May 30

J.G. Fichte's "The Science of Knowledge" (Part 1 of 2)

In this episode, I cover the first part of J.G. Fichte's The Science of Knowledge up to the First Part of the Theoretical Part of the Science of Knowledge. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy IG: @theory_and_philosophy

47m 33s

Nov 2025

Eunsong Kim's "The Politics of Collecting" (Interview)

*Note: The Getty was meant to collect pre-20th century Western European art, not just 19th century Western European art, as per Paul Getty's will* In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Eunsong Kim, Associate Professor of English at Northeastern, to discuss her new book, "The Politic ... Show More

1h 19m

Oct 2025

Patricia Hill Collins' "Black Feminist Thought" (Part 2 of 2)

In this episode, I cover chapters 5-12 of Patricia Hill Collins' "Black Feminist Thought." Please consider donating to one of the following organizations: Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/general United Nations Relief and Works Agency: https ... Show More

1h 9m

Jul 2023

Episode #183 ... Is ChatGPT really intelligent?

Today we discuss ideas from John Searle and Noam Chomsky and consider several questions surrounding machine intelligence. Get more: Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Philosophize This! Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@phil ... Show More

29m 33s

Apr 2021

Noam Chomsky’s Theory of the Good Life

<p>How do you introduce Noam Chomsky? Perhaps you start here: In 1979, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/25/archives/the-chomsky-problem-chomsky.html"> called</a> him “arguably the most important intellectual alive today.” More than 40 years later, Chomsk ... Show More

1h 12m

Dec 2021

Best Of: Noam Chomsky's Theory of the Good Life

<p>How do you introduce Noam Chomsky? Perhaps you start here: In 1979, The New York Times<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1979/02/25/archives/the-chomsky-problem-chomsky.html"> called</a> him “arguably the most important intellectual alive today.” More than 40 years later, Chomsk ... Show More

1h 12m

Aug 2023

Noam Chomsky: Lover of linguistics, the USA... not so much

OK, so we're finally getting around to taking a chunk out of the prodigious, prolific, and venerable Noam Chomsky. Linguist, cognitive scientist, media theorist, political activist and cultural commentator, Chomsky is a doyen of the Real Left™. By which we mean, of course, those ... Show More

3h 22m

Mar 2024

Catherine Malabou on the Clitoris, AI, Anarchism, Hegel, Marx… and much more!

Frank Ruda and Agon Hamza sit down with the French philosopher Catherine Malabou to discuss her latest books on anarchism and clitoris, Artificial Intelligence, domination, films and culture, the role of philosophy, and a lot of other topics. You can listen to our podcast here: h ... Show More

1h 12m

Jan 2021

Noam Chomsky || On Human Nature and Human Progress

Today it’s great to have the legendary Noam Chomsky on the podcast. Noam is a public intellectual, linguist, and political activist. He’s the author of many influential books, including Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, and his latest book with Rober ... Show More

1h 10m

Mar 2023

Episode #177 ... Susan Sontag - Do you speak the language of pictures and videos?

Get more: Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Philosophize This! Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@philosophizethisclips Be social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophize ... Show More

33m 5s

Aug 2023

Episode #186 ... Are we heading for a digital prison? - Panopticon (Foucault, Bentham, Cave)

Today we talk about Jeremy Bentham's concept of the Panopticon. Michel Foucault's comparison to society in 1975. The historical role of intelligence as a justification for dominance. The anatomy of free will, and how a digital world may systematically limit our free will without ... Show More

36m 51s

Apr 2023

Episode #178 ... Susan Sontag - How Much Is Your View Of Everything Affected By Metaphors?

Get more: Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philosophizethis Philosophize This! Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@philosophizethisclips Be social: Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamstephenwest Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philosophize ... Show More

36m 50s

Noam Chomsky’s ”Critique” of Postmoderni...