In this episode, Ryan and Todd trace the concept of alienation from its theorization by Hegel, through its development in Marx, to its elaboration in Sartre and Lacan. They focus on Hegel's positive twist to this typically negative concept, and then discuss how subsequent thinkers make use of this concept.
Oct 2021
Hegel: The Case For Contradiction with Todd McGowan
<p>In this episode, Craig, Will, Matt, and Adam are joined by University of Vermont Professor Todd McGowan to discuss Hegel's concept of contradiction as he lays it out in his book, Emancipation After Hegel: Achieving a Contradictory Revolution. Throughout the latter part of ... Show More
1 h
Oct 14
121: Pierre Klossowski's Nietzsche and the Vicious Circle, pt 1: The Semiotic of Impulses
Welcome to season 6! Part I of III. In this first episode, we'll lay the groundwork for Klossowski's critical reading of Nietzsche, beginning with the material from the first two chapters. Klossowski applies Nietzsche's own methodology to Nietzsche's works, and reads his philosop ... Show More
1h 32m
May 2024
Mladen Dolar on the limits of psychoanalysis, Marx and Hegel, Beckett, theatre/opera… and a lot more
Frank Ruda and Agon Hamza sit down with the Slovenian philosopher, psychoanalytical theorist and cultural theorist, Mladen Dolar to discuss his forthcoming books on rumours and “The Riskiest Moments” reading(s) of Marx, limits or the end of psychoanalysis, Hegel, film and series, ... Show More
1h 36m