Best Leibniz Podcasts (2024)

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Freud's Moses And Monotheism 1:29:54

28m ago1:29:54

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This week Cooper and Taylor discuss Freud's Moses and Monotheism. This builds on what Freud laid out in Totem and Taboo as well our as discussion on that text. Working through different modes of the Oedipus complex as put forth in the concept of the primal father. This relationship between law, economy and the social bond is the focus.Our episodes …

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Kara Kennedy - Dune: A Critical Companion 1:21:32

6d ago1:21:32

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This week Cooper and Taylor spoke with Dr. Kara Kennedy about her book, Frank Herbert's Dune: A Critical Companion. Dr. Kennedy's publications include the books Adaptations of Dune: Frank Herbert’s Story on Screen, Frank Herbert’s Dune: A Critical Companion and Women’s Agency in the Dune Universe: Tracing Women’s Liberation through Science Fiction …

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Organisms 48:03

14d ago48:03

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In episode 107 of Overthink, David and Ellie take up a philosophical perspective on biology’s squirmiest concept: the organism. From Kant’s distinction between organisms and mechanisms, to Deleuze and Guattari’s infamous call for ‘bodies without organs,’ they uncover and question the ontological and metaphorical baggage behind the concept. Their ex…

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Gilbert Simondon - On The Mode Of Existence Of Technical Objects 1:19:06

12d ago1:19:06

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This week Cooper and Taylor tackle the introduction and chapter 1 of Gilbert Simondon’s On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects. Chapter 1 Genesis of the technical object: the process of concretization.PDF:https://monoskop.org/images/2/20/Simondon_Gilbert_On_the_Mode_of_Existence_of_Technical_Objects_Part_I_alt.pdfSupport us on Patreon:https:…

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Amy Ireland & Maya B. Kronic - Cute Accelarationism 1:48:23

19d ago1:48:23

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This week Amy Ireland and Maya B. Kronic joined Cooper and Taylor to discuss their collaborative project, Cute Accelerationism.Amy Ireland is a theorist and experimental writer based in Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on questions of agency and technology in modernity, and she is a member of the techno-materialist trans-feminist collecti…

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Fun 58:20

26d ago58:20

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Even philosophers need downtime. In episode 106 of Overthink, Ellie and David take a break and chase down fun’s place in today’s world — from its aesthetic opposition to the highbrow realm of beauty, to its peculiar absence from philosophical discourse. What role does fun play in the good life? How does fun relate to art, play, and ritual? Can you …

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Adrian Johnston - Infinite Greed 1:30:26

1M ago1:30:26

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This week Coop and Taylor had the pleasure of hosting Adrian Johnston. Adrian is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque. He is the author of many books, including Time Driven: Metapsychology and the Splitting of the Drive; Irrepressible Truth: On Lacan’s “The Freudian Thing”; and A New…

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Civil Disobedience with Noëlle McAfee 53:34

1M ago53:34

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Do political subjects have a default obligation to obey the law? In episode 105 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss civil disobedience in the present context of university activism for divestment from genocide in Gaza. They chart the genealogy of the concept of disobedience in political theory, from Thoreau and MLK through to today. Together with…

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Bradley Mclean - Deleuze, Guattari and the Machine in Early Christianity 1:34:55

1M ago1:34:55

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This week Cooper and Taylor spoke to Bradley McClean about his book, Deleuze, Guattari and the Machine in Early Christianity Schizoanalysis, Affect and Multiplicity.Dr. Bradley H. McLean is the Professor of New Testament Language and Literature at Knox College. He is the author of seven books including Biblical Interpretation and Philosophical Herm…

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Jason Read - The Double Shift: Spinoza and Marx on the Politics of Work 1:29:05

2M ago1:29:05

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This week Coop and Taylor speak with Jason Read on his recent book, The Double Shift: Spinoza and Marx on the Politics of Work.Jason is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern Maine and whose works include The Micropolitics of Capital: Marx and the Prehistory of the Present; The Politics of Transindividuality; The Production of Subj…

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Reading 59:25

2M ago59:25

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This is one for the books. In episode 104 of Overthink, Ellie and David consider what makes reading so rewarding, and, for many people today, so challenging! How did society shift toward inward silent reading and away from reading aloud in the Middle Ages? How have changes in teaching phonics and factors of classism, accessibility, and educational …

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Ian Buchanan - Assemblage Theory 1:29:15

2M ago1:29:15

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Cooper and Taylor speak with Ian Buchanan, who is a Professor of Critical Theory and Cultural Studies at the University of Wollongong Australia. Ian is the author and editor of many books, some of which include Deleuzism: A Metacommentary; Fredric Jameson: Live Theory; and, most recently, The Incomplete project of Schizoanalysis: Collected Essays o…

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The Poetics of Text Reuse 1:06:29

2M ago1:06:29

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The Poetics of Text Reuse: Digital Intertextuality in the Eighteenth-century Archive First Annual Voltaire Foundation Lecture on Digital Enlightenment StudiesGlenn Roe (Sorbonne University & University of Oxford)The Poetics of Text Reuse: Digital Intertextuality in the Eighteenth-century ArchiveBy Glenn Roe

