The Obsolescence of the Human: AI, Nuclear Weapons, and the Philosophy of Günther Anders

The Obsolescence of the Human: AI, Nuclear Weapons, and the Philosophy of Günther Anders

What does it mean to feel outclassed by your own creations? In this episode, host Craig is joined by Christopher John Müller, translator and co-editor of the new University of Minnesota Press edition of Günther Anders' The Obsolescence of the Human, and Penn State Philosophy Professor Nicholas de Warren, to explore the life and work of one of the twentieth century's most prescient and overlooked thinkers. Together, we unpack Anders' core concepts, including Promethean shame, the phantom world...

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Mark Fisher and Poscapitalist Desire: Reading "Egress: On Mourning, Melancholy, and Mark Fisher" with Matt Colquhoun (Part 1)

Mark Fisher and Poscapitalist Desire: Reading "Egress: On Mourning, Melancholy, and Mark Fisher" with Matt Colquhoun (Part 1)

Author and photographer Matt Colquhoun joins the podcast to discuss the elegiac biography and personal memoir Egress: On Mourning, Melancholy, and Mark Fisher (Repeater Books). As we discuss the book,...

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Foucault's "Politics of Health" and "What Is Enlightenment?"

Foucault's "Politics of Health" and "What Is Enlightenment?"

We delve into Foucault's work on medicalization in the 18th century while also discussing his relation to Enlightenment thought. We furthermore take a few jabs at Jordan Peterson and Stephen Hicks in ...

21 Jun 20201h 15min

Concepts in Focus: Foucault and Docile Bodies

Concepts in Focus: Foucault and Docile Bodies

In this bonus episode, Will offers a detailed reading of Foucault's concept of docile bodies from Discipline and Punish. Support the show Support the podcast: AHRC Current classes at Acid Horizon R...

28 Mai 202011min

Postmodernization in Hardt & Negri's Empire

Postmodernization in Hardt & Negri's Empire

More than twenty years from its initial publication, we examine Hardt & Negri's Empire. In this episode we attempt to unpack the authors' notion of 'postmodernization' or 'informatization'. We also s...

25 Mai 20201h

Concepts in Focus: Bataille's Metaphilosophy

Concepts in Focus: Bataille's Metaphilosophy

In this special episode, Craig discussed the introduction to Georges Bataille's Theory of Religion, which presents a picture of Bataille's metaphilosophy. Support the show Support the podcast: AHRC ...

23 Mai 202010min

Deleuze, Foucault, and Prisons: Revisiting "Intellectuals and Power"

Deleuze, Foucault, and Prisons: Revisiting "Intellectuals and Power"

In this episode, we revisit the famous talk between Deleuze and Foucault entitled "Intellectuals and Power". Our discussion of interview involves breaking down Deleuze's theory of theory and praxis a...

13 Mai 20201h 5min

Welcome Episode: The Syllabus May 2020

Welcome Episode: The Syllabus May 2020

This is the first live episode of Acid Horizon. Craig, Will, Afreen, and Matt gather to discuss a series of four readings in political philosophy. This upcoming series will be the first 'block' of ou...

9 Mai 202034min

Concepts in Focus: The Body without Organs (Part 1)

Concepts in Focus: The Body without Organs (Part 1)

In this special episode, Craig explains Deleuze and Guattari's concept of 'the body without organs' with reference to the way it has been developed in Anti-Oedipus. Support the show Support the podc...

6 Mai 202025min

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