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Dr Rafael Holmberg (@RafaelHolmberg) is a political writer, social theorist, and researcher on philosophy and psychoanalysis based at University College London. His work broadly draws on post-war Continental philosophy, German Idealism, Marxism, and psychoanalytic theory, drawing from psychology and neuroscience. In this episode, we discuss the relationship between neuroscience, psychoanalysis and German Idealist philosophy.
You can find more of Dr Holmberg's work at substack.com/@rafaelholmberg
RSam Podcast #79
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rafaelholmberg.substack.com/p/reason-against-emotion-a-critique
rafaelholmberg.substack.com/p/the-enjoyment-of-failure-a-critique
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-68831-7
youtu.be/meUtWtY00H8?si=U18SlAoSKon8f76f
versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3018-a-social-history-of-analytic-philosophy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descartes%27_Error
rafaelholmberg.substack.com/p/reason-against-emotion-a-critique
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Dr Rafael Holmberg (@RafaelHolmberg) is a political writer, social theorist, and researcher on philosophy and psychoanalysis based at University College London. His work broadly draws on post-war Continental philosophy, German Idealism, Marxism, and psychoanalytic theory, drawing from psychology and neuroscience. In this episode, we discuss the relationship between neuroscience, psychoanalysis and German Idealist philosophy.
You can find more of Dr Holmberg's work at substack.com/@rafaelholmberg
RSam Podcast #79
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Please consider financially supporting my work (ONLY if you have the means).
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{Podcast}
Substack: rsampod.substack.com/podcast
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le
SFP: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rahul-samaranayake
{Website}
rahulsam.me
{Social Media}
substack.com/@trsam
instagram.com/name_is_rahul
https://x.com/trsam97
linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b
{Reference Links}
rafaelholmberg.substack.com/p/reason-against-emotion-a-critique
rafaelholmberg.substack.com/p/the-enjoyment-of-failure-a-critique
link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-68831-7
youtu.be/meUtWtY00H8?si=U18SlAoSKon8f76f
versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3018-a-social-history-of-analytic-philosophy
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descartes%27_Error
rafaelholmberg.substack.com/p/reason-against-emotion-a-critique
{Images & Videos used}
youtu.be/lyu7v7nWzfo?si=zlLERqOcDLFJRwfW
youtu.be/MQf_6b5jFMA?si=e-kytjtDNNGidKGg
youtu.be/NrAG2Hx4F5Y?si=sveZxdFSGXyKv_m4
youtu.be/FuZGTwU6GzM?si=x2cpyKhRt40XzLEM by Making FGC Content
{Music Used}
"Supapao - Can't Fall In Love" is under a Free To Use YouTube license
soundcloud.com/supapao
Music powered by BreakingCopyright: youtu.be/VZkFJAb_gx4?si=J6AwKLAmikAzoqHj
Chill Lofi Hiphop - 'Breath' by l33 is under a Free To Use YouTube license
SoundCloud: soundcloud.com/nocopyrightlofi/no-copyright-chill-lofi-hiphop-breath-by-l33
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If the ideas I discuss in this channel evoke your interest, consider visiting theunhappyman.substack.com
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Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing.
If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of the related material, please email me at trahulsam@gmail.com, and we can sort it out. Thank you.