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Laziness 58:42

2M ago58:42

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We’re taking it easy! In episode 103 of Overthink, Ellie and David take a leisurely dive into laziness, discussing everything from couchrotting to the biology of energy conservation. They explore Devon Price’s idea of the ‘laziness lie’ in today’s hyperproductive society and search for alternatives to work through Paul Lefargue’s 19th century campa…

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Gilbert Simondon - Form and Matter 1:39:19

2M ago1:39:19

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Cooper and Taylor discuss the Introduction and first chapter of Gilbert Simondon's Individuation in Light of Notions of Form and Information, Form and Matter.This volume was translated by our very own Taylor Adkins.https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/individuation-in-light-of-notions-of-form-andSupport us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.c…

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Elizabeth Grosz - The Incorporeal 1:49:49

2M ago1:49:49

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In this week's episode Cooper and Taylor speak with Elizabeth Grosz, who has published and edited over a dozen books and whose most recent work, The Incorporeal: Ontology, Ethics, and the Limits of Materialism, will be the topic of today’s discussion.Links:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Groszhttps://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-incorporeal/97…

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Jon Repetti - Lacan's Seminar 11 1:43:16

3M ago1:43:16

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This week, Jon Repetti joined Coop and Taylor for a discussion on Lacan's Seminar 11. Jon is finishing a phd in American literature at Princeton, focusing on naturalism, radical empiricism, and psychoanalysis. Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/muhhTwitter: @unconscioushhBy Cooper Cherry Jr.

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Mixed-Race Identity 59:49

3M ago59:49

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In episode 102 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss diverse ideas of racial mixedness, from family-oriented models of mixed race to José Vasconcelos’ and Gloria Anzaldua’s idea of the ‘mestizo’ heritage of Mexican people. They work through phenomenological accounts of cultural hybridity and selfhood, wondering how being multiracial pushes beyond t…

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Jon Greenaway - An Introduction to the Work of Ernst Bloch 1:03:41

3M ago1:03:41

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Coop and Taylor speak with Jon Greenaway, aka The LitCritGuy. Writer, podcaster, and content creator from the North of England. Host of the Horror Vanguard Podcast. He writes about horror, contemporary capitalism, and cultural theory. Today we’ll be discussing his book, A Primer on Utopian Philosophy; An Introduction to the Work of Ernst Bloch.Jon'…

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AI Safety with Shazeda Ahmed 57:06

3M ago57:06

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Welcome your robot overlords! In episode 101 of Overthink, Ellie and David speak with Dr. Shazeda Ahmed, specialist in AI Safety, to dive into the philosophy guiding artificial intelligence. With the rise of LLMs like ChatGPT, the lofty utilitarian principles of Effective Altruism have taken the tech-world spotlight by storm. Many who work on AI sa…

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Rocco Gangle - Autopoiesis and Eigenform 1:26:21

3M ago1:26:21

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Rocco Gangle joined Coop and Taylor to discuss a piece titled Autopoiesis and Eigenform by Louis H. Kauffman. Article Link:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3197/11/12/247Rocco's first appearance:https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/eric-schmid-rocco-gangle-on-mathematical-structuralism?si=26acc817ecf44e9d8f20a3b4c8330d06&utm_source=clipboard&utm…

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Freud's Totem and Taboo 1:23:43

4M ago1:23:43

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This week Coop and Taylor discuss Freud's Totem and Taboo. Ambivalence, Anti-Oedipus, repetition, sacrifice, cannibalism and more. Freud Playlist:https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/sets/freud?si=7394d554bb4f4915ac9d731243e347f4&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharingSupport us on Patreon:www.patreon.com/muhhTwit…

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Overthinking 59:45

4M ago59:45

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Overthink goes meta! In the 100th episode Ellie and David reflect on the podcast’s journey and the origins of its (flawless!) title. They take up the question, “What is overthinking?” Is it a kind of fixation on details or an unwanted split in the normal flow of ideas? Then, they turn to psychology to make sense of overthinking’s highs and lows, as…

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Charles Stivale & Dan Smith - Deleuze on Painting and the Question of Concepts 1:54:15

4M ago1:54:15

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This week, Charles Stivale and Dan Smith returned to the podcast to discuss a series of lectures Deleuze delivered titled "Painting and the Question of Concepts". They also shared a bit about their experience with the Deleuze Seminars project hosted by Purdue University.Quick recapThe team discussed the introduction of a new feature on Zoom that ca…

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Brian Massumi - The Personality of Power 1:53:15

4M ago1:53:15

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Brian Massumi joined Cooper and Taylor for a discussion on his forthcoming book: The Personality of Power: A Theory of Fascism for Anti-Fascist Life.Massumi was instrumental in introducing the work of French philosophers Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari to the English-speaking world through his translation of their key collaborative work A Thousan…

