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Sometimes I stop reading "philosophy books" and turn to "literature" to help me connect with life in a new way. In this episode, I discuss the three books that have had the biggest impact on me lately. - BOOK A PRIVATE MASTERCLASS WITH MILLERMAN https://millermanschool.com/p/masterclass MICHAEL'S NEWSLETTER Read Michael's musings on politics, philosophy, mysticism, and other topics. Sign up: https...

"Fascism vs. Anti-Fascism" just doesn't cut it as a way of understanding the world. --------------------------------- BOOK A PRIVATE MASTERCLASS WITH MILLERMAN https://millermanschool.com/p/masterclass MICHAEL'S NEWSLETTER Read Michael's musings on politics, philosophy, mysticism, and other topics. Sign up: https://millermanschool.substack.com/ FREE INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY Get my Guide to Great...

Are visionary artists mentally ill? Reading and commenting on an article by Ted Gioia that discusses that issue. You can find his article here: https://substack.com/home/post/p-144759867. And here's my post on songwriting https://millermanschool.substack.com/p/on-songwriting and on music from earlier this yearhttps://millermanschool.substack.com/p/some-easy-thoughts-on-music. Enjoy!

In this episode, I discuss why I started the Millerman School, what I teach, how I teach it, why it matters, and so on. Even if you have no intention of taking any courses with me, I think you can learn something insightful from what I share. Thanks for listening.

The Republic, The Symposium, The Apology...there's no shortage of outstanding Platonic dialogues. But what do you know about Plato's longest work, the Laws? In this episode, I introduce you to what is arguably Plato's greatest writing and explain why you must read it. BOOK A PRIVATE MASTERCLASS WITH MILLERMAN https://millermanschool.com/p/masterclass MICHAEL'S NEWSLETTER Read Michael's musings on...

Confused about Heidegger's word DASEIN? I've got you covered. This episode is designed to make the notion slightly easier to understand. You'll get the most out of it if you listen until the end but if the lightbulb goes off at any point, thank God for that! MICHAEL'S NEWSLETTER Read Michael's musings on politics, philosophy, mysticism, and other topics. Sign up: https://millermanschool.substack.c...

"God as law, awe and fortune... LLM analysis reveals that the concept of God is well-defined in semantic space by this three-word combination. It provides a closer match than, for example, Lord, Yahweh and Elohim." That's what Jordan Peterson posted today, referring to research by Victor Swift at https://www.collectivelabs.ai/semantic-core-clarification In this video, I walk through the claims of...

In this episode, I explain why I use philosophy, politics, and mysticism to make sense of the world. What are they and how do they differ? Why do we need all three? What's the connection? It's the approach I use on this channel and in my online courses at MillermanSchool.com. You'll also see it reflected in my Heidegger book and, to a slightly lesser extent, my Dugin book. What do you think? Is th...

What's up with the "everyone I don't like is Hitler" phenomenon? It's strange but not incomprehensible. Post-war liberal zealotry (combined with leftist antifascism) coded a lot of things as "far-right" and made them taboo, including some important things that we need in order to understand political and human life well. That's the argument of this video. Brought to you by MillermanSchool.com.

In this spontaneous musing, I dive into the surprising connections between two films: Whatever Works and Another Round. Both movies explore the complexities of love, life, and personal growth, showing that there's no one-size-fits-all approach to finding happiness and meaning. Drawing on insights from philosophy, I discuss how these films reflect the idea that life's advice isn't universal; what w...

He's been called a proto-communist and a proto-fascist. Why? And can both be true? Let's take a closer look...By the way, my comments are deliberately introductory. There are other factors I didn't mention, like the issue of free speech vs. censorship, since the Republic includes a defence of censorship! But the goal of this short presentation is to whet the appetite of newcomers, not to provide a...

This article by Quillette got me thinking that it's important to defend Derrida against his liberal detractors. https://quillette.com/2024/05/07/how-french-intellectuals-ruined-the-west-foucault-lyotard-derrida/ What do you think?

Listen to my Tucker-Dugin afterparty, where I go deeper into "Putin's Brain." For more Millerman School materials on Dugin, visit DuginBook.com and MillermanSchool.com. Follow youtube.com/@millerman and millermanschool.substack.com for free. Enjoy!

Discussing two ways to re-enchant the world, and why I prefer one over the other. Brought to you by MillermanSchool.com

What was Ratzinger's political philosophy? What role does Christianity play on the modern left? What about on the Radical Right? Those are the topics discussed in episode, drawn from my Tuesday morning article reading livestream. Enjoy, and make sure to visit MillermanSchool.com for great courses on political philosophy.

In this episode, we take a look at Orientations: 11 Points by Julius Evola, written in 1950. Brought to you by MillermanSchool.com

What was the philosophy behind the success of NVIDIA and the original Open AI, back when Elon Musk was still involved? We explore this question by pursuing a clue from a recent photo of Jensen delivering the first NVIDIA AI system to Open AI. This is a livestream reading and commentary. Subscribe for more great content on political philosophy.

Livestream article reading about the risk of AI, written by Iain McGilchrist, author of The Master and his Emissary, and The Matter With Things.

Reading and commenting on Alex Karp's recent time article about Silicon Valley and political philosophy. https://millermanschool.substack.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@millerman https://www. MillermanSchool.com

Reading and commenting on Agamben's Pardes essay from Potentialities, which discusses the story of the four rabbis in Paradise, Derrida's trace, the passive intellect in Aristotle, and more. Challenge yourself with this difficult, illuminating text.

Reading and commenting on Peter Thiel's essay "The Straussian Moment," available here: https://gwern.net/doc/politics/2007-thiel.pdf

Reading and commenting on the article by Marc Andreessen that argues in favour of AI's world-saving capabilities. Apologies if the audio is slightly rougher than usual! I had an issue and tried to resolve it in post-processing. Original article is here: https://a16z.com/ai-will-save-the-world/ Brought to you by MillermanSchool.com

The most scandalous philosophy book of 2023? Let's see! In this episode, I walk you through Costin Alamariu's Selective Breeding and the Birth of Philosophy. You can read my written summary here: https://im1776.com/2023/10/27/selective-breeding-review/ Make sure to visit MillermanSchool.com for great courses on political philosophy. And if you're a complete newcomer to the topic, PhilosophyIntro.c...

Reading an essay originally published athttps://im1776.com/2023/01/20/bodily-noesis/ on my brief experience training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu