What happens when the self we imagine drifts further from the one we actually live? In this episode, philosopher Fredrik Westerlund joins Craig and Nicholas de Warren to explore his concept of “identity on credit,” where our sense of self is built on promises yet to be realized. From Sophocles’ Ajax to Nietzsche, Deleuze, and Scheler, we trace how recognitio ... Show More
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The Kyoto School Explained: Japanese Philosophy, Marxism, and Nothingness
Enroll here: acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-courses. Use code 3FOR2FALL2026 at checkout for three courses at the price of two.Were the philosophers of the Kyoto School fascist collaborators, or were they meeting in secret with the Imperial Navy to try to stop a war? Fernando Wirtz a ... Show More
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Aug 18
Derrida's "Odyssey": Hospitality, Borders, and the Meaning of 'Xenia'
Fall/Autumn 2026 Courses at AHRC: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-coursesWhat do we really owe a stranger at the door, and what grounds that obligation? In this episode, Craig and Adam turn to Jacques Derrida's writing on hospitality to unpack Christopher Nolan's new adap ... Show More
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Aug 8
*PATREON EXCLUSIVE* 'The Logic of Sense' in Michael Mann's 'Heat': Deleuze, Crime, and the Crystal Image
Enroll in Bob's class coming soon: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-courses/p/jung-and-spinoza-god-affect-destinyHow does "heat" in Michael Mann's 1995 film Heat relate to concepts in Deleuze's The Logic of Sense? Craig is joined by Bob Langan, and Jay Conway to read Micha ... Show More
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Oct 2024
99 | What is Dialectics? Part VI: From Explanation to Emancipation: Roy Bhaskar’s Critical Realism
<p>In this episode, we discuss the philosopher of science Roy Bhaskar and his essays in <em>Reclaiming Reality</em>. We discuss whether it is possible for the human sciences to overcome the fact/value distinction, what role knowledge has in self-emancipation, and what to do about ... Show More
1h 1m
Nov 2022
Your identity is a story you tell yourself
Sean Illing talks with neuroscientist Gregory Berns, author of The Self Delusion. Berns claims that the idea of a unified, persistent self is a kind of illusion, and that we are better understood as multiple selves at different moments in time, tied together by a story — which is ... Show More
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