Bi-Weekly Discussion - PHIL 401: Spengler & Evola

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This is going to be an online meetup using Zoom. If you've never used Zoom before, don't worry — it's easy to use and free to join.

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PHIL 401: OSWALD SPENGLER & JULIUS EVOLA - WHY ARE THEIR IDEAS BEING REVIVED ON THE DISSIDENT RIGHT?

INTRODUCTION:
This meetup is titled "PHIL 401" like an upper-level college course because I'm tentatively imagining it as the third in a series of discussions where we delve into some lesser known political thinkers that wouldn't typically be covered in an introduction 101-level course on political philosophy. Specifically, we'll look at older thinkers (mostly dead now) whose ideas have recently been revived and try to figure out why some people feel they're relevant to today's concerns. (The previous entries in the PHIL 401 series include a meetup on Nietzsche back in Oct. 2024 and one on James Burnham & Christopher Lasch on June 1st.)

This meetup will focus on Oswald Spengler and Julius Evola, two 20th-century thinkers whose ideas have been revived since 2017 or so on the far-right among groups various referred to as Neo-Reactionaries, the Alt-Right, and the Dissident Right - all of whom question many of the Enlightenment-era political ideals that most mainstream conservative pundits & Republican establishment politicians still swear by.

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DIRECTIONS ON HOW TO PREPARE FOR OUR DISCUSSION:

The videos & articles you see linked below are intended to give you a basic overview of some of Oswald Spengler & Julius Evola's major works and the ideas contained therein. As usual, I certainly don't expect you to read all the articles prior to attending our discussion. The easiest way to prepare for our discussion is to just watch the numbered videos linked under each section - the videos come to about about XX minutes total. The articles marked with asterisks are just there to supply additional details. You can browse and look at whichever ones you want, but don't worry - we'll cover the stuff you missed in our discussion.

In terms of the discussion format, my general idea is that we'll address the topics in the order presented here. I've listed some questions under each section to stimulate discussion. We'll do our best to address most of them, as well as whatever other questions our members raise. I figure we'll spend about 30 minutes on each section.

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