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Mentioned in 17 episodes
Dialectic of Enlightenment
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Max Horkheimer and Theodor Adorno's "Dialectic of Enlightenment" is a complex and influential work of critical theory, exploring the relationship between reason, myth, and domination.
The authors argue that the Enlightenment's emphasis on reason has paradoxically led to new forms of domination and control.
They trace the development of instrumental reason, which reduces everything to means-ends calculations, and its role in shaping modern society.
The book explores the interplay between reason and myth, arguing that myth is not simply irrational but can also be a source of critical insight.
"Dialectic of Enlightenment" remains a challenging but rewarding read, offering profound insights into the complexities of modernity and the dangers of unchecked rationality.
The authors argue that the Enlightenment's emphasis on reason has paradoxically led to new forms of domination and control.
They trace the development of instrumental reason, which reduces everything to means-ends calculations, and its role in shaping modern society.
The book explores the interplay between reason and myth, arguing that myth is not simply irrational but can also be a source of critical insight.
"Dialectic of Enlightenment" remains a challenging but rewarding read, offering profound insights into the complexities of modernity and the dangers of unchecked rationality.
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Mentioned in 17 episodes
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Stephen West as a scathing investigation into what went wrong with the Enlightenment, discussed in the context of the Frankfurt School.
Stephen West as a scathing investigation into what went wrong with the Enlightenment, discussed in the context of the Frankfurt School.
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Episode #143 ... Jürgen Habermas pt. 1 - The Public Sphere
Mentioned as a difficult but central book that argues the Enlightenment unleashes domination as a mode of behavior.
55 snips
Class 15: Hannah Arendt, Totalitarianism and the Nature of Evil
Mentioned by a speaker when discussing the effectiveness of fascism despite its proponents' stupidity.
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Mark Fisher vs. Peter Thiel: Acid Communism Against the Coming Fascism with Jac Lewis
Mentioned by Matthew Remski in the context of their observations on capitalism's vastness and its contribution to paranoia and conspiracy theories.
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257: AI Gurus
Mentioned as the most important text of the course, though a difficult one to read.
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Class 14: The Frankfurt School
Mentioned by Richard Gilman Opalski in the context of a discussion about the capitalist predation of human loneliness.
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Marxism, Anarchism, and the Power of Communist Imagination: Richard Gilman-Opalsky on Utopia and Revolution
Daniel Garner references this book when talking about the Enlightenment.
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Sweeny vs Bard #63 w. Daniel Gardner of O. G. Rose - Belonging and Process
Mentioned by the speaker as a book exploring the stupidity of cleverness, particularly in the context of the rise of Hitler.
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A Reading of "Against Knowingness" from Adorno & Horkheimer's 'Dialectic of Enlightenment'
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Dirk Moses in the context of post-war German intellectual culture and its response to the Holocaust.
Dirk Moses in the context of post-war German intellectual culture and its response to the Holocaust.
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Primo Levi Reads Dante: The role of literature in our world
Discussed at length for its critique of the Enlightenment and its internal contradictions.
117: Max Horkheimer & Theodore Adorno - Dialectic of Enlightenment, Part 1
Scheduled to be covered in the next episode.
116: Nietzsche’s Inaugural Address - Homer & Classical Philology
Mentioned by Ellie Anderson when discussing the Frankfurt School's critique of entertainment as mind-numbing and part of the culture industry.
Fun
Mentioned by the podcast host as authors whose work on critical theory and its engagement with Nietzsche's philosophy will be discussed in a future episode.
Wandering Above a Sea of Fog #4
Mentioned by Ellie Anderson , who refers to a passing mention of air conditioning in theaters in the book.
Air
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James Lindsay as the magnum opus of the Frankfurt School, exploring the dialectic between reason and myth.
James Lindsay as the magnum opus of the Frankfurt School, exploring the dialectic between reason and myth.
Communism 2.5: Social Communism | James Lindsay
Mentioned by Jason Ananda Josephson Storm when discussing Francis Bacon's role in the narrative of disenchantment.
Jason Storm: Myth of Disenchantment
Mentioned by Andrew Keen as scholars who viewed the Enlightenment as a project of Western domination.
Episode 2509: David A. Bell on "The Enlightenment"
