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Rick Roderick Interview (1987)

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Jul.30, 2010

INVITATION TO DIALOGUE – PHILOSOPHY AND SCIENCE
Initiated by – ANNE BUTTIMER – TORSTEN HAGERSTRAND
DR. RICK RODERICK – Department of Philosophy – DUKE UNIVERSITY
Recorded at – THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN – April 8, 1987

AB: Today we have the pleasure of meeting Doctor Rick Roderick, a philosopher from Duke University who is here visiting the University of Texas which is his alma mater. Yesterday he gave us a brilliant lecture in my seminar and so I asked him if he would meet me today and tell me a little bit more about himself so we keep something of his visit with us. Rick, you are particularly interested in Habermas and the school of critical theory. I want to ask you some things about that, but first I would like to ask you about your background; where you grew up and what it was that led you to philosophy. View Full Article »

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- Lenore June 17, 2018 at 3:21 am on 305 Habermas and the Fragile Dignity of Humanity (1993)Chris, Glad you're there! Yes, for US a leftist. For Europeans, for example, a competent observer of society. He woukd have been a Bernie supporter, don't you think? His unbridled down-home Southern straightforwardness is refreshing! I'm in Germany right now doing research on my Habermas-based thesis (communicative action). Btw, Monday is Habermas' birthday. I think RR will be at his party in spirit. Thanks again for your response.
- ctrlshift June 8, 2018 at 2:27 pm on 305 Habermas and the Fragile Dignity of Humanity (1993)Hi Lenore, I wonder about this too. He's an interesting case because he is pretty much as left leaning as it gets, especially with regard to sympathy for the plight of the disadvantaged, however he was no fan of political correctness. Chris
- TJ June 8, 2018 at 5:56 am on 206 Nietzsche: The Will to Power (1991)If Roderick had survived, he would have had the company of other great minds: Prof. Michael Parenti, Prof. Richard Wolff, Prof. Yanis Varoufakis, Prof. Mark Blyth, Chris Hedges, Amy Goodman at Democracy Now, et al... It would have been interesting to see Gore Vidal and Rick discuss the utter hypocrisy of our times...
- Lenore June 7, 2018 at 1:55 pm on 305 Habermas and the Fragile Dignity of Humanity (1993)Is anyone still there now after 8 years?! Just wanted others' thoughts on the relevance of Rick Roderick's highlighted Habermasian points and his (RR's) assessment of late 20th century society. He's just phenominal. What a loss that we don't have him here to listen to his take on our world in 2018. He'd be so spot on, but certainly sad.
- Betty Boo May 16, 2018 at 4:44 am on AboutHas anyone heard of Rob Hopkins?
- Andrew April 16, 2018 at 7:43 am on AboutIt would be even further interesting to see what he would have to say about the distortion of communication we've possibly witnessed by bots, foreign agents, and private influence firms like C.A. on the internet as of late. I would have agreed that the modern internet--through events like the early Arab Spring (but now I have my doubts)--seemed to display clear communication, but now I might argue that it has perhaps shown most clearly just how difficult undistorted communication can be to achieve. I haven't read Habermas' theories in detail as to how a society could reach undistorted communication/clear communicative action; I'm more learned in some of his critics, like Lyotard, who see rational, clear communication as impossible, although that doesn't mean I completely agree with them. However, I have a suspicion that Rick would be a bit wary about the internet, or any "damned machine", being the path to human clear communicative action. I do wish Rick was around. I'm looking for the right graduate program, and although I had great teachers, I never had anyone put "what matters" and theory together like Rick did in just three lecture series. I ache for that mix of social/political philosophy, Marxism, Adorno/Marcuse, and Nietzsche. My professors and books always gave me a piece of the puzzle, but no one ever made it all come together the way these lectures did for me.
- ne February 20, 2018 at 6:08 pm on AboutThank you for this page. Rick Roderick is truly edifying, and if it is true a person can live on through their works, no doubt he will be the testament to this maxim. Also, I can't help but notice this page doesn't seem to have a link or button for donations. Computer science isn't my strongest suit, but I do know sites cost money to maintain. I'll admit, I'm not the most charitable in this world, but for this is would seem fitting to part with a few bucks if it means the continued existence of this incredible resource. Feel free to send me an email. Thanks
- Ted Buila February 10, 2018 at 3:18 am on AboutEnter your comments here...What if any text or video material do you have or can you direct me to re Rick's comments/take on Hobbs?
- ctrlshift February 7, 2018 at 3:30 pm on AboutJust guessing here, but I think she means he drank too much and too little exercise... no one is perfect. I sometimes enjoy listening to these lectures at the gym.
- ctrlshift February 7, 2018 at 3:24 pm on 104 Mill on Liberty (1990)There are no specific dates mentioned in the guide books that came with the tapes. All that is known is the year they were released by The Teaching Company (1990-1993), and the fact that they no longer have any interest in the material. Perhaps these links may assist your search: http://www.worldcat.org/title/philosophy-and-human-values http://www.worldcat.org/title/superstar-teachers-series-nietzsche-and-the-postmodern-condition/ http://www.worldcat.org/title/self-under-siege-philosophy-in-the-20th-century
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