Theory & Philosophy
David Guignion
Welcome! My name’s David Guignion and I distill complicated philosophical and theoretical ideas for wide audiences. While ideas are important to help us understand the world, it is even more important to put ideas into action. Some of this channel’s key theoretical and pragmatic influences include, but are not limited to, Marxism, Decolonialization, Feminism, Gender and Queer theory, and Critical Race Theory.
This channel’s content is recorded on the in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka, comprised of
the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIq2xNjGAof0cCUaKbco6HQ
This channel’s content is recorded on the in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka, comprised of
the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIq2xNjGAof0cCUaKbco6HQ
Episodes
Mentioned books
May 15, 2021 • 53min
Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" (Part 4/4)
In this episode, the host explores the intricate role of taxes in supporting the free market and essential expenses, delves into the connection between education, the military, and the judicial system in relation to the free market, discusses Adam Smith's predictions about the failure of stock companies, examines Smith's perspective on education and teachers, explores the role of education, religion, and public diversions in a market economy, and discusses Adam Smith's perspective on taxes and revenue.
May 8, 2021 • 37min
Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" (Part 3/4)
Explore Adam Smith's views on trade, wealth, and productivity. Learn about the consequences of flooding the market with a product and the concept of premiums. Discover the role of merchants in contributing to the wealth of a nation and the problematic views on colonization. Delve into the establishment of monopolies through state legislation and the relationship between commerce and agriculture.
May 7, 2021 • 12min
What is Hybridity? | Homi Bhabha | Keyword
Homi Bhabha, an expert on hybridity, explores the concept's importance in post-colonial theory and challenges binary oppositions. The transgressive potential of hybridity in colonization is also discussed.
May 1, 2021 • 25min
Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" (Part 2/4)
This podcast discusses Adam Smith's 'The Wealth of Nations' in books 2 and 3, covering topics such as the nature and employment of stock, the forms and role of capital for profit, the value of money and gold, the distinction between productive and unproductive labor, and the relationship between capital, trade, and agriculture.
Apr 28, 2021 • 12min
Baudrillard and 'Apocalypse Now!'
In this episode, I present Baudrillard's analysis of 'Apocalypse Now!.'
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Apr 24, 2021 • 53min
Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations" (Part 1/4)
In this episode, I begin my presentation of Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations." This episode covers the first book of the volume.
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Apr 21, 2021 • 20min
What is the War Machine? | Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari | Keyword
In this episode, I present Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's notion of the War Machine.
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Apr 17, 2021 • 32min
Sara Ahmed's "The Promise of Happiness" (Part 2/2)
In this episode, I discuss the second half of Sara Ahmed's The Promise of Happiness in which she discusses the ways that happiness excludes those who refuse to--or who are unable to--abide by the normative understanding of what causes happiness.
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12 snips
Apr 13, 2021 • 12min
What is Homo Sacer? | Giorgio Agamben | Keyword
In this episode, I explain Giorgio Agamben's notion of "Homo Sacer."
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Apr 10, 2021 • 45min
Sara Ahmed's "The Promise of Happiness" (Part 1/2)
In this episode, I discuss the first half of Sara Ahmed's The Promise of Happiness in which she performs a history of the philosophy of happiness, honing her attention on not what makes us happy, but rather on what happiness does. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links:
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