What's Left of Philosophy
@leftofphilosophy.bsky.social
a podcast about theory and the history of political thought from a leftist perspective. hosted by Lillian, Owen (@owengw.bsky.social), Gil (@gilmorejon.bsky.social), and Will (@williammparis.bsky.social). leftofphilosophy.com
new episode out now! we talk about Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, which is a sophisticated and nuanced account of approbation, justice, and why you get the ick when someone doesn't appreciate a movie you really like. it's great actually. www.patreon.com/posts/123-ad...
123 | Adam Smith and the Lessons of Sympathy | What's Left of Philosophy
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November 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
new episode out now! we talk about Adam Smith's Theory of Moral Sentiments, which is a sophisticated and nuanced account of approbation, justice, and why you get the ick when someone doesn't appreciate a movie you really like. it's great actually. www.patreon.com/posts/123-ad...
new episode out now! we talk about Alfred Sohn-Rethel's work on real abstraction and his theory of commodity exchange as the origin of transcendental subjectivity. we love a big swing and this is truly a big swing, folks www.patreon.com/posts/122-re...
122 | Real Abstraction and the Origin of Consciousness with Alfred Sohn-Rethel | What's Left of Philosophy
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October 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
new episode out now! we talk about Alfred Sohn-Rethel's work on real abstraction and his theory of commodity exchange as the origin of transcendental subjectivity. we love a big swing and this is truly a big swing, folks www.patreon.com/posts/122-re...
new episode out today! we read a bunch of the federalist papers to try to figure out what these people had in mind when they started, well, all this. peel back the curtain with us on the vision behind America's first republic! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
121 | The Federalist Papers
Podcast Episode · What's Left of Philosophy · 10/02/2025 · 1h 3m
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October 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
new episode out today! we read a bunch of the federalist papers to try to figure out what these people had in mind when they started, well, all this. peel back the curtain with us on the vision behind America's first republic! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...
new episode out now! we talk about literature and Marxism through the work of Raymond Williams. this turns out mostly to be an excuse to reveal ourselves as big Jane Austen fans. the full episode is a patron exclusive, teaser below www.patreon.com/posts/139000...
120 | Raymond Williams on Literature and Cultural Materialism | What's Left of Philosophy
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September 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
new episode out now! we talk about literature and Marxism through the work of Raymond Williams. this turns out mostly to be an excuse to reveal ourselves as big Jane Austen fans. the full episode is a patron exclusive, teaser below www.patreon.com/posts/139000...
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this is one of the best episodes yet. if you aren't listening to this podcast you're playing yourself
new episode out now! we talk with Nicholas Vrousalis about why we should understand exploitation as a form of domination and why this is a powerful argument for capitalism being unjust. also we lovingly give G.A. Cohen and John Roemer a little bit of a hard time. www.patreon.com/posts/119-ex...
119 | Exploitation and the Theory of Domination w/ Prof. Nicholas Vrousalis | What's Left of Philosophy
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September 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
this is one of the best episodes yet. if you aren't listening to this podcast you're playing yourself
new episode out now! we talk with Nicholas Vrousalis about why we should understand exploitation as a form of domination and why this is a powerful argument for capitalism being unjust. also we lovingly give G.A. Cohen and John Roemer a little bit of a hard time. www.patreon.com/posts/119-ex...
119 | Exploitation and the Theory of Domination w/ Prof. Nicholas Vrousalis | What's Left of Philosophy
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September 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
new episode out now! we talk with Nicholas Vrousalis about why we should understand exploitation as a form of domination and why this is a powerful argument for capitalism being unjust. also we lovingly give G.A. Cohen and John Roemer a little bit of a hard time. www.patreon.com/posts/119-ex...
