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Philosopher Games
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 9 พ.ย. 2018
Exploring the big questions.
Videos about philosophy, philosophers, and philosophy related topics.
I am a lecturer in philosophy. These videos are often condensed versions of topics I cover in lectures.
Videos about philosophy, philosophers, and philosophy related topics.
I am a lecturer in philosophy. These videos are often condensed versions of topics I cover in lectures.
Using Your Superpowers to Make a Difference: Effective Altruism and Climate Change
Are you feeling hopeless about climate change? Learn how effective altruists view climate change through an optimistic lens, arguing that each of us has the power to make a meaningful difference in addressing this global crisis. This talk introduces effective altruism, a movement within philosophy that aims to find the best ways to help others.
Jacob Bauer explains the effective altruism framework of focusing on scale, neglectedness, and solvability when determining how to have an impact. He then outlines four key ways we can leverage our "superpowers" of education, wealth, influence, and opportunity to combat climate change: through our careers, advocacy work, donations to high-impact organizations, and lifestyle choices.
Along the way, the presentation analyzes data on the biggest sources of carbon emissions and the most effective organizations working on systemic change. It makes a case for being an "optimistic change-maker" who recognizes the real threats of climate change but believes in our collective ability to drive solutions. Tips are provided for how people can substantially lower their carbon footprints while avoiding the pitfalls of "moral licensing."
If you're feeling powerless about climate change, this talk will give you a dose of motivated optimism and concrete actions you can take to make a real difference.
[Description made with the help of Claude]
Jacob Bauer explains the effective altruism framework of focusing on scale, neglectedness, and solvability when determining how to have an impact. He then outlines four key ways we can leverage our "superpowers" of education, wealth, influence, and opportunity to combat climate change: through our careers, advocacy work, donations to high-impact organizations, and lifestyle choices.
Along the way, the presentation analyzes data on the biggest sources of carbon emissions and the most effective organizations working on systemic change. It makes a case for being an "optimistic change-maker" who recognizes the real threats of climate change but believes in our collective ability to drive solutions. Tips are provided for how people can substantially lower their carbon footprints while avoiding the pitfalls of "moral licensing."
If you're feeling powerless about climate change, this talk will give you a dose of motivated optimism and concrete actions you can take to make a real difference.
[Description made with the help of Claude]
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Three Moral Theories | Normative Ethics
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This video introduces the following: Moral Theory, Normative Ethics, Consequentialism and Utilitarianism, Deontology and Kantianism, and Virtue Ethics. Sample Discussion Prompt: What moral theory do you gravitate to? What do you think is the most important thing to consider when evaluating the morality of an action? Sample study guide prompt: Name and describe the three main families of moral t...
Ethics of Whistle-Blowing
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Ethics of Whistle-Blowing. Overview of Lecture Notes. Video outline: -Part 1: Defining Whistle-blowing -Part 2: The Risks -Part 3: Guidelines -Part 4: Whistle-Blowing and Employee Loyalty (by Ronald Duska) Sources/Readings: - De George, R.T. (1990) Business Ethics, Macmillan, New York. - I.R. Poel, van de, L.M.M. Royakkers (2011) Ethics, technology, and engineering, Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester....
The Philosophy of Earning to Give
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What is Earn to Give? This video explains the concept, reasons in favor of it, along with objections and responses. Check out the rest of our philosophy videos here: th-cam.com/users/philosophergames Resources and Further Reading: • 80,000 Hours: 80000hours.org/ ➡ Article - Why and how to earn to give 80000hours.org/articles/earning-to-give/ ➡ Article - What’s the best charity to donate to? 800...
Ukraine and Nonviolence: What Would Gandhi Do?
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Nonviolence in a Time of War. What Would Gandhi Do? Building Peace Series talk via the Dayton International Peace Museum. April 9th, 2022. In this talk, Professor Jacob Bauer explores what Gandhi would say about the current war in Ukraine. Ethics. Philosophy of Peace. Nonviolence.
Fallibilism - Is Certainty Possible?
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A brief introduction to fallibilism with examples from René Descartes' "Meditations on First Philosophy." Check out the rest of our philosophy videos here: @PhilosopherGames • Related video: "I think, therefore I am" Explained th-cam.com/video/MTtPJ5o8ePU/w-d-xo.html Here are some additional resources on the topic: • "Fallibilism" Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: iep.utm.edu/fallibil/ • "Sk...
What are Arguments?
