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Hermitix is a podcast focusing on one-on-one interviews relating to fringe philosophy, obscure theory, weird lit, underappreciated thinkers and movements, and that which historically finds itself 'outside' the academic canon. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jameshermitix/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hermitix Contact: hermitixpodcast@protonmail.com
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Traditionalism, Liberalism and Religion with Daniel Schwindt

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 Thought. Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermiti...

Mar 17, 202153 min

The Magical Origins of Modern Media with Mauricio Loza

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-author/dp/1680531204 Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Suppo...

Mar 15, 202154 min

Consumerism and Personal Freedom with Jacob Lund Fisker

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 One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDD...

Mar 10, 20211 hr 17 min

The Critique of Pure Reason - Immanuel Kant - Subject, Object and the Schematism

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: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/subscribe/​ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/hermitix​...

Mar 08, 202147 min

Madness, Psychosis and Zero with Wouter Kusters

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 of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Pat...

Mar 03, 20211 hr 26 min

Mesmer, Gurdjieff and Animal Magnetism with Clare Mingins

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: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996

Mar 01, 202152 min

The Deep Ecology of Pentti Linkola with Chad Haag

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 episode we discuss his book The Later Philosophy of Pentti Linkola. Alongside discussions on the ecol...

Feb 24, 202152 min

Jack Parsons, Rocketry and Thelema with George Pendle

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 Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0...

Feb 17, 20211 hr 1 min

The Critique of Pure Reason - Immanuel Kant - Threefold Synthesis and the Transcendental Unity of Apperception

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 Discord - https://discord.gg/63yWMrG ​Support Hermitix: Hermitix Subscription - https://hermitix.net/s...

Feb 15, 202136 min

After Death with François J. Bonnet

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 Donation Address: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cbf682aB2F25170046A996

Feb 10, 202149 min

The Critique of Pure Reason - Immanuel Kant - Judgments, Categories and Imagination

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 Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExG...

Feb 08, 202130 min

The Aesthetics and Politics of Depression with Mikkel Krause Frantzen

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 Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0xfd...

Feb 03, 20211 hr 1 min

The Critique of Pure Reason - Immanuel Kant - Transcendental Idealism and the Refutation of Idealism

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 Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitco...

Feb 01, 202151 min

Decadent Literature, Natural Worlds and the Occult with Sam Kunkel

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 Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe He...

Jan 27, 20211 hr 2 min

The Critique of Pure Reason - Immanuel Kant - The Transcendental Aesthetic

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 Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKB...

Jan 25, 202136 min

Synchronicity, Inspiration and the Soul with Rico Sneller

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 community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Me...

Jan 20, 20211 hr 27 min

The Critique of Pure Reason - Immanuel Kant - The Critical Problem and Synthetic a priori Judgments

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 question 'How is synthetic a priori knowledge possible?' Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix T...

Jan 18, 202135 min

The Critique of Pure Reason - Immanuel Kant - Project and Context

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, Locke, Newton, Leibniz and the scientific worldview of the Enlightenment. Become part of the Hermitix c...

Jan 11, 202144 min

Carl Menger's Principles of Economics - II

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

Jan 07, 202145 min

The Philosophy of Hans Jonas with Lewis Coyne

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: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix Merchandise One off Donations at Ko-Fi Hermitix Twitter Bitcoin Donatio...

Jan 06, 20211 hr 13 min

The Work of Ernest Becker with Daniel Liechty

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 Becker Reader (2005). In this episode we discuss the work and life of Ernest Becker, touching on his ...

Jan 01, 20211 hr 43 min

Early Foucault with Stuart Elden

Stuart Elden is Professor of Political Theory and Geography at University of Warwick. He is the author of multiple books on the work of Michel Foucault, alongside other texts on Georges Canguilhem, Kant and Heidegger. In this episode we discuss his soon to be published book The Early Foucault Early Foucault can be purchased here: https://politybooks.com/bookdetail/?isbn=9781509525959 Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Pat...

Dec 30, 20201 hr 7 min

UFOs, Alien Life and Human Limitation with John Michael Greer

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 The UFO Chronicles: How Science Fiction, Shamanic Experiences, and Secret Air Force Projects Created the UFO Myth Greer blogs at Ecosophia His book can be found here: https://www.aeonbooks.co.uk/product/the-ufo-chronicles-how-science-fiction-shamanic-experiences-and-secret-air-force-projects-created-the...

Dec 25, 20201 hr 3 min

The Picatrix with Dan Attrell and David Porreca

David Porreca is Associate Professor of Classical Studies and codirector of the Medieval Studies program at the University of Waterloo and is president of the Societas Magica Dan Attrell is doing a PhD in Western Esotericism, with a dissertation of apocalypticism and platonism. In this episode we discuss the infamous esoteric text The Picatrix, alongside discussions on translation, black magic, esoteric history and more... The Penn State edition of The Picatrix can be purchased here: https://www...

Dec 24, 20201 hr 18 min

The Work of Christopher Lasch with Eric Miller

Eric Miller is a professor of history at Geneva College, he is the author of multiple books including Glimpses of Another Land: Political Hopes, Spiritual Longing and Hope in a Scattering Time: A Life of Christopher Lasch, in this episode we discuss the life and work of Christopher Lasch, alongside discussions on Christianity, theology, leftism, conservatism and more... Become part of the Hermitix community: Hermitix Twitter Hermitix Discord Support Hermitix: Subscribe Hermitix Patreon Hermitix ...

Dec 23, 20201 hr

Solving the Existential Crises of Humanity with Julian Cribb

Julian Cribb is an author, journalist, editor and science communicator. He is the author of numerous books including Surviving the 21st Century and Food or War. In this episode we discuss the existential threats facing humanity and how to solve them, alongside discussions on democracy, food quality, climate change 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 Hermit...

Dec 18, 20201 hr

The Philosophy of Lev Shestov with Marina G. Ogden

Marina G. Ogden is an artist, writer and independent researcher on the work of Lev Shestov. In this episode we discuss Lev Shestov's philosophy, alongside discussions on despair, hope, rationality 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 Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9...

Dec 16, 20201 hr

2020 Year in Review

A quick video saying thank you to everyone who has made Hermitix possible in 2020, and various ways you can support the podcast. 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

Dec 15, 20209 min

The Work of David Foster Wallace with Stefan Ambrosie

Stefan Ambrosie is an independent researcher and writer, in this episode we discuss the work and life of David Foster Wallace, alongside discussions on postmodernism, literature, posthumous fame 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 Twitter Bitcoin Donation Address: 3LAGEKBXEuE2pgc4oubExGTWtrKPuXDDLK Ethereum Donation Address: 0xfd2bbe86d6070004b9Cb...

Dec 11, 20201 hr 2 min

Fearism with R. Michael Fisher

R. Michael Fisher is the Director of the In Search of Fearlessness Research Institute, in this episode we discuss Fearism, alongside discussions on society, belief, healing and therapy. 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...

Dec 09, 202059 min
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