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REORGANISE—share power
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Philosophilia is a YouTube channel promoting intersectional, activist philosophy. Hosted by Jack Laurian Pascoe, its core principles are radical reasoning and radical love — meaning its thinking is based in passion, compassion, rationality, and recognition. The project is built around a theory about how value and power have been shaped by patriarchy—a theory called the politics of penetration. Definitions of key words and special terms can be found in the Glossary. An inner circle of passionate supporters funds Philosophilia; you can join them here.
Latest Videos
It’s all about the videos. Thorny essays delivered with wit, heart, inexorable reason, scattergun references, and a variable costume budget.
Liz Cheney, Accidental Democrat “Hero”
I was motivated to riff on the bizarre phenomenon of progressives fawning over a hardline conservative because she declined to follow the bulk of her beloved Republican Party into loony fascist territory. I mean good on Liz Cheney for showing us it’s still possible to be a Republican with some sort of integrity.
But the other …
Bumbling towards the Apocalypse
Our first tailor-made YouTube short is a whimsical offering, as I begin to experiment with the under-a-minute formula.
Latest Articles
Scripts, news, art, argument. Join the conversation referring directly to the video transcripts.
VIDEO TEXT: Four Rock-Solid Reasons Why Abortion Should Be Legal
Yes, we publish the texts of video essays here on the website, in case you want to see it in writing.
FOUR ROCK-SOLID REASONS WHY ABORTION SHOULD BE LEGAL
Under all the angst, the abortion debate isn’t really about when life begins. It’s a dispute over who has a right to violence, on whom, and …
VIDEO TEXT: Women vs People with Wombs (REDUX)
This is the text of the video as it was eventually uploaded—a new and improved version of the original essay. I’ve left the text of the lost video up as a record; particularly attentive critics might be interested to compare them.
WOMEN VS PPL WITH WOMBS (REDUX)
Last month I promised that this month we’d …
Glossary
It’s important for philosophers to define their key words and specialist terms. Find explanations of the central concepts in the politics of penetration—terms used all over Philosophilia.
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