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Trump v. United States (preview)
We hear this is a big deal and the end of American democracy (or whatever), but we don't all know why. Lucky for us, Victor happens to read Supreme C…
2 years, 4 months ago
Pill Pod 173 - Biden v. Trump & The Economy of Fear
We recap the Trump-Biden debate and then discuss the politics and economy of fear. Sources include Armageddon, Strauss, Hegel, and Durkheim.
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2 years, 4 months ago
Dark Academia (preview)
Some simulationist material analysis in the economy of signs from Pill Pod episode #172.
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2 years, 4 months ago
Zizek Goes Monarchist? // 171
We discuss Zizek's Hegelian defense of a monarchy to solve the problem of democracy.
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2 years, 5 months ago
Charles Taylor on The Malaise of Modernity // 96
Get the book (it's easy and small:https://amzn.to/3KxgjB3) or listen to the lectures by Charles Taylor starting here: https://youtu.be/j_losVdiARc?si…
2 years, 5 months ago
Pill Pod 170 - The Ethical Dilemma of Killing Nazi Children (Preview)
We continue reading Simone DeBeauvoir's Ethics of Ambiguity, and try to sus out its particular ethical dilemmas.
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2 years, 5 months ago
Existentialism is un/ethical // 169
We read Simone DeBeauvoir's defense of Existentialism as an ethic that is not hyper-individualistic, nihilistic or absurdist.
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2 years, 5 months ago
PP168 - Ecomarxism (preview)
This is a preview of one of many exclusive episodes available at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills
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2 years, 5 months ago
Schopenhauer: Christianity is the Worst Religion // 167
We look at Schopenhauer's comparison of various religions' metaphysical explanations for suffering, and why conservative celebrities are converting t…
2 years, 6 months ago
Yarvin vs. Rufo: Dissident Right Fight Night // 165
Deviating from our usual strategies for the leftist future, we look to the strategists of the conservative future, as discussed in this article, wher…
2 years, 6 months ago