The Philosophy of Horror: Zombies and Occultists | Featuring Ivan Belonogov [S01:E19]
A continuation of our discussion on the philosophy of horror with Ivan Belonogov. We explore the meaning behind the images of zombies, ghosts, vampires, and werewolves. We discuss themes of corporeality, materiality, and rationality in horror films. Gradually, as the conversation progresses, we expand the dichotomy of detectives and cultists with new roles that allow us to better understand Plato, Hegel, Heidegger, and other philosophers.
Participants: Ivan Belonogov, Alexey Kardash, Ivan Kudryashov.
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Timecodes:
0:00 The Relevance of Zombie Horror
1:05 The Metaphor of Mass Contagion and the Media
1:54 Fear of the Failure of Medicine and Authority
2:26 The Class Interpretation of Zombies
3:00 Reflection on the Colonial Past
3:31 Zombies as an Absolute Collective
4:03 Zombies, Vampires, Werewolves, and Ghosts
5:39 Are Zombies Middle or Lower Class?
6:36 Frankenstein as the Unity of Multiplicity
8:18 A Cure for the Zombie Virus as a Dream of Social Program Supporters
9:14 Analysis of the Film "Shaun of the Living Dead"
11:10 A Test of Materialism/Idealism through a Choice between a Zombie and a Ghost
13:15 About the Six Body Parts
14:00 About Social Construction
14:47 The Structure of Antagonism
16:00 The Horror of Dark Vitalists
16:36 Attention to the Monster's Head in Games and Film
17:20 Fear as the Source of the Division between Materialism and Idealism
18:51 Fear as Uncertainty and the Unknown
19:28 When the Uncertain and the Uncertain are Preferable
20:55 The Material Side of the Cultist's Position
21:35 The Development of the Theory of Detectives and Cultists: The Role of the Occultist
22:13 Regev's Materialistic Theology
23:04 About Eugene Tucker's Position on Attitudes to Horror: A Critique of Anthropocentrism
24:28 Deanthropomorphism and Ecology
25:35 The Insignificance of Humanity's Impact on the World
27:01 Recognizing the World's Indifference through Culture
27:58 Fear from a Psychoanalytic Perspective
28:51 Hardboyed Detective
30:16 Rick Sanchez and Spinoza
32:33 The Treachery of the Mind
33:57 Amoeba and Einstein
34:30 About Stygian and What Games Can Teach You
35:02 About RPGs
36:43 The Metaphorical Potential of RPGs for Philosophy
37:25 Beginning an Analysis of Philosophers Based on Our Theory of Attitudes to Horror
37:55 "Occultist" Philosophers
38:13 Land as a "Cultist"
39:02 Plato - An "Occultist"? 39:31 Aristotle's Classification
39:47 Nietzsche and Spinoza's Classification
40:00 Derrida
40:16 Hegel
40:34 Wittgenstein
41:02 Heidegger
41:26 And who is "Ricky"?
42:16 Necrophiles and Necromancers
43:33 Episode Summary
44:33 Moral of the Two Episodes: How Do You Feel About Horror?
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