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This video introduces what an argument is, the two parts of arguments, two types of arguments, and two ways to evaluate arguments. Check out the rest of our philosophy videos here: @PhilosopherGames Here are some additional resources on the topic: • Book: Critical Thinking by Brooke Noel Moore and Richard Parker • Blog: reasonresources.wordpress.com/ by Michael LaBossiere • Website: www.clearer...
"I think, therefore I am" Explained | Descartes | Cogito Argument
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A brief overview of René Descartes's "I think; therefore, I am" argument. Check out the rest of our philosophy videos here: th-cam.com/users/philosophergames • Related video: "Fallibilism - Is Knowledge Possible?" th-cam.com/video/8OyQgTSrRkU/w-d-xo.html Here is an article version of this video: jacobnbauer.medium.com/i-think-therefore-i-am-explained-3783f1b7f769 To read Descartes's argument fo...
Does Your Vote Matter? | The (Expected) Value of Voting | Philosophy of Voting
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Does your vote matter? What is the expected value of voting? This video explores two opposing views on this topic, one by the economist, Steven Levitt (Freakonomics), and the other by the philosopher Will MacAskill (Doing Good Better). The script of this video (more or less): jacobnbauer.medium.com/the-value-of-voting-5bf445149a3d -This video is, for the most part, an overview of concepts from ...
Religious Pluralism vs Exclusivism - Philosophy of Religion
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Religious Pluralism (and Exclusivism) - Philosophy of Religion This mini-lecture goes over religious pluralism (John Hick) vs religious exclusivism (Alvin Plantinga), a middle ground (David Basinger), and the views of the Dalai Lama. The readings this lecture covers are from Philosophy of Religion: an Anthology (7th edition), edited by Michael Rea and Louis Pojman: • Introductory section - pgs ...
Distributive Justice pt 2 - Libertarianism vs Socialism
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Part 2 of an introduction to the topic of Distributive Justice. This includes an overview of the libertarian approach (Nozick) in contrast with the socialist approach. This video also briefly goes over the capitalist approach and the views of Pope Francis on this topic. Sources: •Robert Nozick, "Anarchy, State, and Utopia" •Socialism and Capitalism: Manuel G. Velasquez, "Distributive Justice", ...
Distributive Justice pt 1 - Rawls vs Egalitarianism
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An introduction to the topic of Distributive Justice and overview of Egalitarianism in contrast with Rawls' "Justice as Fairness." Sources: •John Rawls, A Theory of Justice •Egalitarianism: Manuel G. Velasquez, "Distributive Justice", Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases (8th Edition) Current state of wealth inequality: •"Wealth Inequlaity in America" th-cam.com/video/QPKKQnijnsM/w-d-xo.html •"G...
Gandhi's Philosophy of Nonviolence - Theory and Practice
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Gandhi's Philosophy of Nonviolence - Theory and Practice
Bob's Bugatti (Peter Singer - Utilitarianism and Poverty)
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Bob's Bugatti (Peter Singer - Utilitarianism and Poverty)
I'm here because my partner I struggle to resolve conflict. Im playing tennis, and she's playing Monster Trucks 😂 It's very frustrating when you present ideas and they fall flat. Bad example of good reasoning: th-cam.com/video/UMKkX8qRHsw/w-d-xo.htmlsi=NUEDGzGNx0K3L_IZ Better example: th-cam.com/video/WjsSHd23e0Q/w-d-xo.htmlsi=zZ-5XwvVIB9hvfoD
Interesting lecture 👍
i think therefore i am AM!
Thank You Very much Sir, This is the only one that I'm searching it for hours ❤
The great lecture ever bruh keep it up
Great video, thanks for sharing it
I really struggle to understand things out of my interest. I barely understand a thing.
