The New Ultra-politics

Can the category of ultra-politics help us understand the resurgence of right wing reactionary politics? And is the supposed end of ideology truly dead?
Join me for this first lecture in which we discuss Renciere and Žižek’s conception of the political and what it can tell us about politics today.
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[@julianphilosophy]

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[@romerobjuancarlos]

Super stoked for this new lecture series to wrap up the year and potentially reach new people so that the community can keep on growing. :) Keep up the good work, Julian!
P.S Unrelated: I was really hoping you'd review "The Substance" but then again I'm sure you've been busy.

[@GeraldFigal]

Well-shaped conceived, shaped, and executed lecture. Looking forward to more parts of the part of no part.

[@jellevg-x4u]

The audio is a bit shakey Julian

[@musiqtee]

Sadly, yes… This must be the camera audio track, not the handheld lavalier transmitter…?

[@joe.h-7322]

Eh it’s shaken at the start but fine after.

[@nifarious]

​@joe.h-7322 there are pops throughout

[@chengzhou8711]

He should invest towards a pop filter and a better microphone

[@musiqtee]

@@chengzhou8711 As said, the audio in the video isn’t from the handheld mike - 97½% sure (sound engineer)… That’s not a critique of Julian, his lectures are pure gold to me! Just my wish for his narrative to “cut through” in a way that it also technically can… 👍

[@somedudeok1451]

I did not understand "the part of no part" almost at all. The examples which were supposed to make the idea tangible were very abstract themselves. Why would a universal automatically require something outside??

[@fixthefernback8030]

think about, what is universally patriotically american? the stereotypes that people see collectively as patriotically american. freedom-loving, gun-toting, bible thumpers. anyone who isn't that is not properly american. hence why no matter how much democrats try, they cannot out-patriot the "truly patriotic american" republicans.

[@chhhhhris]

but have you heard of super-duper-ultra-mega politics?

[@17rojos]

Audio is normally low but now is very low, maybe good to check

[@tracyharms3548]

What is this alleged post-political turn of the 1990s and early 2000s? How is that notion supposed to fit facts?

[@communist_kirby]

5:17 I don't think anarchy means lack of order, I think it means lack of hierarchy. Hence, an-archy.

[@julianphilosophy]

Thank you! I double checked the etymology and i believe “arkhé” means “the first thing which leads”, i.e that from which an order is derived. I agree that hierarchy here would make sense, although in the context of this argument apropos the originating logic of power, I still prefer to relate it to order. Nonetheless, thank you for encouraging me to go back and check. Having studied ancient Greek in school I expect more precision from myself, so thank you for keeping me to that. Much appreciated, truly. Julian

[@JerehmiaBoaz]

@@julianphilosophy If you just accept the word anarchy's etymological origins without derivation it would mean "without leadership" or perhaps better "without rulers". In ancient Greece it used to mean a morally objectionable form of democracy where the voters exclusively pursue their own interests in disregard of the community, so I don't think the original context is very helpful here (unless you're a Randian objectivist and don't mind the inverted ethics).

[@PeebeesPet]

@@JerehmiaBoaz Yeah. Fortunately there is a term for this inappropriate mode of thought called etymological fallacy.
"An etymological fallacy is an argument of equivocation, arguing that a word is defined by its etymology, and that its customary usage is therefore incorrect."
"Ancient Greeks believed that there was a "true meaning" of a word, distinct from common use. There is evidence that a similar belief existed among ancient Vedic scholars. In modern days, this fallacy can be found in some arguments of language purists."
"An etymological fallacy becomes possible when a word's meaning shifts over time from its original meaning. Such changes can include a narrowing or widening of scope or a change of connotation (amelioration or pejoration). In some cases, modern usage can shift to the point where the new meaning has no evident connection to its etymon."
(Wiki)

[@markoslavicek]

Arche is the origin in translation, so yes, this could be described as the lack of hierarchy as hierarchy has an arche out of which a certain order stems.

[@dillegitante]

​​@@markoslavicek'In the beginning was Chaos'? Arche is Chaos?

[@dethkon]

I like the suit!

[@michaelo.1320]

My man has never seen a sweater before

[@rohansagar722]

Sorry to point out but caste system is actually pronounced as “Kaast” system.

[@zamplify]

You own a comb?