Love is the radical incompleteness of everything, we learn from philosopher, poet, psychologist and public speaker Bayo Akomolafe in this conversation with philosopher and researcher Andrea Hiott.
Ritournelle is an idea created by Gilles Deleuze & Felix Guattari for A Thousand Plateaus (1987), the main subject of the 11th plateau 1837: Of the refrain and it moves here as itself. It is the re-turn and refrain of the flow of conversation, as Andrea and Bayo explore the tensions that are both holding life and moving it.
Summary: A profound conversation with philosopher, psychologist, and poet Bayo Akomolafe. The discussion centers around the radical incompleteness of love, the limitations of binary categorizations, and the process of finding meaning within multiplicity. Highlighting personal stories, including Bayo's relationship with his young daughter and his late father, the conversation explores themes of disruption, care, and the paradoxical nature of existence. Bayo also shares insights from his book 'These Wilds Beyond Our Fences,' and hints at his upcoming work, 'An Ocean of Milk, A Parable of Love in Three Numbers.'
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00:00 Introduction to Categories and Relational Tensions
02:20 Welcome to Love and Philosophy
02:43 Introducing Bayo Akomolafe
03:19 Themes of the Podcast and Bayo's Background
05:36 Binaries and Relationality
09:11 Personal Reflections and Philosophical Insights
09:46 The Concept of Retournello and Repetition
10:56 Navigating Categories and Structures
12:22 The Story of Bayo's Daughter
14:17 Philosophical Reflections on Life and Death
23:05 The Role of Trauma and Healing
32:11 The Pandemic and Societal Reflections
36:42 Love as Radical Incompleteness
38:27 Conclusion and Farewell
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