History of Philosophy Audio Archive

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At long last, Book 4 of the 5-book masterpiece, De Consolatione de Philosophiae by Anicius Manlius Severinus Boethius. Translated by W. V. Cooper, critical edition by Goins and Wyman.I would describe this one as "a comfy doozy slightly too close to home."Enjoy~

Patreon: https://patreon.com/c/hemlockpatreonBreaking News.....America has bombed 3 Iranian nuclear reactors.Happy summer solstice.ReferencesIraq 1981 Nuclear Reactor Bombing by Israelhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Opera?wprov=sfla1Kissinger's Flip-Flop on the Iran Deal"Today, the standard claim is that Iran has no need for nuclear power, so it must be pursuing a secret weapons program: "For an oil producer such as Iran, nuclear energy is a wasteful use of resources," Henry Kissinger explains. When the shah was in charge, Kissinger, as Secretary of State, held that " introduction of nuclear power will both provide for the growing needs of Iran's economy and free remaining oil reserves for export Or conversion to petrochemicals." Washington acted to assist these efforts, with Cheney, Wolfowitz, and Rumsfeld also playing significant roles. US universities (my own, MIT, for one, despite overwhelming student opposition) were arranging to train Iranian nuclear engineers, doubtless with Washington's approval, if not initiative. Asked about his reversal, Kissinger responded with his usual engaging frankness: "They were an allied country" before 1 979, so therefore they had a genuine need for nuclear energy."-Noam Chomsky, Failed States, 2006, page 73.Blowback Podcast about Iraqhttps://blowback.show/Season-1Adam Becker's New BookSarah Scoles' New BookHorror and Terror Theory (The Italian Philosopher I Cite)Adriana Cavarero, HorrorismSection on AI and Effective Altruism and MarsSam Bankman-Fried and Will MacAskillInterstellar Astronaut Fight Scene

Come check out the Patreon, where this episode was held in special quarantine for a few months...https://patreon.com/hemlockpatreonNuclear weapons in Iran, Middle East environmental crisis, Israeli grand strategy, US covert action skullduggery, and a healthy reminder that it's all just oil at the end of the day.ReferencesFDR and Saudi King Abdul Azizhttps://www.history.com/articles/fdr-saudi-arabia-king-oilNuclear Blackmail at Conference of MinistersByrnes, on the eve of the first postwar foreign ministers conference to be held in London, remained adamant in opposition to any attempt to cooperate with the Soviets on atomic energy and viewed the bomb as a diplomatic asset that would make the Soviets more amenable. As Stimson observed in his diary, Byrnes went to London fully set on having "the implied threat of the bomb in his pocket during the conference."...In a telling innuendo at the Conference of Foreign Ministers in London in 1945, Soviet Foreign Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov asked U.S. Secretary of State James Byrnes whether he carried the atomic bomb in his side pocket. Byrnes warned, “If you don’t cut out all this stalling and let us get down to work, I am going to pull an atomic bomb out of my hip pocket and let you have it.” Molotov is recorded as having “laughed” at this blatant atomic blackmail. “The Allies are pressing on you to break your will and force you to make concessions,” Stalin coached him from Moscow.https://warontherocks.com/2022/02/moscow-musings-on-brinksmanship-from-stalin-to-putin/Operation AJAX and the CIAhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tatStephen Kinzer's Books:All the Shah's Men (Iran 53 and the CIA)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_Shah%27s_MenOverthrow America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraqhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90540.Overthrow

Sabrina is back for the second installment of the Documentary Doctors!As a reminder, you can sign up for her class on Palestine here. If you can't attend you can also donate! And if you can't donate you can still attend!This time we are watching (and curling up in a ball after viewing) The Act of Killing, a 2012 documentary about the massacre of the Indonesian PKI (communist party) in 1965 by Western-backed fascist paramilitaries in Indonesia. The events described occurred following the ouster of Indonesia's last (at least until the 90s) democratically-elected president, Achmed Sukarno and was, according to the CIA, "one of the worst mass-murders of the 20th century" and claimed an estimated 1.5 million lives. Vincent Bevins wrote the definitive book on the subject, "The Jakarta Method".Also there's singing, dancing, stage makeup, women in dresses dancing out of the mouth of a 20 foot tall fish building, karaoke, market stall shakedowns, rape discourse in front of stuffed animal dioramas, glass Swarovski elephants, and a whole host of unspeakable murder-kitsch that you have to see to believe.Viewer discretion (and listener discretion) is advised.

