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Jacob Rollison is a Jacques Ellul scholar and the author of A New Reading of Jacques Ellul: Presence and Communication in the Postmodern World and editor of Jacques Ellul: A Companion to His Major Works along with Jacob E. Van Vleet. In this first part on the philosophy of Jacques Ellul, we discuss Ellul's critique of technological society and Ellul's understanding of propaganda. Become part of th...

A quick video covering the first year of full time Hermitix. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast​ Hermitix Discord - https://discord.gg/63yWMrG​ Support Hermitix: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/​ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix​ Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod​ Hermitix Merchandise - http://...

Wolfgang Palaver is a philosopher and Catholic theologian, he is the author of Rene Girard's Mimetic Theory and Transforming the Sacred Into Saintliness: Reflecting on Violence and Religion with René Girard, in this episode we we discuss the mimetic theory of Rene Girard, alongside discussions on Christian spirituality, desire, Thomas Hobbes, violence and more. Become part of the Hermitix communit...

John Michael Greer is an American author who writes on collapse, ecology, religion, philosophy, politics, appropriate technology, oil depletion and the occult. In this episode we discuss his book Beyond the Narratives: Essays on Occultism and the Future alongside discussions on religion, progress, Hegel and Schopenhauer. Greer blogs at Ecosophia His book can be found here: https://www.aeonbooks.co...

Daniel Schwindt lives in central Kansas, the cultural navel of the world, and from there he has produced a series of non-fiction works: The Papist's Guide to America; There Must Be More Than This: Identity & Spiritual Renewal in the Kingdom of 'Whatever'; Catholic Social Teaching: A New Synthesis; Holocaust of the Childlike; and The Case Against the Modern World: A Crash Course in Traditionalist T...

Mauricio Loza is a writer, designer and independent researcher working in the intersection of technology, religion and biopolitics. In this episode we discuss his book The Hounds of Actaeon: The Magical Origins of Public Relations and Modern Media, alongside discussions on the Will, occultism and Renaissance magic. Loza's book can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hounds-Actaeon-Maurico-Loza...

Jacob Lund Fisker is the author of Early Retirement Extreme, a philosophical and practical guide to financial independence. In this episode we discuss consumerism, credit and personal freedom. Fisker's book can be found at: http://earlyretirementextreme.com/ Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise On...

The 7th of 8 lectures on The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant. I aim for these lectures to be accessible, whilst retaining the complexities of Kant's thought. In this lecture I tackle the subject object relation and the schematism. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast ​Hermitix Discord - https://discord.gg/63yWMrG ​Support Hermitix:...

Wouter Kusters is a Dutch philosopher and linguist, he is best known for his books in which he describes his own experiences with psychoses. He is the author of Pure Madness, A Quest for the Psychotic Experience. In this episode we discuss his latest book The Philosophy of Madness: The Experience of Psychotic Thinking, alongside discussions on phenomenology, zero, psychosis and time. Become part o...

Clare Mingins is an independent researcher, in this episode we discuss the life and work of Franz Anton Mesmer, alongside discussions on Gurdjieff and animal magnetism. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExG...

Chad A. Haag is deeply committed to the project of developing a Philosophy of Peak Oil by joining the insights of John Michael Greer, Dmitry Orlov, and Richard Heinberg with the philosophical rigor of Aristotle, Kant, Zizek, and Heidegger. He left behind the academic path to relocate in India and dedicate himself to sustainability. He lives in the village of Uchakkada with his wife Minu. In this e...

In this episode I'm joined by George Pendle, to discuss his book Strange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons. Alongside discussions on Thelema, Aleister Crowley, rocket science and occultism. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermit...

The sixth of 8 lectures on The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant. I aim for these lectures to be accessible, whilst retaining the complexities of Kant's thought. In this lecture I tackle the transcendental deduction, the threefold synthesis and the transcendental unity of apperception. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast ​Hermitix Di...

François J. Bonnet is the author of After Death. We discuss this text, alongside discussions on mortality, the hyperpresent and communication. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Dona...

The fifth of 8 lectures on The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant. I aim for these lectures to be accessible, whilst retaining the complexities of Kant's thought. In this lecture I tackle judgments, categories, the pure concepts of understanding and imagination. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merc...

Mikkel Krause Frantzen is the author of Going Nowhere, Slow: The Aesthetics and Politics of Depression. We discuss this text, alongside discussions on the work of David Foster Wallace, Michel Houellebecq, R.D Laing and more. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix...

The fourth of 8 lectures on The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant. I aim for these lectures to be accessible, whilst retaining the complexities of Kant's thought. In this lecture I tackle transcendental idealism and the refutation of idealism, whilst once again discussing time, space and representation. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermiti...

Sam Kunkel is a scholar specializing in Orphic literature, weird fiction and European symbolism. In this episode we discuss the recently released short story collection Echoes of a Natural World - Tales of the Strange and Estranged Echoes of the Natural World can be purchased here: https://firsttoknock.com/products/echoes-of-a-natural-world-tales-of-the-strange-estranged?variant=31918915289182 Bec...

The third of 8 lectures on The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant. I aim for these lectures to be accessible, whilst retaining the complexities of Kant's thought. In this lecture I tackle the transcendental aesthetic, conceptualization, sensibility, appearance, time and space. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreo...

Rico Sneller is a professor at Leiden university and is the author of Wild Beasts fo the Philosophical Desert: Philosophers on Telepathy and Other Exceptional Experiences, in this episode we discuss his soon to be published book Perspectives on Synchronicity, Inspiration and the Soul, alongside discussions on Schopenhauer, Carl Du Prel, mysticism, the soul and more... Become part of the Hermitix c...

The second of 8 lectures on The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant. I aim for these lectures to be accessible, whilst retaining the complexities of Kant's thought. In this lecture I tackle the critical problem and Kant's letter to Marcus Herz, alongside an explanation of what is meant by a priori, a posteriori, analytic and synthetic in terms of knowledge. Alongside hinting at why the questi...

The first of 8 lectures on The Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant. I aim for these lectures to be accessible, whilst retaining the complexities of Kant's thought. In this first lecture I tackle the overarching project of The Critique of Pure Reason, alongside discussing the philosophical context it was written within, inclusive of Kant's textual and philosophical conversations with Hume, Loc...

This is the second Hermitix Monologue, on The Principles of Economics by Carl Menger. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996

Lewis Coyne is an Honorary Research Fellow in philosophy at the University of Exeter, and the author of Hans Jonas: Life, Technology and the Horizons of Responsibility, in this episode we discuss the philosophy of Hans Jonas, alongside discussions on Heidegger, ethics, ecology, technology and more... Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscri...

Daniel Liechty is a longtime reader and interpreter of Ernest Becker’s writings. He is especially interested in the implications of Becker’s work in religion and spirituality and its applications in psychotherapy. His Becker-related books include Theology in Postliberal Perspective (1990), Transference and Transcendence (1995), Thinking about Faith in a Post-Christian Time (2003), and The Ernest B...