Topics covered include the nature and importance of philosophical inquiry, problem solving, and certain classical problems of philosophy such as the existence of God, the nature of thinking and the mind/body... continue reading
posted by Kreegath 1 decade 6 years 9 months 1 week ago • 8,978 viewsφιλοσοφία (philosophia)
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"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
A depiction of the last days of Socrates - an event which marks the historical emergence of Western philosophy.
posted by mauz15 1 decade 6 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 2,345 viewsWinner of the USA film fest. The clay artist was Jon Grigsby, and almost all of the 4,000 or so photos that make up the animation were lit by candlelight. "...Plato is saying that humans are all prisoners... continue reading
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posted by mauz15 1 decade 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 2,207 views • 24:03An introduction to the philosophy of Epicurus. Full episode from a series based on "The Consolations of Philosophy" by Alain De Botton.
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posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 6 months ago • 2,687 viewsAyn Rand - Mike Wallace Interview 1959 part 1 Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wsr768hdk4 Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5poUSQ4L8pY
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