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Drunken Philosophy

Feb 22, 2017

What does the end of history look like? Is it communist? Is it capitalist? Is very chill and good? These questions and more are answered on this week's Drunken Philosophy. Connor and Dan dig into the Hegelian dialectic, the Communist Manifesto, and Francis Fukuyama's controversial post-Cold War political philosophy....


Feb 15, 2017

Welcome to the upside down! This week, Connor takes a turn at being the smart one after watching an episode of YouTuber Vsauce's new YouTube Red show that's all about AI. Alternatively, Dan takes a week off and does absolutely nothing productive for a full hour. Discussed in this ep: sexy robots, chess robots, Jeopardy...


Feb 8, 2017

This week, Connor and Dan venture to the far east to explore the philosophy of premier Japanese philosopher Keiji Nishitani, specifically his work on nihilism and nothingness. Like with every episode that touches on Eastern philosophy, there's a lot of talk about one-ness and nirvana courtesy of two white guys who...


Feb 1, 2017

This week Connor and Dan dive head first into the very topical issue of refugees and totalitarian states. Though they get there through a real roundabout way via Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben and his books Homo Sacer and State Of Exception. Spoiler alert: this sh*t is complicated! Also discussed on this ep: a...