089: James Brusseau on Wealth Inequality and the Accursed Share
Dr. James Brusseau is a philosopher specializing in contemporary Continental philosophy, history of philosophy and 
ethics.
In 1994 James joined the faculty of Philosophy and Letters at the Mexican National University in Mexico City teaching graduate courses in Philosophy and Comparative Literature.
He has also taught in Europe and the California State University.
Dr. James Brusseau currently teaches at Pace University in New York City.
James is the author of four books: Isolated Experiences, Decadence of the French (Nietzsche), Empire of Humiliation and Business Ethics Workshop, Flat World Knowledge, 2011
He is also the host for The Wealth Inequality Workshop at wealthinequalityworkshop.org
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Books:
- Decadence of the French Nietzsche by James Brusseau
- Isolated Experiences by James Brusseau
- Business Ethics Workshop by James Brusseau
- Empire of Humiliation by James Brusseau
- The Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy by Georges Bataille
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June 17, 2016 at 5:54 am089: James Brusseau on Wealth Inequality and the Accursed Share
is missing the audio content on this page:
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I see the audio on other episodes in my browser but not the James Brusseau episode.
Frank
June 19, 2016 at 8:34 pmThanks for letting me know. Really appreciate it.
Joseph Vega
June 27, 2016 at 4:23 pmIt was said, in this podcast, that risky mortgages were bundled and sold, with the intention of shorting those instruments. On what precisely is that based?
Joseph
June 27, 2016 at 5:56 pmBrusseau said the creation of the instruments was for the purpose of shorting. I’m just wondering how he can and has determined that.
Frank
July 1, 2016 at 10:28 pmHi Joseph, I’ll put your questions to James. Thanks.