Philosopher Peter Rollins on Liver King, Irish Mammies & the Tyranny of Happiness

 

Peter Rollins is a freelance philosopher and psychoanalytic theorist who helps people find freedom from the tyranny of happiness.

In today’s conversation we talk about:

  • Why people post on Instagram

  • How desire works

  • Irish mammies

  • Amusing Ourselves To Death

  • The weird, cult-like nature of LA

  • Liver King

  • The Psychology of JD and Elliott in Scrubs

  • Why he’s moving back to Belfast

  • And how to escape the pleasure trap

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