Art Credit: "Piece Offering" by Mr. Fish⁠https://clowncrack.com/2025/06/10/piece-offering/⁠Find William's writing on Substack:⁠https://philosophicalrebellion.substack.com/⁠References:⁠Greta Thunbeg's interview on Al Jazeera ⁠⁠youtu.be/OY38HjfrNGQ⁠Democracy Now ⁠youtu.be/jkKRxD8D2kU⁠Book about Ukraine War:Our Enemies Will Vanish- Yaroslav TrofimovBook about Israel Lobby: The Israel Lobby - John MearsheimerRyan Grim and Jeremy Scahill for reporting about Gaza:⁠dropsitenews.com⁠Gilbert's interview on Democracy Now exposing Biden lying in the NSM-20⁠youtu.be/V48vIcHTvbQ⁠Trump's disturbing A.I. Gaza video showing his Riviera of the Middle East plan⁠youtu.be/PslOp883rfI⁠The Problems of the Presidency ⁠open.substack.com/pub/philosophicalrebellion/p/the-problems-of-…⁠The Unforgivable Legacy of Genocide Joe ⁠open.substack.com/pub/philosophicalrebellion/p/the-unforgivable…⁠Rethinking America's Relationship with Israel ⁠philosophicalrebellion.substack.com/p/rethinking-americas-relat…⁠⁠Edward Snowden on Joe Rogan's podcast ⁠⁠youtu.be/efs3QRr8LWw⁠Shireen Abu Akleh CNN targeted shooting investigation ⁠cnn.com/2022/05/24/middleeast/shireen-abu-akleh-jenin-killing-i…⁠Road to War - PBS Frontline⁠youtu.be/6-vzy4tYfaI

Osho, AKA Bhagwan, AKA Raj Rajneesh, AKA....we get it - mystic, con artist, cult leader, philosopher, terrorist, dupe? Your guess is as good as mine. Join Bhagwan Richard and myself as we explore the world of a man with 93 Rolls Royces and enough devoted worshipers to keep his toes permanently sucked and prescriptions filled. References and Citations:Building Utopia by Russell KingThe Golden Road - William DalrympleThe Eknath Easwaran / Nilgiri Press Trilogy:-Dhammapada-Upanishads-Bhagavad GitaThe Yoga Sutras of Patanjali - Commentary by Sri Swami SatchidanandaWild Wild Country - Netflix DocumentaryIn Search of the Miraculous - PD Ouspensky (Gurdjieff)Doppelganger - Naomi Klein (book about Steve Bannon and Naomi Wolf)The Rajneesh BibleBreath of Fire - HBO Max Documentary

In this kickoff episode, activist and teacher Sabrina Jennings (links below) calls in to review two outstanding exposé documentaries, The Bibi Files, and The Lobby, both released 2024. Sabrina's critical class on the history of the Israel and Palestine conflict can be found right here - there are still a few slots left, so please sign up if you are interested in getting educated and getting active on the Gaza genocide.CLASS SIGNUP LINKhttps://form.typeform.com/to/fV4wTKx5Sabrina's Patreon and Zine:https://www.patreon.com/c/NoteToSelfzine/postsBluesky:https://bsky.app/profile/notetoselfzine.bsky.socialThe Bibi Files https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-bibi-filesThe Lobby -United Stateshttps://electronicintifada.net/content/watch-film-israel-lobby-didnt-want-you-see/25876Michael Scott Judge/Rulin and Amjadhttps://chuffed.org/project/129541-urgent-appeal-help-my-family-survive-genocide-war-in-gaza

Written by Professor A. J. Mandt (Wichita State University)https://philpeople.org/profiles/a-j-mandtVoiced by Charlton Heston. Original here:https://archive.org/details/thegiantsofphilosophyRemastered for clarity using thousands of dollars of gear, free for the Internet forever.

Come join my Patreon!https://patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreonOriginal Video (SFU)https://youtu.be/gpkZRyXdmi0SummaryIn a passionate and wide-ranging lecture, Cornel West pays tribute to Edward Said, framing him not just as a brilliant academic but as a "poet" in the broadest sense—a human being of immense courage, imagination, and compassion who wrestled with complex truths. West emphasizes Said's deep connection to music and art as sources of human dignity and resilience, essential tools for navigating and resisting oppression, drawing parallels to the Black American experience where creative expression has been a lifeline.West powerfully argues that music, art, and poetry are not merely decorative but constitutive of who we are, vital for taking risks and envisioning a better world, especially for the "wretched of the earth." He links this to the necessity of truth-telling, both to power and within one's own community, and the importance of retaining one's "funk"—an authentic, critical, and compassionate spirit. He highlights figures from John Coltrane to Kendrick Lamar as exemplars of this artistic and moral courage.The lecture culminates in a call for deep self-reflection and an unwavering commitment to justice, urging listeners to confront the "internal conversation" and resist the co-optation that can come with success or the allure of empire. West stresses the importance of solidarity across different oppressed groups, the courage to speak truth even when it's uncomfortable, and the continuous, compassionate engagement required to build a more just and loving world, recognizing that true progress involves wrestling with difficult realities, both external and internal.