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Zombies 59:47

4M ago59:47

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Who’s afraid of zombification? Apparently not analytic philosophers. In episode 99 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk all about zombies and their unfortunate legacy in the thought experiments of academic philosophy. Their portrait as brain-eating and consciousness-lacking mobs is a far cry from their origins in the syncretic sorcery at the margins …

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Jeffrey Bell - An Inquiry into Analytic-Continental Metaphysics 1:53:36

4M ago1:53:36

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Jeffrey Bell joined us to speak about his recently published book, An Inquiry into Analytic-Continental Metaphysics.Jeffrey A. Bell is Professor of Philosophy at Southeastern Louisiana University. He has recently been a Leverhulme Trust Visiting Professor in Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London, during which time much of this book was…

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Cristóbal Escobar - The Intensive-Image in Deleuze’s Film-Philosophy 1:55:33

4M ago1:55:33

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Cristóbal Escobar joined Coop and Taylor to discuss his new book, The Intensive-Image in Deleuze’s Film-Philosophy.Cristóbal is a Lecturer in Screen Studies at the University of Melbourne and Film Programmer at the Santiago International Documentary Film Festival (FIDOCS). His publications include The Intensive-Image in Deleuze’s Film-Philosophy (2…

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Reputation 59:58

5M ago59:58

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They say this one is the real deal. In Episode 98 of Overthink, Ellie and David untangle the philosophy behind the way we compare, judge, and defend our reputations. From Machiavelli’s advice to despots looking to stay popular, to disgruntled students venting on their professors online, reputation can glide you to victory or trigger your fall from …

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Michael Hardt - The Subversive Seventies 1:24:33

5M ago1:24:33

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Michael Hardt returned to discuss his most recent book, The Subversive Seventies.Hardt argues that the 1970s offers an inspiring and useful guide for contemporary radical political thought and action. Although we can still learn much from the movements of the sixties, that decade's struggles for peace, justice, and freedom fundamentally marked the …

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Henry Somers-Hall - Treatise on Nomadology: The War Machine 1:47:36

5M ago1:47:36

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Henry Somers-Hall joined us to discuss a chapter from a book he's currently writing on A Thousand Plateaus. This discussion focuses on a chapter from the book, Treatise on Nomadology: The War Machine.Henry's Links:https://henrysomershall.net/about/https://pure.royalholloway.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/henry-somershall(9b215915-fcd6-4567-8463-c0c39f5aed…

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Cities 1:02:52

5M ago1:02:52

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The village is aglow! In episode 97 of Overthink, Ellie and David guide you through the ideas that make a metropolis tick. From Plato’s spotless Republic to Saudi Arabia’s futuristic The Line, they talk the foul and the vibrant of what it means to live in a city. Why are there so few public plazas in Brasilia? Why did David lose his wallet in Mexic…

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Thomas Nail - Matter and Motion A Brief History of Kinetic Materialism 1:45:02

5M ago1:45:02

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Thomas Nail returned to discuss his new book, Matter and MotionA Brief History of Kinetic Materialism. From the Minoans to Virginia Woolf and a hint of chaos. Thomas's Links:The book we discuss: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-matter-and-motion.htmlThomas's previous appearance:https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/thomas-nail-mar…

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Graham Harman - Tool Being 1:53:00

5M ago1:53:00

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This week Graham Harman returned to discuss his first book, Tool Being, and share some great stories from his career.Graham's first appearance:https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/graham-harman-object-oriented-ontology?si=d162f30106dc42088c8379e1df7ce67b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharinghttps://en.wikipedia.…

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Fatphobia with Kate Manne 59:38

6M ago59:38

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“They find our bodies repulsive.” On episode 96 of Overthink, Ellie and David bring on Dr. Kate Manne, philosopher and author of Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia. She explains the moral failures and biomedical perils of our fatphobic culture and its misleading imperative to diet. This look at the politics of fat, fatness, and fatphobia in the phi…

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Derrida and Freud on The Scene of Writing 1:28:01

6M ago1:28:01

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This week we read and discuss two pieces: Freud’s Mystic Writing Pad and Derrida’s Freud and the Scene of Writing.Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/muhhTwitter: @unconscioushhBy Cooper Cherry Jr.

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Gil Morejon - The Unconscious of Thought in Leibniz, Spinoza, and Hume 1:30:02

6M ago1:30:02

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This week Gil Morejon joined us to discuss his book, The Unconscious of Thought in Leibniz, Spinoza, and Hume. Book Links: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/gil-morejonKant's Prolegomena Episode:https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/gil-morejon-kants-prolegomena-to-any-future-metaphysics?si=6e79819c620342dfb23546a21c45bbb6&utm_source=cl…

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Biohacking 59:19

6M ago59:19

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Night vision. Superhuman strength. And… kale salad? In episode 95 of Overthink, Ellie and David explore the weird world of biohackers, who leverage science and technology to optimize their bodies. The movement raises rich philosophical questions, from the blurry ethics of self-experimentation, to the consequences of extreme Cartesian dualism, to th…

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