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Dr. Vlasta Sikimić is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy of Science and a member of the Philosophy and Ethics group at Eindhoven University of Technology. Her research focuses on the Social Epistemology of Science, Metascience, Philosophy of AI and ML in Science and Philosophy of AI in Education. In this episode, we discuss epistemic equity and tolerance, linguistic injustice, the philosophy of AI, scientific funding, using ML for scientific grant reviews, the epistemology of science and Slavoj Žižek. You can find more of Dr. Sikimić's work at https://vlastasikimic.com/ and https://twitter.com/VlastaSikimic Watch the video version ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. RSam Podcast #37 ---------------------------------------   {Podcast} YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/RahulSam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rsampod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anchor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rahulsam.me/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   {Social Media} ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/name_is_rahul/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/trsam97⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ {Reference Links} Dr. Sikimić's work: https://vlastasikimic.com/publications/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13164-020-00504-7 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13194-022-00478-6 https://vlastasikimic.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/sikimiceip18.pdf On the discovery of the connection between HPV and cancer: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781442215214/Catching-Cancer-The-Quest-for-Its-Viral-and-Bacterial-Causes On diversity and inclusion: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02691728.2023.2258831 On the lab space gap: https://www.science.org/content/article/women-scientists-famed-oceanography-institute-have-half-lab-space-men On the diversity of thoughts: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10670-009-9194-6   Sabina Leonelli's on data: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2053951714534395 Speciesist bias in AI: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43681-022-00199-9 Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41104077-invisible-women Slavoj Žižek's work: https://philpapers.org/archive/SLAPSC.pdf https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1013322.Did_Somebody_Say_Totalitarianism_ --------------------------------------- If the ideas I discuss in this podcast evoke your interest, consider visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theunhappyman.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------   Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of the related material, please email me at trahulsam@gmail.com, and we can sort it out. Thank you.

Hunter Coates is an Orthodox Christian theologian, undergraduate student and aspiring academic. He's currently pursuing a double B.A. in philosophy and history at Georgia College and State University. After graduation, he plans to work towards a PhD in philosophy. In February 2023, Hunter published his first full-length text titled 'Conspiracy and the Subject: A Lacanian Enterprise.' And he will be publishing 'Grace Abounds: A Holistic Case for Universalism' by the end of 2024. In this episode, we discuss Žižek, Lacan, Hegel, theosis, Orthodox Christianity, Christian socialism and universal salvation. Papers discussed: https://www.academia.edu/104665528/Salvation_for_All_On_Christian_Universalism https://www.academia.edu/114089297/On_Earth_As_In_Heaven_Orthodox_Spirituality_and_Eschatology_in_Christian_Socialism Our previous conversations: https://youtu.be/DAAkbs2HnkM?si=NW-qyMcGfAglylVd https://youtu.be/t9osxSi3FwI?si=6meNepMYPbJllcRN You can find more of Hunter's work at https://linktr.ee/h003 Conspiracy & The Subject: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123002084-conspiracy-the-subject Watch the video version ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. RSam Podcast #36 ---------------------------------------   {Podcast} YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/RahulSam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rsampod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anchor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rahulsam.me/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   {Social Media} ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/name_is_rahul/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/trsam97⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ {Reference Links} https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5423242-the-monstrosity-of-christ https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/44174516 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25845273-the-great-divorce https://ecommons.udayton.edu/rel_fac_pub/94/ https://youtu.be/rOuRI2FuN_4?si=QSSZzNfIDAsLuA6m https://www.pevpat-ugent.be/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/H-Arendt-what-is-authority.pdf --------------------------------------- If the ideas I discuss in this podcast evoke your interest, consider visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theunhappyman.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------   Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of the related material, please send me an email at mrrahulmaxcontact@gmail.com, and we can sort it out. Thank you.

