About this episode

This episode features a discussion with Nick Land about his philosophical ideas and their implications.

Nick Land is one of the more interesting contemporary philosophers, and one of the most disturbing. This week we're talking with the author of a new book that sets out Land's ideas, from cybernetic capitalism to the collapse of Enlightenment reason.

People in this episode

Host: ABC

Guest: Nick Land

Topics covered

• contemporary philosophy
• accelerationism
• cybernetic capitalism
• Enlightenment
• collapse of reason

Keywords

• Nick Land
• accelerationism
• cybernetic capitalism
• philosophy
• Enlightenment reason

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC

Books & works: new book, cybernetic capitalism, Enlightenment reason

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