Phronesis

Episode 17: Josef Pieper, "Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power"

Fri, 20 Aug 2021 09:10:00 -0000

Phronesis Episode Notes

In this episode, Will and Brad discuss Josef Pieper's "Abuse of Language, Abuse of Power."

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Episode 16: Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Intellect"

Mon, 10 May 2021 12:27:29 -0000

Episode Notes

For this episode, we were joined by special guest John Holzwarth, Assistant Professor with Term in Political Science at Lewis & Clark College. We discussed Ralph Waldo Emerson's lecture and essay, "Intellect."

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Episode 15: Benjamin Fondane, "Man Before History"

Wed, 07 Apr 2021 06:21:23 -0000

Episode Notes

In this episode we discuss Benjamin Fondane's essay "Man Before History: The Sound and the Fury" available in the volume Existential Monday. We are joined by Aaron Cummings, a PhD student in the History of Ideas at the University of Texas at Dallas, who previously wrote on Fondane for Athwart.

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Episode 14: The Genealogy of Morals and Warspeak

Wed, 31 Mar 2021 09:39:34 -0000

Episode Notes

In this episode, we are joined by St. John's College Tutor Michael Grenke to discuss Lise van Boxel's Warspeak: Nietzsche’s Victory over Nihilism and Friedrich Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morals. Lise van Boxel's Warspeak, with an introduction from Grenke, is available from Political Animal Press.

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Episode 13: Gilles Deleuze, "Postscript on the Societies of Control"

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 17:52:51 -0000

Episode Notes

In this episode, we discuss Gilles Deleuze's "Postscript on the Societies of Control." We were joined by special guest Geoff Shullenberger, who writes at Outsider Theory among other outlets—including Athwart. Additionally, Geoff recently launched an Outsider Theory podcast.

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Episode 12: Leo Strauss, "Religion and the Commonweal"

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 23:33:51 -0000

Episode Notes

For this episode, we are joined by Samuel Goldman, Associate Professor of Political Science at George Washington University, executive director of the John L. Loeb, Jr. Institute for Religious Freedom, and director of the Politics & Values Program. Professor Goldman's book After Nationalism: Being American in an Age of Division is forthcoming this year.

We discussed Leo Strauss's lecture "Religion and the Commonweal in the Tradition of Political Philosophy," recently published in American Political Thought.

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Episode 11: Walter Benjamin, "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction"

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:38:21 -0000

Episode Notes

In this episode, we discuss Walter Benjamin's "The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction" with special guest Max Nussenbaum of the On Deck Writer Fellowship.

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Episode 10: Dorothy Sayers, "The Lost Tools of Learning"

Sat, 27 Feb 2021 03:40:27 -0000

Episode Notes

In this episode, we discuss Dorothy Sayer's "The Lost Tools of Learning." We are joined by Micah Meadowcroft, Managing Editor at The American Conservative. You can find his writing on TAC's website.

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Episode 9: Ivan Illich, "Silence is a Commons"

Fri, 05 Feb 2021 06:48:42 -0000

Episode Notes

In this episode, we discuss Ivan Illich's "Silence is a Commons" alongside Athwart Senior Editor Joseph M. Keegin. You can find his writing on his site as well as on Athwart.

In this episode we also mention Athwart's print symposium Toward a Just Political Economy which can be read and purchased on our site.

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Episode 8: Charles Taylor, "The Politics of Recognition"

Fri, 11 Sep 2020 08:26:16 -0000

Episode Notes

[Note: This episode has been reuploaded with fixed audio.]

In this episode, we discussed Charles Taylor's "The Politics of Recognition."

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