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Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.

Philosophize This‪!‬ Stephen West

    • Society & Culture
    • 5.0 • 109 Ratings

Beginner friendly if listened to in order! For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.

    Episode #202 ... Why we can't think beyond capitalism. - Neoliberalism (Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism)

    Episode #202 ... Why we can't think beyond capitalism. - Neoliberalism (Mark Fisher, Capitalist Realism)

    Today we begin our discussion on the work of Mark Fisher surrounding his concept of Capitalism Realism. We talk about the origins of Neoliberalism, it's core strategies, some critiques of Neoliberalism, and the hyperfocus on individualism and competition that has come to define a piece of our thinking in the western world. Hope you enjoy it and have a great rest of your week. :)

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    • 37 min
    Episode #201 ... Resistance, Love, and the importance of Failure. (Zizek, Byung Chul Han)

    Episode #201 ... Resistance, Love, and the importance of Failure. (Zizek, Byung Chul Han)

    Today we talk about a potential way to find meaning for someone prone to postmodern subjectivity. We talk about surplus enjoyment. Zizek's alcohol use, or lack thereof. Resisting surface level consumption. Love. And failure.

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    • 39 min
    Episode #200 ... The Postmodern subject and "ideology without ideology" (Zizek, Byung Chul Han, Marx)

    Episode #200 ... The Postmodern subject and "ideology without ideology" (Zizek, Byung Chul Han, Marx)

    Today we talk about several different common versions of the postmodern subject in contemporary culture. Hope you enjoy it! :)

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    • 38 min
    Episode #199 ... A conservative communist's take on global capitalism and desire. (Zizek, Marx, Lacan)

    Episode #199 ... A conservative communist's take on global capitalism and desire. (Zizek, Marx, Lacan)

    Today we talk about the distinction between left and right. Lacan's thoughts on desire. How Capitalism captures desire and identity. I would prefer not to. Moderately conservative communism. Hope you enjoy it! :)

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    Episode #198 ... The truth is in the process. - Zizek pt. 3 (ideology, dialectics)

    Episode #198 ... The truth is in the process. - Zizek pt. 3 (ideology, dialectics)

    Today we go into a deeper explanation of ideology and dialectics. Liberal democratic capitalism is featured as a special guest. Hope you enjoy it! :)

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    • 41 min
    Episode #197 ... New Atheists and cosmic purpose without God - (Zizek, Goff, Nagel)

    Episode #197 ... New Atheists and cosmic purpose without God - (Zizek, Goff, Nagel)

    As we regularly do on this program-- we engage in a metamodernist steelmanning of different philosophical positions. Hopefully the process brings people some joy. Today we go from ideology, to New Atheism vs Creationism, to Aristotle, to Thomas Nagel, to Phillip Goff's new book called Why? The Purpose of the Universe.

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Customer Reviews

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109 Ratings

109 Ratings

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Sinply the best

Best podcast there is.

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Splendid show

It’s a great podcast, sometimes I stay in car to listen to the next episode or to finish one. Amazing flow, it’s easy to understand the main concepts behind titans of humankind. Thanks to this show I I’ve read already 5 books from philosophers I had no clue prior to the podcast. It’s worth just for introduction to Simone do Beauvoir, life changing ideas for me. Great work and highly recommended.

piecmich ,

Great educational essays

I really appreciate this podcast. It goes into matter deep just enough to get a wider view and good understanding but it's still condensed and straightfroward enough to listen quite loosely. It's not super detailed and raw like "Philosophy without any gaps", more like an essay with some funny anecdotes and eloquent endings, sometimes to strong for my liking, but that's just my usual carping. I've begun listening to from some 100+ episode, but started from the first one, and man, I forgot so much from my education... Hopefully this podcast will get it back for me.

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