Host Farouk Ramzan talks about Oscar Wilde’s essay published in 1891, “The Decay of Lying” with the undergraduate Economics & Russian major, Evan Regan. He discusses Wilde’s bizarre yet intriguing theory of truth being found in art and reality being something that merely imitates the former. He talks about meaningful serendipity, the purpose of life as a form of expression, pretending, and if nature really is inherently beautiful.
Notes from Nash: Notes with Oscar Wilde – Life imitates art
Graphic depicting a old postcard with the words “Notes From Nash,” and “Farouk Ramzan” in handwriting font. (Hustler Multimedia/Farouk Ramzan)
Feb 5, 2023
About the Contributor
Farouk Ramzan, Staff Podcaster
Farouk Ramzan (’26) is from San Antonio majoring in psychology and economics in the College of Arts & Sciences. In his free time, he fishes, does film photography, writes novels, screenplays, and skeet shoots. He is interested in a vast era of topics ranging from statistical theory to architecture to Russian literature. You can reach him at [email protected].