know thy self
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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
(kulpims) 1 decade 5 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 811 views
Bryan Magee talks to A.J. Ayer about Gottlob Frege and Bertrand Russell; specifically about their published works and their impact on philosophy itself. A. J. Ayer discusses how the theories of Gottlob... continue reading
posted by mauz15
1 decade 5 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 2,110 views
Psychologists systematically study the origins of self-identity and self-esteem, the social determinants of self-conceptions, and the emotional and motivational consequences of beliefs about oneself. This... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 4,147 views
Ravi Zacharias reads from 'Parable of the Madman' by Friedrich Nietzsche.
posted by zombieguerilla
1 decade 6 years 3 weeks ago • 2,524 views
Bryan Magee talks with Hilary Putnam about the philosophy of science.
posted by bluecliff
1 decade 6 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 1,742 views
"Lecture to second year undergraduate students at Cambridge University in 2001 by Alan Macfarlane on some aspects of the work of Karl Marx. For the background, downloadble version, readings etc. please... continue reading
posted by bluecliff 1 decade 5 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 1,798 viewsThe first part is just audio, but the following 3 parts have a video lecture part 2 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4487830992000047170&ei part 3 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-495080253493396030... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 3,420 views
"Violence & the Left in Dark Times," Bernard-Henri Lévy & Slavoj Žižek in a debate instigated by Paul Holdengräber, from the NY Public Library, September 16, 2008. Bernard-Henri Lévy, France's "rock-star... continue reading
posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 5 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 1,780 views
"The Übermensch (or superman) is Nietzsche's best-known invention, although he only appears in one book, Thus Spoke Zarathustra. At the same time, Nietzsche introduces the smug and hateful last man. ... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 2,869 views
A standing ovation talk fresh from TED2009.
posted by cybrbeast 1 decade 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,711 views
Clip from an interview with the National Geographic.
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 4,574 views
'Richard Dawkins on the origin of the universe, the future of human evolution, plus, his argument about why God does not exist.' Clip from an interview with the National Geographic
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"Vehement repudiation of Christian and liberal ethics; the celebration of the "superman"; the death of God; and a life-affirming "will to power" are some of the philosophical legacies of Friedrich Nietzsche.... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 8 months 4 weeks ago • 1,398 views
Professor Diamond argues that religion has encompassed at least four independent components that have arisen or disappeared at different stages of development of human societies over the last 10,000 years.
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 1,337 views
If humans have a common, in-born capacity for language, and for such complex behaviors as morality, might the faculties be somehow linked? (Chomsky starts at min 6:58) There are two speakers in this... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 3,368 views
Richard Dawkins, Jonathan Miller, and Paleontologist Norman McLeod discuss the implications of Darwin's theory of Evolution on human nature and modern society. Part 1: http://www.videosift.com/video/Life-After-Darwi... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,846 views
Richard Dawkins, Jonathan Miller, and Paleontologist Norman McLeod discuss the implications of Darwin's theory of Evolution on human nature and modern society. Part 2: http://www.videosift.com/video/Richard-Dawkins-J... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 2,613 views
"Documentary about Tibet and the life of the Dalai Lama. It gives a view of who the Dalai Lama really is, told through both archival footage and questions that are asked directly to him during an audience.... continue reading
posted by mauz15 1 decade 5 years 8 months 1 week ago • 2,257 views"What if someone came along who changed not the way you think about everything, but everything about the way you think?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derrida
posted by qualm 1 decade 5 years 8 months ago • 1,637 views
After the intro totally ripped off from TED, Richard Dawkins talks about the need of absolutes in religion vs. the need of doubt and humility in science, and the implications this has on the "only a theory"... continue reading
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