In this podcast, I consider Wittgenstein's contention that "Nothing is more difficult that not deceiving oneself". I draw on resources from Heidegger, particularly the notion of "authenticity". I consider the role of projection in self-deception but temper that with Wittgenstein's and Heidegger's criticisms of Freudian psychoanalysis. I note that we can bullshit ourselves that we are not bullshitting ourselves and that this opens up an infinite regress. I suggest that Patanjali's practice of satya, truthful silence, may well cut through this problem, but that even if it doesn't, it is still a very great, emancipatory good. The discousre is clearer than I've made it sound! [Free. 29 minutes.]
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PEACEFUL PROTEST TO BE ILLEGAL? - INTERESTING TIMES 27
MONARCHY: INSTITUTION & SOAP OPERA - INTERESTING TIMES 26
THE DRY TINDER OF RESENTMENT & OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMANCIPATION - INTERESTING TIMES 25
CORRUPTION, AUTHORITARIANISM, NUGATORY OPPOSITION - INTERESTING TIMES 24
FREUD'S INFLUENCE ON US GOVERNMENT & BUSINESS
REASON ON REASON 4 - MADNESS
EVENTS THAT DEMYSTIFY: BREXIT NOT DONE, GAMESTOP & A TRUTHFUL POLITICIAN - INTERESTING TIMES 23
PAIN, HOPE & THE STATE OF THE NATION - INTERESTING TIMES 22
REASON ON REASON 3 - QUESTIONING IN THE AGE OF REASON
TWITTER BANS AND FREE SPEECH - INTERESTING TIMES 21
INVASION OF US CAPITOL - INTERESTING TIMES 20
LOOKING BACK OVER 2020 AND FORWARD TO 2021 - INTERESTING TIMES 19
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MUTANTS, BORDERS AND PLAGUE ISLAND - INTERESTING TIMES 18
REASON ON REASON 2 - THE ANTECEDENTS TO THE ENLIGHTENMENT
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LABOUR'S CIVIL WAR, BREXIT, FRAGMENTATION - INTERESTING TIMES 17
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REASON ON REASON 1 - MAPPING THE TERRAIN
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