Sloterdijk on Trial for Eugenics // 247
From PlasticPills Critical Theory & Philosophy by Plasticpills
April 16, 2026 · 1h 20m
About this episode
The episode discusses Peter Sloterdijk's controversial work 'Rules for the Human Zoo' and the accusations of eugenics and fascism it generated.
Find all episodes ad-free at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills This week we read Sloterdijk's 1999 "Rules for the Human Zoo" (https://web.stanford.edu/~mvr2j/docs/Elmauer.pdf) which was the source of immediate controversy and accusations of fascism and eugenics. We see what the hype was about.
People in this episode
Host: Plasticpills
Topics covered
- eugenics
- philosophy
- controversy
- fascism
- Sloterdijk
Keywords
- Peter Sloterdijk
- eugenics
- philosophy
- Rules for the Human Zoo
- controversy
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Rules for the Human Zoo
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