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Today we discuss David Chalmers' article "Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness" with special guest Brother X. This article breaks down his famous "Hard problem of consciousness", which is essentially how to explain the phenomenon of experience. We also of course go on many tangents about why it's even important to discuss consciousness. Disclaimer: All opinions are...

Today we discuss sections of Roger Penrose's book "Shadows of the Mind" with special guest Brother X. We focus on chapters 2.1-6 and 3.23, which detail Godel's Incompleteness Theorem and why Penrose thinks this points to a non-computational theory of consciousness. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a p...

Today we finish our discussion of Ben Burgis' book "Give Them An Argument, Logic For The Left" with chapters 5 and 6. Here he offers some criticism of the left and what he thinks they should be more focused on, laying into pollsters like Nate Silver who may be committing hasty generalizations. Antooshka and Mr. X also get into a lengthy discussion at the end about Reddit and the pros...

Today we continue our discussion of Ben Burgis' book "Give Them An Argument, Logic For The Left" with chapters 3 and 4. Here he lays into the Libertarians and his critique of the non aggression principle, among many other things. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we begin our discussion of Ben Burgis' book "Give Them An Argument, Logic For The Left" with chapters 1 and 2. These detail some common logical fallacies people on the left, and right, run into when debating political science online, as well as his critiques of Ben Shapiro's argumentative style. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any...

Today we finish our discussion of Hans-Hermann Hoppe's book "Democracy, the God that failed" with chapter 10. This discusses what Libertarianism and Conservatism mean to Hoppe, and why they are consistent philosophies that prioritize private property ownership. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of,...

Today we continue our discussion of Hans-Hermann Hoppe's book "Democracy, the God that failed" with chapters 7 and 8. The focus of these chapters is on trade and immigration, and ultimately what Hoppe argues for is free trade and restricted immigration. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respecti...

Bonus episode b/c we got a bit bogged down about rationalism vs empiricism in the last episode, we decided to do a part 2 to get into more detail on chapter 1 of Hoppe's book "Democracy, the God that failed". Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we begin our discussion of Hans-Hermann Hoppe's provocative book "Democracy, the God that failed" with his introduction and chapter 1. We discuss, among many other things, how ultimately he doesn't like monarchy or democracy and is in favor of something more like "ordered anarchy" or "natural order". Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, an...

Today we discuss Herbert Marcuse's article called "Repressive Tolerance", which basically calls for discriminating tolerance, or rather intolerance against the rules of behavior, man. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we finish our discussion of Herbert Marcuse's "One-Dimensional Man", with focus on the last section of the book where he summarizes his argument for technical rationality and pacification of existence, among other things. We also talk a lot about consciousness believe it or not. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may o...

Hello, today we begin discussing Herbert Marcuse's "One-Dimensional Man", which you could say offers a critical critique of society in the mid 20th century. He's an avowed neo-marxist and historical materialist, and Antooshka can't quite figure out how to feel about him. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may...

Today we discuss Benito Mussolini's "The Doctrine of Fascism". Lol, yes, yes we know. We analyze it and discuss how certain fascist elements are seen in some governments that people may not typically think of as "fascist". The title comes from a quote in the book. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not b...

Today we finish "The Communist Manifesto" by Marx and Engels, focusing on sections 3 and 4. Specifically we discuss Marx's breakdown/critique of socialism and his plan for a communist, well you know. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we begin our discussion of "The Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, focusing on parts 1 and 2. These describe the class struggle thesis and the 10 measures to bring about a communist revolution, among other things. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectively.

Today we finish our discussion of Foucault's "The History of Sexuality" with volume III today, which focuses on the classical/Roman period and how the care of oneself was beginning to take a more mature form. Referenced articles: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2117556/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15004563/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S00319...

Today we continue our discussion of Foucault's "The History of Sexuality" with volume II today, which discusses the Ancient Greek's perspectives on things having to do with sex. For them it was framed in terms of pleasure (aphrodesia) to be moderated (sophrosyne) through self control (enkrateia), rather than as a multiplicity of sexualities, like in modern times. Disclaimer: All...

Today we discuss Richard Posner's article "The Law & Economics of Intellectual Property" published in Daedalus in 2002. This discusses some of the rational for why we have IP laws and the incentives one needs to be mindful of when constructing them. Full issue: https://www.amacad.org/sites/default/files/daedalus/downloads/Daedalus_Sp2002_On-Intellectual-Property.pdf Disclaimer: A...

Today we discuss Carla Hess's article "Intellectual property, 700 B.C. - 2000 A.D." published in Daedalus in 2002. This details the history of intellectual property up to the modern era. Article: https://www.amacad.org/publication/intellectual-property-700-bc-ad-2000 Full issue: https://www.amacad.org/sites/default/files/daedalus/downloads/Daedalus_Sp2002_On-Intellectual-Property.pdf...

Today we pick up on our discussion of Foucault from ~6months ago by diving into another one of his books, "The History of Sexuality"...how provocative. We start with Volume I today, which discusses the repressive hypothesis, the West's development of Sciencia Sexualis, and how this all relates to power. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any i...

Today we continue our discussion of Murray Rothbard's "The Case Against the Fed" by talking about the final 3rd of the book (~pages 100-150). This section focuses on the formation of the federal reserve, its real world consequences, and what Rothbard thinks should be done about it. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or m...

Today we continue our discussion of Murray Rothbard's "The Case Against the Fed" by talking about the second 3rd of the book (~ pages 50-100). This covers the history of central banking in the US and how it ultimately won the day. Listener discretion is advised for this one, because at the end we cover a provacative topic. So 18+ only please.... Disclaimer: All opinions are our own,...

Today we begin our discussion of Murray Rothbard's "The Case Against the Fed" by talking about the first 1/3rd of the book. This covers what money is, fractional reserve banking, and how the federal reserve basically counterfeits and embezzles money. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we may or may not be a part of, respectivel...

Today we finish Nietzsche's essay "Shopenhaur as educator", part of his Untimely Meditations. We continue to discuss how most people today, and during Nietzsche's time in the 1870s, are trained to just regurgitate information rather than synthesize it into something new. No culture, with a buncha automatons man... Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't...

Today we continue our reading of Nietzsche's Untimely Meditations by discussing sections 1-4 of his "Shopenhaur as Educator" essay. Basically he discusses how most people are too afraid to speak honestly, because it would lead to a life of isolation and constant confrontation with others. Disclaimer: All opinions are our own, respectively, and don't represent any institution we m...