Episode #250 ... You Must Change Your Life. - Peter Sloterdijk
Summary
Host Stephen West analyzes Peter Sloterdijk’s *You Must Change Your Life, arguing that humans are fundamentally beings who train themselves through daily exercises, or "anthropotechnics." He critiques the belief-based view of change, proposing instead that identity, ethics, and culture are formed through repetitive practices rather than abstract ideas. By reframing religion and culture as training regimens, Sloterdijk suggests that personal transformation requires active engagement in exercises that reshape one's capacities and worldview.
Topics discussed
Introduction and show housekeeping
Introducing Peter Sloterdijk's anthropological framework
The trap of the belief-based view of human nature
Humans as beings trained by exercises
Plasticity and the Carl story example
Religion as a shared practice world
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Defining anthropotechnics and culture
Ethics as training rather than moral strength
The Apollo statue and preview of next episode
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