φιλοσοφία (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
Neurologist V.S. Ramachandran explains his key findings in certain instances of brain damage. This episode focuses on prosopagnosia, the Capgras delusion, and temporal lobe epilepsy. Part 1: http://www.videosift.com/v... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 2,453 viewsNeurologist V.S. Ramachandran explains his key findings in certain instances of brain damage that have long been viewed as mere curiosities by the scientific community. This episode focuses on blind-sight,... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 5,461 viewsThe philosophy of Causality or deductive reasoning.
posted by NobleOne 1 decade 6 years 1 month 1 week ago • 3,671 viewsAn interesting little film that helps to explain Nietzsche's often quoted and much misunderstood assertion that God is Dead.
posted by zombieguerilla 1 decade 6 years 3 weeks ago • 1,858 viewsFrom the lecture - Why only an atheist can believe Zizek comments "The end of faith" it starts around 1.10
posted by bluecliff 1 decade 6 years 3 weeks ago • 4,711 viewsAthens, at the height of her glory, engaged in a suicidal conflict with her greatest rival, Sparta. Through the eyes of Socrates, viewers see the tragic descent of Athenian democracy into mob rule. As... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 6 years ago • 1,248 viewsJonathan Miller interviews American Philosopher Daniel Dennett as part of the BBC's 'The Atheism Tapes'. Dennett's review of Dawkin's 'The God Delusion' is worth reading. In his review he states: "We... continue reading
posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 3,332 viewsPART 2: http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Four-Horsemen-DawkinsDennettHarris-Hitchens-Part-2 On the 30th of September 2007, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens sat down... continue reading
posted by BicycleRepairMan 1 decade 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 9,668 views • 58:05On the 30th of September 2007, Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens sat down for a first-of-its-kind, unmoderated 2-hour discussion, convened by RDFRS and filmed by Josh Timonen. ... continue reading
posted by BicycleRepairMan 1 decade 6 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 5,020 views • 59:10The first in a three part documentary by Jonathan Miller, charting the history of disbelief in religion - commonly known as atheism. Part Two http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rkW0i1tm7I Part Three http://www.youtube.com... continue reading
posted by benjee 1 decade 7 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 7,919 viewsWhile Jean Paul Sartre and Albert Camus get most of the credit for existentialism, the real intellectual powerhouses behind the movement were Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. This video features a... continue reading
posted by HadouKen24 1 decade 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 3,689 views"John Passmore of the National Australian University discusses causality as the cornerstone of Hume's philosophy. Also discussed are three of Hume's basic philosophical views:anything that is not a fact,... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,403 views"Bryan Magee talks with Anthony Quinton about the two incommensurable views of Wittgenstein: his logical view of language and his somewhat pragmatic view of language." _________________________________________________... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 11 months 2 weeks ago • 1,685 views"The dialogues of Plato are analyzed in this program by Cambridge philosophy professor Miles Burnyeat. Seeing Plato's ideas initially as extensions of those of his teacher, Socrates, Burnyeat explains... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 11 months 1 week ago • 1,226 views"Spinoza" is the first series of the documentary cicle "The Great Philosophers of the World". Author and director Alexander Shapiro. The documentary was shot in Holland in February 2007.
posted by lavoll 1 decade 5 years 11 months ago • 1,906 viewsWhile a group of academics were making considerable discoveries in the world of physics and chemistry at the University of Göttingen, the world outside was slipping into the barbarism of World War II.... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 2,630 viewsPhilosopher Peter Singer, professor of bioethics at Princeton University and founding father of the modern animal rights movement, discusses his controversial views on ethical issues, collected in his... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 10 months 1 week ago • 2,259 views'I live now in a world of ghosts, a prisoner in my dreams', says Antonius Block, a knight returning to plague ravaged 13th century Sweden. While it can be argued that this is not a horror film, I've... continue reading
posted by raven 1 decade 7 years 9 months ago • 2,715 viewsThis is a video of Dr. John Hartung speaking at the Skeptics Society Conference on Evolutionary Psychology and Human Ethics. He's a entertaining speaker and a fascinating lecturer. Part Two... continue reading
posted by rembar 1 decade 7 years 9 months ago • 2,459 views