Just Two Dudes Reading Theory

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory

di Chris Newman, Preston Taylor

Libri Filosofia

Stagione 2

Emil Cioran - Aphorisms

This week we each chose five of our favorite aphorisms from Romanian philosopher Eil Cioran. Most are only one sentence in length. Enjoy! Photo by Ross Sneddon on Unsplash

Walter Benjamin - Unpacking My Library

This week we read Walter Benjamin's essay on collecting. We differentiate between collecting proper, and the strange results of commodity fetishism. Enjoy! Photo by Will van Wingerden on Unsplash

Interpassivity: The Aesthetics of Delegated Enjoyment - Robert Pfaller

This week, we're discussing how many subjects it takes to enjoy a work of art. You have the spectator, sure, but you also have the author and the "main character." We'd also add that there's a more mysterious figure called "the muses" who experience the whole of the work, knowing that you, being tired and existing from a single vantage point, are incapable of seeing the whole. Enjoy!

Louis Althusser - Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses

Join us this week as we tackle Louis Althusser's seminal essay "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses". We discuss the difference between ISAs (Ideological State Apparatuses) and RSAs (Repressive State Apparatuses), interpellation, and Althusser's relevance today.

Maurice Merleau-Ponty - Phenomenology of Perception, The Body (2/2)

This week, we're finishing up Merleau-Ponty's famous section on The Body. We discuss sexuality, identity, and psychoanalysis, all through the lens of Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology

Maurice Merleau-Ponty - Phenomenology of Perception, The Body (1/2)

This week, we're discussing the first half of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's famous section on the Body from his Phenomenology of Perception. This is a wide-ranging text that outlines how the body fits into the phenomenology of the world. Enjoy!

Walter Terence Stace - Mysticism, Ethics, and Religion

Join us this week as we take a hard right turn on our subject matter with a chapter from Walter Terence Stace's Mysticism and Philosophy. Our main goal throughout the episode is to interrogate the term mysticism to come to an agreement on the concept's delineations. Enjoy!

George Bataille — Rotten Sun

This week we're delving into two short works by George Bataille— "Rotten Sun" and "The Sacred Conspiracy". We also discuss Max Weber's concept of Disenchantment and possible avenues to reenchant the world.

Felix Guattari — Everybody Wants to be a Fascist

It's a timely episode! We're talking about this week's election results through Guattari's eyes. Enjoy!

Jean-Paul Sartre - Being and Nothingness III: Temporality

We're talking time! You know, past, present, future...etc... Overall, we admit that discussing the phenomenology of time is complicated, thorny, and even (at times) ungraspable. That said, we hope listeners will come away with a solid understanding of Sartre's key ideas. Enjoy!

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