Prof. Paul Thagard is a philosopher and cognitive scientist. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Cognitive Science Society, and the Association for Psychological Science. He's authored myriad interdisciplinary books, including a treatise on Mind and Society, and recently published his new book, Falsehoods Fly: Why Misinformation Spreads and How to Stop It. In this episode, we discuss AI, neural networks, ChatGPT and LLMs, Karl Friston's free energy principle, explanatory coherence, philosophy of science and mitigating misinformation. You can find more of Prof. Thagard's work at https://paulthagard.com/ Watch the video version ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. RSam Podcast #35 ---------------------------------------   {Podcast} YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/RahulSam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rsampod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anchor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rahulsam.me/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   {Social Media} ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/name_is_rahul/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/trsam97⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ {Reference Links} https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/behavioral-and-brain-sciences/article/abs/explanatory-coherence/E05CB61CD64C26138E794BC601CC9D7A https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/hot-thought/202105/is-writing-agony-or-ecstasy https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/hot-thought/201311/how-write-productively https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262700924/coherence-in-thought-and-action/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/hot-thought/202401/how-to-stop-misinformation https://cup.columbia.edu/book/balance/9780231205580 https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/7530965 https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262548540/bots-and-beasts/ http://cogsci.uwaterloo.ca/Articles/successful.pdf https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/hot-thought/202202/the-real-problem-consciousness --------------------------------------- If the ideas I discuss in this podcast evoke your interest, consider visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theunhappyman.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------   Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of the related material, please send me an email at mrrahulmaxcontact@gmail.com, and we can sort it out. Thank you.

Dr. Leon S. Brenner is a psychoanalyst & psychoanalytical theorist. His work focuses on the integration of philosophical and linguistic frameworks in the psychoanalytic theory of subjectivity and the understanding of the relationship between culture and psychopathology. He is the co-founder of Unconscious Berlin, and his latest book on the psychoanalysis of autism is called 'The Autistic Subject: On the Threshold of Language,' where he presents a novel account of autistic subjectivity from a Lacanian psychoanalytic perspective. In this episode, we discuss Žižek, Badiou, clinical and subjective structures, drive vs desire, autistic vs psychotic foreclosure, language's relationship to the body and what psychoanalysis tells us about love. You can find more of Dr Brenner's work at https://leonbrenner.com/ The Autistic Subject: https://leonbrenner.com/book/ Our previous conversation: https://youtu.be/KiWXPPJ67d0 Watch the video version ⁠here⁠. RSam Podcast #34 ---------------------------------------   {Podcast} YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/RahulSam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rsampod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anchor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rahulsam.me/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   {Social Media} ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/name_is_rahul/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/trsam97⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ {Reference Links} https://theoryunderground.com/courses/brenner-1/ https://www.instagram.com/p/C3R-3hko7bG/ https://thedangerousmaybe.medium.com/theory-of-desire-jacques-lacan-and-squid-game-7e3d7563afbf --------------------------------------- If the ideas I discuss in this podcast evoke your interest, consider visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theunhappyman.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------   Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of the related material, please send me an email at mrrahulmaxcontact@gmail.com, and we can sort it out. Thank you.

Dr. Julie Reshe is a philosopher, a practising negative psychoanalyst, and a public intellectual. She is currently a visiting professor at University College Cork and University College Dublin. She earned her PhD studying psychoanalysis at the Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts under the supervision of Alenka Zupančič. She's also the author of Negative Psychoanalysis for the Living Dead: Philosophical Pessimism and the Death Drive. In this episode, we discuss politics, emancipation, therapy, loss, salvation, and love through her negative philosophy. You can find more of Dr Reshe's work at https://www.juliereshe.com/ Watch the video version here. RSam Podcast #33 ---------------------------------------   {Podcast} YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/RahulSam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rsampod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anchor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rahulsam.me/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   {Social Media} ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/name_is_rahul/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/trsam97⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ {Reference Links} https://www.juliereshe.com/book https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/33160088 https://everyday-analysis.sellfy.store/p/religion-psychoanalysis-marxism-digital-edition-only/ https://youtu.be/XPHZ83NDgWE?si=CGAVpadtjrQvR_1i https://youtu.be/4lGvxyz37Xk?si=szgiRCaFl6-PXRxZ⁠ --------------------------------------- If the ideas I discuss in this podcast evoke your interest, consider visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theunhappyman.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------   Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of the related material, please send me an email at mrrahulmaxcontact@gmail.com, and we can sort it out. Thank you.

