Amador Fernández-Savater. Capitalismo, izquierda y alternativas | Arpa Talks (113)

Amador Fernández-Savater is a philosopher, writer, and essayist. In this conversation, he reflects on why democracy is experiencing a profound crisis of participation and how major social changes arise not only from institutions or political power, but also from relationships, emotions, and people's capacity to organize themselves and transform their daily lives. Throughout the discussion, they talk about education, deliberation, capitalism, cooperation, community, and social movements. They also analyze the rise of the far right, the crisis of the contemporary left, the role of emotions in politics, and the tension between institutions and citizen participation. Fernández-Savater argues that social transformation cannot be delegated solely to parties or governments, but requires an active citizenry capable of creating new forms of coexistence and new shared values. The conversation also touches on the 15M movement, the political cycle of Podemos, the power of collective movements, the meaning of utopia, and the value of considering defeats as a condition for imagining different futures. Faced with a society that, he argues, too often turns us into objects rather than subjects, Fernández-Savater champions conversation, cooperation, and community building as the true driving force behind political and cultural change. Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:30 Thinking Without a System 03:53 How Are Collective Truths Constructed? 07:40 The School as a Philosophical Laboratory 12:43 Democracy, Institutions, and Participation 20:45 How Is Democracy Rebuilt? 24:55 What Kind of School Do We Want? 35:03 Tourism, Consumption, and Authentic Experiences 38:53 Croquettes, Values, and Social Change 43:33 Why Is the Left in Crisis? 52:40 The Passion of Inequality 55:52 Capitalism, Cooperation, and Competition 01:03:57 The Cracks in Capitalism 01:10:14 What Does It Mean to Be Treated as a Subject? 01:18:02 The Strength of the Weak 01:22:40 The Balance Sheet of the 15M Movement and Podemos 01:38:25 Reflecting on Defeats 01:38:53 Utopia and the Future 02:07:30 Final Questions —— Want to support Arpa Talks? 1. Sponsor Arpa Talks and receive Arpa books every month. https://arpaeditores.com/products/pat... 2. Join the Arpa Editores WhatsApp channel: https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029... 3. Answer our survey. It will only take a minute and is anonymous: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FA... 4. Buy Arpa books! http://www.arpaeditores.com —— YouTube: @ArpaTalks Spotify: https://bitly.cx/G6aCD Apple Podcasts: https://bitly.cx/gLW2I Newsletter: https://arpaeditores.com/pages/newsle... Twitter: https://x.com/arpaeditores Email: [email protected] —— Original music by Alfo G. Aguado x Udio