Genealogies of Philosophy

We explore the "thought of the outside" through the "historical a priori," Sapphic fragments, and the moral ambivalence of eros. QAnon makes an appearance.

Developing an ethics of wonder born of "strange eros," Lynne Huffer discusses her tenderness for Foucault & how she came to read him through Sappho.

In the face of social and political struggles, is philosophy inert? Aaron Jaffe discusses how philosophy can both explain oppressive realities and contribute to liberating us from them.

"I am because you are." Michael O. Eze discusses ubuntu philosophy and decolonization.

How should societies take collective responsibility for their historical crimes? Could Susan help me think about historical crime in philosophy?

We interviewed Susan Neiman, high school drop out and Harvard grad, about her path to becoming a public intellectual.