Prof. Matthew David Segall is a transdisciplinary researcher, writer, and philosopher applying process-relational thought across the natural and social sciences, as well as in the study of consciousness. He is the Associate Professor in the Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness Program at California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, CA and the Chair of the Science Advisory Committee for the Cobb Institute. Prof. Segall has authored many books, including 'Crossing the Threshold: Etheric Imagination in the Post-Kantian Process Philosophy of Schelling and Whitehead' and is the creator of Footnotes2Plato. In this episode, we discuss the paradigm shift in biology, Whitehead's philosophy of organisms, Schelling's Naturphilosophie, deep ecology, Transcendental Materialism and Slavoj Žižek. You can find more of Prof. Segall's work at https://footnotes2plato.com/ Watch the video version at https://youtu.be/-mxVOtDR2V0 ---------------------------------------   {Podcast} Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anchor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/RahulSam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rsampod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Website} ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rahulsam.me/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   {Social Media} ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/trsam97⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/name_is_rahul/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ {Reference Links} https://youtu.be/YJ-sZHHx7O0?si=zcguz59KwohRfAYY https://footnotes2plato.com/2022/11/03/carl-schmitts-political-theology-a-process-theological-intervention/ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/851541.Process_and_Reality https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/253801.Science_and_the_Modern_World https://www.britannica.com/topic/radical-empiricism https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2327781.The_Grounding_of_Positive_Philosophy https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21949427-facing-gaia Thinkers Matthew mentioned: Hans Jonas John Rawls Catherine Keller David Sloan Wilson Jane Bennett Lynn Margulis Bruno Latour Michael Marder Timothy Morton Robert Rosen Bruce Damer Richard Lewontin Susan Oyama   --------------------------------------- If the ideas I discuss in this podcast evoke your interest, consider visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theunhappyman.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------   Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of the related material, please send me an email at mrrahulmaxcontact@gmail.com, and we can sort it out. Thank you.

Prof. Joel David Hamkins is a mathematician and philosopher who is the O'Hara Professor of Logic at the University of Notre Dame. He was also a Professor of Logic at the University of Oxford and Sir Peter Strawson Fellow in Philosophy. Prof. Hamkins authored several books, including Lectures on the Philosophy of Mathematics, Proof and the Art of Mathematics and The Book of Infinity. In this episode, we discuss Gödel, Tarski, set theory and the philosophy of mathematics. You can find more of Prof. Hamkins's work at https://jdh.hamkins.org and https://www.infinitelymore.xyz RSam Podcast #31 ---------------------------------------   {Podcast} Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anchor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/RahulSam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rsampod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠   Website} ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://rahulsam.me/⁠⁠⁠⁠   {Social Media} ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/trsam97⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/name_is_rahul/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ {Reference Links} https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg5tKDNI_a86OO6J9HuIngyROBsUqcf_z&si=rtvtfdgo5PcGIxtz https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262542234/lectures-on-the-philosophy-of-mathematics https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/695429.G_del_s_Proof https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/24113   --------------------------------------- If the ideas I discuss in this podcast evoke your interest, consider visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theunhappyman.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------   Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of the related material, please send me an email at mrrahulmaxcontact@gmail.com, and we can sort it out. Thank you.

