History of Philosophy Audio Archive

Book 3 of Boethius' 6th century masterpiece De consolatione philosophiaeCONTACT FORM:https://form.typeform.com/to/kW1uMg8GListen to previous sections:Project Introduction, Essay by Scott Goins and Barbara H. WymanBook 1 - To Oppose Evil MenBook 2 - Fortune's WheelThanks for your patience. Remember, at least you're not dying alone in a tower for no good reason. And if you are, sorry for the wait.

Learn more about Franco and his research:https://www.keele.ac.uk/socialsciences/staff/francocastroescobar/https://uk.linkedin.com/in/fcastroescobarCome join my Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreonSummaryIn this conversation, Franco Castro Escobar, a peace researcher and PhD candidate, discusses the historical and contemporary issues surrounding nuclear weapons, particularly focusing on Japan's anti-nuclear movement. The dialogue explores the origins of nuclear disarmament efforts, the role of scientists and intellectuals, the impact of censorship, and the environmental consequences of nuclear testing. Chapters(00:00) Introduction to Nuclear Disarmament and Peace Research(04:32) The Historical Context of Nuclear Weapons in Japan(12:30) The Role of Scientists and Intellectuals in Anti-Nuclear Movements(20:39) Censorship and Early Opposition in Post-War Japan(30:47) The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Society and Environment(37:54) Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Myths and Realities(51:54) Contemporary Nuclear Arms Control and Its Challenges(01:00:10) Erosion of Arms Control Treaties(01:05:27) The Role of the NPT in Global Security(01:12:10) Nuclear Weapons as a Deterrent(01:15:54) The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Global Politics(01:19:44) Youth Activism Against Nuclear Weapons(01:28:19) The Future of Nuclear Energy(01:49:09) Building a Youth Archive for Anti-Nuclear Activism-//-Books:-The World Set Free, H. G. Wells (1913)-Confronting the Bomb: Lawrence S. Wittnerhttps://www.lawrenceswittner.com/books/confronting-the-bomb-The Ocean on Fire, Anaïs Maurerhttps://www.dukeupress.edu/the-ocean-on-fire-Political Fallout, Toshihiro Higuchihttps://www.sup.org/books/sociology/political-fallout-Nuclear is Not the Solution, M. V. Ramanahttps://www.versobooks.com/products/3013-nuclear-is-not-the-solution-Being Nuclear: Africans and the Global Uranium Trade, Gabrielle Hechthttps://gabriellehecht.org/being-nuclear/-The Rape of Nanking, Iris Changhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_Nanking_(book)-The Free World, Louis Menandhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/books/review/louis-menand-the-free-world.html-The Wizards of Armageddon, Fred Kaplanhttp://www.fredkaplan.info/wizards.htmArticles and NewsLawrence Livermore National Ignition Facility Tests Nuclear ArsenalAll Rainwater is Poison (Microplastics)Fukushima Nuclear Disaster was Preventable, Company ResponsibleNuclear Reactor on Moon as Part of Artemis MissionPentagon Identifies Climate Change as Top Nat'l Sec ThreatThe Baby Tooth Survey (Radiation in Baby Teeth)Trump Admin Alters Nuclear Posture Review (NPR)Texas Wildfire at Nuclear Weapons FacilityCost Overruns on SENTINEL ICBM Modernization ProgramArt, Poetry, ProseThe Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panelshttps://marukigallery.jp/en/hiroshimapanels/Hiroshima: Three Witnesses (Book of Poetry, trans. Richard H. Minear)https://a.co/d/1c6Tky0When We Say Hiroshima, Kurihara Sadakohttps://press.umich.edu/Books/W/When-We-Say-HiroshimaPeople & Organizations-Garry Davis (World Citizen)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Davis-"Hibakusha" (Japanese term, “nuclear-affected person/nuclear bomb survivor”)-John Lewis Gaddis (Cold War Historian, “The Long Peace”)-Robert  “Bo” Jacobs (Cold War as Limited Nuclear War)https://bojacobs.net/Significant Events, TreatiesAtoms for Peace Speech, Eisenhower 1953https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoms_for_PeaceCastle-Bravo Hydrogen Bomb Test (March 1954, Bikini Atoll, 15 Megatons)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_BravoTreaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_WeaponsPartial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_Nuclear_Test_Ban_TreatyErrataI said the Bravo test yielded 30 megatons, it actually yielded 15.

