Episode #233 ... A philosophy of self-destruction. (Dostoevsky, Bataille)

Today we talk about two different theories for why we ritualize self-destructive behavior. We check out a lesser-known work from Dostoevsky called The Gambler. We consider how much we can hold people morally accountable for this kind of stuff. Then we look at the work of Georges Bataille, his book The Accursed Share, and how a hidden underlying economics may be a way we can understand self-destructive behavior from a new angle. Hope you love it and have a great week. :) Sponsors: Greenlight: Nord VPN: Better Help: Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Website: Patreon: Social: Instagram: X: Facebook: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You can listen to Episode #233 ... A philosophy of self-destruction. (Dostoevsky, Bataille) online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

Episode #233 ... A philosophy of self-destruction. (Dostoevsky, Bataille) is an episode from Philosophize This! by Stephen West.

This episode is 30:41 long.

This episode was published on Aug 4, 2025.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Philosophize This! when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.