Derrida on the Secret, Sacrifice, and the Singularity of Death
What does it mean to tremble before something? In this episode, we cover “Whom to Give to” from Jacques Derrida’s The Gift of Death. Why do we commit to one other instead of all others? Our discussion...
2 Feb 202159min
Imposter Syndrome and Philosophy: Thinking with Gilles Deleuze and Mark Fisher
CONTENT WARNING: MENTAL HEALTH DISCUSSION In this episode, Craig, Will, Matt, and Adam invite friend of the show Rose( @8leggedloser) to discuss the notion of 'impostor syndrome'. Using texts such as ...
19 Jan 20211h 4min
"What is Metaphysics?" - Analyzing Heidegger's Seminal Lecture at Freiburg
Why is there something rather than nothing? In this episode, Craig, Matt, Will, and Adam address Heidegger’s inaugural lecture “What is Metaphysics?”. For Heidegger, the central problem of metaphysics...
13 Jan 20211h 2min
Judgment or Cruelty: Deleuze with Artaud, Kafka, and Nietzsche
In this episode, Craig, Matt, Will, and Adam close out the year by taking a look at Deleuze’s “To Have Done with Judgment”. In this work, Deleuze’s crosses paths with Artaud, but Nietzsche, Lawrence, ...
1 Jan 20211h 5min
What is 'Blacceleration'? A Conversation With Aria Dean
In this episode, Craig, Matt, Will, and Adam are joined by critic, artist, cultural theorist, and assistant curator at Rhizome Aria Dean to discuss her 2017 essay "Notes on Blacceleration." In this ep...
19 Dec 20201h 10min
Gilles Deleuze's "Postscript on Societies of Control"
In this episode, Craig, Matt, Will, and Adam return to Deleuze’s essay on the society of control. There are some crucial questions to ask: What is the nature of control? How does the control society d...
13 Dec 20201h 10min
Deleuze's "Proust and Signs"
In this episode, Taylor, Cooper, Will, and Craig break into Deleuze's famous text "Proust and Signs". For most of us, this was the first time we encounter the text. Together we strive to unpack the m...
10 Dec 20201h 18min
Simondon's Concept of Individuation
Taylor Adkins joins us for another episode to introduce his recent translation of Individuation in Light of Notions of Form and Information Vol. I & II . We carefully comb through introduction, unpack...
30 Nov 20201h 8min
