Vera Bühlmann is professor for architecture theory, and director of the Department for Architecture Theory and Philosophy of Technics ATTP at Vienna University of Technology. Her latest monograph is entitled Information and Mathematics in the Philosophy of Michel Serres. In this episode we discuss Michel Serres' text The Incandescent. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-...
Jul 31, 2020•54 min
Alexander Lee is a specialist in the cultural and political history of the Renaissance in Italy. He is the author of multiple books including Humanism and Empire, The Ugly Renaissance and Petrarch and St. Augustine: Classical Scholarship, Christian Theology and the Origins of the Renaissance in Italy. In this episode we discuss his latest book Machiavelli: His Life and Times, alongside discussions about Renaissance Italy, Machiavellian politics and the philosophy of Lucretius. Machiavelli: His L...
Jul 29, 2020•1 hr 9 min
A promotional video for the second Hermitix course called The Philosophy and Politics of Accelerationism, a collaboration with Matt Colquhoun (www.xenogothic.com). The course will be a paid course consisting of 10 lectures and transcripts, with optional seminars and one-on-ones. James Ellis (Meta-Nomad) will cover the philosophical aspects of Accelerationism and Matt Colquhoun will cover the political aspects. Course link to come...
Jul 21, 2020•53 min
Dave Monroe is an instructor of applied ethics at St Petersburg College in Florida and is currently researching his PHd on Michel Serres’ moral theory. In this episode we discuss the work of Michel Serres in relation to gustatory aesthetics, Serres’ notion of the second tongue and the idea of privileged senses within philosophy. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Her...
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Peter Ludlow is a philosopher of language whose research interests are related to cyberspace, cyber-rights and governance within virtual spaces. In this episode we talk about Crypto Anarchy, Cyberstates, and Pirate Utopias, a collection of essays on cyber-space edited by Peter. Peter's site can be found here. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation...
Jul 15, 2020•52 min
Craig Lundy is a Senior Lecturer in Social Theory at Nottingham Trent University. He is also the author of Deleuze's Bergsonism. In this episode we discuss Henri Bergson's influence on the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. Craig's text can purchased here. 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 Ethe...
Jul 09, 2020•1 hr 10 min
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 death, suffering, modernity, mysticism, Jacques Derrida and limit experiences. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Hermitix Patreon He...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 24 min
Ole Bjerg is the author of Poker the Parody of Capitalism and Parallax of Growth - The Philosophy of Ecology and Economy, he is also Associate Professor at the Copenhagen Business School. In this episode we discuss his book Making Money - The Philosophy of Crisis Capitalism, alongside such topics as ontology, money, being and the work of Martin Heidegger and Slavoj Zizek Making Money book link. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Hermitix Pa...
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 9 min
The second question and answer session with Meta-Nomad, host of Hermitix podcast. Support Hermitix at: Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter
Jul 01, 2020•21 min
Iris van der Tuin is professor in Theory of Cultural Inquiry at Utrecht University. In this episode we discuss Michel Serres’ text Thumbelina in relation to knowledge, education, understanding, generational thinking and millennial culture. 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 Donatio...
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 1 min
John Michael Greer is an American author who writes on collapse, ecology, religion, philosophy, politics, appropriate technology, oil depletion and the occult. We talk about Greer's latest translation On the Shadows of the Ideas, Giordano Bruno's first publication and work on the art of memory. We also discuss the life of Giordano Bruno, Hermeticism, psychedelics, magick, occultism and memory practice. John currently blogs at Ecosophia The book On the Shadow of the Ideas can be found for sale he...
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr 7 min
Curtis Yarvin, also known as Mencius Moldbug, is the author of the blog www.unqualified-reservations.org alongside being the founder of Urbit. We talk Yarvin’s latest work Gray Mirror of the Nihilist Prince, alongside discussions on power, WW2, governance and meta-politics. Gray Mirror of the Nihilist Prince can be found here: https://graymirror.substack.com/ --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Hermitix Subscription ...