Peter Rollins is a philosopher and radical theologian within the tradition of apophatic theology. He is the author of numerous books, including 'How (Not) to Speak of God' and 'The Idolatry of God,' and he is the creator of Pyrotheology. Treydon Lunot is an Orthodox Christian, theologian, philosopher, creator of Telosbound and the author of 'Aphesis: The Impossibility of Subjectivity.' In this episode, we discuss communion (or communal ontology), negativity, Slavoj Žižek's philosophical insights on subjectivity and self-relation and the death of God. Find more about 'Atheism for Lent' at https://peterrollins.com/atheism-for-lent-welcome-2023 and connect with Peter at https://peterrollins.com/ Connect with Trey at https://substack.com/@telosbound and https://www.youtube.com/@telosbound RSam Podcast #30 Peter and Trey's individual podcasts: https://youtu.be/ubyeJYhZsMI?si=3RgOI5Uxzid9Uy-u https://youtu.be/_uSff-Mlhzc?si=ZyiPCXxKLJBm_qqN ---------------------------------------   {Podcast} Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anchor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/RahulSam⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠https://rsampod.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠   Website} ⁠⁠⁠https://rahulsam.me/⁠⁠⁠   {Social Media} ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/trsam97⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/name_is_rahul/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ {Reference Links} ⁠https://youtu.be/-RcvzPlCLag?si=x70lU04OBdysxHyT  @chadahaagphilosophychannel7329    --------------------------------------- If the ideas I discuss in this podcast evoke your interest, consider visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theunhappyman.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------   Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of the related material, please send me an email at mrrahulmaxcontact@gmail.com, and we can sort it out. Thank you.

Dr. Leon S. Brenner is a psychoanalyst & psychoanalytical theorist. His work focuses on the integration of philosophical and linguistic frameworks in the psychoanalytic theory of subjectivity and the understanding of the relationship between culture and psychopathology. He is the co-founder of Unconscious Berlin, and his latest book on the psychoanalysis of autism is called ‘The Autistic Subject: On the Threshold of Language,’ where he presents a novel account of autistic subjectivity from a Lacanian psychoanalytic perspective. In this episode, we discuss Lacan and language, ego psychology-inspired forms of therapy (e.g. CBT, relational psychotherapy, etc.) in contrast to Lacanian psychoanalysis and scientific epistemology vs Lacanianism. You can find more of Dr Brenner's work at https://leonbrenner.com/ The Autistic Subject: https://leonbrenner.com/book/ Watch the video version here. RSam Podcast #29 ---------------------------------------   {Podcast} Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le⁠⁠⁠⁠ Anchor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/RahulSam⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠https://rsampod.substack.com/⁠⁠   Website} ⁠⁠https://rahulsam.me/⁠⁠   {Social Media} ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/trsam97⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/name_is_rahul/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b/⁠⁠⁠⁠ {Reference Links} https://youtu.be/l-ACMcTjj6U?si=6Izo1tW3pGlWjO7j https://youtu.be/vO4ztWebQEE?si=ossoPIgWM27LpJJ2 https://youtu.be/UKCmefQdplI?si=LD9FuYadLRVqpf3A   --------------------------------------- If the ideas I discuss in this podcast evoke your interest, consider visiting ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theunhappyman.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------   Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of the related material, please send me an email at mrrahulmaxcontact@gmail.com, and we can sort it out. Thank you.

Prof. Iris Berent is a cognitive psychologist at Northeastern University. She's the author of 'The Phonological Mind' and 'The Blind Storyteller'. Her current research seeks to unveil human nature and our intuitive understanding of it. To shed light on human nature, she explores the human capacity for language using phonology as a case study. In this episode, we discuss theories of cognition, the debate in linguistics between Chomsky and Skinner, innate knowledge, essentialism and dualism. Find more on Prof. Berent at https://cos.northeastern.edu/people/iris-berent/ The Blind Storyteller: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/48930049 The Phonological Mind: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/phonological-mind/DF2E8903E25D74900793011BF1B54566 RSam Podcast #28 ---------------------------------------   {Podcast} Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le⁠⁠⁠ Anchor: ⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/RahulSam⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠https://rsampod.substack.com/⁠   Website} ⁠https://rahulsam.me/⁠   {Social Media} ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/trsam97⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/name_is_rahul/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b/⁠⁠⁠ {Reference Links} The "Hard Problem of Consciousness" Arises from Human Psychology: https://direct.mit.edu/opmi/article/doi/10.1162/opmi_a_00094/117074/The-Hard-Problem-of-Consciousness-Arises-from   --------------------------------------- If the ideas I discuss in this podcast evoke your interest, consider visiting ⁠⁠⁠https://theunhappyman.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠ ---------------------------------------   Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of the related material, please send me an email at mrrahulmaxcontact@gmail.com, and we can sort it out. Thank you.