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Ashley Woodward, a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Dundee and a founding member of the Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy, dives deep into Jean-François Lyotard's views on postmodernism and nihilism. He articulates how art intertwines with these philosophies, highlighting their tension with capitalism. Woodward also discusses humanity's relevance in a universe heading towards heat death, the impacts of AI on creativity, and provides insights into navigating Lyotard's complex works. A fascinating exploration of culture, art, and existential thought awaits!

Dr Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes is an Anglo-Scandinavian philosopher of mind   who specializes in the thought of Whitehead, Nietzsche, and Spinoza, and  in fields pertaining to panpsychism and altered states of mind. In this  episode we talk about his book Noumenautics, alongside discussions on  Schopenhauer, nihilism, panpsychism 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

I'm joined by Sean Kelly is professor of Philosophy, Cosmology, and Consciousness at the California Institute of Integral Studies. In this episode we discuss his book Becoming Gaia: On the Threshold of Planetary Initiation, alongside discussions on climate change, the work of Bruno Latour, Gaia and integral philosophy. Purchase Kelly's book here: https://revelore.press/product/sean-kelly-becoming-gaia/ --- 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

This episode I'm joined once again by Todd McGowan to discuss his book The End of Dissatisfaction? Jacques Lacan and the Emerging Society of Enjoyment alongside discussions on Freud, capitalism and desire. --- 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

A short lecture on the life of Edith Stein / St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross.   Books used:   Edith Stein - Scaperlanda  Edith Stein - Herbstrith  Life in a Jewish Family - Stein  Husserl: Founder of Phenomenology - Moran --- 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

Question and Answer session with James - 6/1/2022 - Edited from a live Youtube recording.

John Zerzan is an anarchist and primitivist ecophilosopher and author. In this episode we discuss his latest book When We Are Human: Notes from the Age of Pandemics, alongside discussions on the death of civilization, anarcho-primitivism, modernity 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

David F. Skrbina is a former Senior Lecturer in Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Michigan at Dearborn.  In this episode we discuss Ted Kaczynski's book Anti-Tech Revolution: Why and How ---   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: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A99

Sam Kunkel is a scholar specializing in Orphic literature, weird fiction and European symbolism. In this episode we discuss the recently released book A Beam of Sunlight in the Deep Forest—Mystical Prose Works by Édouard Schuré Purchase the book here: https://firsttoknock.com/products/a-beam-of-sunlight-in-the-deep-forest-mystical-prose-works-by-edouard-schure --- 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

This episode I'm joined once again by writer and occultist John Michael  Greer, to discuss his book After Progress: Reason and Religion at the End of the Industrial Age, alongside discussions on belief, Christianity, Nietzsche, peak oil and more... --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Hermitix Discord - https://discord.gg/77abuTVYNG 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