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• Consolatio #4 - The Crystal Fount: Boethius on True and False Happiness, the Unity of Goodness, the Two Binding Threads, the Myth of Orpheus, and Those Darknesses which Bring Ruin to the Souls of Men

  Book 3 of Boethius' 6th century masterpiece De consolatione philosophiaeCONTACT FORM:https://form.typeform.com/to/kW1uMg8GListen to previous sections:Project Introduction, Essay by Scott Goins and Barbara H. WymanBook 1 - To Oppose Evil MenBook 2 - Fortune's WheelThanks for your patience. Remember, at least you're not dying alone in a tower for no good reason. And if you are, sorry for the wait.

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• Hemlock #15 - Confronting the Bomb: Franco Castro Escobar on the History of Nuclear Weapons in Japan, Antiwar Movements, World Federation, Hibakusha, Youth Antinuclear Organizations, and Fallout

  Learn more about Franco and his research:https://www.keele.ac.uk/socialsciences/staff/francocastroescobar/https://uk.linkedin.com/in/fcastroescobarCome join my Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreonSummaryIn this conversation, Franco Castro Escobar, a peace researcher and PhD candidate, discusses the historical and contemporary issues surrounding nuclear weapons, particularly focusing on Japan's anti-nuclear movement. The dialogue explores the origins of nuclear disarmament efforts, the role of scientists and intellectuals, the impact of censorship, and the environmental consequences of nuclear testing. Chapters(00:00) Introduction to Nuclear Disarmament and Peace Research(04:32) The Historical Context of Nuclear Weapons in Japan(12:30) The Role of Scientists and Intellectuals in Anti-Nuclear Movements(20:39) Censorship and Early Opposition in Post-War Japan(30:47) The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Society and Environment(37:54) Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Myths and Realities(51:54) Contemporary Nuclear Arms Control and Its Challenges(01:00:10) Erosion of Arms Control Treaties(01:05:27) The Role of the NPT in Global Security(01:12:10) Nuclear Weapons as a Deterrent(01:15:54) The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Global Politics(01:19:44) Youth Activism Against Nuclear Weapons(01:28:19) The Future of Nuclear Energy(01:49:09) Building a Youth Archive for Anti-Nuclear Activism-//-Books:-The World Set Free, H. G. Wells (1913)-Confronting the Bomb: Lawrence S. Wittnerhttps://www.lawrenceswittner.com/books/confronting-the-bomb-The Ocean on Fire, Anaïs Maurerhttps://www.dukeupress.edu/the-ocean-on-fire-Political Fallout, Toshihiro Higuchihttps://www.sup.org/books/sociology/political-fallout-Nuclear is Not the Solution, M. V. Ramanahttps://www.versobooks.com/products/3013-nuclear-is-not-the-solution-Being Nuclear: Africans and the Global Uranium Trade, Gabrielle Hechthttps://gabriellehecht.org/being-nuclear/-The Rape of Nanking, Iris Changhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_Nanking_(book)-The Free World, Louis Menandhttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/books/review/louis-menand-the-free-world.html-The Wizards of Armageddon, Fred Kaplanhttp://www.fredkaplan.info/wizards.htmArticles and NewsLawrence Livermore National Ignition Facility Tests Nuclear ArsenalAll Rainwater is Poison (Microplastics)Fukushima Nuclear Disaster was Preventable, Company ResponsibleNuclear Reactor on Moon as Part of Artemis MissionPentagon Identifies Climate Change as Top Nat'l Sec ThreatThe Baby Tooth Survey (Radiation in Baby Teeth)Trump Admin Alters Nuclear Posture Review (NPR)Texas Wildfire at Nuclear Weapons FacilityCost Overruns on SENTINEL ICBM Modernization ProgramArt, Poetry, ProseThe Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panelshttps://marukigallery.jp/en/hiroshimapanels/Hiroshima: Three Witnesses (Book of Poetry, trans. Richard H. Minear)https://a.co/d/1c6Tky0When We Say Hiroshima, Kurihara Sadakohttps://press.umich.edu/Books/W/When-We-Say-HiroshimaPeople & Organizations-Garry Davis (World Citizen)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Davis-"Hibakusha" (Japanese term, “nuclear-affected person/nuclear bomb survivor”)-John Lewis Gaddis (Cold War Historian, “The Long Peace”)-Robert  “Bo” Jacobs (Cold War as Limited Nuclear War)https://bojacobs.net/Significant Events, TreatiesAtoms for Peace Speech, Eisenhower 1953https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoms_for_PeaceCastle-Bravo Hydrogen Bomb Test (March 1954, Bikini Atoll, 15 Megatons)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_BravoTreaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_WeaponsPartial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_Nuclear_Test_Ban_TreatyErrataI said the Bravo test yielded 30 megatons, it actually yielded 15.

