An epistemic avalanche of madness, with Peter Boghossian

from Fire at Will · host Will Kingston

One of the most important academic papers of modern times was published in 2017. It was titled, ‘The Conceptual Penis as a Social Construct’. Thankfully, it wasn’t the content of the paper that started a global discussion, but rather the circumstances that surrounded it and the light that it shone on the current state of academia, woke ideology and notions of truth and freedom of expression.This week, host Will Kingston is joined by one of the pseudonymous authors of the paper, philosopher, writer, and one of the most interesting thinkers of our age, Dr Peter Boghossian.Follow Australiana on social media here.Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here.Visit Peter's website here.

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One of the most important academic papers of modern times was published in 2017. It was titled, 'The Conceptual Penis as a Social Construct'. Thankfully, it wasn't the content of the paper that started a global discussion, but rather the circumstances that surrounded it and the light that it shone on the current state of academia, woke ideology and notions of truth and freedom of expression. This week, host Will Kingston is joined by one of the pseudonymous authors of the paper, philosopher, writer, and one of the most interesting thinkers of our age, Dr Peter Boghossian. Follow Australiana on social media here. [https://linktr.ee/AustralianaPod] Subscribe to The Spectator Australia here. [https://www.spectator.com.au/join/] Visit Peter's website here. [https://peterboghossian.com/]

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