In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a discussion with John Macready about many figures and concepts in continental philosophy. They begin the conversation by talking about the two camps of analytic and continental philosophy. They talk about Plato and his conception of reality, allegory of the cave, and the logos. They discuss Descartes' methodology, cogito, and free will. They mention Hume and his epistemology, sentiments, free will, and racial naturalism. They discuss Kant and his concepts of apriori, aposteriori knowledge. They talk about Nietzsche as a philosopher of difference, his ideas around self-knowledge and self-education, culture, and many challenges to culture. They also dialogue about Hannah Arendt and her ideas about the political life as authentic living, plurality, intersubjectivity, human dignity ,and human rights.
John Macready is a professor of philosophy at Collin College. His main interests are in ethics, logic, social, and political philosophy. He has heavily researched Hannah Arendt and writes on ethics and political theory. He is the author of two books, Hannah Arendt and the the Fragility of Human Dignity and A Continental Guide to Philosophy. You can find his website here. Twitter: @jdmacready
#108 - Structural Figures of Continental Philosophy: A Dialogue with John Macready