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• #163 - May, 1968: An Intellectual and Political History of the Paris Student Revolt, Sexual Liberation, Street Philosophy, Alain Badiou, Feminism, Simon Critchley, Sartre, Foucault, Derrida, and Zizek

  Help support the show, get access to exclusive episodes, and keep the podcast ad-free forever:https://patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreonWrite-up on the May 68 barricades:https://jacobin.com/2018/05/how-beautiful-it-wasThe original recording was made in late April 2008 by the BBC.Chapters(00:00:00) Casablanca Intro(00:06:39) 1) The Year of Revolutions: 1968(00:48:43) 2) Philosophy in the StreetsReferences and KeywordsCharles de Gaulle, Joseph Stalin, CGT (Trade Union Confédération Générale du Travail), Women's Liberation, Birth Control Pill, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Herbert Marcuse, Jean-Paul Sartre, Slavoj Zizek, Jacques Lacan, Guy Debord and the Situationists, Gilles Deleuze, Alain Badiou, David Cunningham (Radical Philosophy), Simon Critchley, "Boredom is counterrevolutionary", École Normale Supérieure, Henri Bergson, Structuralism, Jacques Rancière, Claude Levi-Strauss, Deconstruction.Books:The Society of the Spectacle - Guy DebordThe Order of Things - Michel FoucaultThe Ends of Man - Jacques DerridaÉcrits (Writings) - Jacques LacanReading Capital - Louis Althusser

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• #162 - The Thousand-Year Legacy of Ibn Sina: Roy Casagranda on Arab Philosophy, Medieval Medicine, the Baghdad House of Wisdom, and the Origins of Scholasticism in the Arab World

  Come join my Patreon!https://patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreonCheck out Roy's Work:https://www.youtube.com/@DrRoyCasagrandaWatch the original video:https://youtu.be/D8s_qxWcN9IDescription from original:The 1,000-year Legacy of Ibn Sina is Dr. Roy's first lecture for the Museum of the Future's Lessons from the Past (2025). This collaboration between the Museum of the Future and Dr. Roy aims to explore 10 topics ranging from the life of the father of modern medicine to examples of great leadership to the birth of the Most Serene Republic of Venice.(Originally uploaded April 3rd 2025)Ibn Sina:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicenna

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• #160b - The Meaning of History (2 of 2): Darren Staloff on Arnold Toynbee, R. G. Collingwood, Positivism, Arthur Danto, Fernand Braudel, Poststructuralism, and William McNeill's “Plagues and People”

  PART 1 (HoPAA #160a):https://open.spotify.com/episode/5taLk6nbSkUZ3kGgRIgoSk?si=7724226c6b1042e1Come join my Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreonLearn more about Professor Darren Staloff's Work (Yes, he's still alive…)https://hamilton.center.ufl.edu/people/darren-staloff/This series was originally titled "The Search for a Meaningful Past" and is available on YouTube.Chapters:(00:00:00) Intro(00:01:12) Arnold Toynbee and World Historical Speculation(00:47:26) R. G. Collingwood “The Idea of History”(01:33:36) Positivist Historiography(02:19:48) Arthur Danto's Narration and Knowledge(03:06:20) Fernand Braudel's “On History”(03:52:11) Poststructuralism and the Linguistic Turn(04:39:06) William McNeill's “Plagues and People”(05:25:46) The Heterogeneity of Historical Knowledge(06:10:32) Outro-//-

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