What's Left of Philosophy

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In What’s Left of Philosophy Gil Morejón (@gdmorejon), Lillian Cicerchia (@lilcicerch), Owen Glyn-Williams (@oglynwil), and William Paris (@williammparis) discuss philosophy’s radical histories and contemporary political theory. Philosophy isn't dead, but what's left? Support us at patreon.com/leftofphilosophy

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3 | Laclau and Mouffe, or How we learned to hate class and love Derrida

In our third episode, we talk about Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe’s Hegemony and Socialist Strategy , the landmark text of post-Marxism. Both serious arguments and slam dunks ensue. patreon.com/leftofphilosophy | @leftofphil References: Ernesto Laclau and Chantal Mouffe, Hegemony and Socialist Strategy: Towards a Radical Democratic Politics. Second Edition (New York: Verso, 2001) Karl Marx, “Preface to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy.” In Selected Writings . Ed. Lawrence ...

Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 3

2 | Stuart Hall: What are the politics of culture?

In this episode we discuss the work of cultural theorist Stuart Hall and his politics of culture. We focus on his relationship to Althusser and Gramsci with a detour through contemporary Black politics in the United States. patreon.com/leftofphilosophy | @leftofphil References: Stuart Hall, Cultural Studies 1983: A Theoretical History . Edited by Jennifer Daryl Slack and Lawrence Grossberg (Durham: Duke University Press, 2016) Stuart Hall, “Political Commitment, 1966.” In Selected Political Writ...

Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 2

1 | Althusser: Marxism and Philosophy

In our inaugural episode, we talk about Louis Althusser’s pathbreaking work on philosophy and Marxism from the 1960s. Targets of reckless slander include Sartre and post-structuralist theories of agency. patreon.com/leftofphilosophy | @leftofphil References: Louis Althusser, Lenin and Philosophy and Other Essays. Translated by Ben Brewster (New York: Monthly Review Press, 2001) Louis Althusser, Philosophy and the Spontaneous Philosophy of the Scientists. Translated by Ben Brewster, James H. Kava...

Dec 18, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 1

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