About this episode

Spencer Leonard discusses the politics of Habermas and critiques by Moishe Postone.

Spencer Leonard from the Platypus Affiliated Society discusses the politics of Habermas and how Moishe Postone's critique of Habermas both landed and missed. Support Sublation Media: https://patreon.com/dietsoap

People in this episode

Host: Douglas Lain

Guest: Spencer Leonard

Topics covered

• politics
• Habermas
• Moishe Postone
• critique
• philosophy

Keywords

• Habermas
• Moishe Postone
• politics
• critique
• Platypus Affiliated Society

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Organizations: Platypus Affiliated Society

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