Byung-Chul Han: A Critical Introduction with Steven Knepper and Robert Wyllie
Subscribe to Acid Horizon today: https://www.patreon.com/acidhorizonpodcast Get the book: https://www.politybooks.com/blog-detail/an-introduction-to-byung-chul-han Byung-Chul Han is one of the most important living philosophers, renowned for his critiques of the digital age. In response to the idea that new technological devices expand our freedom, he argues that they lead to burnout and self-absorption and that we must redevelop contemplative practices which slow us down and open us up. He...
18 Aug 20241h 12min
Biopolitics as a System of Thought with Serene Richards
Purchase 'Biopolitics as a System of Thought' from Bloomsbury: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/biopolitics-as-a-system-of-thought-9781350412095/ Our contemporary mode of life is characterised by what Serene Richards in Biopolitics as a System of Thought calls: Smart Being. Smart Being believes in the solutions of techno-capital where living is always at stake and directed to survival. Armed with this concept, this book examines how we arrived at this mode of being and asks how it could be that...
11 Aug 20241h 2min
Artaud: In Search of Myth and Revolution in Mexico feat. Stuart Kendall on "Journey to Mexico"
Buy 'Journey to Mexico: Revolutionary Messages & the Tarahumara' (Contra Mundum Press) with introduction by Stuart Kendall: https://www.contramundumpress.com/journey-to-mexico 'Dionysus Speed' (Contra Mundum Press): https://www.contramundumpress.com/product-page/dionysos-speed About 'Journey to Mexico: Revolutionary Messages & the Tarahumara': On 10 January 1936, the poet, actor, and dramatic theorist, Antonin Artaud departed Europe on a journey to Mexico that would take him ...
4 Aug 20241h 14min
Introducing LEPHT HAND: Examining Georges Bataille's "The Psychological Structure of Fascism" (Part 1)
In this inaugural episode of LEPHT HAND, we delve into Georges Bataille's seminal essay, "The Psychological Structure of Fascism." We explore Bataille's analysis of the social and psychological dynamics underpinning fascist regimes. Key concepts discussed include: Marxism, anarchism, anthropology, political economy. Join the Patreon (free or paid membership): https://www.patreon.com/LEPHTHAND Follow me on "Twitter": @lepht_hand Support the show Support the podcast: Current classes at Acid ...
31 Juli 202458min
Capitalism: A Horror Story: Gothic Marxism and the Dark Side of the Radical Imagination with Jon Greenaway
Buy Jon Greenaway's book: https://repeaterbooks.com/product/capitalism-a-horror-story-gothic-marxism-and-the-dark-side-of-the-radical-imagination/ Jon's podcast: https://pod.link/1445594437 What does it mean to see horror in capitalism? What can horror tell us about the state and nature of capitalism? Blending film criticism, cultural theory, and philosophy, Capitalism: A Horror Story examines literature, film, and philosophy, from Frankenstein to contemporary cinema, delving into the soci...
29 Juli 20241h
Who Made the Planet Sad? Dominic Pettman and Eugene Thacker's 'Sad Planets'
Buy the book from Polity: https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=sad-planets--9781509562350 Sad PlanetsDominic Pettman, Eugene Thacker“Everything is sad,” wrote the Ancient poets. But is this sadness merely a human experience, projected onto the world, or is there a gloom attributable to the world itself? Could the universe be forever weeping the “tears of things”? In this series of meditations, Dominic Pettman and Eugene Thacker explore some of the key “negative affects” – ...
23 Juli 202459min
Heraclitus and Nietzsche: The Flames of Becoming feat. Keegan Kjeldsen of The Nietzsche Podcast
Acid Horizon and friends are joined by Keegan Kjeldsen (aka essentialsalts) of The Nietzsche Podcast to discuss the philosophy of Heraclitus and its influence on Nietzsche and his successors. Listen along and join us for light Q&A. The Nietzsche Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@untimelyreflections Keegan's book: https://www.blackrosewriting.com/biographymemoir/theritualmadnessofrockandroll Support the show Support the podcast: Current classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): ht...
17 Juli 20241h 30min
Livestream: Grief and Philosophy with Acid Horizon and Dr. Greg Sadler
Merch: crit-drip.com Dr. Sadler's Substack: https://gregorybsadler.substack.com/ ReasonIO: https://reasonio.wordpress.com/ Acid Horizon welcomes back Dr. Greg Sadler for a discussion of philosophies of grief and grieving with focus are the ideas of Cicero, Epictetus, Seneca, and others. Support the show Support the podcast: Current classes at Acid Horizon Research Commons (AHRC): https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-main Website: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ Linktree: htt...
6 Juli 20241h 31min
