“History is philosophy teaching by example,” said Bolingbroke. Philosophy has a reputation for being abstract, which it is. Philosophy also has a reputation for being impractical or pointless, which it certainly is not. Here is my nine-minute explanation for why philosophy is life or death. (Much thanks to Christopher Vaughan for his fine video and […]
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Part 4 of the audiobook version of my Nietzsche and the Nazis: A Personal View. Part 4. The Nazis in Power [mp3] [YouTube] [44 minutes] 13. Political controls [mp3] [YouTube] 14. Education [mp3] [YouTube] 15. Censorship [mp3] [YouTube] 16. Eugenics [mp3] [YouTube] 17. Economic controls [mp3] [YouTube] 18. Militarization [mp3] [YouTube] 19. The Holocaust [mp3]
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Part 3 of the audiobook version of my Nietzsche and the Nazis: A Personal View. Part 3. National Socialist Philosophy [mp3] [YouTube] [19 minutes] 6. The Nazi Party Program [mp3] [YouTube] 7. Collectivism, not individualism [mp3] [YouTube] 8. Economic socialism, not capitalism [mp3] [YouTube] 9. Nationalism, not internationalism or cosmopolitanism [mp3] [YouTube] 10. Authoritarianism, not
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Nietzsche and the Nazis: A Personal View was first produced as a documentary in 2006. The book version was published in 2010. A Polish translation is forthcoming in 2014. We are releasing an audiobook version serially. To begin, here are Parts 1 and 2. Part 1. Introduction: Philosophy and History [mp3] [YouTube] [5 minutes] 1.
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Part 2 of the audiobook version of my Nietzsche and the Nazis: A Personal View. Part 2. Explaining Nazism Philosophically [mp3] [YouTube] [17 minutes] 3. How could Nazism happen? [mp3] [YouTube] 4. Five weak explanations for National Socialism [mp3] [YouTube] 5. Explaining Nazism Philosophically [mp3] [YouTube] Forthcoming: Part 3. National Socialist Philosophy Part 4. The
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Part 1 of the audiobook version of my Nietzsche and the Nazis: A Personal View. Part 1. Introduction: Philosophy and History [mp3] [YouTube] [5 minutes] 1. Fascinated by history [mp3] [YouTube] 2.What is philosophy of history? [mp3] [YouTube] Forthcoming: Part 2. Explaining Nazism Philosophically Part 3. National Socialist Philosophy Part 4. The Nazis in Power
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“A common misconception often quoted by media, politicians, activists is that violence is on the rise and has historically been much lower. Similarly, the trend in post-colonial anthropology has been to regard historically indigenous and tribal societies as more peaceful than contemporary Western society. However, archaeological evidence shows that previous societies had very high level
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The Portuguese translation, published by Callis in São Paulo, Brazil is now also available in e-book via Barnes and Noble. More information about other editions and translations of Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault.
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