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Just Two Dudes Reading Theory

Chris Newman, Preston Taylor

Welcome to Just Two Dudes Reading Theory! Where we attempt to take on both classic and more underground selections from the world of theory. Each episode we"ll be reading and discussing a different text, including works of psychoanalysis, phenomenology, post-humanism, feminism, deconstruction, and much more!

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68:32

Friedrich Nietzcshe - Anti-Education II

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2025/03/21

Welcome! This week we finished reading Nietzsche's Anti Education lectures. Enjoy!

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77:24

Friedrich Nietzcshe - Anti-Education I

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2025/03/14

Wow what a ride! This week we're reading some early lectures from the young (28 year old) Nietzsche. He diagnoses many issues in the 19th-century German education system. We also debate the coherence of these early stabs at critique. Enjoy!

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79:44

Sigmund Freud - Mourning And Melancholia

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2025/03/07

This week we're reading Freud's wild essay on mourning and melancholia. Freud's theory is that mourning results from a loss in the world, whereas melancholia results from a loss in the ego. We discuss what that means, as well as some of Freud's more dicey claims. Enjoy!

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71:24

Herbert Marcuse - The Problem of Violence And The...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2025/02/28

This week we're delving into the current political situation in the U.S. We're discussing concepts such as repressive desublimation and class consciousness. Enjoy!Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash

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70:56

Emil Cioran - Aphorisms

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2025/02/21

This week we each chose five of our favorite aphorisms from Romanian philosopher Eil Cioran. Most are only one sentence in length. Enjoy! Photo by Ross Sneddon on Unsplash

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67:54

Walter Benjamin - Unpacking My Library

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2025/02/14

This week we read Walter Benjamin's essay on collecting. We differentiate between collecting proper, and the strange results of commodity fetishism. Enjoy!

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70:56

Interpassivity: The Aesthetics of Delegated Enjoyment...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2025/02/07

This week, we're discussing how many subjects it takes to enjoy a work of art. You have the spectator, sure, but you also have the author and the "main character." We'd also add that there's a more mysterious figure called "the muses" who experience the whole of the work, knowing that you, being tired and existing from a single vantage point, are incapable of seeing the whole. Enjoy!

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71:20

Louis Althusser - Ideology and Ideological State...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2025/02/01

Join us this week as we tackle Louis Althusser's seminal essay "Ideology and Ideological State Apparatuses". We discuss the difference between ISAs (Ideological State Apparatuses) and RSAs (Repressive State Apparatuses), interpellation, and Althusser's relevance today.

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69:06

Maurice Merleau-Ponty - Phenomenology of Perception,...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2025/01/17

This week, we're finishing up Merleau-Ponty's famous section on The Body. We discuss sexuality, identity, and psychoanalysis, all through the lens of Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology

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79:06

Maurice Merleau-Ponty - Phenomenology of Perception,...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2025/01/03

This week, we're discussing the first half of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's famous section on the Body from his Phenomenology of Perception. This is a wide-ranging text that outlines how the body fits into the phenomenology of the world. Enjoy!

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90:10

Walter Terence Stace - Mysticism, Ethics, and Religion

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/12/13

Join us this week as we take a hard right turn on our subject matter with a chapter from Walter Terence Stace's Mysticism and Philosophy. Our main goal throughout the episode is to interrogate the term mysticism to come to an agreement on the concept's delineations. Enjoy!

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83:34

George Bataille — Rotten Sun

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/11/29

This week we're delving into two short works by George Bataille— "Rotten Sun" and "The Sacred Conspiracy". We also discuss Max Weber's concept of Disenchantment and possible avenues to reenchant the world.

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73:04

Felix Guattari — Everybody Wants to be a Fascist

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/11/22

It's a timely episode! We're talking about this week's election results through Guattari's eyes. Enjoy!

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73:14

Jean-Paul Sartre - Being and Nothingness III:...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/11/08

We're talking time! You know, past, present, future...etc...Overall, we admit that discussing the phenomenology of time is complicated, thorny, and even (at times) ungraspable. That said, we hope listeners will come away with a solid understanding of Sartre's key ideas. Enjoy!

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76:30

Felix Guattari — Becoming Woman

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/10/25

We love reading Guattari! This week, we examine two short essays: Becoming Woman and I Have Even Met Happy Drag Queens. We talk about Guattari's seminal concept of Becoming a Woman and trans liberation. Enjoy!

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75:32

Jacques Lacan - Resistance is not Censorship

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/10/18

What is resistance? Well, it has something to do with the ego....whatever stops analysis! Yeah, that's it! Okay, then what's censorship? It's a blockage on the thingy! But the other thing? Yes? Don't worry! Hopefully, by the end of this episode, you will have a firm grasp on Lacan's eminently playful (and tragic) distinction.

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72:36

Maurice Merleau-Ponty - Phenomenology of Perception,...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/10/04

This week we continue our reading of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception. We're talking about optical illusions and the place of phenomenological discourse. Enjoy!

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71:02

Gaston Bachelard - Poetics of Space: The House. From...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/09/27

It's fall! And to kick-start fall we're looking at the coziest philosopher there is: Gaston Bachelard. We discuss topoanalysis, huts, and the oneiric house. Enjoy!

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77:38

Jean-Paul Sartre - Being and Nothingness II: Part One

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/09/20

Ever met a waiter who just seems oh-so-too happy being a waiter? Have you ever been on a date where you're just not sure if you're into the other person but don't want to show that you're not into the other person? This week we're discussing Bad Faith, one of Sartre's most famous concepts. We're also talking about anguish and addiction. Enjoy!

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63:12

Maurice Merleau-Ponty - Phenomenology of Perception,...

Just Two Dudes Reading Theory ·

2024/09/13

Maurice Merleau-Ponty gives a fantastic introduction to phenomenology in the preface to his Phenomenology of Perception. Honestly, we had a great time this week and really look forward to reading his whole work.

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