Name: Envy by Why Theory
Duration: 1 h 12 min 24 s
Description: Ryan and Todd discuss the structure of envy, its relationship to jealousy, and its political implications. They make reference to Othello and Seven as landmark explorations of envy, while also noting its relationship with the other deadly sins.

Hi Ryan, Todd, wonderful episode as always. But i wondered if you missed a possible connection. Couldn't Surplus Value and Surplus Enjoyment be through of through the frame of Envy? Wouldn't this help in seeing Envy as not only structural to Conservative political projects?

As a deep listener of you program, I'm extremely sad and disappointed how vocal you were on Ukraine and silent on the Palestinian genocide. Psychoanalysis appears from genocides, speak up! Free palestina!

So you’re saying Forrest Gump is phrenology?

this could have been a perfect episode to say STOP the palestinean genocide! You have been vocal with ucraine, be vocal with palestine!

In this episode, Ryan and Todd are joined by guest cohost Mari Ruti to discuss the relationship between feminism and psychoanalysis. Delving into the problems of desire and power, they question how psychoanalysis might contribute to the feminist project.

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Ryan's article:
https://www.academia.edu/82724525/The_Limitation_of_the_Bottle_Episode_Hegel_in_Community_preprint_

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See:
Voyage to the Moon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLVChRVfZ74

Metropolis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_4no842TX8

Phantom Empire: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qbf6KX8O98

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Ryan and Todd discuss the structure of envy, its relationship to jealousy, and its political implications. They make reference to Othello and Seven as landmark explorations of envy, while also noting its relationship with the other deadly sins.

Envy

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