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**Theory & Philosophy**

Welcome! My name’s David Guignion and I distill complicated philosophical and theoretical ideas for wide audiences. While ideas are important to help us understand the world, it is even more important to put ideas into action. Some of this channel’s key theoretical and pragmatic influences include, but are not limited to, Marxism, Decolonialization, Feminism, Gender and Queer theory, and Critical Race Theory.

This channel’s content is recorded on the in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka, comprised of
the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg.

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Latest Episodes:

Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" Jul 25, 2026

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In this episode, I cover Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed."

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J. G. Fichte's "The Science of Knowledge" (Part 2 of 2) Jun 20, 2026

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In this episode, I cover the second half of J. G. Fichte's "The Science of Knowledge."

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J.G. Fichte's "The Science of Knowledge" (Part 1 of 2) May 30, 2026

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In this episode, I cover the first part of J.G. Fichte's The Science of Knowledge up to the First Part of the Theoretical Part of the Science of Knowledge.

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Eunsong Kim's "The Politics of Collecting" (Interview) Nov 01, 2025

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*Note: The Getty was meant to collect pre-20th century Western European art, not just 19th century Western European art, as per Paul Getty's will*

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Eunsong Kim, Associate Professor of English at Northeastern, to discuss her new book, "The Politics of Collecting: Race and the Aestheticization of Property."

You can purchase it from the publisher here who's currently holding a sale (not a sponsorship): https://read.dukeupress.edu/books/book/3382/The-Politics-of-CollectingRace-and-the

You can access Offshoot Journal with this link: https://offshootjournal.org/

Patricia Hill Collins' "Black Feminist Thought" (Part 2 of 2) Oct 18, 2025

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In this episode, I cover chapters 5-12 of Patricia Hill Collins' "Black Feminist Thought."

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Patricia Hill Collins' "Black Feminist Thought" (Part 1 of 2) Oct 04, 2025

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In this episode, I cover chapters 1-4 of Patricia Hill Collins' "Black Feminist Thought."

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Hegel vs. Kant Aug 13, 2025

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In this episode, I explain Hegel's criticisms of Kant philosophical efforts and their shortcoming in accounting for the actual operation of the faculties of understanding and reason in the world, in The Phenomenology of Spirit.

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Immanuel Kant's "Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science" Aug 09, 2025

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In this episode, I cover Immanuel Kant's "Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science."

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