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86: Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks pt 2 - Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Empedocles, Democritus
Season 4 Episode 21
In this episode, we continue our discussion of the Pre-Platonics, and cover the ideas of Parmenides, Anaxagoras, Empedocles, and Democritus. The epis…
2 years ago
85: Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks, pt. 1 - Thales, Anaximander, Heraclitus
Season 4 Episode 20
Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks is one of the more obscure texts in Friedrich Nietzsche’s corpus. There are many good reasons for this: it…
2 years ago
Q&A #8
Season 4 Episode 19
I answered questions from the Patrons. Enjoy!
2 years ago
84: Eckermann’s Conversations with Goethe
Season 4 Episode 18
Nietzsche said of this work that it was “the best German book”. For the last nine years of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s life, Johann Peter Eckermann …
2 years ago
83: Baruch Spinoza’s Geometric Faith
Season 4 Episode 17
In the tradition of the great theistic philosophers, Baruch Spinoza presents us with a metaphysical vision of the cosmos, as ordered by God. But in s…
2 years, 1 month ago
ANNOUNCEMENT.
Season 4 Episode 16
Important announcement.
2 years, 1 month ago
82: Blaise Pascal’s Faithful Calculations
Season 4 Episode 15
Pascal and Nietzsche are two names of monumental importance in the Western philosophical tradition, but rarely are their names mentioned together. At…
2 years, 1 month ago
81: Michel de Montaigne - “What Do I Know?”
Season 4 Episode 14
Nietzsche listed Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) among the best French writers of the Renaissance, and called him a link to classical antiquity. The …
2 years, 1 month ago
Untimely Reflections #27: Devin Goure & the Nietzschean Left
Season 4 Episode 13
Devin Goure is a scholar with a background in philosophy, an interest in psychology, mental health & neurodivergence. He holds a PhD in political the…
2 years, 1 month ago
80: Gilles Deleuze, pt. 2: Becoming-Active
Season 4 Episode 12
In this second part of our exploration of Deleuze, we go straight into the Deleuzian understanding of ressentiment, and the significance of Nietzsche…
2 years, 2 months ago