Episode #066 ... Hegel pt. 1 - Introduction| Listen on Anghami

Aug 13

Episode #234 ... The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera

Today we try to produce a philosophical guide for the book The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera. We talk about Parmenides, Nietzsche's eternal recurrence, kitsch as something more than just an aesthetic category, existential codes and his animal test of morality. Ho ... Show More

34m 3s

Aug 4

Episode #233 ... A philosophy of self-destruction. (Dostoevsky, Bataille)

Today we talk about two different theories for why we ritualize self-destructive behavior. We check out a lesser-known work from Dostoevsky called The Gambler. We consider how much we can hold people morally accountable for this kind of stuff. Then we look at the work of Georges ... Show More

33m 57s

Jul 7

Episode #232 ... Byung Chul Han - The Crisis of Narration

Today we talk about the book The Crisis of Narration by the philosopher Byung Chul Han. We talk about the history of storytelling. Walter Benjamins distinction between a Paris fire and a revolution in Madrid. The effects of social media on memory. Story telling vs story selling. ... Show More

32m 25s

Jan 2022

Jacques Derrida’s ”Dissemination” (Part 1/3)

In this episode, I begin my presentation of Jacques Derrida's "Dissemination." 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

43m 45s

Feb 2024

(New) Channel Introduction

We've seen a great increase in subscribers, so I thought it was time for a new channel intro :) If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion TikTok: @theoryphil ... Show More

2m 17s

Aug 2021

Ep. 275: Hegel's Project in the "Phenomenology of Spirit" (Part One)

On G.W.F. Hegel's 1807 opus: A series of treatments of various theories in epistemology (among other things), seeing how they're internally incoherent, which then moves us to more sophisticated theories. Part two of this episode is only going to be available to you if you sign up ... Show More

1 h

Dec 2023

78: Hegel’s Master-Slave Dialectic

GWF Hegel is one of the most difficult philosophers in the western canon, but today we’ attempt to demystify him. In this episode, we’ll break down Hegel’s phenomenology, the dialectic, and the Hegelian understanding of desire. Our concrete entrypoint into the thought of Hegel is ... Show More

1h 18m

Mar 2023

KANT - Les limites de notre connaissance

Surtout connu pour sa philosophie morale, Kant est à l'origine d'une véritable révolution en philosophie : il est le premier à avoir montré les limites de la raison humaine, et à avoir contesté l'idée selon laquelle la réalité en soi serait connaissable. Analyse de cette concept ... Show More

42m 24s

Jun 2021

Theodor Adorno & Max Horkheimer's "The Dialectic of Enlightenment" (Part 2/2)

In this episode, I present the second half of Theodor Adorno & Max Horkheimer's "The Dialectic of Enlightenment." If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphilosophy Twitter: @DavidGuignion I ... Show More

36m 2s

Episode #066 ... Hegel pt. 1 - Introduct...