Then & Now: Philosophy, History & Politics
Episodes
Rene Girard: An Introduction
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this introduction to the work and theory of René Girard, I look at mimetic desire, scapegoating, mimetic crisis, ritual, sacrifice, culture, and r...
The Culture Industry: Adorno and Horkheimer
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this video I look at the second part of Adorno and Horkheimer’s Dialectic of Enlightenment on the Culture Industry. They write, ‘culture today ...
Adorno and Horkheimer: Dialectic of Enlightenment - Introduction
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this video, I look at the first part of Adorno and Horkheimer’s Dialectic of Enlightenment: Philosophical Fragments. I takes an introductory look...
Bourdieu: Cultural Capital and the Love of Art
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The sociologist Pierre Bourdieu was interested in how the organisation of culture and the social world around us could affect our individual view of t...
Introduction to Bourdieu: Habitus
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this introduction to Pierre Bourdieu, I look at a number of his key concepts: Habitus, Field & Cultural Capital, while focusing primarily on habitu...
Introduction to Baudrillard
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this introduction to Baudrillard, I look at his thought as it developed from a Marxist framework in Symbolic Exchange and death through to his hype...
Introduction to Deleuze: Difference and Repetition
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I introduce the thought of Gilles Deleuze through his 1968 book, Difference and Repetition. I look at Deleuze's basic concepts - especially difference...
Introduction to Foucault
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this introduction to Foucault I look at the poststructuralist philosopher’s influences and context (Nietzsche, Levi-Strauss & Sartre, among other...
Introduction to Jacques Derrida: Deconstruction
19 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this video, I take an introductory look at the philosophy of Jacques Derrida and Deconstruction. I look at the basic tenets of Derrida's thought, a...
John Stuart Mill: Utilitarianism
16 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An introduction to John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Stuart Mill: On Liberty
16 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An introduction to John Stuart Mill's important and influential, On Liberty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.