Concepts in Focus: The Unique and the Creative Nothing
In the latest edition of our Concepts in Focus series, our resident Stirner researcher Adam gives an overview of his conclusions so far regarding the meaning of two of Stirner's key notions; The Unique, and the Creative Nothing. Here, Adam draws upon his doctoral research into Stirner's work as well as his historical roots in Hegelianism, Hegel's Logic, and the Left-Hegelian circles of his time. As a result of this work, he articulates the Creative Nothing as a theory of nihilistic ontogenesi...
28 Jul 202111min
Inner Experience: From James Hillman's Archetypal Psychology towards a Liberation Psychology
Subscribe to Acid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast Merch: http://www.crit-drip.com On this episode of Inner Experience, Craig, Adam, and Will are joined by Micah, who is a grad student in the field of critical psychology. The focus of the discussion is the late American archetypal psychologist, James Hillman. Hillman’s work marks a deviation from his psychoanalytic predecessors in a way that has extended implications for anti-capitalist politics and other forms...
27 Jul 20211h 1min
Acid Horizon vs. Sadler - A Reading of Nick Land's 'Fanged Noumena'
Subscribe to Acid Horizon on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast Merch: http://www.crit-drip.com On this episode of Acid Horizon we’re joined by educator and public philosopher Dr Gregory B. Sadler to discuss Nick Land’s Fanged Noumena. We talk about the historical trajectory of Land’s work, his critiques of Kant and redeployments of Deleuze and Guattari, and the ways in which Land problematizes the relationship between capitalism, desire, cybernetics, and the future of the h...
19 Jul 20211h 16min
The Promise of Cruelty: The Second Essay of Nietzsche's 'On the Genealogy of Morals'
On this episode, we discuss the second essay of Friedrich Nietzsche’s On the Genealogy of Morals and the question of the developmental origins of responsibility and conscience from the moral point of view. To bring responsibility under the knife, Nietzsche focuses on a paradigm case of morality playing itself out on the field of responsibility on the levels of both Being and Acting. This paradigm case is the promise. So, to account for the origins of the moral value of responsibility, Nietzsc...
6 Jul 20211h 6min
The Case for a Materialist Spirituality : A Conversation with Graham Jones of Red Enlightenment
On this special edition with Repeater Radio, Craig, Adam, Matt, and Will are joined by Graham Jones to discuss his podcast/project Red Enlightenment. This conversation ranges from the tension between conventional materialist and spirituality to the Spinoza and Mark Fisher. How does one make a case for a materialist spirituality? What are the political forces that underwrite and surround spiritual experience? And how can spirituality be an approach to resist the present? Other figures mentione...
12 Jun 202157min
Inner Experience: Psychoanalysis, Schizoanalysis, and Dreams
"The Stranger", as they are known, visits Craig, Adam, and Will on this episode of Inner Experience. A psycho/schizoanalyst that some may know by the name DC Barker (tic) shares his approach and tools he implements in his practice. The discussion ranges from self-help gurus to accelerationism, from Freud to Tony Robbins. Craig shares an eerie dream of a monstrous figure of awe that he has carried for years. The stranger gives his reading and provokes others to give their reaction. Other figur...
6 Jun 20211h 18min
A Reading of Georges Bataille's "The Solar Anus"
Contribute to Acid Horizon: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast Merch: http://www.crit-drip.com A Reading of Georges Bataille's "The Solar Anus". Patrons enjoy readings such as these from time to time in addition to our regular contact. Please subscribe! Subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/169wvvhi Happy Hour at Hippel's (Adam’s blog): https://happyhourathippels.wordpress.com New Revolts (Matt’s Blog): https://newrevolts.com/ Revolting Bodies (Will's B...
3 Jun 202112min
What is an Apparatus? Agamben's Conceptual Analysis of 'Dispositif'
What is a dispositif? Translated into English as “apparatus”, this term plays a crucial role in Foucault’s thought. In this episode, we explore Agamben’s genealogical treatment of this Foucauldian notion. His treatment takes him across Christian theology, Hegel, and more. Joining Craig, Adam, and Will is Yung Agamben from the D E C O D E podcast. Our goal is to understand how Agamben’s description of how apparatuses operate within Foucault’s work, and how they function strategically to direct...
1 Jun 202158min
