Psyche

I speak with Lacanian psychoanalyst Jason Childs about Sigmund Freud's “Some remarks on a Case of Obsessional Neurosis," aka the "Rat Man".

I speak to my friend Barry Taylor about Aaron Schuster's book The Trouble with Pleasure: Deleuze and Psychoanalysis .

In this episode, I sit down with my friend Phuc Luu to discuss his idea for a book titled In Their Image, which explores how conservative evangelicals and reactionary atheists are often two sides of the same coin. We also dive into recent books that argue against empathy, unpacking their critiques and implications.

Luke and I discuss Soren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling.

Fun conversation with Barry Taylor about Sigmund Freud's Civilization and Its Discontents.

A few reflections on Albert Camus' Myth of Sisyphus. A few connections to Todd McGowan's reading of Hegel, Freud's tragic view of happiness and the book of Ecclesiastes.

I speak to Todd McGowan about Sigmund Freud's book Civilization and Its Discontents.

I speak to my friend Luke Grote about his article,Eliminative Belonging: The Group, Identity, and the Fundamental Mechanisms of Exclusion.

A great conversation withDr. Gail M. Newman on her new book,The Creative Self: Beyond Individualism. We both wished Mari Ruti were still alive to join us.

A brief reflection on Freud's correspondence with Romain Rolland and their disagreement about the nature of the oceanic feeling.