Jun 19, 2020•2 hr 2 min
Justin Murphy is a political scientist whose research has been published in The British Journal of Political Science, and popular outlets such as Foreign Affairs and New Statesman. He is also the author of Based Deleuze: The Reactionary Leftism of Gilles Deleuze. He now works independently as a writer and podcaster. In this episode we discuss academia, political science, community, the internet, bureaucracy and independent work. Justin's podcast *Other Life* can be found here: https://theotherli...
Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Born in Angola, Africa, David Beth is the co-owner of Theion Publishing and the founder of the Pandaemonic Current and Hierophant of its associated initiatic groups. University educated in Germany and the USA, he has received various Western esoteric transmissions and is well known for his past work as the former head of Michael Bertiaux’ Voudon Gnostic orders. For the past decade he has focused most of his attention on advanced work with a small group of dedicated esoteric students. David is al...
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 38 min
Professor Paul Bishop is the author of multiple books on the work of Carl Jung, Friedrich Nietzsche, alongside other texts on analytical psychology and German thought. He is also the author of Ludwig Klages and the Philosophy of Life, a Vitalist Toolkit, one of the few English texts on the philosophy of Ludwig Klages who we’ll be talking about today. I’d also like to thank David Beth and Theion publishing for making this interview possible. Ludwig Klages and the Philosophy of Life, a Vitalist To...
Jun 03, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Welcome to the third episode within a series title ‘The Michel Serres Project’ In this series I aim to interview interview a Michel Serres scholar or researcher on one of Serres’ numerous text, or an aspect of Serres’ philosophy. David Webb is a professor of philosophy at Staffordshire University, specializing in contemporary European philosophy, French epistemology and philosophy of science. He has published two books: Foucault’s Archaeology: Science and Transformation (Edinburgh University Pre...
May 29, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Jasun Horsley is the author of THE VICE OF KINGS: How Socialism, Occultism, & the Sexual Revolution Engineered a Culture of Abuse, PRISONER OF INFINITY: UFOS, Social Engineering, & the Psychology of Fragmentation, SEEN & NOT SEEN: Confessions of a Movie Autist and more. He writes about Ufology, social engineering, Occultism, film and may more topics. He blogs at: https://auticulture.com/ and can be found on Twitter @JaKephas His campaign for 16 Maps of Hell can be found here: https:/...
May 27, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Welcome to the second episode within a series title ‘The Michel Serres Project’ In this series I aim to interview interview a Michel Serres scholar or researcher on one of Serres’ numerous text, or an aspect of Serres’ philosophy. In this episode I’m joined by Bill Ross,the translator of Serres' text The Birth of Physics and an independent researcher into the work of Michel Serres and cosmology. We discuss Michel Serres’ 3 volume work Hermes alongside discussion on the work of Gilles Deleuze, co...
May 22, 2020•1 hr 12 min
Michael Martin is a biodynamic farmer, philosopher, theologian, poet, and musician and Director of The Center for Sophiological Studies. He is the author of The Incarnation of the Poetic Word: Theological Essays on Poetry and Philosophy/Philosophical Essays on Poetry and Theology and The Submerged Reality: Sophiology and the Turn to a Poetic Metaphysics as well as other works. He edits Jesus the Imagination: A Journal of Spiritual Revolution --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Tw...
May 20, 2020•56 min
Ran Prieur is a writer and blogger, he is well known for his essay How to Drop Out and consistently blogs on topics such as collapse, society, psychology, freedom, drugs and consciousness. His work can be found at www.ranprieur.com In this episode we discuss collapse, freedom, psychedelics, anxiety, society and dropping out. --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Hermitix Discord - https://discord.gg/63yWMrG Support Hermitix: Hermitix Su...
