Podcast Episodes

Philosophy as a Way of Life with Adam Robbert

Adam Robbert runs The Side View, and writes on topics such as a  philosophy as a way of life and askēsis. In this episode we discuss  Pierre Hadot's text Philosophy as a Way of Life.  

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Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

René Girard, Unlikely Apologist with Grant Kaplan

Grant Kaplan, Ph.D. is an associate professor of theology in the Department of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University. In this episode we discuss his book René Girard, Unlikely Apologist: Mime…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

Phenomenology and Social Renewal with Michael Gubser

Mike is a 2021-2022 Guggenheim Fellow and a professor of European history at James Madison University in Virginia. In this episode we talk about his book The Far Reaches: Phenomenology, Ethics, and S…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

The Catholic Writings of Orestes Brownson with Michael P. Federici

Michael P. Federici is professor of political science and international  relations at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author and  editor of multiple books on political philosophy. In thi…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Eros and Magic in the Renaissance with Mauricio Loza

Mauricio Loza is a writer, designer and independent researcher working  in the intersection of technology, religion and  biopolitics. In this  episode we discuss Ioan Couliano's book, Eros and Magic …

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

The Work of Henry Corbin - Part 2: Religion, Mysticism and the Secular

Tom Cheetham is an author, teacher, scientist and poet exploring creative  imagination and the imaginal in human life and culture. In this first  episode of two we discuss the work of Henry Corbin, I…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

The Work of Henry Corbin - Part 1: Corbin, Illich and Christian Mysticism

Tom Cheetham is an author, teacher, scientist and poet exploring creative imagination and the imaginal in human life and culture. In this first episode of two we discuss the work of Henry Corbin, Iva…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Kaczynski, Ellul, and the Future of Anti-Tech Radicalism with Sean Fleming

Sean Fleming is a research fellow in political theory at Cambridge. He  has recently published an article called ‘The Unabomber and the Origins of Anti-Tech Radicalism,’ which uses newly discovered a…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

Lyotard, The Postmodern, and Nihilism with Ashley Woodward

Ashley Woodward is Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Dundee   and is a founding member of the Melbourne School of Continental   Philosophy. In this episode we discuss his book Lyotard and t…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

Nihilism, Panpsychism and Altered States of Mind with Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes

Dr Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes is an Anglo-Scandinavian philosopher of mind   who specializes in the thought of Whitehead, Nietzsche, and Spinoza, and  in fields pertaining to panpsychism and altered state…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago