Ex nihilo - Podcast English

Sam Vaknin is an Israeli author who’s written extensively on the question of borderline and narcissism - and this with an unparalleled clarity. Above all, he, who has wonderfully declared himself a contemporary of Shakespeare, is someone whose gaze looks far beyond the narrow confines of the psychological discipline. This is due not least to the fact that he can look back on an eventful life in which he has held a wide variety of positions: startup founder, head of an investment fund, and advisor to various governments. In addition to a professorship in psychology, he also holds a professorship in finance. Besides that, he runs a YouTube channel with a quarter of a million followers. His book Malignant Self-Love, now in its 10th edition, has become a classic in the literature on narcissism.The previous conversations Get full access to Ex nihilo - Martin Burckhardt at martinburckhardt.substack.com/subscribe

This chapter goes back to the beginning of the machine concept, or more precisely: it makes clear that the Greek deus ex machina is based on an even older understanding of the machine, deeply interwoven with magical ideas.Could it be in the stage production of the godhead that the numinous passes over to the Machine? And the other way around: Is it possible that the godhead originates from the Machine? But then the godhead would be a product of the Machine. Basically, both are absurdities: the deified Machine, the reified god.To listen to the previous chapters:Philosophy of the Machine 1Philosophy of the Machine 2From: The Philosophy of the Machine (Translated by Hopkins Stanley & Martin Burckhardt - to be published)Here’s the link to the German edition: Get full access to Ex nihilo - Martin Burckhardt at martinburckhardt.substack.com/subscribe

This chapter continues uncovering the obscurations of what a Machine is by examining the Phenomenology of what it is or isn’t. What lies behind and beyond the phenomena of its skeuomorphic medially of a technological system?The closer you get to the Machine, the stranger it looks back. Speaking of a system of interacting elements functioning great than their sum is simply a tautology that leaves the question unanswered.From: The Philosophy of the Machine, translated by Hopkins Stanley and Martin Burckhardt. (to be published)To listen to the previous chapter:Philosophy of the Machine 1Here’s the link to the original German edition. Get full access to Ex nihilo - Martin Burckhardt at martinburckhardt.substack.com/subscribe

Martin Burckhardts Philosophy of the Machine, Introdction. Translation & Music: Hopkins Stanley Get full access to Ex nihilo - Martin Burckhardt at martinburckhardt.substack.com/subscribe