Reza Negarestani Dialogue and processes.

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• 00:00:00

  It says it's starting. Okay. Now it's starting. Yeah. Yeah, it's all right. Now it's current. Right. So thank you very much, Reza, for having me and have the opportunity to talk about what is my fascination these days and in this last three or four years. I mean, I've been working with a friend…

• 00:14:30

  when I practice normally I I try to put myself in the attention to my partner while he's doing because the thing on the work is is doing phrases we call phrases actions but we go phrases I don't know why using this linguistic stuff but everyone has phrases and he for example do a lot of phrases you know example…

• 00:27:43

  It is actually leads to some sorts of philosophers. You have seen numerous examples when philosophers tries to say bullshit about arts and stuff. And the artist also says bullshit about philosophy. I think the only way to go. Yeah. To go forward is that the artist should have a certain level of philosophical…

• 00:37:48

  Yeah, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know, like, you know…

• 00:52:42

  True. So one of my, another question comes to my mind is how can you, when you, for example, something that we don't talk about, what about the physicality of philosopher? What about the, the, the body? I mean, is it... Is it... Is it the right thing to say that the... What do you mean? Mind... Mind... Embodiment…

• 01:05:10

  And yes, the majority of good works are actually boring. This ought not to be the case. But nevertheless... Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. For a good part it is. I would say, how about this? How about... Okay. Give me a timeframe because I need to have a timeframe or some sort of deadline. Otherwise I can never finish…

• 01:18:47

  Yes. Yes. And it's always good. It's like I have the example of, I don't know why I have example in my mind, here in Peru, we have, you know, Spanish people come in the 15th century. Uh-huh. And Spanish people, especially the priest, they used to use the bones of the people who die, especially if we're a child…

• 01:31:04

  As well, because I would like to take some notes and to my friend to telling that I'm working and working for the, for the project. Okay. Resa, thank you very much again. And have a nice day. Here is 10th, 1137. And now you have noon there. No. What time? 1237. Oh, you got lunch now. You suppose. Thank you. So. Okay…