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In this episode, I present Slavoj Žižek's "First as Tragedy, Then as Farce." I'm hard on Žižek here, but in any case this text serves as a good introduction to his philosophy. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandp ...  Afficher plus

Should we seek to fulfill our needs with multiple partners? Does dissecting a rat brain count as philosophy? Are we entering the age of corporate authoritarianism? Listen as Zizek guides us through these and other major questions of our time. 

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Today we discussed the "Out of Africa" theory, the adversity of early humans, the term "Pre-Socratic", the first philosopher Thales, the meanest philosopher Heraclitus and Democritus, the godfather of the theory of atomism. Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this wit ...  Afficher plus

It’s summer and the fellas are back! Today we're talking with Adrian Johnston, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico. In this first part of a series we’re talking the philosophical foundations of Žižek’s work, the equivalence betw ...  Afficher plus