E109| The Overton Window w/ Alex Ebert & Tim Adalin
Alex Ebert joins Tim Adalin for a dialogue exploring the political, social, psychological and metaphysical dynamics of the Overton window: the present limits of socially acceptable policy and opinion. Alex is an incidental musician and philosopher. His interest in Hegelian philosophy began (unbeknownst to him) more than a decade ago, with his development of a peculiar mathematical function (magnetic zeros). Said function is now the centerpiece of his Hegelian philosophy of sublation (freQ theory), and, for better or worse, serves as his platinum-selling band’s name.
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Overton window, politically acceptable opinions, range of opinions, shifting perspectives, extreme positions, instrumentalization, forgiveness, engagement, tension, radicalism, acceptance, historical examples, limits, progressivism, saturation, difference, perception, categorization, schematization, identity, purpose, wisdom, complexity, relationships, unity, indeterminacy, politics, meta-political, radical care, compromise, change, deconstruction, earnest engagement, resonance
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Alex Ebert is an incidental musician and philosopher (among too many other things, incidentally). His interest in Hegelian philosophy began (unbeknownst to him) more than a decade ago, with his development of a peculiar mathematical function (magnetic zeros). Said function is now the centerpiece of his Hegelian philosophy of sublation (freQ theory), and, for better or worse, serves as his platinum-selling band’s name.
Check out his Substack, Bad Guru, here:
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Tim is the founder of Voicecraft and a philosopher with a focus on the relation between participation and transformation. You can connect with Tim individually @ https://www.timadalin.xyz
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