Help support the show, get access to exclusive episodes, and keep the podcast ad-free forever:https://patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreonWrite-up on the May 68 barricades:https://jacobin.com/2018/05/how-beautiful-it-wasThe original recording was made in late April 2008 by the BBC.Chapters(00:00:00) Casablanca Intro(00:06:39) 1) The Year of Revolutions: 1968(00:48:43) 2) Philosophy in the StreetsReferences and KeywordsCharles de Gaulle, Joseph Stalin, CGT (Trade Union Confédération Générale du Travail), Women's Liberation, Birth Control Pill, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Herbert Marcuse, Jean-Paul Sartre, Slavoj Zizek, Jacques Lacan, Guy Debord and the Situationists, Gilles Deleuze, Alain Badiou, David Cunningham (Radical Philosophy), Simon Critchley, "Boredom is counterrevolutionary", École Normale Supérieure, Henri Bergson, Structuralism, Jacques Rancière, Claude Levi-Strauss, Deconstruction.Books:The Society of the Spectacle - Guy DebordThe Order of Things - Michel FoucaultThe Ends of Man - Jacques DerridaÉcrits (Writings) - Jacques LacanReading Capital - Louis Althusser

Come join my Patreon!https://patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreonCheck out Roy's Work:https://www.youtube.com/@DrRoyCasagrandaWatch the original video:https://youtu.be/D8s_qxWcN9IDescription from original:The 1,000-year Legacy of Ibn Sina is Dr. Roy's first lecture for the Museum of the Future's Lessons from the Past (2025). This collaboration between the Museum of the Future and Dr. Roy aims to explore 10 topics ranging from the life of the father of modern medicine to examples of great leadership to the birth of the Most Serene Republic of Venice.(Originally uploaded April 3rd 2025)Ibn Sina:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicenna

PART 1 (HoPAA #160a):https://open.spotify.com/episode/5taLk6nbSkUZ3kGgRIgoSk?si=7724226c6b1042e1Come join my Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreonLearn more about Professor Darren Staloff's Work (Yes, he's still alive…)https://hamilton.center.ufl.edu/people/darren-staloff/This series was originally titled "The Search for a Meaningful Past" and is available on YouTube.Chapters:(00:00:00) Intro(00:01:12) Arnold Toynbee and World Historical Speculation(00:47:26) R. G. Collingwood “The Idea of History”(01:33:36) Positivist Historiography(02:19:48) Arthur Danto's Narration and Knowledge(03:06:20) Fernand Braudel's “On History”(03:52:11) Poststructuralism and the Linguistic Turn(04:39:06) William McNeill's “Plagues and People”(05:25:46) The Heterogeneity of Historical Knowledge(06:10:32) Outro-//-

Check out Dr. Lain's Work:https://law.richmond.edu/faculty/clain/Pre-Order "Secrets of the Killing State: The Untold Story of Lethal Injection"https://a.co/d/7tqFYeBCome join my Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreon-//-Show Notes:People Mentioned:Michel FoucaultDan CarlinBooks, Podcasts:Discipline and Punish Hardcore History: PainfotainmentOur Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison (Chris Hedges)I did a podcast about torture, both in Abu Ghraib and in American prisons in the context of the "global war on terror":https://www.patreon.com/posts/s1e3-tortured-110682686Studies and Citations:The reversal rate on death sentences:https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2015/03/17/most-death-penalty-sentences-are-overturned-heres-why-that-matters/4.1% on death row are factually innocent (National Academy of Sciences):https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1306417111Anders Breivikhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Behring_Breivik#Prison_life-Let me know in the comments what I missed and I'll add it back in-

