The Philosophy of Jorge Luis Borges – Alexis Karpouzos
Jorge Luis Borges is not merely a writer of stories, but a metaphysician of imagination—a thinker who transformed literature into a labyrinth of philosophy, time, and infinite reflection. In this episode, Alexis Karpouzos explores the philosophical universe of Borges, where fiction becomes a method of thought and storytelling becomes a gateway to metaphysical insight.
Borges’ work unfolds around timeless questions: What is reality? What is identity? What is time? Through symbols such as mirrors, labyrinths, libraries, and infinite books, Borges reveals a cosmos in which certainty dissolves and meaning multiplies. His narratives challenge linear causality, stable selves, and absolute truths, inviting the reader into a world where every ending is also a beginning and every answer generates new questions. Alexis Karpouzos approaches Borges not only as a literary genius, but as a philosophical mind deeply engaged with idealism, mysticism, and the limits of human knowledge. From the infinite Library of Babel to the circular time of “The Garden of Forking Paths,” this episode examines how Borges anticipates contemporary debates on consciousness, multiplicity, and the constructed nature of reality. Through this exploration, Borges emerges as a thinker of radical humility and intellectual wonder, reminding us that knowledge is never complete and that reality itself may be a poetic illusion. This episode invites the listener into a contemplative journey where philosophy and literature merge, and where the act of thinking becomes an adventure into the infinite.