The Prodigal Sons: Nietzsche and Dostoevsky

This speech was written and delivered by Darryl Cooper at the Novitate Conference in Washington, DC, in November 2023. The Novitate Conference celebrates the work of French author Rene Girard, and explores the power of his theories in a variety of domains. The conference was founded and built by Luke Burgis, the author of Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life.

[@DaftDriver]

I thought it was someone else that posted the same topic you did your podcast on, its weird seeing your face after listening to hundreds of hours of your podcasts. Great topic of discussion on these two figures, I started working my way through The Birth of Tragedy and Brothers after listening to the pod

[@akeeny2718]

You impacted my life so much with your knowledge. I love you bro no homo lol. Keep doing what you're doing!

[@Nematodeparty]

One of the best things I've heard all year. Thanks

[@Fiddler1990]

Thank you DC

[@MareDelMonte]

My god this was fascinating and excellent.

[@JaCeeMusic]

excellent. thank you.

[@Cwomack07]

Hey hey DC keeping up the good work and delivering top tier content as usual!

[@Reckless3057]

Really great stuff. Those who left at the end missed out.

[@jasonzcomedy]

Love the Devo open

[@amanr6346]

Absolutely brilliant, and utterly captivating. So much relevance to our times, and the recurrent themes of human existence.

[@davestertzbach1981]

Greatest podcast I’ve ever listened to, very happy I can show the homies this without having to commit to the full thing at first

[@fminc]

Hey Darryl I listened to all of your Israel Palestinian podcasts, 1 love man.

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I'm grateful for the content you produce. You are the only substack that I subscribe to. I'm not financially wealthy, but I believe in paying for the things in my life that add value. I'd encourage others to do the same.

[@sidsarasvati]

Solid! Notes from the underground - book from deep deep inside of our psyche

[@TraditionalbritainOrg]

This was really interesting

[@bigbadfella]

Great job, Daryl. I'd love to see you do a deep dive on Ivan Ilyin, the great philosopher of our time.

[@_1jay]

excellently done

[@Tenebrousable]

Damn

[@offcenterconcepthaus]

Damn good.

[@davidwright9166]

I always choke up on the Prodigal story also. The scene from Jesus of Nazareth with Robert Powell always moves me deeply.

[@gonzalezbusiness]

Will this become a book? Is there an online copy of the speech? This material is fantastic.

[@samlazar1053]

I regard them as the last 2 masters of Philosophy that Europe produced. Their impact was absolutely incredible The stuff they write about is RELIGIOUS in nature

[@gihan121]

A face to the podcaster 😮😮

[@S2Cents]

Side note, the horse story is from an Italian newspaper years later or tabloid and dubious, and might not've happened.

[@matt6014]

Anyone know which podcast episode this is from?

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#20 The Underground Spirit

[@DalimilNov]

The full length version is the best podcast I have ever listened to. Darryl describing a narcissict hit a little too close to home.

[@AamE9202]

I'm not finding the full-length podcast. Does anyone have a link to it?

[@mixerD1-]

Anyone else reckon Nietzsche was autistic?🤔

[@FunkyJeff22]

These guys just sound like incels

[@Tenebrousable]

The thing about them, that one should grable with, is the "involuntary" part. What do you do, if you can not?