World

Give us a listen, and we’ll give you the world! In Episode 86 of Overthink, Ellie and David ask: what does it mean to live in a world? From animal spirit masters in Labrador to the foundations of climate science, they discuss why the concept of "world" is so contentious, and even at the brink of collapse. They  navigate our entangled concepts of nature, culture, and the idyllic nurturing earth through the work of Hannah Arendt and Arturo Escobar. Is the world of animals the same as our own? And, what could it mean to imagine a world where many worlds fit? In times of deep planetary transformation, philosophizing our place in this world has never been more important.This episode was produced by Emilio Esquivel Marquez and Aaron Morgan as part of their Summer Undergraduate Research Program at Pomona College.Check out the episode's extended cut here!Works DiscussedHannah Arendt, The Human Condition and The Origins of TotalitarianismMario Blaser, “Doing and undoing Caribou/Atiku”Dipesh Chakrabarty, “Planetary Humanities”Déborah Danowski and Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, The Ends of the WorldArturo Escobar, Pluriversal PoliticsMartin Heidegger, Fundamental Concepts of MetaphysicsTravis Holloway, How to Live at the End of the WorldBruno Latour, Facing GaiaTimothy Morton, HyperobjectsConservation International, Mother Nature (2015)Patreon | patreon.com/overthinkpodcast Website | overthinkpodcast.comInstagram & Twitter | @overthink_podEmail |  Dearoverthink@gmail.comYouTube | Overthink podcastSupport the show