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Free Thoughts, Ep. 196: We Broke the First Rule of Fight Club (with William Irwin)

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Channel: Libertarianism.org · 2017 · News & Politics

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William Irwin joins us this week for a discussion about the novel Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk and the movie it inspired. Are consumer choices authentic choices? Where does Tyler Durden go wrong in his thinking?

Show Notes and Further Reading

Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight Club (https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Club-Novel-Chuck-Palahniuk/dp/0393327345/) is a novel that’s well-worth reading if you haven’t yet. Here’s a link to the David Fincher movie starring Brad Pitt, Edward Norton, and Helena Bonham Carter: https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Club-Brad-Pitt/dp/B001H1SVO8/

Here’s William Irwin’s essay, “Fight Club, Self-definition, and the Fragility of Authenticity:” https://www.academia.edu/7174390/Fight_Club_Self-definition_and_the_Fragility_of_Authenticity

He’s also written a short column for Libertarianism.org, “Free Market Fight Club:” https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/free-market-fight-club

Our other Free Thoughts episode with Irwin was a discussion on capitalism without consumerism: https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts/free-market-existentialist-capitalism-without-consumerism

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