Untimely Reflections #7: Paul Katsafanas - Nietzschean Constitutivism
This time, I'm having a conversation with Paul Katsafanas, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Boston University. He is the author of Nietzschean Constitutivism, an analytical approach to Nietzsche's e...
30 Nov 20211h 15min
20: Schopenhauer as Educator
We begin to answer the question as to what Nietzsche saw in Schopenhauer, mostly in Nietzsche's own words. But the answer is not so simple as Nietzsche simply listing off a few ideas or character trai...
23 Nov 20211h 24min
Untimely Reflections #6: Greg from Into the Absurd - Death & God
Sigh. When I did the soundcheck my mic was plugged in. Then, I guess the cable slipped sometime before we started rolling. So, the crisp mic quality you got in the last couple episodes is not here and...
19 Nov 20211h 23min
19: Arthur Schopenhauer, part 2: The Great Pessimist
In this episode, we’re exploring how Arthur Schopenhauer’s philosophy culminates in the idea that we must deny the will-to-live. This second part will take us through Schopenhauer's view of art, his i...
16 Nov 20211h 16min
18: Arthur Schopenhauer, part I: Will & Representation
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) is known today as the ultimate pessimist among philosophers. Among Nietzsche's influences, perhaps none can be said to be more significant than Schopenhauer. Given that...
9 Nov 20211h 39min
Untimely Reflections #5: Matt Keck - Archotropism, Fragility, and the Elite Morality
This is the first episode with my new mic set-up! Enjoy that crisp, crystal-clear vocal quality on my end, for the first time during one of my conversations with a guest. Apparently the bitrate was wr...
5 Nov 20211h 27min
17: All Hallow’s Special!
In America, we celebrate Halloween with costumes and trick or treating. In Germany, Allerheiligen is a holiday of paying respects to the dead, and showing reverence for all the saints of the Catholic ...
31 Okt 202153min
16: The Congenital Defect of All Philosophers
Philosophers have a birth defect. They are cursed, destined to philosophize without a historical sense. Even without realizing it, we take for granted the moral prejudices of our own times. For better...
26 Okt 20211h 12min
