The Future of Philosophy: Hegel, Lacan, Zizek & What Dawkins & Jordan Peterson Have in Common | Cadell Last

Cadell Last is an anthropologist, philosopher, and founder of Philosophy Portal — an online educational platform opening space for the next generation of philosophical thought. After developing a strong grounding in evolutionary anthropology and biology, he began a deep study of phenomenology and psychoanalysis, opening him to fresh perspectives on some of life's most challenging questions. Today his work explores biocultural evolution, the mind-matter relation, and speculative futures. He is the author of "Global Brain Singularity" and "Systems and Subjects," co-author of "Sex, Masculinity, God," and lead editor of the community anthologies "Enter the Alien" and "Abyssal Arrows."In this conversation, we explore the limits of science and the importance of philosophy, building on the main ideas of Plato, Hegel, Lacan, and Zizek, and what it means to connect dead philosophers with living, universally impactful thinkers.We get into why you have to understand thinkers deeply before you can deconstruct them, the importance of dialectical thinking, and what Jordan Peterson and Richard Dawkins actually have in common beneath their apparent opposition.We also explore putting Jung and Freud into dialectics, what Global Brain Singularity actually is, cultivating a global commons, the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, nonduality, non-monism, and Buddhism, the upswing in Christian conversions, and Cadell's vision for Philosophy Portal.🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗Cadell's personal site Cadell on X/Twitter Cadell on Substack Become a member at Philosophy Portal Global Brain Singularity — Cadell Last Systems & Subjects — Cadell Last Plato Hegel Lacan Zizek Jordan Peterson Richard Dawkins Jordan Peterson in conversation with Richard Dawkins Jordan Peterson Biblical Lectures Maps of Meaning — Jordan Peterson, in-depth book summary The Artemisian — Alyssa Polizzi Ray Kurzweil on Joe Rogan Francis Heylighen Her — film Capital in the Twenty-First Century — Thomas Piketty Elinor Ostrom The Commons Karl Marx George Church CRISPR Plum Village Christian Atheism — Slavoj Zizek The Phenomenology of Spirit — Hegel The Religious Case Against Belief — James Carse🕰️ TIMESTAMPS 🕰️0:00 - Introduction2:51 - The limits of science and the importance of philosophy15:10 - Building on the main ideas of Plato, Hegel, Lacan and Zizek30:55 - Connecting dead philosophers with living universally impactful thinkers33:36 - You have to understand thinkers deeply before you can deconstruct them36:23 - The importance of dialectical thinking47:30 - What Jordan Peterson and Richard Dawkins have in common — myths vs drives57:55 - Putting Jung and Freud into dialectics1:02:49 - What is Global Brain Singularity?1:18:46 - Cultivating a global commons1:31:50 - The impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution1:38:29 - Nonduality, non-monism, Buddhism and affirming appearances1:46:44 - Making sense of the upswing in Christian conversions and unpacking religion1:56:20 - Cadell's vision for Philosophy Portal*Subscribe to my YouTube channel to watch the video versions of the Elevating Consciousness Podcast *Subscribe to the Insighter Substack to get in-depth articles on the theory and practice of human transformation through a post-conventional