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Pill Pod 121 - Obscurantism in French Philosophy: Searle on Foucault & Derrida

Apr 28, 2023

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Introduction

3min

The Importance of Empathy in Class

2min

How to Get a Guaranteed Grade Above by Asking for Help

2min

How to Get Your TA to Look Over Your Paper

2min

How to Fail a Student

2min

How to Ask for a Re-Grade

2min

The Dangers of Stupid Audio for Plastic Pills

2min

The Importance of Clarity in Philosophy

4min

The Importance of Clarity in Philosophy

3min

10.

The Argument to Get Rid of Continental Philosophy

2min

11.

The Four Maxims of Good Writing

2min

12.

The Purpose of Obscurantism

4min

13.

The Purpose of Philosophy

5min

14.

How to Present Your Argument in a Complex Way

2min

15.

The Problem With Writing a Five Paragraph Essay

6min

16.

The Importance of Deconstruction in Ancient Greek Philosophy

2min

17.

The Searle Derrida Debate

3min

18.

The Response to the Critique in Limited Ink

3min

19.

The Role of Egos in Modern Art

4min

20.

The Discomfort of Uncertainty

2min

21.

The Importance of Clarity in Language

4min

22.

How GPT Can Produce New Knowledge

4min

23.

The Complexity of Language

2min

24.

Foucault's Alleged Citation of a Private Opinion

2min

25.

The Difficulty of Using People's Arguments

2min

26.

The Cultural Moment of Aristotle

3min

Today we discuss how to pet your professor's ego to get better marks, and review John Searles sassy attempt to take down Derrida by quoting Foucault gossip. Sources come from Reiterating the Differences: A Reply to Derrida and Limited Inc. https://amzn.to/3oIfJc0 More content—video and audio—at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills