Episode 63: Hercules! (with Sierra)
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Today look back over Disney's "Hercules" and discuss what makes a good adaptation vs a bad one. Leave a rating and review, it really helps others to find the podcast. Find more Caffeine and Philosophy content online: On Instagram: /caffeineandphilosophy All my books can be found on Amazon: In Defense of Hatred Letter to Anwei Holy Nihilism The Hero and the Man My most recent writings have been published in the Journal of Solar Culture, which can be found here: The Cattle of the Sun The Spiritual Origins of Science The Aim of Agency and, Descending Odin's Throne
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Descending Odin's Throne (Essay)
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Originally published in the Journal of Solar Culture (Vol 1) Read by the author.
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Episode 62: Solar Idealism
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Today give a brief explanation of Solar Idealism, a religious framework created by Jack Donovan in his book Fire in the Dark. Leave a rating and review, it really helps others to find the podcast. Find more Caffeine and Philosophy content online: On Instagram: /caffeineandphilosophy All my books can be found on Amazon: In Defense of Hatred Letter to Anwei Holy Nihilism The Hero and the Man My most recent writings have been published in the Journal of Solar Culture, which can be found here: The Cattle of the Sun The Spiritual Origins of Science The Aim of Agency...
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Episode 61: Biology and Relationships
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Today I am rejoined by Sierra in an anecdotal exploration of relationships, and the various ways in which relationships sometimes don't work out the way we hope. The discussion is an introduction to an idea of "philosophizing with the body," which will likely be an object of exploration further down the road. The emphasis today is on the importance of physicality and experience -- of "being there," in the Heideggerian sense -- to making relationships work, and in being the sort of person who will attract the sort of person you want to be with. Leave a rating and review, it really helps...
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Episode 60: A Jungian Look at Odysseus (with Adam Magers)
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We're back! Today I'm joined by Adam Magers, Iraqi War Veteran and Psychotherapist to discuss his book "Odysseus and the Oar." You can follow Adam Magers on Instagram at instagram.com/odysseusandtheoar/ or on his website thebattlewithin.org. Get his book on Amazon: Leave a rating and review, it really helps others to find the podcast. Find more Caffeine and Philosophy content online: On Instagram: /caffeineandphilosophy All my books can be found on Amazon: In Defense of Hatred Letter to Anwei Holy Nihilism The Hero and the Man My most recent writings have been published in the...
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Episode 59: A Brief Classical History of Disarmament
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Today I decided on a whim to bring up some classical source text I think more people should be aware of and mindful of on the subject of weapons, gun-control (and knife-control, for you dangerous Brits), and disarmament more generally. It is often assumed that our position today is fundamentally different, due to differences in technology and arguments that were foreign even 100 years ago, before the horrifically deadly ASSAULT RIFLE. Yet when we look back to Machiavelli, to Plato, and to Homer, we find a striking similarity in the nature of the arguments and in the motivations for making...
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Episode 58: A Resilient Body (with Josh Wood)
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Today I'm joined by Coach Josh Wood of Strong for Life to explore some of the psychology behind health and fitness. Does good health preceed confidence and a healthy mind? Or is it the other way around? What exactly is the relationship between physicality and problem solving? Is it something you just have or don't, or are physicality and confidence things you can build up over time? And are there any philosophical implications to any of this? These are some of the questions Josh and I attempt to answer in our conversation, which fits within a broader, somewhat Nietzschean understanding of the...
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Episode 57: Power, Influence, and Israel (with Daniel Clancy)
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Why are there so many Holocaust museums scattered around the world? Today I'm joined by Daniel Clancy -- aka 03OG -- to discuss political power, the difference between "power" and "influence," and the strange role of Israel in our political landscape. Starting from what got us both into the military as teenagers, we wind up in the domain of political philosophy more broadly, from Plato and Nietzsche to Machiavelli and Mosca to Herzel and Biden; from Dante's de Monarchia to the Balfour Declaration and the October 7th attack. Our conclusion to the general question of power is a hopeful...
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Episode 56: Autism is a Psy-Op (with Sierra)
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Today I'm joined by Sierra to discuss the extraordinary explosion of autism diagnoses, and the social mechanisms by which autism appears to have been increasing... but might not be. Is it Marxism? Pharmaceutical financial interests? Chinese subversive influence through TikTok? Perhaps a little bit of all? And perhaps more importantly, how are people persuaded that they might have autism when they are, in fact, normal and functional human beings? Leave a rating and review, it really helps others to find the podcast. Find more Caffeine and Philosophy content online: On...
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Episode 55: Flat Earth Theory
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I have RETVRNED! Today we dive into flat earth theory... beginning with an appreciation for the value of the debate, which is often dismissed as annoying or irrelevant. Looking at one argument for flat earth and one argument against flat earth, we go over how such a debate might at least start. We also go over some of the history of the flat earth movement, which is less philosophical though still relevant in thinking about how to approach claims. Referenced links: "Can we see too far?" (the water test): The Coriolois effect: Who started Flat Earth conspiracy theories? (Ryan...
info_outlineToday we jump off the diving board of gun law straight into Kantian ethics. Does the second amendment have anything to do with dignity? (see Episode 3), and if so, what is dignity anyway?
We go over the ideas of honor and dignity as competitive frameworks for ascribing human value, and the political dangers that arise if we reject both of these frameworks... which is a danger we seem to be facing in greater degrees today, where contempt of the rulers for the ruled seems higher than at previous points in American history.
But if honor and dignity are less different than they at first appear... might there be some way out and forward?
Referenced works:
Why Honor Matters by Tamlar Sommers
https://www.amazon.com/Why-Honor-Matters-Tamler-Sommers/dp/0465098878/
Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5682
"Dignity, Honor, and Human Rights: Kant's Perspective" by Rachel Bayefski
https://sci-hub.ru/https://doi.org/10.1177/0090591713499762
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