First Philosophy

In the eleventh episode of First Philosophy, Awee Prins continues with Sartre by confronting one of his most unsettling ideas: the gaze. Sartre’s claim is radical and uncomfortable — our relations to others are not grounded in empathy or harmony, but in conflict, reduction, and exposure.
We move through Sartre’s famous examples — the look, shame, love, pity — and slowly arrive at a strange moment of clarity halfway through the episode: an almost awe-filled realization of just how much of our everyday life is structured by being seen, judged, and fixed by others.

Along the way, Sonia and Kas (inevitably) interrupt — not to derail the argument, but to test it, resist it, and occasionally push it somewhere unexpected. Their interruptions become part of the episode’s rhythm: philosophy as something that refuses to stay neat.

This episode also sets the stage for what comes next, as Sartre’s bleak account of intersubjectivity opens toward later thinkers who try — and perhaps fail — to escape the violence of the gaze.

Let's begin, finally!

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What is First Philosophy?

Exploring the timeless ideas of history’s greatest thinkers, one lecture at a time.

Philosophers must be eternal beginners, according to Edmund Husserl. In this podcast, we invite you to begin with us, accompanied by great lectures.

Every episode dives into the rich world of phenomenology, existentialism and hermeneutics, posing and answering profound questions concerning human existence. Through these episodes, you'll get familiar with Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Heidegger, Sartre, Levinas, and many others.

Our first season centers around Awee Prins and his lecture series Human Conditions. To accompany you through this journey, Sonia Shvets and Kas Molenaar will provide brief interludes, insights, and introductions.

Let's begin, finally!


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