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Professor Kozlowski Lectures

Professor Kozlowski Lectures

Benjamin Kozlowski 302 Episodes Oct 6, 2026

Professor Kozlowski delivers lectures on various subjects in philosophy, theology, and the humanities. The podcast provides educational content on these topics, suitable for listeners interested in academic discussions. Additional information about courses and projects is available on his website.

Episodes

HBM - Nazism and the Occult
HBM - Nazism and the Occult Oct 6, 2026 01:39:29 Today we discuss some of the most dangerous purveyors and practitioners of occult philosophy - Hitler's Nazis. Using the Extra History series on Nazi Occultism, Hitler's Monsters by Eric Kurlander (and its proof-of-concept essay), and several other perspectives by Umberto Eco, Dan Olson, and Lindsay Ellis, we'll discuss how the Nazi party grew out of pervasive unscientific and border-s
HBM - The Golden Dawn
HBM - The Golden Dawn Sep 30, 2026 01:49:21 Today we discuss the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the secret magical society that included such luminaries as W. B. Yeats, Dion Fortune, and Aleister Crowley, who went on to shape the twentieth century's perspective of magic, despite the organization imploding spectacularly after barely two decades of operation.Among our sources today are the Extra History video on Crowley and the Golden
Faust Scenes 20-28
Faust Scenes 20-28 Sep 22, 2026 01:22:02 Professor Kozlowski concludes his discussion of Goethe's Faust, Part One by discussing the fall of Gretchen/Margareta, and touching briefly on the conclusion of Faust, Part Two for the sake of closure.  He managed to do all this without breaking into tears - this time.
HBM - Blake Into the 20th Century
HBM - Blake Into the 20th Century Sep 18, 2026 02:15:39 Today we discuss the influence of William Blake on the 20th Century. By tracing the development of some of Blake's artistic choices, ideas, and themes through the 19th century and into the 20th, we will hopefully see how many of the preoccupations of William Blake, many of which were revolutionary or unusual in his work, would develop into commonplaces of our own time and culture.
HBM - Nietzsche and Romanticism
HBM - Nietzsche and Romanticism Sep 7, 2026 01:59:59 Today we tackle one of the most controversial figures in the history of philosophy, Friedrich Nietzsche. By examining his ideas in the prologue to Thus Spake Zarathustra, "The Four Great Errors" in Twilight of the Idols, and his thoughts on "Peoples and Countries" in Beyond Good and Evil, we hope to lay bare many of the preoccupations and assumptions of the late Romantic era, d
HBM - Blake the Prophet
HBM - Blake the Prophet Sep 7, 2026 02:06:02 CW: Poetic imagery of blood and gore, ravishing, and apocalyptic discussionToday we discuss the works of William Blake that don't usually make it into anthologies and undergraduate curricula - namely "America: A Prophecy," "The [First] Book of Urizen," and "Laocoon" (as well as one EXTREMELY popular poem from the deleted preface to "Milton: A Poem", and
HBM - Blake's Life, Times, and Songs
HBM - Blake's Life, Times, and Songs Sep 2, 2026 02:07:41 Today we kick off our discussion of William Blake with a little history catch-up, some discussion of his biography, and a [brief] analysis of the "Songs of Innocence and Experience," and the "Marriage of Heaven and Hell." We'll discuss Blake's religious perspective, his creative interpretation of Milton, and the ideas that will go on to influence Romanticism, magicians,
HBM - Pardise Lost 9-10
HBM - Pardise Lost 9-10 Sep 1, 2026 01:50:40 Today we finish our discussion of Milton's Paradise Lost with a close examination of Books 9-10. Along the way we'll look at Satan's last chance to make peace with God, his rhetorical strategies to convince Eve to fall, and Milton's relentlessly debilitating portrayal of Eve herself. It's rough, folks. We won't go on to examine Books 11-12, where Milton summarizes the rest
HBM - Paradise Lost 5-8
HBM - Paradise Lost 5-8 Aug 25, 2026 01:59:55 Today we wrestle with the whole of Raphael's digressions from the central plot of Paradise Lost - the war of the angels in heaven, Milton's recapitulation of Genesis 1 and 2, and some interesting side questions about the Renaissance controversies surrounding the nature of the cosmos, angelic diet and sexuality, and a big glaring theological muddle surrounding human sexuality.
HBM - Paradise Lost 3-5
HBM - Paradise Lost 3-5 Aug 25, 2026 01:57:53 Now that our discussion is officially behind our reading, let's take the opportunity to run through some of the main ideas in Books 3-5 of Paradise Lost, including Milton's (perhaps inconsistent) emphasis on human (and angelic) freedom, Satan's doubts, and the characterization of Eve, God, and Adam.
HBM - Renaissance Magic and Milton's War
HBM - Renaissance Magic and Milton's War Aug 22, 2026 02:00:24 Today we set out many of the topics we'll need to know in our ongoing study of British Magick - including the varieties of Magical practices common among Renaissance thinkers, some of the ideas of especially prominent Renaissance magicians, and the 17th-century British history surrounding John Milton and the writing of Paradise Lost.
HBM - Paradise Lost 1-2
HBM - Paradise Lost 1-2 Aug 20, 2026 01:42:48 Today we discuss the opening chapters of Milton's Paradise Lost, to ask ourselves: why do we find Satan so compelling in this poem? We'll discuss the reasons why Satan seems persuasive, as well as Milton's hints that Satan is not trustworthy - and why they don't seem to be sufficient.

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