Duration 5 mins 47 seconds. The late Robert Anton Wilson has an interesting take on explaining quantum physics. There seem to be a number of his talks spliced together and he speaks eloquently on the... continue reading
posted by Deano 1 decade 6 years 2 months 1 week ago • 10,038 viewsRelate to Philosophy
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A few of my favorite philosophy-related sifts.
personally, i always thought of the Professor and Magneto as more an analogy of MLK and Malcolm X. but this was good, too. i call dibs on Beast.
posted by my15minutes 1 decade 6 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 2,340 viewsThe Bishop of Oxford - Richard Douglas Harries - and Richard Dawkins have collaborated on several occasions to promote the proper teaching of science in UK classrooms. This is the full unedited interview,... continue reading
posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 5 months ago • 203 viewsA hard-hitting 47-minute documentary on what money is, how it came into existence, and how it works in the world today. Definitely not boring!
posted by arvana 1 decade 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 5,548 viewsThe guy who invented the (in)famous "chinese room"-thought experiment talks about his views on consciousness and artificial intelligence. (Lecture at the Almaden Institute Conference on Cognitive Computing) ... continue reading
posted by Buttermaker 1 decade 7 years 2 months 4 weeks ago • 2,312 viewsA nicer side of Richard Dawkins
posted by jwray 1 decade 7 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 1,039 viewsThe only Russell clip I have been able to find on the web...
posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 5 months ago • 2,962 viewsA scene from Derek Jarman's film 'Wittgenstein' (1989) in which Wittgenstein discusses the nature of language and the thought behind a sentence like "This is a very pleasant pineapple."
posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 5 months ago • 2,414 viewsWilliam Crawley meets... the controversial Australian philosopher Peter Singer who talks about animal rights, euthanasia, infanticide, abortion, bestiality, and paedophilia. You can watch the rest here:... continue reading
posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 5 months 1 week ago • 2,687 viewsFriedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 - August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher. His writing included critiques of religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy, and science, using a distinctive... continue reading
posted by bl968 1 decade 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 2,710 viewsIn a direct rebuttal to Pastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose-Driven Life, Tufts philosophy professor Dan Dennet presents the idea of religion as a natural phenomenon -- one that has evolved over millennia... continue reading
posted by jimnms 1 decade 7 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 3,664 views • 25:30Ayn 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
posted by HistNerd 1 decade 7 years 6 months 1 week ago • 3,059 viewsLeo Strauss (wiki) and Sayyid Qutb (wiki) This clip is from the Power of Nightmares (Full Doc) and this part of the Wiki description. "In the 1950s Sayyid Qutb, an Egyptian civil servant turned revolutionary,... continue reading
posted by Fedquip 1 decade 7 years 7 months ago • 1,425 viewsRam Dass in the early days, being interviewed about the effects of LSD. Ram Dass spent a lot of time in India after he started using LSD, and at the time of the interview, he seems to have embraced Eastern... continue reading
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