Why Men Are Lost | Heidegger, Nobility & Nationalism (w/ Alex Priou – Ep. 1)

University of Austin (UATX) June 6, 2025
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This is Episode 1 of The Uncaptive Mind Podcast, hosted by UATX Digital Editor Audrey Unverferth. Alex Priou is Interim Dean of Intellectual Foundations and Associate Professor of Political Philosophy at UATX. He is also the co-host of The New Thinkery Podcast. 00:00 — Martin Heidegger, WW1, and universal destruction 02:59 — Technology and Nazism 04:39 — Are we more depressed than ever? 10:31 — The fall of Germany 17:05 — Has Germany fallen twice? 22:37 — The Technological Republic by Alex Karp and Nicholas Zamiska 27:55 — Should we ditch the Machine? 31:22 — Education and artificial intelligence 33:54 — You should read Plato Links: UATX: https://www.uaustin.org UATX on X: https://x.com/uaustinorg Audrey Unverferth on X: https://x.com/audrey_unver Alex Priou on X: https://x.com/alexpriou The New Thinkery Podcast (co-hosted by Priou): https://thenewthinkery.com