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Brad Baumgartner is a theorist and writer. He is the author of several works, including Dead Man's Switch: Glissades (Orbis Tertius Press, 2022), The –Tempered Mid·riff: A Play in Four Acts (Schism-Neuronics, 2020), Celeste: Our Lady of Flowering Marvel (Spuyten Duyvil, 2020), which was a semi-finalist for the 2017 Tarpaulin Sky Book Award, and Quantum Mechantics: Memoirs of a Quark (The Operating System, 2019). Additionally, Stylinaut (Spuyten Duyvil, 2021), a hybrid work of experimental fiction, aphorism/fragment, and poetry, was a finalist for the 2019 Tarpaulin Sky Book Award. Other recent work can be found in the edited collections Acéphale and Autobiographical Philosophy in the 21st Century (Schism Press, 2021) and Art Disarming Philosophy: Non-philosophy and Aesthetics (Rowman and Littlefield, 2021). He is on the Editorial Board of Cyclops Journal: Contemporary Theory, Theory of Religion, and Experimental Theory and is Fiction Editor of Coffin Bell: A Journal of Dark Literature. In this episode we discuss his book Weird Mysticism: Philosophical Horror and the Mystical Text (Lehigh University Press, 2021) Book link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Weird-Mysticism-Philosophical-Mystical-Conversations/dp/1683932870 Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

​Erik Butler translates literature and scholarship from French, German, and other European languages. He also writes on cultural history. In this episode we discuss the work of Léon Bloy. Butler's site: https://erikbutler.weebly.com/about.html Wakefield Bloy 1: https://wakefieldpress.com/products/sweating-blood Wakefield Bloy 2: https://wakefieldpress.com/products/disagreeable-tales?_pos=2&_sid=6bcbf48c8&_ss=r --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

Wayne Bradshaw is a research associate at James Cook University, Australia, where he completed a PhD in literary studies. He is the founder of James Cook University’s postgraduate cultural magazine, Sudo Journal, and has also published a chapter on the importance of philosophical egoism to the terrorist persona in Metaphysical Sociology: On the Work of John Carroll (2018). In this episode we discuss Bradshaw's book The Ego Made Manifest Max Stirner, Egoism, and the Modern Manifesto. Book link: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/ego-made-manifest-9798765102596/ --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

Ashley Woodward, a philosophy lecturer at the University of Dundee and a founding member of the Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy, dives into the profound themes of Raymond Ruyer's 'Cybernetics and the Origin of Information.' They explore the intricate relationship between machines and humans, examining how information and consciousness intertwine. Woodward discusses the evolution of cybernetics and its significance in AI, questioning how intention influences creativity. Through philosophical lenses, he reimagines the nature of value and meaning, connecting existential debates to contemporary implications.

A guide to Max Stirner's text 'The Unique and Its Property' (or 'The Ego and Its Own).---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/HermitixpodcastSupport Hermitix:Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitixDonations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpodHermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLKEthereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

A guide to Max Stirner's text 'The Unique and Its Property' (or 'The Ego and Its Own). ---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/HermitixpodcastSupport Hermitix:Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitixDonations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpodHermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLKEthereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

James Marcus is an editor, translator, and critic who has written and lectured widely on Emerson. His essays and criticism have appeared in leading publications such as The New Yorker, the Times Literary Supplement, and Harper’s Magazine. In this episode we discuss his recently released biography of Emerson, Glad to the Brink of Fear: A Portrait of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Book link: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691254333/glad-to-the-brink-of-fear ---Become part of the Hermitix community:Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/HermitixpodcastSupport Hermitix:Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitixDonations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpodHermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLKEthereum Donation Address: 0x31e2a4a31B8563B8d238eC086daE9B75a00D9E74

Delving into Gustav Meyrink's 'The Golem', the podcast explores the eerie world of Jewish folklore-inspired weird fiction and its parallels to Lovecraft's style. It discusses spiritual growth, symbolism in chaos, and the esoteric world of Pernath in a non-linear narrative structure, questioning reality, agency, and the boundaries between life and artificial existence.

History post-graduate Quinten Weeterings delves into the life and work of Bruno Schulz, exploring his unique writing style, tragic life, mysterious fate of his unfinished masterpiece, and the challenges faced during Russian and Nazi occupations. They uncover Schulz's multifaceted creativity, complex influences, struggles with self-doubt, and enigmatic writing style that requires direct experience to fully appreciate.

Reviewing the masterpiece 'No Longer Human' by Osamu Dazai, the podcast dives into deep analysis of alienation, despair, and nihilism in the protagonist's journey. Exploring themes of extreme depression, emotional isolation, and criticisms of the book's impact on readers, the discussion highlights the dark and disturbing elements portrayed in the narrative.