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Austin Hayden Smidt returns to Rev Left, this time to discuss his new book "Sartre, Imagination, and Dialectical Reason: Creating Society as a Work of Art". Follow Austin on Twitter Check out Austin's podcast "Owls at Dawn" Check out Austin's other Rev Left appearance here: https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/post-structuralism-postmodernism-and-metamodernism Outro Music: 'Days of the Years' by Felice Brothers LEARN MORE ABOUT REV LEFT RADIO: www.revolutionaryleftradio.com
One of the most influential novelists in the United States is the late Ayn Rand. The Russian-born author's works inspired generations of right-leaning intellectuals, from former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan to former Republican Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.Rand's popularity stems from her simple creed that selfishness is a virtue. In her philosophy, called Objectivism, the highest moral calling is to pursue your rational self-interest. This puts Objectivism in a unique corner, as most of the world's schools of moral philosophy and religion preach that selflessness and self-sacrifice are the most noble qualities. But Rands philosophy has sustained its following long after her death in 1982. In 2009, in the aftermath of a financial crisis many blamed on the selfishness of Wall Street, her novel Atlas Shrugged, which preaches the virtues of the self interested titans of industry, surged to a bestseller position on Amazon.com.What makes Rand so popular? And is there any merit to her praise of selfishness as a virtue? To discuss that question we have two guests with us on this episode. Onkar Ghate is the chief philosophy officer at the Ayn Rand Institute and a leading Objectivist. He believes this philosophy is not only relevant but ultimately a guide for living a moral life. Austin Hayden Smidt is a political philosopher who cohosts the philosophy podcast Owls At Dawn. He's skeptical of Objectivism's claims, and believes that altruism is worth fighting for. On this episode we will discuss core philosophical issues that help drive our approach to politics, life, the universe, and everything. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/extremelyoffline)
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Austin Hayden Smidt (Political philosopher, filmmaker, actor, writer, podcast host, and all around wonderful guy) joins Breht to discuss the philosophy and political relevance of post-structuralism, postmodernism, and post-postmodernism aka "metamodernism". They explore the connections between these philosophies and Leftism, exploring both the contradictions between postmodernism and Marxism as well as the connection between postmodernism and post-left anarchism! Topics include: Liberation Theology, Sartre, Irony, Sincerity, Neoliberalism, Post-Postmodernism, Meta-Narratives, how social media shapes our psychology, and more! Check out Owls at Dawn (one of Breht's favorite podcasts) here: http://www.owlsatdawn.com Check out Austin's Medium here: https://medium.com/@austinhaydensmidt Follow Austin on Twitter @austin_hayden Austin Hayden Smidt is Co-host @wisecrack (Show Me The Meaning), @owls_at_dawn & @idigthismovie and a producer @inventfuturedoc. NEW LOGO from BARB, a communist graphic design collective! You can find them on twitter or insta @Barbaradical. Please reach out to them if you are in need of any graphic design work for your leftist projects! ---------------- Intro music by Captain Planet. You can find and support his wonderful music here: https://djcaptainplanet.bandcamp.com Outro music by Aesop Rock - Flashflood https://rhymesayers.com/artists/aesoprock Please Rate and Review our show on iTunes or whatever podcast app you use. This dramatically helps increase our reach. Support the Show and get access to bonus content on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio Follow us on Twitter @RevLeftRadio This podcast is officially affiliated with The Nebraska Left Coalition, the Nebraska IWW, Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), Feed The People - Omaha, and the Marxist Center. Join the SRA here: https://www.socialistra.org/
This week I am talking to Austin Hayden Smidt about the German-Korean philosopher Byung-Chul Han. Han is not well know in the Anglophone world, so we took this opportunity to try and introduce some of the key themes of his philosophy. This interview in El Pais offers a useful starting point to Han's thought and work. Also, Han writes relatively accessible and pithy texts. The books this podcast are based on are Psychopolitics: Neoliberalism and New Technologies of Power, The Burnout Society, and Agony and Eros. Austin Hayden Smidt is a philosopher, producer, and performer. He is currently a Researcher in Political Economy at the University of Sydney working on a "Prolegomena to Any Future Political Economy." He also co-hosts the Owls at Dawn and Show Me The Meaning podcasts, as well as produces content for the Wisecrack YouTube channel. He tweets at: @austin_hayden You can listen to more free back content from the Thales' Well podcast on TuneIn Radio, Player Fm, Stitcher and Podbean. You can also download their apps to your smart phone and listen via there. You can also subscribe for free on iTunes. Please leave a nice review.
Scottish Liberty Podcast episode 56; Antony Sammeroff of Scottish Liberty Podcast debates Austin Hayden Smidt or Owls At Dawn on Socialism vs. Capitalism; Tom Laird moderates.