Noah Christiansen

Los Angeles

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Friedrich Nietzsche’s “The Death of Socrates”

1 week ago | medium.com | Noah Christiansen

Socrates could never win a beauty pageantFriedrich Nietzsche, the 19th-century German philosopher, wrote Twilight of the Idols in 1889 as one of his final works. Depending on the edition, the books spans approximately 130–200 pages and delivers a sharp critique of metaphysics. Beyond its well-structured argumentation, the text encapsulates many of Nietzsche’s signature themes. It opens with over 40 aphorisms and criticizes the dialectical method found in ancient Greece.
New chapter: P3 Theatre Company moves to Los Angeles

3 weeks ago | losangelesblade.com | Noah Christiansen

P3 Theatre Company, a long-standing staple in Long Beach’s theatre scene, has officially relocated to Los Angeles. While the company remains close to its Long Beach roots, this move signals a fresh chapter and opportunity to connect to a broader audience. Jon Peterson, Executive Director and Founder of P3 Theatre Company, discusses the transition. “After the pandemic lifted, the venue we were renting in Long Beach was no longer available to us,” explained Peterson.
bell hooks’ “All About Love”: Preface

Sep 21, 2024 | medium.com | Noah Christiansen

All About Love is a remarkable read that addresses the erosion of love in our soiciety. When love is mentioned, many of us recoil, perceiving love as unfamiliar, insincere, or fake. Despite our innate desire to love and be loved, we feel disconnected from it. We must ask ourselves: What happened to us? hooks endeavors to shape a politics of love, urging us to conceptualize love as a verb — as an action. Yet, the fundamental query remains: What exactly does it entail for love to manifest as an action?
Private Property and Communism

May 27, 2024 | medium.com | Noah Christiansen

Private Property and CommunismKarl Marx begins the section titled Private Property and Communism bydescribing the relationship between those who have property and those who don't have property. He writes:Marx continues: Labor - a necessary element of the production process - represents the "subjective essence" of private property.
Judith Butler's "Who's Afraid of Gender?": Introduction

May 18, 2024 | medium.com | Noah Christiansen

American philosopher, Judith Butler, recently released their newest work: Who's Afraid of Gender? Because my cat, Karl, and I are both interested in critical theory pertaining to gender, I picked up a copy of the book. After reading the 32-page introduction, I am both impressed and intrigued by Butler's arguments. Their writing style is accessible, thought-provoking, and elegant.
Spinoza: Practical Philosophy ~ Chapter One - Life of Spinoza

Apr 18, 2024 | medium.com | Noah Christiansen

“Spinoza is, for me, the ‘prince’ of philosophers.” — Gilles DeleuzeUnexpectedly, I found myself joining a Discord reading group focused on Gilles Deleuze’s monograph about Spinoza. Although I had previously read Spinoza: Practical Philosophy a few years ago, I thought it would be beneficial to write blog posts summarizing each chapter to refresh my memory on the important aspects.
Juliet Hawkins’s music defies conventional categorization

Apr 11, 2024 | washingtonblade.com | Noah Christiansen

(Editor’s note: Although there has been considerable scholarship focused on LGBTQ community and advocacy in D.C., there is a deficit of scholarship focused on LGBTQ religion in the area. Religion plays an important role in LGBTQ advocacy movements, through queer-affirming ministers and communities, along with queer-phobic churches in the city.
Anti-Oedipus 1.3:

Apr 4, 2024 | medium.com | Noah Christiansen

The syntheses are complex in their interplay between different stages, each building upon the previous one while producing the subsequent. In the first synthesis, we witnessed the emergence of the second synthesis, with the second synthesis falling back on (se rabat sur) the first. Similarly, the second synthesis gives rise to a third, which falls back on (se rabat sur) the second.
Anti-Oedipus 1.2: The Body without Or

Apr 4, 2024 | medium.com | Noah Christiansen

I’ve always found it intriguing that the title of Chapter 1.2 is “The Body without Organs.”This naming might stem from the fact that the second synthesis, known as the “production of recording” or the “disjunctive synthesis,” is intimately linked to the production of production. This relationship is particularly emphasized as the second synthesis “falls back on” (se rabat sur)* the first synthesis.
Anti-Oedipus 2.9: The Process

Apr 4, 2024 | medium.com | Noah Christiansen

In this section Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari explain neurosis, psychosis, and schizophrenia. **Note: The citation for this text is at the bottom of the blog postChapter 2.9: The ProcessDeleuze and Guattari begin this section by reiterating their earlier thesis: there is no difference, in nature, between neurosis and psychosis. They articulate:Between neurosis and psychosis there is no difference in nature, species, or group. Neurosis can no more be explained oedipally than can psychosis.