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PEL Presents PvI#111: God Smites Elijah Dann
Vancouver philosophy prof Elijah was an evangelical Christian who turned liberal and then atheistic, and his latest book, "Unbelieving God: A Skeptic…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
PEL Presents PMP#214: South Park Resurgence
We're discussing Trey Parker and Matt Stone's Comedy Central show that premiered in 1997 and has just finished its politically relevant 28th season, …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 384: Graham Harman's Object-Oriented Ontology (Part Two)
Continuing on Object-Oriented Ontology: A New Theory of Everything (2018), finishing up ch. 1 (discussing what's so bad about reductionism) and movin…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
PEL Presents Closereads: Hegel's "Unhappy Consciousness"
We're within the Self-Consciousness chapter of The Phenomenology of Spirit, specifically starting at sec. 206 on the Unhappy Consciousness. This come…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 384: Graham Harman's Object-Oriented Ontology (Part Three for Supporters)
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 384: Graham Harman's Object-Oriented Ontology (Part One)
On Harman's Object-Oriented Ontology: A New Theory of Everything (2018). What counts as an entity in the world? Harman includes not just physical obj…
3 months ago
PEL Presents PvI#110: Memories of 2026 w/ Mark and Mary
To kick off 2026, Mark and Mary talk about memory: memory care for the elderly, the relation between things and memories, what professional activitie…
3 months ago
Ep. 383: Freud on Love and the Primal Horde (Part Two)
Finishing up Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, finally now turning to Freud's anthropological account of group membership.
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3 months, 1 week ago
NEM#245: Darren Michael Boyd's Guitar Instrumentals Beyond Metal
Ontario guitarist Darren has released six albums of concise instrumentals since 2019, often using metal guitar tones and tropes, but with a great ran…
3 months, 1 week ago
PEL Presents PMP#213: Stranger Things Grown Familiar
The Netflix sci-fi/horror/teen series by the Duffer Brothers that started in 2016 has now finished with its sixth season, attempting to be both epic …
3 months, 1 week ago