Theory & Philosophy

Theory & Philosophy

Welcome! My name’s David Guignion and I distill complicated philosophical and theoretical ideas for wide audiences. While ideas are important to help us understand the world, it is even more important to put ideas into action. Some of this channel’s key theoretical and pragmatic influences include, but are not limited to, Marxism, Decolonialization, Feminism, Gender and Queer theory, and Critical Race Theory. This channel’s content is recorded on the in Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal, the traditional territory of the Kanien’kehà:ka, comprised of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Huron/Wendat, Abenaki, and Anishinaabeg. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIq2xNjGAof0cCUaKbco6HQ

Episodes

August 13, 2025 14 mins

In this episode, I explain Hegel's criticisms of Kant philosophical efforts and their shortcoming in accounting for the actual operation of the faculties of understanding and reason in the world, in The Phenomenology of Spirit.

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In this episode, I cover Immanuel Kant's "Metaphysical Foundations of Natural Science." 

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In this episode, I cover Immanuel Kant's "Prolegomena to any Future Metaphysics."

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In this episode, I cover part two of Cedric Robinson's "Black Marxism."

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In this episode, I cover part two of Cedric Robinson's "Black Marxism."

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In this episode, I cover part one of Cedric Robinson's "Black Marxism."

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In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Alison Posey, Postdoctoral Researcher in Duke University's Department of Romance Studies (Spanish) to discuss José Vasconcelos' "The Cosmic Race."

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Dans cet épisode, Alexandre Baril, professeur agrégé de travail social à l'Université d'Ottawa, me rejoint pour discuter de son nouveau livre, Défaire le Suicidisme. Vous pouvez accéder gratuitement à la version anglaise du livre ci-dessous. Cet épisode aborde des sujets délicats tels que le suicide, l'automutilation et la violence systémique. Veuillez l'écouter avec précaution. Vous trouverez également ci-dessous des ressources en...

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In this episode, I'm joined by Alexandre Baril, Associate professor of Social Work at the University of Ottawa to discuss his book, Undoing Suicidism. You can access the English version of the book for free below. This episode discusses sensitive subject matter including suicide, self harm, and systemic violence. Please listen with care. You will also find English and French Canadian mental health resources below in case you requir...

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In this episode, I cover Karl Marx's "18th Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte."

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In this episode, I cover from chapter two to the end of Jasbir K. Puar's "Terrorist Assemblages."

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In this episode, I explain Jasbir K. Puar's notion of "homonationalism."

 

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In this episode, I cover the introduction and chapter one of Jasbir K. Puar's "Terrorist Assemblages."

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In this episode, I cover the chapter 5 to the end of Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman's "Manufacturing Consent."

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In this episode, I cover chapters 2-4 of Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman's "Manufacturing Consent."

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In this episode, I cover the preface and chapter one of Noam Chomsky and Edward Herman's "Manufacturing Consent."

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In this episode, I cover the second half of Rosemary Salomone's "The Rise of English"

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In this episode, I cover the first half of Rosemary Salomone's "The Rise of English."

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In this episode, I cover the second half of Wendy Chun's "Software and Memory."

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In this episode, I cover the first half of Wendy Chun's "Software and Memory"

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