Gilles Deleuze's 'Nietzsche & Philosophy': Chapter 2, "Active and Reactive" and Hierarchy
In this series of videos, we will highlight key themes from Gilles Deleuze's 1962 text 'Nietzsche & Philosophy'. As mentioned in the discussion: Ruggero Giuseppe Boscovich, "Theory of Natural Philosophy", https://archive.org/details/theoryofnaturalp00boscrich This interview with Devin Goure (@LeftNietzschean) covers concepts in chapter 2 of 'Nietzsche & Philosophy', particularly reseentiment, bad conscience, active and reactive force, and hierarchy. From August of 2023 until...
30 Syys 202351min
Utopia, Resistance, and the Black Panthers: We Hear Only Ourselves w/ Bill Cashmore
Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/We-Hear-Only-Ourselves-Resistance-ebook/dp/B0CFGB916M We Hear Only Ourselves is a study of utopia and its contradictions. If a future beyond capitalism cannot be imagined, what is the place of utopia today? The answer, Cashmore argues, lies beyond either idle speculation or merely hopeful optimism. We Hear Only Ourselves seeks a concept of utopia which is strengthened, not undermined, by its contradictions. From the dialectics of the Frankfurt School to t...
26 Syys 20231h 4min
Impulses, Phantasms, and Individuality: The Impulsional Theories of Klossowski and Nietzsche
What is an individual? This video covers Pierre Klossowski's concepts of the impulse and the phantasm as it relates to the notion of individuality. Also covered is Nietzsche's theory of forces or drives. Support the podcast: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizon Acid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast Zer0 Books and Repeater Media Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zer0repeater Merch: http://www.crit-drip.com Order: 'Anti-Oculus: A Philosophy of Escape': http...
18 Syys 202310min
Klossowski and Nietzsche: Impulsional Theory in "Living Currency" with Vernon W. Cisney
Vernon W. Cisney returns to the show to begin our foray into the work of Pierre Klossowski's "Living Currency". We discuss the importance of Nietzsche's theory of drives as a precursor to Klossowski's thought and the challenge of French Communism and post-structuralism to the figure of bourgeois individuality. We also discuss the influence of Klossowski's work on other French thinkers including Deleuze & Guattari and Foucault. Support the podcast: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidh...
12 Syys 202357min
Solarpunk and Its Discontents: The Politics of Science Fiction and the Solarpunk Genre
Eden from Death Sentence (@DeathSentencePC on Twitter) returns to discuss the politics of solarpunk and the importation of politics into science fiction in general. How do science fiction tales recapitaulate reactionary beliefs? How can a work of science escape the tropes that further ingrain such values? When does science fiction become revolutionary? Support the podcast: Linktree: https://linktr.ee/acidhorizon Acid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast Zer...
1 Syys 20231h 5min
Are We Narcissistic Enough? 'Narcissus in Bloom' and The History of the Selfie with Matt Colquhoun
Buy the book: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/narcissus-in-bloom/ Narcissism is the defining pathology of the twenty-first century, but what if it is not self-obsession that defines us but a need for self-transformation? Narcissus in Bloom is a short history of the self-portrait, beginning with Renaissance painters like Albrecht Dürer, Rembrandt and Caravaggio, through to photographers and celebrities like Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, Lee Friedlander and Hervé Guibert. Analysing the ...
29 Elo 20231h 9min
Gilles Deleuze's 'Nietzsche & Philosophy': The Preface
In this series of videos, we will highlight key themes from Gilles Deleuze's 1962 text 'Nietzsche & Philosophy'. This video covers the preface addressed to the translator, Hugh Tomlinson. In this section of the text, Deleuze outlines some of the key themes which preside over his interpretation: Deleuze's novel approach to Nietzsche's "theory of forces", the will to power, and the eternal return. Also, Deleuze cites Nietzsche as a key figure in overturning the traditional or dogmati...
25 Elo 202310min
Marx and Spinoza on the Ideology of Work Under Capitalism: Jason Read's 'The Double Shift'
Coming to Verso Books February 2024: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741197/the-double-shift-by-jason-read/ ABOUT THE DOUBLE SHIFT “Why do people fight for their exploitation as if it was liberation?” How Marx and Spinoza can explain our attachment to work, and what we can do about it In a world of declining wages, working conditions, and instability, the response for many has been to work harder, increasing hours and finding various ways to hustle in a gig economy. What drives our...
23 Elo 20231h 3min
