PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

Not with a whimper, but with a bang: it's time for another crisis of the Humanities.  Students, then teachers, then administrators will realize that AI has nullified our current evaluation methods in academia. In this episode we discuss the implications of OpenAI for essay writing, and how to prevent universities from devolving into AIs reading AIs. Get access to all the episodes and other media at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

What was a niche, inter-feminist fight in the 90s proves to be prophetically relevant this week. Pills and Victor narrate Martha Nussbaum coming at Judith Butler and almost split the difference. Get access to the full episode and many more at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

We glance at Ranciere's Hatred of Democracy which suggests that hatred, not equality, is the animus of so-called democracies, and then debate whether or not the term even matters anymore. Get access to the full episode and many more at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Diego Ruzzarin, an upcoming author with a new book, and Chris Sator, a philosophical contributor published in Epoché Magazine, celebrate a milestone. They humorously reflect on their podcast journey and discuss political dynamics in Brazil, emphasizing the influence of thinkers like Nietzsche. The conversation delves into the critique of self-help culture and the complexities of modern relationships. They also explore art's depth, touching on historic movements and the interplay of philosophy and creative expression amidst the humorous backdrop of their 100th celebration.

Today we read Freud's nephew, the "Father of PR," Edward Bernays' book "Propaganda" and compare his theory and practice to other opinions on the purpose of propaganda, and how it compares to the later neo-marxist conception of "ideology" and whether theorizing about democracy matters at all when private interests run the state. Get all the episodes plus ~60 exclusive eps for just 4 bucks at www.patreon.com/plasticpills

This resembles one of our FIGHT NIGHT episodes, except the whole of it is mediated by another philosopher, Richard Rorty. We give a bit of background to philosophical pragmatism before trying to get a read on what philosophy is for according to each of these three authors. Is it for self-help? Can it solve 'real' problems? Or is philosophy just cope?   Find the public link on our patreon page https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Diego Ruzzarin, philosopher and expert in Spinoza, Marx, Benjamin, discusses materialism, religion, consciousness and ideologies in this engaging podcast. Topics include Nietzsche's perspective on values and religion, Spinoza's God and Marxism, semiotics and the dialectic inversion of Christianity, ontological incompleteness, limits of capitalism, and exploitation of individuals. Explore the interplay between social and economic circumstances on individual lives, as well as the role of corn in Latin America and epigenetics.

Find the whole text here https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5200 Find LitVic on Twitter! @HoratioVictor Always looking for more suggestions for the lit stuff, someone suggested this several months ago and we bore it out! We are joined by LitVic for a literature episode, looking at the puzzling tale of the guy who gets turned into a bug. Find the whole text here https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5200 Find LitVic on Twitter! @HoratioVictor Missed any eps? Want to support the podcast? join us at www.patreon.com/plasticpills

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Brace yourselves for two and a half hours focused on Lacan's psychoanalytic method. We are joined partway through by Director/Auteur Richard Ledes, who has brought Lacan to the silver screen in a film we're proud to hype up: ADIEU LACAN.   To watch the film, (which is pretty safely the only decent depiction of psychoanalysis we've ever seen) you can find it on Amazon and Apple in English, or go to https://www.richardledes.com/films to watch it in other langauges.   If you enjoy our content, help us keeping making it by sharing, algo-boosting, rating or joining our Patreon to get the other half of the episodes https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills @plasticpills @victorbruzzone @podpill @ledesr