Theory & Philosophy

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  • Sara Ahmed's "The Promise of Happiness" (Part 2/2)

    In this episode, I discuss the second half of Sara Ahmed's The Promise of Happiness in which she discusses the ways that happiness excludes those who refuse to--or who are unable to--abide by the normative understanding of what causes happiness.

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    33 min
  • What is Homo Sacer? | Giorgio Agamben | Keyword

    In this episode, I explain Giorgio Agamben's notion of "Homo Sacer."

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    12 min
  • Sara Ahmed's "The Promise of Happiness" (Part 1/2)

    In this episode, I discuss the first half of Sara Ahmed's The Promise of Happiness in which she performs a history of the philosophy of happiness, honing her attention on not what makes us happy, but rather on what happiness does. If you want to support me, you can do that with these links:

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    46 min
  • The Baudrillard/Derrida Debate

    In this episode, I present the 2003 Baudrillard/Derrida debate.

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    33 min
  • Michel Foucault's "What is Enlightenment?"

    In this episode, I present Michel Foucault's "What is Enlightenment?"

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    18 min
  • What is the Categorical Imperative? | Kant | Keyword

    *Note* During editing, I noticed that I too hastily labeled the imperative a law without first unpacking it as a command before becoming a law.

    In this episode, I explain Kant's notion of the categorical imperative.

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    20 min
  • Martin Heidegger's "The Question Concerning Technology"

    In this episode, I present Martin Heidegger's "The Question Concerning Technology."

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    29 min
  • Félix Guattari's "Everybody Wants to be a Fascist"

    In this episode, I explain Félix Guattari's "Everybody Wants to be a Fascist."

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    15 min
  • Plato's Cave | Plato | Keyword

    In this episode, I present Plato's allegory of the cave.

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    19 min

About Theory & Philosophy

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Welcome! My name’s David Guignion and I distill complicated philosophical and theoretical ideas for wide audiences. While ideas are important to help us understand the world, it is even more important to put ideas into action. Some of this channel’s key theoretical and pragmatic influences include, but are not limited to, Marxism, Decolonialization, Feminism, Gender and Queer theory, and Critical Race Theory.

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