In this episode, we delve into a profound meditation on knowledge, power, and belief through the lens of the film Ghostbusters. We explore the film's engagement with existentialism, phenomenology, and the philosophy of science, revealing how ghosts serve as metaphors for suppressed knowledge, institutional resistance, and the limits of human understanding. Our discussion critiques bureaucracy, engages with cosmic horror, and presents a vision of reality shaped by perception and thought.

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📖 Barad's exploration of how phenomena emerge through intra-actions, challenging traditional metaphysics.

📖 Thacker examines the relationship between horror and philosophy, exploring the limits of human thought.

📖 A foundational text in phenomenology, discussing perception and its role in human experience.

📖 Sartre's seminal work on existentialism, exploring radical freedom and consciousness.

📖 A collection of Foucault’s writings on the relationship between power and knowledge.

📖 Kuhn’s influential work on the history of science and paradigm shifts.

📖 Harman’s introduction to object-oriented ontology, discussing the autonomy of objects.

📖 An examination of posthumanism and its implications for philosophy and society.

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