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9 May 2025 Episode 5.15 - Bellow Seizes Our Day Sure we can philosophize, but what happens when we put carpe diem to the test in the modern world of capital? We work through Saul Bellow’s approach to carpe diem, how his ironies may not all be what we expect them to be, what separates Seize the Day from other modernist American literature, and how he spins our ethical discussion on carpe diem with still more complexity. Our analysis will focus on the final mystifying scene of the novel. Oh, and...