Human Conditions

About Human Conditions

In the podcast series Human Conditions Julien, Rolf and David zig-zag through time and space, travelling through philosophical history, investigating a condition that affects us all: the human condition.

Publisher

ESPhil X Silent Sounds

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Nov 2024

Latest episode

18 Jan 2025

Latest episodes

8 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Jan 2025

   E08 Isabelle Stengers

   Host [Host Name] interviews philosopher Isabelle Stengers about the relevance of the 'human' in the Anthropocene, exploring critical questions facing humanity today.

2. 

   12 Jan 2025

   E07 Levi-Strauss & Viveiros de Castro

   Philosophers Eduardo Viveiros de Castro and Claude Lévi-Strauss explore the limitations of European-centric philosophical anthropology and its implications for our understanding of the human condition.

3. 

   6 Jan 2025

   E06 Sartre, De Beauvoir & Foucault

   Host [Host Name] interviews philosophers Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Michel Foucault, exploring existentialism and power structures.

4. 

   13 Dec 2024

   E05 Arendt & Anders

   Host [Host Name] interviews philosopher Hannah Arendt and philosopher Günther Anders about the human condition and the importance of new beginnings.

5. 

   22 Nov 2024

   E04 Helmut Plessner

   Philosopher Helmut Plessner explores the concept of excentric positionality, revealing how human existence is actively created rather than predetermined in this interview.

6. 

   17 Nov 2024

   E03 Friedrich Nietzsche

   David, Julien, and Rolf explore Friedrich Nietzsche's concepts of the Dionysian and Apollonian, and the "death of God," offering insights into human existence.

7. 

   1 Nov 2024

   E01 Immanuel Kant

   Host Sonia de Jager interviews philosopher Immanuel Kant about the fundamental questions of human existence and knowledge.

8. 

   1 Nov 2024

   E02 Husserl & Heidegger

   Host Sonia de Jager interviews philosopher Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger on phenomenology and existence.

Who has been a guest on Human Conditions

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Claude Lévi-Strauss
• Eduardo Viveiros de Castro
• Sonia de Jager

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

4.8 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 11 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

9

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.