Theory Talk

Theory Talk

By Joe Weissman and Taylor AdkinsSociety & Culture
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Theory Talk episodes

  • Ep. 54: Roundtable on Deleuze (with Justin Murphy)
    Joe and Taylor check in, then Justin Murphy stops by to talk Deleuze and politics with us. (This is the first part of a longer discussion available in full on Patreon.)
    Support Theory Talk: https://www.patreon.com/theorytalk
    Read Fractal Ontology: http://ontology.io
    1 hr 11 min
  • Ep. 53: ATP; Guattari (Teaser)
    This episode contains an excerpt from our hour-long discussion on Felix Guattari (a special feature for our patrons.) But before that, Taylor and Joe discuss A Thousand Plateaus and collective writing practices.
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    Read Fractal Ontology: http://ontology.io
    45 min
  • Ep. 52: Computation
    Joe and Taylor make some inroads into the philosophy of computer science.
    In the first session: halting problems; randomness and short programs; the political economy of cognition.
    In the second session: what does a sign do if it doesn't signify?
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    Read Joe's short design-fiction "Getting Started with your Xerocomputer" on Fractal Ontology: https://fractalontology.wordpress.com/2017/04/09/getting-started-with-your-xerocomputer/
    1 hr 34 min
  • Ep. 51: Difference and Repetition (Teaser)
    Joe and Taylor discuss the Spinozist roots of Deleuze's philosophy of difference. This is an excerpt from our special two-hour feature on Difference and Repetition.
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    Read Fractal Ontology: ontology.io
    33 min
  • Ep. 50: Monads / Sport
    Taylor and Joe are here to celebrate our fiftieth episode! The discussion begins with monads. In the second half: the philosophy of sport.
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    1 hr 20 min
  • Ep. 49: Material of Existence
    In the first session presented here, the discussion begins with blocks and blockages; Derrida’s appearance in a critical section of Anti-Oedipus; structuralism and the science of life. In the second session, from Badiou to acceleration.
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    1 hr 43 min
  • Ep. 48: Laruelle (Teaser)
    Joe and Taylor spent an hour discussing Laruelle in a special feature for our patrons. Here's a sample of that discussion.
    Support Theory Talk on Patreon at any level to hear the full conversation: patreon.com/theorytalk
    16 min
  • Ep. 47: Civilization (Discontent)
    Joe and Taylor are back to talk philosophy! In this wintry episode, culture and the unconscious: discontent and double-binds; Rousseau's theory of inequality; minority and segmentarity; what is cultivation? A tiny excursus about Judaism follows the main discussion.
    1 hr 18 min
  • Ep. 46: The Ancients
    Joe and Taylor are back to think about the ancient world: the birth of philosophy from mythology; Nietzsche's portraits of the pre-Socratics; the primal matters of water and fire; Job and Anaximander.
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    56 min

About Theory Talk

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Theory Talk is a philosophy podcast and critical thinking jam session, featuring in-depth discussions of contemporary thought and thinkers. The show is produced by Joseph Weissman and Taylor Adkins.