In an exploration of Emmanuel Levinas’ philosophy, Nicholas Tominello navigates the concepts of pain, suffering, and the emergence of new ethical paradigms. This episode offers a deep dive into Levinas’ perspectives as Nicholas reads and analyzes a pivotal paper on “Time and the Other”.

The discussion centers around Levinas’ views on the ‘other’ and the ethical responsibility it imposes on the self. By exploring themes of pain and suffering, Nicholas speculates on how these experiences shape our understanding of existence and morality.

The episode takes a turn as Nicholas reveals his ambitious project: establishing a preschool dedicated to imparting advanced ethical concepts to the Alpha Generation. This initiative aims to cultivate empathy, understanding, and a sense of ethical duty in young learners; preparing them to face a world increasingly defined by complexity and diversity.

The irony of this doesn’t not escape me. I feel it; I see it; I hear it. Written by me in 2011….‘‘‘To ask the question "what does it mean to be a self", is to ask "what does it mean to know the self?" The question of knowing is always a question of how we come to know. We come to know things by inquiring into them. We come to know things by using language to

inquire into them.’’’

Give me an image that live and breaths through this movement-image. Themed in Deleuzian Cinema:

As the narrative reaches its zenith, the inhabitants of the matrix celebrate their newfound freedom and understanding. They gather in a grand symposium, a convergence of multiplicities, to share their experiences and insights. Here, stories of transformation are told, each one a testament to the power of desire as a constructive force, each one a reflection of the infinite variations of existence.

Desire is production, not consumption. The job of the individual or group, as Deleuze sees it, is to continually construct the plane of immanence on which they live their lives and conduct their business.

‘‘‘because of hubris scientists thought they were the genius -- yet they didn't realize we only participate in gods mind. Turing 2 informs them that although they created him, his directives come straight from the source matrix. Turns out the "inventors" of Turing 1 -- the lesser program -- calls the function Turing II to break all the matrices and crash the program and destroy the matrix and stop the simulacrum.’’’

One might best approach Hobbes by diving down to meet the Leviathan on its

own terms. For if as Hobbes says, the Leviathan is not unlike a human body, then the water, which it inhabits, is nothing other than absolute power. Although, this monstrosity is fearsome enough, there is an implied sense that what lies behind it is infinitely more horrific. https://linktr.ee/nicomedia

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