🎙️ Exploring 'Ghostbusters': A Philosophical Analysis – The Deeper Thinking Podcast

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🎙️ Exploring 'Ghostbusters': A Philosophical Analysis – The Deeper Thinking Podcast

In this episode, we delve into a profound meditation on knowledge, power, and belief through the lens of the film Ghostbusters. We explore the film's engagement with existentialism, phenomenology, and the philosophy of science, revealing how ghosts serve as metaphors for suppressed knowledge, institutional resistance, and the limits of human understanding. Our discussion critiques bureaucracy, engages with cosmic horror, and presents a vision of reality shaped by perception and thought.

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📚 Further Reading & Deep Dives

For listeners interested in exploring the philosophical concepts discussed in this episode, here are some notable books available on Amazon. These links are part of an affiliate program, meaning purchases help support the podcast at no extra cost to you.

1. Agential Realism by Karen Barad

   • Barad's exploration of how phenomena emerge through intra-actions, challenging traditional metaphysics.
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2. Horror of Philosophy by Eugene Thacker

   • Thacker examines the relationship between horror and philosophy, exploring the limits of human thought.
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3. Phenomenology of Perception by Maurice Merleau-Ponty

   • A foundational text in phenomenology, discussing perception and its role in human experience.
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4. Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre

   • Sartre's seminal work on existentialism, exploring radical freedom and consciousness.
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5. Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings by Michel Foucault

   • A collection of Foucault’s writings on the relationship between power and knowledge.
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6. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn

   • Kuhn’s influential work on the history of science and paradigm shifts.
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7. Object-Oriented Ontology: A New Theory of Everything by Graham Harman

   • Harman’s introduction to object-oriented ontology, discussing the autonomy of objects.
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8. Posthumanism: A Critical Analysis by Rosi Braidotti

   • An examination of posthumanism and its implications for philosophy and society.
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