"The Last Question" by Issac Asimov - Fictitious Science and Science Fiction
Acid Horizon19 Okt 2020

"The Last Question" by Issac Asimov - Fictitious Science and Science Fiction

We talk with our buddy Gouff, whom we met at the beginning of the pandemic. Gouff writes for an online journal called Fǎn (反) on Medium. In this episode, we talk about the concept of fictitious science, a notion which challenges the allegation that a boundary exists between the literary and the literal. We also confront the (faulty) assertion that philosophy no longer plays a role in the domain of science. Furthermore, we attempt to apply some of the claims of fictitious science to a reading ...

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Mark Fisher Meets James Hillman: Melancholy, Manic Culture & the End of Capitalist Realism (with Emma Stamm)

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The Politics of Ghosting: Dominic Pettman on Absence, Intimacy, and Digital Life

What does it mean to live in a world where relationships can vanish overnight, without explanation or closure? In this episode, Acid Horizon speaks with cultural theorist Dominic Pettman about his new...

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What if the very idea of Western Marxism has less to do with geography than with defeat? In this episode of Acid Horizon, we dive into Domenico Losurdo’s controversial use of the term and ask what’s a...

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Wilhelm Reich, Fascism & Work Democracy: Philip Bennett & David Silver at Orgonon

Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sbwVioWlhS0 What happens when we revisit Wilhelm Reich’s journey from Freud’s student to radical theorist of desire, politics, and repression? In this episode, we s...

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From Blake to Bataille: Romanticism, Communism, and the Commons with Joseph Albernaz

From Blake to Bataille: Romanticism, Communism, and the Commons with Joseph Albernaz

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