Episode description
Monkey sounds safe words and breast milk, oh my! This week, we look at the French philosopher Jacques Derrida (1930 - 2004), and things get wild. Derrida is most well-known for the method ("it's not a method!") of deconstruction. We explore Derrida's deconstruction of the Cartesian legacy that defines much of how we see, understand, and treat the world we live in.
Join us this week as we discuss what is 'the animal'? What are the ethical and lived consequences of human privilege? Was Derrida popular in school? What should we eat???
Forget what should I eat! What should I read?
We have a couple of things you might be interested in this week!
Rene Descartes Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting one’s Reason and Seeking Truth in the Sciences (originally published 1637)
Jacques Derrida ‘Violence Against Animals’ in For What Tomorrow: A Dialogue (2004)