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David Engels is a Historian & Philosopher of History. Chair for  Roman History at the University of Brussels (ULB) and Research Professor  at the Instytut Zachodni. In this episode we discuss the second volume  of Oswald Spengler's The Decline of the West. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ 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

James Franklin is the author of The Science of Conjecture: Evidence and Probability Before Pascal, Corrupting the Youth: A History of Philosophy in Australia, What Science Knows and other books. In this episode we discuss the life and legacy of philosopher of David Stove, alongside discussions on woke culture, Marxism, equality, empiricism and more... Stove's work: https://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~jim/davidstove.html Franklin's work: https://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~jim/ --- 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

Gregory Shushan, PhD, is the leading authority on near-death  experiences and the afterlife across cultures and throughout history. He  is the author of Near-Death Experience in Indigenous Religions,  Conceptions of the Afterlife in Early Civilizations, and The Next World.  In this episode we discuss Near Death Experiences, mediumship, the effect of postmodernism on paranormal research and more...   Gregory's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gregoryshushan  Gregory's website: https://www.gregoryshushan.com/ --- 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

A live Q&A session which took place on Youtube, March 18th 2022.

This episode I'm joined by Glenn Cronin to discuss his book Disenchanted Wanderer: The Apocalyptic Vision of Konstantin Leontiev, alongside discussions on Russian literature and Orthodox Christianity. Cronin's book can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Disenchanted-Wanderer-Apocalyptic-Konstantin-Leontiev/dp/1501760181 ---  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

Ryan Duns is a Jesuit Priest works at the intersection of philosophy and systematic theology. He has published on Karl Rahner, Jean-Luc Marion,   René Girard, in this episode we discuss his book Spiritual Exercises for a Secular Age: Desmond and the Quest for God, alongside discussions  on the philosophy of horror, language, William Desmond, Charles Taylor and more.   Ryan's book:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spiritual-Exercises-Secular-Age-Desmond/dp/0268108137  --- 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

Aaron J. French is a post-doctoral researcher in Religious Studies at  the University of Erfurt in Germany.  His main research focuses on the  History of Esotericism, the History and Philosophy of Science, Sacred  Space and Architecture, modern German Philosophy, and Science and  Technology Studies. In this episode we discuss his dissertation Disenchanting and Re-Enchanting German Modernity with Max Weber and Rudolf Steiner. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ 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

Adam Robbert runs The Side View, and writes on topics such as a  philosophy as a way of life and askēsis. In this episode we discuss  Pierre Hadot's text Philosophy as a Way of Life.   Adam's site: https://aerobbert.com/  ---  Become part of the Hermitix community:  Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast  Support Hermitix:  Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/  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

Grant Kaplan, Ph.D. is an associate professor of theology in the Department of Theological Studies at Saint Louis University. In this episode we discuss his book René Girard, Unlikely Apologist: Mimetic Theory and Fundamental Theology, alongside discussions on mimetic rivalry, freedom, Christianity and the modern world and more. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ 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

Mike is a 2021-2022 Guggenheim Fellow and a professor of European history at James Madison University in Virginia. In this episode we talk about his book The Far Reaches: Phenomenology, Ethics, and Social Renewal in Central Europe Mike Gubser, alongside discussions on Marxism, Heidegger, social ethics and more. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ 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