Ep. 150 David Cayley on Ivan Illich

Our guest is David Cayley, author and broadcaster based in Toronto, Canada, and whose career focused on the philosophies of major contemporary thinkers and on the history of intellectual thought. For 30 years, he made radio commentaries for the acclaimed Ideas radio series produced by the CBC. He is well known for his close collaboration and friendship with the philosopher and social critic Ivan Illich, who is the subject of this episode. Show notes: accadandkoka.c...

[@Cathymaca1]

The best conversation I have had the privilege to drop in on. Thank you all for realising it and posting.

[@caveatemp]

Cayley is brilliant. One of the few who knew both Illich and Girard well. Both personally as well as their far reaching thought.
He hits the nail on the head. This truly is a kind of psychosis that would not have developed were it not for the idolization of 'life'.

[@brooks.anderson6742]

Thank you for this very special conversation.

[@MrMoonFlame]

Excellent dialogue in an important topic

[@christophermorgan3261]

Illich's work is a toolbox, but he was heavily influenced by various schools of "suspicion". . there's plenty of irony involved in proclamations of 'deschooling' by someone as laden with degrees from various "institutions" as he was. . .

[@virtue_signal_]

So what is against excesses is that all he's got? That's like being against bad things and for good things. Maybe I'm missing.