May 13, 2020•58 min
This week I’m joined once again by John Cussans who is Senior Lecturer of Fine Art at the University of Worcester. In this episode we discuss consumerism, control, authority, freedom alongside the work of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, Karl Marx and Michel Foucault. John’s work can be found at johncussans.com --- Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter - https://twitter.com/Hermitixpodcast Support Hermitix: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ Patreon - htt...
May 06, 2020•1 hr 43 min
Welcome to the first episode within a series title ‘The Michel Serres Project’ In this series I aim to interview interview a Michel Serres scholar or researcher on one of Serres’ numerous text, or an aspect of Serres’ philosophy. In this episode I’m joined by Massimiliano Simons, a post-doctoral researcher in the philosophy of science at the University of Ghent. We discuss Michel Serres’ book *The Parasite*, forms of parasite, the philosophy of the parasite, desire, mimesis and the philosophy of...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Joseph Azize (Fr Yuhanna Azize) is a priest in the Maronite Catholic Church, working chiefly in the Chancery. He is also an honorary associate at the University of Sydney. For twenty-three years he was a practicing attorney for the Commonwealth of Australia, serving at one time as acting Senior Assistant Director of Publications. He has published academically in three areas; ancient history, litigation law, and now in religious studies, and has also written some music for use in the Maronite lit...
Apr 29, 2020•1 hr 3 min
The first question and answer session with Meta-Nomad, host of Hermitix podcast.
Apr 22, 2020•24 min
Dmitry Orlov is a Russian-American engineer and a writer on subjects related to "potential economic, ecological and political decline and collapse in the United States. (Wikipedia) He is the author of multiple books including: Reinventing Collapse: The Soviet Example and American Prospects, The Five Stages of Collapse: Survivor's Toolkit and more. This episode we talk about the ongoing coronavirus epidemic in relation to politics, economics and global culture. Dmitry currently blogs at cluborlov...
Apr 12, 2020•48 min
James Howard Kunstler (born October 19, 1948) is an American author, social critic, public speaker, and blogger. He is best known for his books The Geography of Nowhere (1994), a history of American suburbia and urban development, The Long Emergency (2005), and Too Much Magic (2012). He blogs at Clusterfuck Nation - https://kunstler.com/writings/cluster... --- If you wish to support Hermitix please see our links below: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ Patreon - https://www...
Apr 10, 2020•1 hr 13 min
John Michael Greer is an American author who writes on collapse, ecology, religion, philosophy, politics, appropriate technology, oil depletion and the occult. We talk about Coronavirus (Covid-19) and its implications on the future. John currently blogs at www.ecosophia.net/ --- If you wish to support Hermitix please see our links below: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merch...
Mar 21, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Ruben Van Luijk is the author of *Children of Lucifer: The Origins of Modern Religious Satanism* It can be found here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Children-Luc... --- If you wish to support Hermitix please see our links below: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Donations: - https://www.paypal.me/hermitixpod Hermitix Merchandise - http://teespring.com/stores/hermitix-2 Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereu...
Mar 10, 2020•1 hr 14 min
Travis J I Corcoran is a Catholic anarcho-capitalist, a software engineer, and a business owner. He is an amateur at farming, wood turning, blacksmithing, cooking, throwing ceramic pots, and a few other things. He lives on a 50 acre farm in New Hampshire with his wife, dogs, livestock, and a variety of lathes and milling machines. Travis has had non-fiction articles published in several national magazines including Dragon, Make, and Fine Homebuilding. The Powers of the Earth is his first novel. ...
Feb 29, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Richard Kaczynski is an American writer and lecturer in the fields of social psychology, metaphysical beliefs and new religious movements. He is known for his biography of the occultist Aleister Crowley, Perdurabo: The Life of Aleister Crowley. In this episode we discuss his book Perdurabo, alongside other various aspects of Thelema. His website is www.richard-kaczynski.com/ --- If you wish to support Hermitix please see our links below: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/ Pa...
Feb 21, 2020•1 hr 10 min
