Johannes A. Niederhauser

Johannes A. Niederhauser
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  1. Goethe's Scathing Critique of Neoplatonism

    6D AGO

    Goethe's Scathing Critique of Neoplatonism

    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

    10 min
  2. The Greeks on Chronological and Kairological Time

    JAN 26

    The Greeks on Chronological and Kairological Time

    I’m reading again from Onians’ excellent work “The Origins of European Thought.” Also, for a limited time Offer (pun intended!) you may use coupon KAIROS for 25% off all my philosophy courses here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

    17 min
  3. You're Killing Your Inner Voice!

    JAN 25

    You're Killing Your Inner Voice!

    Cultivate your attention this year This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

    8 min
  4. Goethe’s Hostility toward the Imagination | Faust, Elective Affinities, Italian Journey

    JAN 21

    Goethe’s Hostility toward the Imagination | Faust, Elective Affinities, Italian Journey

    Here is a link to my Faust course. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

    19 min
  5. The Monetary Logic of Analytic Philosophy and its Eternal Divide from Continental Philosophy

    12/16/2025

    The Monetary Logic of Analytic Philosophy and its Eternal Divide from Continental Philosophy

    Analytic philosopher Peter Unger in 2014 declared that analytic philosophy is mostly if not entirely devoted to empty ideas that have no bearing on reality whatsoever. Not only are they empty in this regard however. They are also empty in themselves. This, in turn, makes them sort of monetary. Like money, analytic formal logic can randomly be applied to any given context (thereby destroying the context and content). Here is the piece by Ellie referred to in the video. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

    16 min
  6. The Ideology of Frictionless Design and the Obliteration of Memory

    11/15/2025

    The Ideology of Frictionless Design and the Obliteration of Memory

    Frictionless design is everywhere around us, drawing us into its interfaces, silently habituating us into relinquishing our attention for optimal user engagement. Not only the digital spaces we inhabit also the analogue is increasingly subjected to be frictionless. This denial of being, of the negativity inherent in being obliterates memory, history, time. How can we think and act to escape this? Philosophy of Health CoursePlato on Beauty Course This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

    55 min

  7. 11/13/2025

    The Opening of Hegel's "Science of Logic", with Stephen Houlgate

    Houlgate’s scholarly approach to Hegel can be described as a “revised-metaphysical” interpretation of Hegel, which underscores the immanent, presuppositionless development of speculative thought in Hegel’s system. This reading challenges influential critiques by thinkers like Martin Heidegger, Jacques Derrida, and Gilles Deleuze, who accuse Hegel of adhering to a predetermined conception of being. Houlgate argues instead that Hegel’s logic unfolds dynamically, free from foundational assumptions, and he extends this analysis to connections between Hegel, Heidegger, and Derrida on the deconstruction of “essence” or “ground.” At his new online course at my Halkyon Academy across two lecture seminars Professor Stephen Houlgate will provide a profound introduction into the opening of Hegel’s Science of Logic. Where thought begins with pure being, passes through nothing, and unfolds into becoming. We shall see why this “presuppositionless” start matters, how the “dialectical method” really works, and what follows from this for ontology, logic, and metaphysics. Along the way, you’ll also be able to situate the passages within the legacies of Kant, Parmenides, and Heraclitus while practicing line-by-line interpretation. Follow this link to enrol in the course. Live seminar lectures will take place on November 25 & December 9. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 7m
  8. Hölderin "What is Bildung?"

    10/27/2025

    Hölderin "What is Bildung?"

    In a letter to his mother from October 1798 Friedrich Hölderlin explains his reasons for having left his position as a private tutor with a wealthy family in Frankfurt. According to the young poet the degradation of tutors to mere servants and the transactional relationship that results from this view diminishes severely the possibility of genuine Bildung. Learn more about Hölderlin’s Poetic Idealism and his idea of leisurely being at my German Idealism course. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit halkyon.substack.com/subscribe

    11 min
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    Johannes A. Niederhauser
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
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