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Failure Is Freedom

https://www.martinessig.com
Phenomenology
Gobekli Tepe
Saturated Phenomena
Love
Mysticism
Authenticity
Lacan
Transcendence
Hermeneutics
Philosophy
Heidegger
Generation X
Disco
Desire
Being
Analogy
Paul Ricoeur
Nostalgia
Performative Male Competitions
Religion

I'm exploring why Generation X failed to get free, and how the concept of "authenticity" was turned into a sort of un-freedom.

www.martinessig.com/

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In Chicago in the 90’s, I learned about House Music from Derrick Carter. I had first heard House Music on WBMX, Oak Park like most Chicago area youth. My mind was blown in 1987 when I heard Armando Gallop play h... more

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It may be helpful to map some Peircean semiotic concepts onto Ricoeur’s hermeneutics to see how they illuminate each other. Ricoeur doesn’t use Peirce in this way himself, but he certainly used much of the semiotic work that built upon CS Peirce’s in... more

Thacker’s Types of Worlds in relation to horror: 

• Pagan horror, such as Wicker Man, The Witch, and Midsommer, are the horror of the World-for-Us because pagan techne is for the instrumentalization of the world. In Pagan religious praxis the spirit... more

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Do you believe in god or any spiritual dimension to the universe?

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Paul Ricoeur demonstrated the shift from knowing being as it is in-itself, or as it is essentially, in the sense of without relation to a knower, to uncovering being as a process of relational interpretation, which might be thought of as the shift fr... more

I moved back to Chicago after my undergraduate years in Southern Indiana at Indiana University, and my roommate and partner in all things philosophical Scott moved to Detroit where he discovered the Detroit warehouse party scene that I had been trave... more

What is Otherness? Out of Darkness 2022 directed by Andrew Cumming fits into a number of horror categories, but we've decided to do it on our nature horror series. When we were kids back in the 80s, there were two bizarro movies about early hominids,... more

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Love Is Evil - Slavoj Zizek
Q: How do I know what I like?
You can know what you like through the 'fall' or the emotional engagement you have with something, reflecting your true preferences.
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Q: Is authenticity even possible?
Yes, authenticity is possible when you are in love with a particular person or genre, as this captures your true self.

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A thought-provoking, humanities-forward show that centers on phenomenology, hermeneutics, and the nature of perception, often tying abstract concepts to lived experience. Episodes frequently explore saturated phenomena, the self, and the dynamics of how language, intention, and otherness shape reality, with frequent references to thinkers like Husserl, Heidegger, Marion, Ricoeur, Kant, and Lacan. The conversations tend to blend rigorous philosophical analysis with theological and existential questions, and they often probe how belief, meaning, and presence interact with ambiguity and interpretive freedom. This mix of deep theory and practical reflection likely appeals to listeners who enjoy dense, philosophically oriented discussions about ... more

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