Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2024-09-17

Books mentioned on Part One: Curtis Yarvin: The Philosopher Behind J.D. Vance

2 books · With Ed Helms · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Robert sits down with the great Ed Helms to discuss Curtis Yarvin, the American philosopher of dictatorship whose ideas inspired J.D.

Robert Evans discussed Key Thinkers of the Radical Right by Mark J. Sedgwick and A Gentle Introduction to Unqualified Reservations by Mencius Moldbug.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. Key Thinkers of the Radical Right

   Key Thinkers of the Radical Right

   Mark J. Sedgwick · at 28:14 · mentioned 2 times

   Discussed

   “I want to quote from a a profile Joshua Tate wrote about yarvin for a book on the radical right quote Engineers like yarvin are typically sorted through competitive academic programs which they consider analogous to the competition imagined in a libertarian societ Society”

   Robert Evans Part One: Curtis Yarvin: The Philosopher Behind J.D. Vance 2024-09-17 Listen at 28:14

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   A Gentle Introduction to Unqualified Reservations

   Mencius Moldbug · at 1:00:52

   Discussed

   “He begins disseminating his new thoughts on politics through his blog, in a series of essays called 'Unqualified Reservations,' aimed at garnering support for reorganizing society away from democracy and towards his vision of enlightened rule.”

   Robert Evans Part One: Curtis Yarvin: The Philosopher Behind J.D. Vance 2024-09-17 Listen at 1:00:52

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