The boys reunite to introduce and discuss the work of seminal phenomenological philosopher and precursor of Embodied Cognition, Maurice Merleau-Ponty. We discuss why phenomenology matters, the critique of the empiricism and intellectualism in MP's day and our own, the concept of intentionality from Aquinas, Brentano, Husserl and MP, the Cartesian Cogito as the central antagonist to MP's own thought, and the 'contextual worldy 'sense' of sensation.

EBL reassembles with Tyler, Joel and Gio. We discuss the highly influential text on ideological state apparatuses by the Marxist philosopher Louis Althusser. We evaluate Althusser's arguments on the embodied and lived aspects of ideological reproduction of the means of production, how his argument both turns Marxism on its head but remains constrained by its dialectical materialist foundations.

Tyler, Josh and Joel revive EBL for a discussion of Jean Baudrillard's 1983 text "Simulacra and Simulation". They discuss Baudrillard's insistence that symbols and signs in our contemporary society are no longer representing something, standing for something, or obscuring a reality underneath. Instead, reality is replaced by meaningless signs that make up our experience received through the media. All meaning becomes mutable. We discuss and at various times, critique Baudrillard.

The EBL gang speaks with renowned novelist, Renaud Camus. This one has sound issues over connection, we apologize.

I reunite with my former co-host for a discussion on the philosophy of temporality in Husserl, Bergson and Deleuze. We discuss time consciousness, space and time, and generativity in Deleuze.

The EBL crew assembles to continue their series from Ancient to Middle Ages Philosophy, picking up where we left off on Saint Augustine's City of God. Topics we discuss from Saint Augustine's vast body of work here include torture, the critique of stoicism, happiness in the eternal, the human good, self defense, different types of Imperium, and reconciliation without subsumation.

Tyler, Jefferson and Josh assemble to continue their series on ancient to medieval philosophy, now turning their attention to one of the most influential thinkers on both Christianity and Western thought, Saint Augustine.

Part 2 of Political Platonism with Professor Aleksandr Dugin. We will be finishing off the submitted questions from the previous show!

The EBL crew is joined by the important and influential Russian Philosopher/Political Analyst Aleksandr Dugin for a dialogue on Political Platonism.

The EBL crew convenes once again to continue their discussion of Aristotle's "Politics". Taking up themes from books 5-8, they discuss revolution and instability, the means towards human flourishing, education of the young and the virtuous citizen, and Aristotle's suggestions for the mixed regime.