Deadbeat Philosophy
Deadbeat Philosophy
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Sideways investigations into philosophy, politics, and the contradictions of modern life—from a former professor, future skeleton. A co-production with the Museum Hegel-Haus, Stuttgart. deadbeatphilosophy.substack.com
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The show delves into a variety of critical topics such as the human relationship with nature, climate and extinction crises, the meaning of life, historical philosophical debates, and contemporary societal issues, with episodes featuring discussions on environmental activism, institutional critiques, and personal experiences pertaining to academia and philosophy.
Explorations of our shared reality from a kantian derridian dadaist environmentalist feminist anti-racist taoist post-nihilist. A co-production with the museum hegel-haus, stuttgart.
Ivo Martin is a philosopher, educator, and musician based in Stuttgart.
Dave and Ivo chat about the relative places of philosophy in the education and social systems of Germany and the USA, the (non?)relationship between studying philosophy and acting ethically, teaching philosophy to young children, the expectation of “neutrality” in the teaching of philosophy and politics, the value of anti-democratic philosophy in democratic states, the philosophical possibilities of rap music, spontaneity in music and thinking, the human/animal relation, anthropocentrism and the anthropocene, ecological nihilism, and more.
In the second half, Ivo shares his recently recorded rap (under his rap alias “Nautilus”) “Was ist der Mensch?” (“What is the Human?”), which Dave and Ivo unpack and discuss.
Hear “Was ist der Mensch?” again
Ivo’s Recommendations:
“Triangle of Sadness” (Film)
Otfried Preußler, “Krabat” (Novel)
“It Takes Two” (Video Game)
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