Men Of Ideas (EP04): Barrett/Kellner/Taubeneck on “Martin Heidegger”

Special Bonus: Our upcoming May 19 discussion opens with a book report from the illustrious DOUGLAS KELLNER on Heidegger and Naziism! We will also be treated to additional analysis and commentary from STEVEN TAUBENECK, professor of German and Philosophy from UBC. Dr. Taubeneck has worked with these texts for over 30 years, and is currently working on a project that links Heidegger to Gadamer, Derrida, and Rorty.

In 1978, Bryan Magee interrogated and then flawlessly clarified the greatest living philosophers of our day. 40 years later, these sessions remain the most astoundingly deep and intelligible philosophical discussions I’ve ever heard.

Magee’s skill as an interviewer is absolutely jaw dropping. Even if you have no philosophical training, you cannot help but be floored by Magee’s superhuman powers of recapitulation, clarification, promotion, connection, synoptic overview, and heart-fluttering betterment of every phase of the conversation. Magee is such a good interviewer that your previous heroes will seem like posturing frauds by comparison.

If you are listening at your best, and know the topic being discussed, you will find that Magee speaks for you.

METHOD

• Watch this week’s episode prior to the discussion and we’ll go over your favorite parts during the show, many of which will be replayed live for review and discussion.

FULL PLAYLIST

Mar 10 — Episode 01. Isaiah Berlin on “Introduction to Philosophy”

Mar 24 — Episode 02. Rick Roderick on “Marx” (Hegel and Modern Life)

Apr 07 — 🥳 Special Event ⟩ LIVE WITH HARRY CLEAVER

Apr 21 — Episode 03. Herbert Marcuse on “Frankfurt School”

May 05 — 🥳 Special Event ⟩ LIVE WITH DOUGLAS KELLNER

May 19 — Episode 04. William Barrett on “Martin Heidegger“ + DOUBLE BONUS

Jun 02 — 🥳 Special Event ⟩ LIVE WITH STEVEN TAUBENECK

Jun 16 — Episode 05. Anthony Quinton on “Wittgenstein”

Episode 06. A. J. Ayer on “Logical Positivism”

Episode 07. Bernard Williams on “Linguistic Philosophy”

Episode 08. R. M. Hare (N/A, substituting Hare vs Singer)

Episode 09. Willard Van Orman Quine on “Quine”

Episode 10. John Searle on “Philosophy of Language”

Episode 11. Noam Chomsky on “Chomsky”

Episode 12. Hilary Putnam on “Philosophy of Science”

Episode 13. Ronald Dworkin on “Political Philosophy”

Episode 14. Iris Murdoch on “Philosophy and Literature”

Episode 15. Ernest Gellner on “Philosophy: The Social Context”