"The man who has no tincture of philosophy goes through life imprisoned in the prejudices derived from common sense, from the habitual beliefs of his age or his nation, and from convictions which have grown up in his mind without the co-operation or consent of his deliberate reason. To such a man the world tends to become definite, finite, obvious; common objects rouse no questions, and unfamiliar possibilities are contemptuously rejected. As soon as we begin to philosophize, on the contrary, we find, that even the most everyday things lead to problems to which only very incomplete answers can be given. Philosophy, though unable to tell us with certainty what is the true answer to the doubts which it raises, is able to suggest many possibilities which enlarge our thoughts and free them from the tyranny of custom."
~ Bertrand Russell - The Problems of Philosophy
"What is it about human beings that enables them to make these noises that have such remarkable consequences; among them, the consequence that they do relate to reality?" John Searle discusses the history... continue reading
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1 decade 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 1,390 viewsColin McGinn is a British philosopher whose work focuses on philosophy of mind, ethics, and philosophical logic. He currently teaches at the University of Miami. http://www.pbs.org/moyers/faithandreason/portraits_mcgi... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 2,626 viewsInterview with Noam Chomsky regarding his Linguistic work published at the time. The last part contains a discussion of his political views regarding the Vietnam war and Libertarian Socialism.
posted by mauz15 1 decade 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 2,230 views • 45:02John Rogers Searle is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley. Widely noted for his contributions to the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 3,410 viewsIn our hyperlinked world, we can know anything, anytime. And this mass enlightenment, says Buddhist scholar Bob Thurman, is our first step toward Buddha nature. The first American to be ordained a Tibetan... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 6 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 782 viewsA member of the Eastern Orthodox Church, he is noted as one of the foremost rational Christian apologists, arguing in his many articles and books that faith in Christianity is rational and coherent in... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 1,279 viewsHarry Frankfurt is a professor emeritus in philosophy from Princeton University, and the author of the best-selling books "On Bullshit" and "On Truth"
posted by mauz15 1 decade 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,800 views 1 decade 8 years 3 weeks ago • 3,999 views • 22:42 1 decade 8 years 3 weeks ago • 3,936 views 1 decade 7 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 15,878 viewsSlavoj Žižek is one of the most distinguished and politically engaged thinkers of our time. In this tour de force filmed lecture, he lucidly and compellingly reflects on belief - which takes him from... continue reading
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(kulpims) 1 decade 6 years 3 months 1 week ago • 1,223 viewsBelieving the Unbelievable: The Clash Between Faith and Reason in the Modern World. Sam Harris at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival
posted by Grimm 1 decade 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 2,272 views • 1:09:42Lisa Randal discusses dimensions beyond Minkowski space. She is one of the most cited physicists alive.
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1 decade 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 2,257 views • 48:28 1 decade 8 years 1 month ago • 3,537 views 1 decade 8 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 5,263 views • 2:12 1 decade 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 3,007 views • 44:36from description: Warning: This Program Contains Graphic Imagery! Social psychologist Philip Zimbardo discusses From Genocide to Abu Ghraib: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil. To help us... continue reading
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1 decade 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 4,482 viewsDuring the 1950s, Huxley's interest in the field of psychical research grew keener and his later works are strongly influenced by both mysticism and his experiences with the psychedelic drugs. In October... continue reading
posted by Farhad2000 1 decade 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,819 viewsWell-known psycho-analyst replies to a question about the problem of death...
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