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this one features interviews with @sisyphus55.bsky.social, CJ the X, Dr. Fatima, Dr. Gregory B Sadler, Jared Henderson, @epochphilosophy.com, and @gilmorejon.bsky.social of @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social
August 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
this one features interviews with @sisyphus55.bsky.social, CJ the X, Dr. Fatima, Dr. Gregory B Sadler, Jared Henderson, @epochphilosophy.com, and @gilmorejon.bsky.social of @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social
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highly recommended!
patrons can now watch video of our recent live show! subscribe now and check out our hot takes on the communist manifesto 🥰 www.patreon.com/posts/136785...
What's Left of Philosophy Live! | The Communist Manifesto | What's Left of Philosophy
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August 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
highly recommended!
patrons can now watch video of our recent live show! subscribe now and check out our hot takes on the communist manifesto 🥰 www.patreon.com/posts/136785...
What's Left of Philosophy Live! | The Communist Manifesto | What's Left of Philosophy
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August 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
patrons can now watch video of our recent live show! subscribe now and check out our hot takes on the communist manifesto 🥰 www.patreon.com/posts/136785...
come see us live TONIGHT at the Epiphany Center for the Arts ay 8pm! after tonight this opportunity, like all things solid, will melt into air! get your tickets here or at the door: link.dice.fm/J7acfdeb77d4
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What's Left of Philosophy Live Show: Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto
Date: Thursday, August 7, 2025
Doors: 5PM for Golden Hour
Showtime: 8PM
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August 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
come see us live TONIGHT at the Epiphany Center for the Arts ay 8pm! after tonight this opportunity, like all things solid, will melt into air! get your tickets here or at the door: link.dice.fm/J7acfdeb77d4
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What's Left of Philosophy @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social live show TONIGHT! Come out and see what critics have called 'it's a philosophy podcast', 'had to turn it off because they laugh too much' and 'why are they so nice to the girl?' at the Epiphany Center for the Arts! it's gonna be truly amazing
August 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
What's Left of Philosophy @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social live show TONIGHT! Come out and see what critics have called 'it's a philosophy podcast', 'had to turn it off because they laugh too much' and 'why are they so nice to the girl?' at the Epiphany Center for the Arts! it's gonna be truly amazing
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I'll be chatting about "Nordic Socialism" with @pelledragsted.bsky.social and Will Banks tonight in Chicago. Come see us at Pilsen Community Books.
After that we're all heading to see @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social talk about Marx. Should be a fun night!
After that we're all heading to see @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social talk about Marx. Should be a fun night!
August 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I'll be chatting about "Nordic Socialism" with @pelledragsted.bsky.social and Will Banks tonight in Chicago. Come see us at Pilsen Community Books.
After that we're all heading to see @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social talk about Marx. Should be a fun night!
After that we're all heading to see @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social talk about Marx. Should be a fun night!
we are doing our live show in Chicago THIS THURSDAY! we're gonna talk about a little book called THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, ever heard of it?? get your tickets here: epiphanychi.com/events/whats...
What's Left of Philosophy Live Show: Karl Marx's Communist Manifesto - Epiphany Center for the Arts
What’s Left of Philosophy Live Show: Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto
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August 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
we are doing our live show in Chicago THIS THURSDAY! we're gonna talk about a little book called THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, ever heard of it?? get your tickets here: epiphanychi.com/events/whats...
new episode out today! we discuss Axel Honneth's critical theory of the ideal of social freedom as an aspirationally universal normative value implicitly embodied in institutions like... the market. we have some questions! listen now www.patreon.com/posts/118-ax...
118 | Axel Honneth and the Ideal of Social Freedom | What's Left of Philosophy
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July 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
new episode out today! we discuss Axel Honneth's critical theory of the ideal of social freedom as an aspirationally universal normative value implicitly embodied in institutions like... the market. we have some questions! listen now www.patreon.com/posts/118-ax...
new episode! we look back on Hardt and Negri's seminal Empire. they really captured something important about geopolitics at the turn of the century, but where are we now? much love to our militant comrades ❤️🔥 www.patreon.com/posts/133521...
