Western Philosophy as White Supremacism (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)

August 09, 2019 01:27:00
Western Philosophy as White Supremacism (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)
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Western Philosophy as White Supremacism (Daniel Kaufman & Crispin Sartwell)

Aug 09 2019 | 01:27:00

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Show Notes

Crispin's recent essay, "Western Philosophy as White Supremacism" ... Dan accuses Crispin of ahistorical revisionism ... Descartes as a product of his age ... Privileging the intellectual over the physical ... Is "the conquest of nature" a good or bad thing? ... Crispin: Metaphysics and racism feed each other ... Is self-mastery a key to freedom, or antithetical to it? ... The worst political philosophy, except for all the others? ...

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