Hosted by philosopher Peter Rollins and comedian Elliott Morgan, The Fundamentalists explores life and culture through the lens of continental philosophy, psychoanalytic theory, and depth psychology. We apologize in advance.
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Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Saturday Dec 12, 2020
Is lasting happiness possible? Perhaps. But at what cost? This week the boys jump into the distinction that is made in psychoanalysis between happiness and desire. Happiness being a position that lacks the courage to grasp desire. Along the way Peter's interest in Hegel and Elliott's belief in aliens briefly meet in the idea of Hegaliens.