Suffering and Identity Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:32:36 -0400 en-au © 2026 Suffering and Identity yes 2205a04e-3cda-5807-be50-cde4ec3fbdb7 Dr. Rohan Price episodic true How does the question of identity relate to suffering? How does reason authenticate identity? Is how reason applies different in times of war and peace? Can reason be bypassed in war and peace to establish an identity? Do you need to suffer to have your identity recognised or is fear suffering enough? 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Dr. Rohan Price https://storage.buzzsprout.com/nl25a8lg75vc3et85jwkcvvhdkxt?.jpg Suffering and Identity 3. Lived experience and a few conclusions 3. Lived experience and a few conclusions In this episode, we tackle the paradoxical idea of lived experience as a claim to identity. We also continue the discussion about nascent identity types and the basis for their claim for public acceptance using lived experience as a vehicle. Conclusions covering all three episodes are put forward tentatively. 

]]> In this episode, we tackle the paradoxical idea of lived experience as a claim to identity. We also continue the discussion about nascent identity types and the basis for their claim for public acceptance using lived experience as a vehicle. Conclusions covering all three episodes are put forward tentatively. 

]]> Buzzsprout-19622139 Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0800 2355 1 3 full false 2. Identity and the Free Pass 2. Identity and the Free Pass We expand here on the way identity can be established without running the gauntlet of reason or the claimant suffering comparatively much. In times of war, conquest crushes public conscience and rewards those who cause mass suffering to achieve a position of domination. In peacetime, suffering can be deployed as a means of meeting community expectation that does not require actual suffering or anticipates suffering. 

#reason  #Kant #identitypolitics #warcrimes #LGBTI

]]> We expand here on the way identity can be established without running the gauntlet of reason or the claimant suffering comparatively much. In times of war, conquest crushes public conscience and rewards those who cause mass suffering to achieve a position of domination. In peacetime, suffering can be deployed as a means of meeting community expectation that does not require actual suffering or anticipates suffering. 

#reason  #Kant #identitypolitics #warcrimes #LGBTI

]]> Buzzsprout-19578790 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0800 2299 1 2 full true 1. Suffering and the Death of God 1. Suffering and the Death of God The religious tradition is obsessed with why suffering occurs. If God leaves the picture, other questions become more important. How does suffering occur? Why is the suffering of some people recognised whilst others are ignored?  The decline of metaphysical explanations led to Kant and Nietzsche proposing ethical frameworks for suffering based on reason, not God's unknowable intentions. In war and peace, the power of reason can be bypassed to achieve identity. In both cases, claims about suffering are crucial to identity. 

#warcrimes #identity #Reason #LGBTI

]]> The religious tradition is obsessed with why suffering occurs. If God leaves the picture, other questions become more important. How does suffering occur? Why is the suffering of some people recognised whilst others are ignored?  The decline of metaphysical explanations led to Kant and Nietzsche proposing ethical frameworks for suffering based on reason, not God's unknowable intentions. In war and peace, the power of reason can be bypassed to achieve identity. In both cases, claims about suffering are crucial to identity. 

#warcrimes #identity #Reason #LGBTI

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