117 | Hardt and Negri's Empire, 25 Years Later | What's Left of Philosophy
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July 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
new episode! we look back on Hardt and Negri's seminal Empire. they really captured something important about geopolitics at the turn of the century, but where are we now? much love to our militant comrades ❤️🔥 www.patreon.com/posts/133521...
new episode out today! we talk about Alasdair MacIntyre's devastating critique of modernity, why the good life is still worth arguing about, and why actually existing liberalism is a moral wasteland. fun!! full ep is patreon only; teaser available on all platforms. ❤️🔥
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116 | Are We Losing our Morality? Alasdair MacIntyre’s After Virtue and the Nihilism of Modern Society | What's Left of Philosophy
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June 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
new episode out today! we talk about Alasdair MacIntyre's devastating critique of modernity, why the good life is still worth arguing about, and why actually existing liberalism is a moral wasteland. fun!! full ep is patreon only; teaser available on all platforms. ❤️🔥
www.patreon.com/posts/132162...
www.patreon.com/posts/132162...
BIG NEWS: LIVE SHOW ON AUGUST 7 IN CHICAGO! Come out to see the four of us take over the Epiphany Theater to talk about Marx and interact with the crowd. One night only!! $25 tickets!! follow the link! epiphanychi.com/events/whats...
June 12, 2025 at 10:51 PM
BIG NEWS: LIVE SHOW ON AUGUST 7 IN CHICAGO! Come out to see the four of us take over the Epiphany Theater to talk about Marx and interact with the crowd. One night only!! $25 tickets!! follow the link! epiphanychi.com/events/whats...
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Good @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode on Veblen and the weird habits of the rich
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115 | Modern Barbarism with Thorstein Veblen
Podcast Episode · What's Left of Philosophy · 06/10/2025 · 57m
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June 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Good @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode on Veblen and the weird habits of the rich
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new episode out now, on Thorstein Veblen's Theory of the Leisure Class, and more importantly on how profoundly embarrassing our ruling elites are. knives out for this one www.patreon.com/posts/115-mo...
115 | Modern Barbarism with Thorstein Veblen | What's Left of Philosophy
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June 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
new episode out now, on Thorstein Veblen's Theory of the Leisure Class, and more importantly on how profoundly embarrassing our ruling elites are. knives out for this one www.patreon.com/posts/115-mo...
new episode! we explore the concept of representation in politics, guided by Hanna Pitkin's pathbreaking work on the concept. substantive representation is hard to pin down in theory and even rarer to actually see in practice, but it is an ideal worth holding onto! www.patreon.com/posts/114-wh...
114 | What's Left of Representation? | What's Left of Philosophy
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May 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
new episode! we explore the concept of representation in politics, guided by Hanna Pitkin's pathbreaking work on the concept. substantive representation is hard to pin down in theory and even rarer to actually see in practice, but it is an ideal worth holding onto! www.patreon.com/posts/114-wh...
fantastic review of our very own William Paris' (@williammparis.bsky.social) new book Race, Time, and Utopia!
May 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
fantastic review of our very own William Paris' (@williammparis.bsky.social) new book Race, Time, and Utopia!
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excellent review of my friend and colleague @williammparis.bsky.social's excellent book Race, Time, and Utopia. check it out and read the book!!
May 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
excellent review of my friend and colleague @williammparis.bsky.social's excellent book Race, Time, and Utopia. check it out and read the book!!
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I don't know if the left needs a Joe Rogan exactly but I do know that an hour from now me and the @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social crew are gonna record an episode about Hanna Pitkin's classic study on the concept of representation. that will probably cinch the 2028 election so you're welcome
May 21, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I don't know if the left needs a Joe Rogan exactly but I do know that an hour from now me and the @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social crew are gonna record an episode about Hanna Pitkin's classic study on the concept of representation. that will probably cinch the 2028 election so you're welcome