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And we're back to discuss Bronze Age Minset by the pseudonymous Bronze Age Pervert.

First, who is Bronze Age Pervert, and why should we care about an anonymous author?

We dive into the philosophical content of Bronze Age Mindset, but perhaps more importantly, delve into the style of writing and presentation, and find perhaps a stylistic congruency between content, form, and anonymity in this strange and fascinating book.

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Today we take a critical look at one of the most prominent teachers of philosophy: Ryan Holiday. Famous for his book "Trust Me, I'm Lying," Holiday transitioned from a life of self-described "media manipulation" to a life of philosophy and stoicism... or did he?

We go over some of the features and characteristics of Holiday's life and work, including his interpretation of Stoicism. And in the end, turn our sights on stoicism itself, ultimately asking not whether or not it is a good philosophy, but is it a philosophy at all?

You can read Ryan Holiday's letters to his father (mentioned in the episode):

1. 2016 - https://ryanholiday.net/dear-dad-dont-vote-donald-trump/
2. 2020 - https://ryanholiday.net/letter/

For all the critical comments, I still encourage looking at Holiday's work for yourself, which can be found on his YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@DailyStoic

as well as in his books.

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After a fairly long vacation from the podcast, we return to discuss the academic spelunking of James Lindsay, agent of the "Greivance Studies Affair," mathematician, martial artist, and tireless critic of Marxism and other forms of progressivism.

We go over some of the major who's-who in the academic progressive world, including:

• Georg Hegel
• Karl Marx
• Herbert Marcuse
• Paulo Freire
• Kimberle Crenshaw
• Gayle Rubin
• John Fetzer
• Alison Bailey

And perhaps most importantly, we talk about the importance of having "philosophical attack dogs" ('noble puppies,' we might say) to defend the world from bad ideas. Everyone likes to rag on negativitiy, but the naive rejection of some combativeness cedes the world to sociopaths and manipulators. It's a better place with people like Christopher Hitchens, Vox Day, and James Lindsay who are itching to go to war with bad people, and maybe teach us not just to participate in, but even to enjoy that intellectual combat.

If nothing else, its an education in its own right.

James Lindays' YouTube Channel is here:

https://www.youtube.com/@newdiscourses

The significant Hegel podcast (of particular import) can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf4R0gX7g3w

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Today we dive into one of the oldest and greatest games: chess. But is it worth playing? Is there any value or utility in playing chess? Is it any better than modern video games, or perhaps worse?

In this expisode, we go over

• Contexts of perfect vs imperfect information
• How people think playing chess
• Does chess transfer in any way to "real life?"
• The beauty of chess
• How to develop higher appreciation for excellence in life
• Is chess in some way like philosophy?

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Today we get (even more) controversial and explore the political complexities of abortion Discussed:

• What is the "right" and the "left," politically?
• Why is the right pro-life and the left pro-choice?
• The parental sovereignty argument
• The family and the state

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Today we dive into the subject of "expertise." How do we identify an "expert," or otherwise delegate legitimate knowledge? Can we trust experts?

To try to answer these important contemporary questions, we examine three books:

1. The Death of Expertise by Tom Nichols https://dmpi.pasca.radenintan.ac.id/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2018/11/The-Death-of-Expertise.pdf
2. Kindly Inquisitors by Jonathan Rausch https://www.amazon.com/Kindly-Inquisitors-Attacks-Free-Thought/dp/0226705765
3. Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb https://www.amazon.com/Skin-Game-Hidden-Asymmetries-Daily/dp/0425284646/

Mostly, we address the horrific and absurd problems with Nichols, the tragic good intentions of Rausch, and the insight and observation of Taleb that most advocates of "trusting the experts" miss in our persistent search for better decisions in a changing and uncertain existence.

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Today I'm joined by Sierra to dive into the question of marriage: to get married? Or not to get married?

We go over some of the arguments against marriage, and attempt to address them as best we can in an informal, somewhat rambling conversation.

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And we're back to conclude the Christianity and Masculinity subject. Today we're joined by Sierra to address the second counterargument to the original claim that "Christianity is not Masculine", which is the ontological claim that God is necessarily masculine because he is the source of masculinity (the first counterargument addressed in episode 26 was the historical claim that Jesus' actions and character were masculine). We go over:

• What is ontology?
• What is "the ontological argument?"
• Can we know God is maximally or perfectly masculine by his nature alone?
• What is the dis-ontological argument against God?

With many digressions into philosophy, theology, and contemporary silliness.

For those catching up, here are the original videos:

1. "Christianity is not Masculine"
2. "Christianity is Heroic"

And of course, the main book on this subject is Holy Nihilism: The Moral and Spiritual Case Against Christianity.

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Today I recap some drama I started regarding whether or not Christianity is masculine, which was itself a response to increasingly assertive traditionalist revivalists. Judge for yourself how I did! Among the many subjects addressed in this podcast:

• Defining masculinity
• Defining Christianity
• Was Jesus Masculine?
• Was Jesus a model for Christians to follow?
• Does Christianity make men masculine?

and the big one...

• is there a more precise term for what Christianity is, if not masculine?

The original videos:

1. "Christianity is not Masculine"
2. "Christianity is Heroic"

There are a number of book titles in this episode, here are the links if some sound interesting to you:

• The Way of Men (Jack Donovan)
• Holy Nihilism (C.B. Robertson)
• The Hero and the Man (C.B. Robertson)
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• The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours (Greg Nagy)
  • Free link

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Today we take a look at an interesting and controversial contemporary philosopher named Vox Day. Vox Day is a economist, political philosopher, musician, video-game designer, fantasy writer, science fiction editor and publisher, historian, and Christian intellectual, among many other things. We take a look at some of his more interesting arguments, including:

• A mathematical argument against evolution
• The Socio-Sexual Hierarchy
• Immigration as warfare
• A critique of Jordan Peterson

You can find most of his works on Amazon, including his more famous works like Cuckservative, SJWs Always Lie, and Jordanetics.

However, my own strongest recommendations are his debate-books, including:

• On the Existence of Gods
• On the Question of Free Trade

And of course, you can find his daily writings at his blog voxday.net.

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