InnerVerse champion Slick Dissident returns for a discussion about the core dialectic of philosophy: theory and praxis. We discuss the relationship of the archetypal enneagram to social engineering, the secret nature of higher knowledge, the virtuality of virtue, comparative rhetoric and direct vs. esoteric communication, analytic continental philosophy, the hermetic law of half-truths, and Thucydides' Trap. In the Plus+ Extension we ponder whether the philosopher is a fundamentally different sort of human being, Plato's Republic and the ultimate "bad job" of the utopian state, how esotericism insulates reason from politics, the anti-tragic progressive humanism that Western society is built on, Mercurial "poiesis" as the balance between theory and praxis, and the modern "noble lie" that is social justice. All that and much more! Join InnerVerse Plus+ for exclusive extended episodes! https://www.patreon.com/posts/117215067 https://youtu.be/3VM5hDHSaJg https://rokfin.com/stream/54946 GET TUNED https://www.innerversepodcast.com/sound-healing EPISODE LINKS Slick Dissident (Gabriel) on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSSMh4fE7dAdhPcdtP0rW2A Outro Music by LuSiD - https://www.lusid.live/ https://www.innerversepodcast.com/season-10/slick-dissident SUPPORT INNERVERSE Tippecanoe Herbs - Use INNERVERSE code at checkout - https://tippecanoeherbs.com/ Check out the Spirit Whirled series, narrated by Chance - https://www.innerversepodcast.com/audiobooks LotusWei Flower Essences - https://www.lotuswei.com/innerverse Buy from Clive de Carle with this link to support InnerVerse with your purchase - https://clivedecarle.ositracker.com/197164/11489 InnerVerse Merch - https://www.innerversemerch.com The Aquacure AC50 (Use "innerverse" as a coupon code for a discount) - https://eagle-research.com/product/ac50TT TELEGRAM LINKS https://t.me/innerversepodcast https://t.me/innerversepodcastchat InnerVerse intro theme by Conspiracy Music Guru - https://www.conspiracymusicguru.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.