What’s the meaning of ideas like knowledge and intelligence? What’s the Gettier problem? What do octopuses have to do with it?
By: Philosophy Tube
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Most animals usually get one or two unique features to give them an edge, but octopuses are stacked.
By: Animalogic
A simple explanation of Immanuel Kant’s famous philosophy on how we experience and understand the world.
Recommended Reading:
- Kant – Critique of Pure Reason
Guest starring:
Male, female, cis, trans – what is gender? What makes up your gender identity? Existentialism, Society, Genetics?
Recommended Reading:
- MarinaShutup – What’s the Difference Between Sex and Gender?
- Judith Butler, Gender Trouble
- Judith Butler, Bodies That Matter
- Gender as Performance: An Interview with Judith Butler, Interview by Peter Osborne and Lynne Segal [PDF]
- Julia Serano, Whipping Girl
- A free lecture by philosopher Talia Bettcher, who would disagree with Serano’s approach and the emphasis she places on neurology
- Simone de Beauvoir, The Second Sex
What do Pokémon battles say about economics and philosophy? Is MewTwo a Marxist?
When countries go to war, or assign healthcare budgets, or Superman destroys Metropolis, is the collateral damage morally Ok?
A new video for you: it’s me replying to some of the best comments from the last few episodes, including the ones on race and racism!
What are Rights? Duty & The Law: http://tinyurl.com/j2xnxer
Racism, Law, & Politics (Race Part 1) http://tinyurl.com/j2nmlak
Time for some Nietzsche! What is Nihilism, what is an übermensch, and what does it mean to say “God is Dead?” This is the backdrop to the Will to Power!
Time for some aesthetics and metaphysics! Are songs sets, or abstract objects?
With the release of Assassin’s Creed Syndicate it’s time to look at some video game philosophy!
Hedonism is a philosophical theory about PLEASURE!
Recommended Reading:
- Fred Feldman, What is this Thing Called Happiness? 2010
- Robert Nozick, Anarchy, State & Utopia 2009.
- Derek Parfit, “What Makes Someone’s Life Go Best?” Appendix I in Reasons & Persons 1984
By: Philosophy Tube.
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