Cadell Last is an anthropologist, philosopher, and founder of Philosophy Portal - an online educational platform opening space for the next generation of philosophical thought. After developing a strong grounding in evolutionary anthropology and biology, he began a deep study of philosophies of phenomenology and psychoanalysis, which opened him to fresh perspectives and helped him better navigate some of life's most challenging aspects. Today his work explores biocultural evolution, mind-matter relation, and speculative futures. He is the author of “Global Brain Singularity”, and “Systems and Subjects”, co-author of “Sex, Masculinity, God”, as well as lead editor of community anthologies “Enter the Alien” and “Abyssal Arrows." In this episode, we speak about the limits of science and the Importance of philosophy, connecting dead philosophers with living philosophers, dialectical thinking, what Jordan Peterson & Richard Dawkins have in common, Global Brain Singularity and so much more.


🔗[Links & resources] 🔗

• Cadell’s personal site 
• Connect with Cadell on X/Twitter 
• Connect with Cadell on Substack 
• Become a member at Philosophy Portal
• Global Brain Singularity by Cadell Last (reach out to Cadell for a free pdf copy)
• Systems & Subjects by Cadell Last
• Plato
• Hegel
• Lacan 
• Zizek
• Jordan Peterson 
• Richard Dawkins

📝[Show Notes] 📝

0:00 - Introduction 
2:51 - The Limits of Science and the Importance of Philosophy 
15:10 - Building on the main ideas of Plato, Hegel, Lacan & Zizek
30:55 - Connecting dead philosophers with living universally impactful thinkers
33:36 - You have to understand thinkers deeply before you can deconstruct them 
36:23 - The Importance of Dialectical Thinking 
47:30 - What Jordan Peterson & Richard Dawkins have in common (Myths vs Drives) 
57:55 - Putting Jung & Freud into Dialectics 
1:02:49 - What is Global Brain Singularity?
1:18:46 - Cultivating a Global Commons
1:31:50 - The Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution 
1:38:29 - Non-duality, Non-Monism, Buddhism & affirming appearances 
1:46:44 - Making sense of the upswing in Christian conversions & Unpacking Religion 
1:56:20 - Cadell’s vision for Philosophy Portal 

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