The Dissenter

My name is Ricardo Lopes, and I’m from Portugal. Thank you for visiting my podcast. Over the past few years, I have conducted and released more than 900 interviews and talks with experts and academics from a variety of areas and disciplines, ranging from the Arts and Philosophy to the Social Sciences and Biology. You will certainly find a subject of your interest covered here. New interviews are released on Mondays,

#1297 Neil Sinhababu: Nietzsche on the Eternal Recurrence

Aug 2026 · 4 books

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Nietzsche on the Eternal Recurrence

Neil Sinabu

and today we're talking about his book nietzsche on the eternal recurrence ▶ tap to play from here

The Gay Science

Friedrich Nietzsche

so what early statements about the eternal return can be found in gay science and is that the work where we can first find the idea of the eternal recurrence mentioned in any way ▶ tap to play from here

Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Friedrich Nietzsche

right so let's talk about the spokes are trust and what we can find there about the eternal recurrence ▶ tap to play from here

The Fellowship of the Ring

J. R. R. Tolkien

contender would be the fellowship of the ring which i read when i was uh uh in eighth grade ▶ tap to play from here

#1296 Carolyn Kraft: Discussing the Ethics and Legality of Sex Work

Aug 2026

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#1295 Neal Hebert: A Philosophical Analysis of Wrestling | WWE SummerSlam 2026

Aug 2026

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#1294 Harry Reis - How to Feel Loved: The Five Mindsets That Get You More of What Matters Most

Aug 2026

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#1293 Amy McPhie Allebest: Breaking Down Patriarchy

Aug 2026

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#1292 Nima Bassiri: Capitalism, Psychiatry, and the Emergence of Pathological Value

Aug 2026

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#1291 Christopher Kavanagh & Matthew Browne: Decoding the Gurus

Aug 2026

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8 and 1/2 Years of The Dissenter: I Need Your Support, Please

Aug 2026

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#1290 Matthew Lindauer: The Fruitfulness of Normative Concepts

Aug 2026

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#1289 Wataru Toyokawa: Social Learning, Collective Decision-Making, and the Wisdom/Madness of Crowds

Aug 2026

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#1288 Omer Bartov - Israel: What Went Wrong?

Aug 2026

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#1287 Audun Dahl - Between Fixed and Fickle: Why Our Moral Views Keep Changing

Jul 2026

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#1286 Hugo Drochon: Elites and Democracy

Jul 2026

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#1285 Luke Kemp - Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse

Jul 2026

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#1284 Lars Penke: Do Women's Mate Preferences Change During Ovulation?

Jul 2026

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#1283 Stijn Vanheule: Why Psychosis Is Not So Crazy

Jul 2026

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#1282 Turi Munthe - Why We Think What We Think: The Unexpected Origins of Our Deepest Beliefs

Jul 2026

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#1281 Francesca Rossi: The Benefits and Risks of AI

Jul 2026

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#1280 Rafael Ruiz: Is "Woke" Good, Actually?

Jul 2026

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#1279 Patrick Hassan: An Open Conversation About Suicide with a Philosopher

Jul 2026

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