Frances Fukuyama is one of our most prominent political philosophers. He is famous for his argument that liberal democracy and free-market capitalism represent “the end of history,” a thesis widely criticized (somewhat unfairly, as I’ll explain) in light of the rise of 21st Century autocracies, especially China and Russia. In his new book, Liberalism and […]
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May 11th, 2022 This session clarifies the limits of the self-improvement paradigm & how to complement it with self-unfoldment. Laying the groundwork, showing that with the foregrounding of the Metacrisis we’re in a vastly different context and in need of different sensibilities and practices that engage a different source of change and transformation. We need
Unfolding in the Meta-Crisis: The Need for a Paradigm Shift w/ Steve March Read More »
This is a wide ranging conversation about conspiracy theories, the occult, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and more with the writer Daniel Pinchbeck. Over the years Daniel has spent a lot of time investigating alternative narratives including conspiracy, and has been critical of Rebel Wisdom in the past for not taking these seriously enough.
Conspiracy Theories, Russia & Cancellation, Daniel Pinchbeck Read More »
***PATREON EXCLUSIVE #4*** In this preliminary interview, Brent Cooper hosts Tomas Bjorkman and Andrés Bernal, representatives of the emerging movements of metamodernism and Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), respectively. With Bjorkman’s apostasy from banking and finance, his writing about market myths, and his leadership in human development, he finds natural concordance with Bernal’s foundations of continental
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May 4th, 2022 Matthew Remski of the Conspirituality podcast visits The Stoa to discuss the concept of “conspirituality”: ”a neologism portmanteau describing the overlap of conspiracy theories with spirituality, typically of New Age varieties.” More from Matthew: http://matthewremski.com Home At best, the conspirituality movement attacks public health efforts in times of crisis. At worst, it
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May 2nd, 2022 Marc and Zak provide an overview of an emerging philosophy. Topics include neo-perennialism, eros, ethics, evolutionary metaphysics, and the future of civilization. thestoa.ca patreon.com/the_stoa thestoa.substack.com
Cosmo-Erotic Humanism: First Principles and Values w/ Zak Stein and Marc Gafni Read More »
In one of the most important developments in the dynamic between big tech, free speech and media in many years, Elon Musk is buying Twitter for $44bn. Much of the commentary online has devolved into the predictable political shouting matches, and there has been very little engagement with the key questions that this brings up
Elon Musk, Twitter, Free Speech vs Moderation. Jim Rutt & Aaron Rabinowitz Read More »
Sometimes in our psychological development the way forward requires us to go back, to re-explore earlier stages of life to see what is distorted or left unintegrated. This is the theme of the work of my guest today, developmental psychotherapist Kim Barta. He discusses his approach to personal growth, which is based on the STAGES
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On Regenerative Civilization This is the prompt on Twitter to which this video is a response. https://twitter.com/PortalDAOkey/status/1519437518852165632?s=20&t=XTUAOHiTh19CoCyJ8MygTQ This is the prompt on Twitter to which this video is a response. https://twitter.com/PortalDAOkey/status/1519437518852165632?s=20&t=XTUAOHiTh19CoCyJ8MygTQ
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***PATREON EXCLUSIVE*** #1 Brent Cooper takes Michael Garfield "to task" in this video critique solicited by him in good faith and on friendly terms. It specifically reviews the Future Fossils episode with Jim Rutt, and interpolates critique and commentary relevant to the whole "Game B" backstory. Throughout the video Cooper picks at some of the
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