PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Microdose - Cybernetics & Systems Theory Oct 29, 2020

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Pure theory. Join @plasticpills and @t8erik for an introduction to cybernetics and systems theory. Politics has tired us out so we are retreating to the high bastions of abstract thought--where we feel safe. The rest of this series, including the concepts of autopoiesis, feedback, and the perturbations of social media on our collective unconscious, will emerge on our Patreon soon at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills Here's the main book link: https://amzn.to/3kldF1V

Pill Pod 18 - Socialism in Bidenland, Inshallah (ft. Shawn Gude) Oct 27, 2020

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The Pill Pod gets schooled by Jacobin associate editor, Shawn Gude on American socialism past and present. We talk intra-left spats, whether theorists have a purpose, and the urban/rural divide in the history of American and Canadian organized labour. Find Shawn's work here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/author/shawn-gude More of our various creations at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Deleuze on the Lost Tapes (ft. Charles Stivale) Oct 23, 2020

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Today we are #blessed by the presence of OG Deleuze scholar and translator Charles Stivale, who is descending to impart his wisdom on Deleuze and "The Deleuze Seminars." The translated transcripts of these rare audio recordings offer an indispensable resource into the collaborative environment which spawned Deleuze (and Guattari's) works, and will certainly help both new and experienced readers get a grasp of wtf is going on! The Deleuze Seminars (English, Purdue University): https://deleuze.cla.purdue.edu/ Si vous pouvez comprendre le français, il y en a plus a la Bibliotheque Nationale de France https://gallica.bnf.fr/html///und/enregistrements-sonores/gilles-deleuze-cours-donnes-luniversite-paris-8-vincennes-saint-denis-1979-0?mode=desktop Support the podcast for more of the good stuff: https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Pill Pod 17 - LARPING in the Vampire Castle (Preview) Oct 19, 2020

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Hey ya'll. Join us for a tour de Mark Fisher, as we read "Exiting the Vampire Castle" as well as Tankies' comments on Matt's article on liberal socialism. Check out www.patreon.com/plasticpills to dose up on this and future exclusive episodes. Articles: Vampire Castle: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/exiting-vampire-castle Matt's article, "Socialist Don't Want to Destroy Liberalism": https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/10/socialism-liberalism-marx

Overdose - Marxism AND/OR/NOT Liberalism (ft. Igor Shoikhedbrod) Oct 19, 2020

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Victor (@victorbruzzone) and Matt (@mattpolprof) grill Igor (@ishoikhedbrod) on his bold new book, Revisiting Marx's Critique of Liberalism, which argues that liberal notions of justice and right are not only not inimical to Marx's political vision, but are necessary shared foundations for a Marxist project (it is said that tankies everywhere wept on the eve of its publication). Get the book or ebook here: https://amzn.to/34cTCxR Read Matt's review of the book for Jacobin: https://jacobinmag.com/2020/10/karl-marx-liberalism-rights-igor-shoikhedbrod-review Check out www.patreon.com/plasticpills to support the Pill Pod and dose up on exclusive episodes.

Pill Pod 16 - Getting Schooled in Frankfurt (Adorno, Horkheimer, Marcuse, Habermas) Oct 02, 2020

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Returning to the Frankfurt School, the Pill Pod (@mattpolprof, @t8erik, @plasticpills) + guest SHALON, figure out a plan for using a few small Neo-Marxist books to stop the tsunami of popular music, film, art, and news. No problem! Find Shalon's blog and site at: https://www.shalonvantine.com/secondasfarce. Check out www.patreon.com/plasticpills to support the Pill Pod and dose up on exclusive episodes.

Pill Pod 14 - Are Nietzsche and Heidegger too Dangerous to Read? Sep 18, 2020

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The Pill Pod is joined by Professor Ronald Beiner, author of Dangerous Minds: Nietzsche, Heidegger, and the Return of the Far Right (Link: https://amzn.to/33JC7DR). According to Beiner, the intellectual left has too uncritically accepted Nietzsche and Heidegger, who are extolled by modern fascists, and thus we are compelled to engage more rigorously with their illiberal philosophies. Check out www.patreon.com/plasticpills to support the Pill Pod and dose up on exclusive episodes.

Overdose - Nietzsche (Preview) Sep 09, 2020

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Pour a coffee, or something stronger, because this is a special one: a 5 course, two-hour-long discussion of Nietzsche, his significance to 20th century philosophy, our interpretations, and finally, the DANGER of his thought. Check out www.patreon.com/plasticpills to support the Pill Pod and dose up on this and future episodes.

Microdose - John Rawls and Left Liberalism Sep 04, 2020

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It's a political philosophy hour with @MattPolProf and @Victorbruzzone, who offer a leftist reading of John Rawls' concept of justice, and how it might be deployed in the organization of more equitable societies. Check out www.patreon.com/plasticpills to support the Pill Pod and dose up on this and future episodes.

Process Metaphysics in Deleuze, Whitehead, Bergson Aug 27, 2020

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Chris is back with Plastic Pills to talk about ontology and metaphysics, contrasting the "major philosophy" of substance metaphysics with the "minor philosophy" of process metaphysics and its significance to Deleuze and his canon of philosophy. Galaxy Brain. Check out www.patreon.com/plasticpills to support the Pill Pod and dose up on this and future episodes.

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