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Let our thoughts invade yours. Khafiz and Nicholas teach at St. John's College, Annapolis. Follow us on Instagram: @invasive_thoughts

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In this episode of Invasive Thoughts, we speak with Miguel de Beistegui (ICREA Research Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra) about crisis as one of the basic conditions of contemporary life. Our present is labelled with crises of almost every kind: f... more

Emily Riehl (Johns Hopkins, Mathematics) joins us to discuss the power of abstraction in mathematics. Is category theory the mathematics of mathematics? What is infinity category theory? How has the form of a mathematical proof changed over time? Can... more

Peter Fenves (Northwestern) poses some unexpected questions relating to Immanuel Kant’s thought. How does politics emerge from a shortage of space? Should we understand humans as two-dimensional rather than three-dimensional creatures? Why do we so o... more

Is Nietzsche a philosopher or an anti-philosopher? Is Western philosophical thought one monolithic tradition? Sean Kirkland (DePaul Philosophy) joins us to discuss the position of such "threshold" thinkers as Plato and Aristotle on one hand and Heide... more

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Emily Riehl
Kelly Miller Professor of Mathematics at Johns Hopkins University; specializes in category theory and infinite category theory
Johns Hopkins University
Episode: Emily Riehl (GUEST): Metamathematics and Infinity Category Theory
Peter Fenves
Joan and Serepta Harris Professor of German Jewish Studies and Comparative Literature at Northwestern
Northwestern University
Episode: Peter Fenves (GUEST): Kant's Rational Delusions
Sean Kirkland
Professor of Philosophy at DePaul University
DePaul University
Episode: Sean Kirkland (GUEST): Nietzsche and Heidegger at the End of Metaphysics
Jon Cogburn
Professor of Philosophy and chair of the Philosophy Department at Louisiana State University; work spans analytic and continental metaphysics, verificationism, and panpsychism
Louisiana State University
Episode: Jon Cogburn (GUEST): Bridging the Continental-Analytic Divide; Paradoxico-Metaphysics; and, Panpsychism, or, are all things Mind?
David Wellbery
Goethe scholar, Carlson University Professor in Germanic Studies and Social Thought, University of Chicago
University of Chicago
Episode: David Wellbery (GUEST): Goethe, the Age of Goethe, and World Literature
Richard Strier
Frank L. Salzberger Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus, University of Chicago, English literature
University of Chicago
Episode: Richard Strier (GUEST): Shakespeare, Herbert, Jarrell, Dylan
Terry Pinkard
Distinguished University Professor at Georgetown University and expert on Hegel
Georgetown University
Episode: Terry Pinkard (GUEST): Hegel's America and America's Hegel

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Khafiz Karimov
Co-host of Invasive Thoughts; affiliated with Invasive Thoughts and St. John's College, Annapolis.
Nicholas Bellenson
Co-host of Invasive Thoughts; affiliated with Invasive Thoughts and St. John's College, Annapolis.

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Richard Strier (GUEST): Shakespeare, Herbert, Jarrell, Dylan
Q: Why call close reading also formalism and what does the form refer to?
Form refers to non-semantic features like meter, line, rhyme, and the physical shape of the text, which are essential to interpreting meaning when closely reading poetry.
Peirce, the "Greatest American Thinker"?
Q: What do you think about Peirce as America's first homegrown philosopher?
He draws from the continental tradition while also positioning himself at a distance, using their ideas more flexibly, embodying a distinctly American way of philosophy.

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Thought-provoking discussions on philosophy, literature, and critical theory with a duo of academic hosts who frequently bring in distinguished guests from philosophy, literary studies, and related humanities. Episodes center on continental and analytic philosophy, history of ideas, pedagogy in higher education, and how theory intersects with culture, politics, and technology. A notable strength is the host pairing's willingness to explore difficult texts with nuance and scholarly peers, often bridging gaps between traditions. The show often features deep dives into Kant, Nietzsche, Hegel, Goethe, and other canonical figures, along with contemporary questions in philosophy of mind, science, and society. This makes it appealing to listeners ... more

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