Escape the Technocracy

202 - Doug Casey: The Metaphysics of War

Escape the Technocracy

Show Notes

Gabriel Custodiet speaks for a third time with the anarchist philosopher Doug Casey. They discuss the "metaphysics of war," better paths for young men, the nature of evil, dueling, and places Doug would never visit again.

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TIMELINE 00:00 – Introduction 2:00 – Doug's reaction to first paragraph of Julius Evola's Metaphysics of War 7:50 – The Preparation 12:00 – The nature of evil 22:05 – Would dueling make the world more civilized? 29:50 – Places Doug Casey regrets traveling to 35:35 – Final Thoughts

Music by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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