In this first episode, we discuss a short essay by the Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin called “The Metaphysics of Chaos.” The piece is from the appendix to the 2012 English edition of The Fourth Political Theory, a kind of political science for dummies for those looking for a way out of the postmodern morass the contemporary West now finds itself in.
Our conversation is less a deep exposition of Dugin and his thought than an exploration of the contemporary world and its potentialities. Dugin’s work is used simply as a jumping off place and a touchstone to which we periodically return to help explicate what is at stake in today’s political and cultural upheaval.
For those interested in reading the essay, it can be accessed here, starting on page 232.
1 | Between Logos and Chaos