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Philosophy for Our Times is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of Beyond Us, an all-new podcast series by the IAI, exploring four concepts that define the modern world: knowledge, competition, language and growth.
In each episode, humanitarian Fred Matser and philosoph ... Show More
Jan 6
Should we be transgressive? The limits and potential of transgressiveness | Catherine Liu, Rowan Williams, Josh Cohen
The good, the bad, and the transgressiveIs the transgression of norms and rules what brings history forward and allows for creativity and change? OR is the fetishization of transgression an ever-present danger that breaks down all structures of meaning and becomes totalizing in o ... Show More
48m 16s
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
Sep 2023
Episode #188 ... Achievement Society and the rise of narcissism, depression and anxiety - Byung-Chul Han
Today we talk about positive power, neoliberalism, narcissism as a reaction to modern life, how technology makes isolation easier, and some tactics to find peace in the digital panopticon. Get more: Website: https://www.philosophizethis.org/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/philo ... Show More
32m 32s
