126: The Sorrows of Young Werther
Goethe's novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther, was Napoleon Bonaparte's favorite novel. In recent years it has become the subject of memes, and the "sensitive young man" archetype. How are we to unders...
9 Des 20251h 39min
Ages of Discord by Peter Turchin #1 : Imperiopathosis & the Political Stress Index
The first of a series of lectures examining Turchin's work in Ages of Discord, a structural-demographic analysis of American history.Topics in this episode- Imperiopathosis: the current situation, its...
2 Des 20251h 16min
Untimely Reflections #39: Weltgeist - Schopenhauer on History, Love, Life & Death
Weltgeist's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@WeltgeistYTIn Untimely Reflections #39, we discuss Schopenhauer's view of history, love of fate, and the meaning of life.
25 Nov 202554min
125: Reviewing John Kaag's Hiking with Nietzsche
My review of Kaag's book about Nietzsche, the Swiss Alps, and the many other philosophers who have spent time in Sils Maria. Overall a good experience, but more of a beginner read. John Kaag provides ...
18 Nov 20251h 8min
Untimely Reflections #38: Jimmy Burke - Will to Joy
The Will to Joy podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0iWF6YMMEriFZ0cE0xhnFN?si=e7ee705bb1814f89Jimmy's linktree: https://linktr.ee/willtojoyJimmy Burke just gave a presentation this past September a...
11 Nov 20251h 42min
124: Pierre Klossowski's Nietzsche and the Vicious Circle, pt 3 - The Most Beautiful Inventions of the Sick
Our series on Pierre Klossowski concludes with a look at some of the later chapters concerning Nietzsche's state of mind leading up to his breakdown in Turin, what Nietzsche's juvenalia reveals about ...
4 Nov 20251h 15min
123: Rust Cohle & The Flat Circle - Philosophy of True Detective
"Time is a flat circle." This famous quote from the series immediately calls to mind Nietzsche's Eternal Return, but it's an unusual connection to say the least, because it isn't clear that we have a ...
28 Okt 20251h 36min
Confucius: On Name & Actuality
The Rectification of Names is a Confucian reinterpretation of the function of language. Confucius is usually portrayed as a stuffy moralist, but there is an intriguing notion implicit in his use of la...
25 Okt 202531min
