Another week, another German philosopher. This time, Steven Klein joins us to discuss the ideas and legacy of one Jürgen... more

Here, we finally deliver on our longstanding threat to do an episode all about influential philosopher Martin Heidegger. We give... more

In this episode, we discuss Theodor Adorno’s essay “Free Time”, in which the critical theorist really lets his cantankerous old... more

For this very special 100th episode of the show, we set aside a few hours to answer questions submitted by... more

Some news! We are going to livestream our 100th episode recording session at 1pm Eastern / 12 noon central standard... more

In this episode, we discuss the philosopher of science Roy Bhaskar and his essays in Reclaiming Reality. We discuss whether... more

In this episode we take on a Marxist classic, Rosa Luxemburg’s “Reform or Revolution,” in which she skewers Eduard Bernstein... more

In this episode we take up the question: what is the State? With 1978’s State, Power, Socialism by Nicos Poulantzas... more

In this episode we talk about the weird little unfinished utopian novel The New Atlantis, written by founding enlightenment figure... more

In this episode, we discuss the educational philosophy of the American pragmatist John Dewey. Focusing on his 1938 treatise Experience... more

In this episode, we discuss the contributions of political theorist Norman Geras to socialist debates about revolutionary ethics, movement democracy,... more

In this episode, we talk about the late, great Charles Mills and his landmark book The Racial Contract. Forcefully arguing... more

In this episode, we discuss Robert Nozick’s libertarian political philosophy as presented in his 1974 book Anarchy, State, and Utopia.... more

In this episode, we tackle the concept of violence as it appears in the revolutionary and anticolonial work of Frantz... more

In this episode, we are joined by Jeff Diamanti to discuss what it looks like to watch the climate change.... more

In this episode, we discuss essays from throughout G.A. Cohen’s philosophical career. Cohen is known as one of the founders... more

In this episode, we are joined by Alberto Toscano to talk about his analysis of contemporary far-right movement and ideology.... more

In this episode, we are joined by Ajay Chaudhary to discuss his book The Exhausted of the Earth: Politics in... more

In this episode, we are joined by Matt McManus to discuss his research into the history and philosophy of right-wing... more

In this episode we delve into Judith Butler’s Giving an Account of Oneself, an illuminating book from 2005 that examines... more

In this episode, we talk with Manon Garcia about the problem of women’s submissiveness in feminist philosophy. Then we... more

In this episode, we return to the work of Ernst Bloch and his theory concerning “aesthetic genius” and the possibility... more

In this episode, we dig into the Doctrine of Right in Kant’s Metaphysics of Morals to see what he has... more

In this episode, we talk about David Harvey’s analysis of the urbanization process as a form of accumulated surplus capital... more

In this nonstandard episode, Gil and Owen are joined by Michael Peterson to talk about how dreadful utilitarianism is, consider... more

In this episode, we are joined by George Washington University Associate Professor Vanessa Wills to discuss her article “What Could... more

In this episode we get the Perry Anderson treatment and ask if we philosophers are the problem with how Western... more

In this inaugural episode of our new series on ecosocialism, we discuss some writings by ecological Marxist thinker John Bellamy... more

In this patron-requested episode, we discuss the proposals for participatory planning and economics developed by Robin Hahnel and Michael Albert.... more

In this episode, we discuss the social theory of the Kantian critical theorist Rainer Forst in his book Normativity and... more

In this episode, we discuss E.P. Thompson’s amazing article “Time, Work Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism.” E.P. Thompson is the legendary... more

In this episode, we are joined by researcher and video essayist John Duncan (@Johntheduncan) to talk about the Effective Altruism... more

In this episode we talk English Revolutionary politics in the mid-17th century, and specifically the philosophy and practice of legendary... more

No episode this week BUT we've got some big news: that's right, at long last, a What's Left of Philosophy... more

In this episode, we dive into Philip Pettit’s Republicanism from 1997, which argued that republicanism and liberalism are not the... more

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Megan Hyska to discuss her work on propaganda. She takes us through... more

On this episode we are joined by Dr. Søren Mau to discuss his new book, Mute Compulsion: A Marxist Theory... more

In this episode, we discuss the ideas of economist and political philosopher F.A. Hayek as they appear in his 1944... more

In this episode we finally get down and dirty with the big dog of Anglophone political philosophy, John Rawls. We... more

In this episode, we unpack tensions between theories of equality that emphasize opportunity and outcomes in a discussion based upon... more