Episode 70: Where Are We Now?: Thinking with Agamben

December 21st, 2021  |  1 hr 6 mins

agamben, bill gates, carl schmitt, constitution, covid, fear, history, law, medicine, politics, science, scientism, security

Emmet and Mike talk about Agamben's book, Where Are We Now?: The Epidemic as Politics, and reflect on life since the pandemic. They discuss Carl Schmitt, security theater, anti-social civics, the cultic gnosticism of scientific faith, the need for physical practices and spiritual mentors, bare life, their own intellectual failings during the pandemic, and more.