“Talia Mae Bettcher: What Is It Like To Be A Philosopher?” (Interview by Clifford Sosis) What Is It Like To Be A Philosopher

In this interview, Talia Mae Bettcher, professor and former chair of the department of philosophy at California State University, Los Angeles, talks about growing up born again in Canada, the Trinity, Tolkien, Asimov, socially blossoming at Glendon College, the ontological argument, existential psychoanalysis, feminism, Euripides, Rousseau, The Unconscious as Infinite Sets, Saussurian linguistics, the Berlin Wall, Kit Fine, going to UCLA for grad school, living a double life, a downward spiral, her new book, coming out to her department with the support of Barbra Herman, Sandra Harding, queer theory, Jake Hale, how John Carriero saved her, the self, early modern philosophy and ordinary language philosophy, the Smoker, landing a one year gig in a small town, her triumphant return to the Los Angeles area, what it’s like to be chair at Cal State LA, Caitlin Jenner, gender critical feminists, cottage industries, the LAPD, how she’s evolved as a philosopher, Hypatia, Daily Nous and philosophy on the internet, the future of philosophy, the 5, and her last meal…


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