founders of RGV PUEDE, a nonprofit whose mission is to promote dual language education in South Texas public schools. They live on the border with their two tesoros. Find out more at marianaalessandri.com.
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