Jul 14

Episode #250 ... You Must Change Your Life. - Peter Sloterdijk

Today we talk about half of the book You Must Change Your Life by Peter Sloterdijk. From criticism towards views of change that he thinks are far too centered on belief and moral strength, to a reworking of how to view human beings at the level of anthropology. We talk about how ... Show More

35m 59s

Jun 27

Episode #249 ... The Trap of Modern Cynicism - Peter Sloterdijk

Today we talk about the book Critique of Cynical Reason by Peter Sloterdijk. Cynicism as a defense mechanism. Why the cynic isn't crazy. The way it ladders up into institutions and infects things like our language. Diogenes as a counter example of a mode of being that rejects pie ... Show More

34m 23s

May 31

Episode #248 ... What philosophers say about lying.

Today we talk about some of the best arguments for and against lying in the history of philosophy. Hope you love it. :) Sponsor: Nord VPN: https://nordvpn.com/philothis Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: https://www.philosophizethis.o ... Show More

36m 53s

Jun 2020

Casual conversation. Autopilot or protection? - Episode 20

In this episode of Podverse: We start off examining everyday questions and answers with a twist. Then we delve into conditioning and mull over the effect if any it might have on us as a society. You get the question of the week and we set a task for ourselves as usual. Finally I ... Show More

6m 41s

Dec 2023

Slavoj Žižek on Marx, Hegel, Politics, Films, Burgers and Hot Dogs… and a lot more!

Frank Ruda and Agon Hamza sit down with the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek to discuss his latest books, Marx and Hegel, contemporary political situation, film and novels, as well as many other topics. You can listen to our podcast here: https://anchor.fm/crisisandcritique If ... Show More

1h 47m

Oct 2023

UNLOCKED - Derrida & Zizek

Alright, we’re back with another UNLOCKED ⁠PATREON⁠ episode and we’re talking ⁠Jacques Derrida⁠, the difference between parallax and différance, How To? with John Wilson, Krzysztof Kieślowski, documentary and fiction cinema, a deconstruction of Smash Mouth’s All Star, and the (w) ... Show More

50m 4s

Nov 2022

For We Know Not What We Pod

Though we've been busy working through the ongoing reading group with Matthew Flisfeder on Žižek's For They Know Not What They Do: Enjoyment as a Political Factor we managed to get together to do an episode on enjoyment and prohibition as it is developed in FTKNWTD. Peter talks s ... Show More

47m 53s

May 2024

Season 3, Episode 7: Bryan W. Van Norden, Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto

Send us Fan MailJoin Professors Jeffrey Sachs and Bryan Van Norden as they discuss Prof. Van Norden’s book, Taking Back Philosophy: A Multicultural Manifesto. As a leading expert in Chinese philosophy, Prof. Van Norden promotes an inclusive, multicultural approach to philosophica ... Show More

47m 22s

Nov 2021

What it actually means to be “present to the moment”

Thank you for listening! If you’ve been enjoying listening to “Morgan Harper Nichols” here’s how you can support this podcast:Leave a review in the Apple Podcasts App!Share today’s episode on social media or with a friend.Download my app "Storyteller" for daily messages, wallpape ... Show More

5m 40s

May 2023

10: Wild Analysis: Problematic Faves and the Anxiety of Influence Teaser

<p>The three of us talk problematic faves, guilty pleasures, comfort food (literal and metaphorical), and the dangers of nostalgia. We focus on thinkers who have been crucial to our own intellectual formation – and who have likewise been meaningful to so many people who have turn ... Show More

2m 12s

Jul 2021

There is more to life than hiding away: how to be courageous now

Thank you for listening! If you’ve been enjoying listening to “Morgan Harper Nichols” here’s how you can support this podcast:Leave a review in the Apple Podcasts App!Share today’s episode on social media or with a friend.Download my app "Storyteller" for daily messages, wallpape ... Show More

5m 30s

Apr 2022

What is Pseudo-Individualism? | Theodor Adorno & Max Horkheimer | Keyword

In this episode, I present Adorno and Horkheimer's notion of pseudo-individualism. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion IG: @theory_and_philosophy

16m 2s

Episode #200 ... The Postmodern subject ...