Buy Dr. Boursier's Book Precious Precarity and Support Her Work:https://a.co/d/8h6xu0DCome join my community on Patreon (free to sign up!)https://patreon.com/HemlockPatreonChapters(00:00) Introduction to the Crisis at the Border(02:54) Helen's Journey into Advocacy(09:27) Conditions in Detention Centers(13:05) Legal and Human Rights Violations(15:27) The Journey of Migrant Families(22:29) Art as a Healing Tool(35:45) Understanding Femicide and Feminicide(43:37) U.S. Complicity in Central American Violence(44:30) Historical Context of U.S. Intervention in Latin America(48:41) The Flores Settlement Agreement and Child Asylum Seekers(51:53) The Role of Indifference in Immigration Policy(56:04) The Impact of Immigration on American Society(01:01:42) The Power of Storytelling in Asylum Cases(01:10:13) Reflections on Justice and Compassion(01:18:01) Environmental Impacts of the Border Wall(01:25:03) Faith, Politics, and the Call to JusticeWorks Referenced (Books, Articles):Trauma and Recovery, Judith Hermanhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/542700.Trauma_and_RecoveryEveryone Who is Gone is Here, Jonathan Blitzerhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/145624514-everyone-who-is-gone-is-hereEpistemic Injustice: Power and the Ethics of Knowing, Miranda Frickerhttps://academic.oup.com/book/32817?login=falseFemicide: The Politics of Woman Killing, ed. Jill Radford and Diana E. H. Russellhttps://docslib.org/doc/5701267/femicide-the-politics-of-woman-killing2666, Roberto Bolañohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2666Works Referenced (People)Elie WieselDawn Martin-Hill (Indigenous Studies, PhD)https://rematriation.com/dawn-martin-hillmother-scientist-activist/Hope Frye (Lawyer, Flores Settlement)https://immigrationhistory.org/item/the-flores-settlement/Works Referenced (Film and Documentary)Sophie's Choicehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084707/American Scar: The Environmental Tragedy of the Border Wallhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx71C4iguuk&pp=ygUNYW1lcmljYW4gc2Nhcg%3D%3DTrails of Hope and Terror the Moviehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt6095044/-//-tags:migrant families, ICE detention, human rights, femicide, art therapy, U.S.-Mexico border, advocacy, immigration, trauma recovery, social justice, U.S. intervention, Latin America, asylum seekers, Flores Settlement Agreement, immigration policy, indifference, environmental impact, justice, storytelling, faith 

Come join my Patreon!https://patreon.com/HemlockPatreonWatch the conversation on YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDzcdGzjXmI

Originally titled “The Search for a Meaningful Past”⁠YouTube Playlist:https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRGCfeEu2DRR4_Px-vrIfyPRkmzaDbmyf&si=xa1Cw7i66We6QoXRCheck out Dr. Darren Staloff's Work:https://hamilton.center.ufl.edu/people/darren-staloff/Support this work on Patreon:⁠https://patreon.com/HemlockPatreon⁠NB: The chapter on Mircea Eliade has been already published on this channel as HoPAA #158.Chapters:(00:00:00)-Intro(00:00:36)-1.Philosophies, Theories, and Interpretations of Human History(00:43:56)-2.Mircea Eliade's Cosmos and History of Cyclical Time(01:29:07)-3.Vico's New Science of History(02:16:01)-4.Kant's Idea for a Universal History(03:02:54)-5.Hegel's Philosophy of History(03:49:59)-6.Marx's Historical Materialism(04:32:10)-7.Nietzsche's Critique of Historical Consciousness(05:19:49)-8.Weber's Historical Sociology-//-

A Creative Commons Zero (unrestricted free public domain use) production of Boethius' "Consolation of Philosophy" read by the host, William Engels. This is Book 2, "Fortune's Wheel".Translation is WV Cooper, with host amendments for style and clarity.https://faculty.georgetown.edu/jod/boethius/jkok/2p1_u.htmSupport this work on Patreon:https://patreon.com/HemlockPatreon