Great video 👌
Or... it's the other way around: morality is needed to build a religion, which can be taken as a primeval encoding of ethical concepts for a community to refer to as a guide. Human beings show the capacity to roughly distinguish good from evil from an early age, and mature a finer sense of it the further they experience the aftermath of their actions on the others. And then they decide if to apply what they know. What people may lack is a common opinion on specific issues, but the fear of God is gone as soon as you sin and nothing happens. The "inborn" ability to develop decent behavior may in fact be bypassed through religion! All kinds of carnages take place fully blessed by beliefs. Organizing on a vast scale inhuman acts of mass murder requires a strong ideology (political or religious) to support the conflict of conscience in a large number of mentally sane individuals. It is true that a single human cannot create a moral law, yet, as a whole, society has indeed the authority to do so. No God is necessary, the majority is. And it actually happens: the constitutions are based on the most shared ideas of a correct way of living among the others. They are periodically adapted to social changes (no dogmas) and differ depending on cultural contexts. This relegates Gods to the role of boogeymen, especially needed in times when there were no effective ways to keep antisocial activities under control. And its dictates were soon manipulated to serve as a tool for those who wanted to impose their authority on others. In such a scenario, the Euthyphro dilemma is pleonastic. The remaining difference between religion and legislation (not coincidentally non-existent in some countries) is that the first one goes deeper into the intimacy of a person, whilst the second keeps more distance from one's freedom of choice. The hideous aspect is that believers place themselves on the "right side" by default, within that safer area injustices are often permitted for "higher" purposes. Religion in this case is used to hack the consciences and alter your sensitivity to overcome the normal perception of right and wrong.
Thanks a lot for this ! Very clear and interesting!
Agree, excellent video, thank you!
He made some mistakes along the way. For example: “At last I have discovered it - thought! This is the one thing that can't be separated from me. I am, I exist - that is certain“. Alas it’s not certain. And thankfully we can separate ourselves from thought
You’re just reading it, we need explanation!!😊
You have hit the nail right on the head....great
Thank you, there's a lot to learn here for me. I'd have to watch the video a few more times I think. I'm still trying to place the puzzle pieces here... for some reason I feel that christian ethics doesn't fit any of these completely... it's a bit of each right? Is there a diagram of various ethics views and how they overlap with each other and with religious systems?
Christian ethics falls sort of between Deontology and Virtue ethics; it's often easier to see Deontology in the Old Testament and Virtue ethics in the New. Ten commandments are a great example of Deontology, Jesus's sermon on the mount seems more Virtue ethic-y (to me at least) as it focuses hard on the character of the person practicing the laws, as manifested by their intent. Some of Paul's writings sort of straddle the two schools of thought as well.
Good video. I might add Wim Vandekerckhove’s work on whistleblowing and rational loyalty to the list, though
As a doubter
So does this mean that my existence is 100% safe and untouchable?
I am therefore I think.
4 MINUTES FOR I AM
great video! only person who explained virtue ethics perfectly!!
Inspiring, on point on Love your Enemy, I want share a poem from Hafez For peace of this world and the next, understand what I advise Magnanimity the lot of friends, and with foes try to relate Try to relate to your enemy, strive for it with love ,
is it possiable you should provide us with presentation link and research report?
Both the thumbnail and the channel name, made me think this was about how "common" superpowers could be used to solve climate change Bit sad its not that XD
Reminds me of this SMBC comic: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2011-07-13
What about common goods in liberalism? I cannot take them from anyone but can influence others negatively by misusing them.
Is it a free individual choice if I am manipulated into buying something through advertisement?
This should be required in corporate contexts. If you have something becoming entrenched in management, it is vitally important for people to speak up. Especially if you don’t want a company to go under, like a hospital. Because they can face huge litigation that would literally bring it to its knees If you try as much as you can, you need to go to the press with evidence. Go to a reporter like ABC News or something like that
I don’t understand why all of the comments and all of the commentary are focused on the thinking and not on the being
This is more of an axiom. It may be true or it may not but this is somthing we must maintain.
Why must we maintain it?
@@Andrew-dg7qm everything is in furtherance of a goal. I keep this axiom because I respect myself and believe I am real. Theres nothing saying that I need to be real but I choose to think that. Technicly you do not need to breath you do so because you want to stay alive.
@@updownleftrightasdw8423 Question your thoughts. Lean into “being” and you’ll find that letting go of the outcome will help you with your goals. Thinking that we are doesn’t bring us into existence, it only furthers suffering. “Being” will not only connect you with yourself, but it will also help others around you, more than you can possibly imagine - the world is bigger than just yourself.
Non temere credere, est nervus sapientae.
Wonderfully explained, thank you so much !!😊
It means the Foundation in possession of my physical form does not know I have connected a link to the internet using [REDACTED].
Pacifist are but cowards
Great explanation I totally understand
I would of asked Desartes ; Is there a thinker of thoughts ?Is there a feeler of feelings ?
Meanwhile, in a more PASSIVE sense: "i thinks, therefore i is." Doubt you can say this in either LATIN, or French. Anyone? thx
There is something obvious that is being overlooked. Bob knows that if he saves his car, society will condemn him. He also knows that if he doesn't give to a charity, no one will condemn him. Furthermore, it is correct for Bob to value his own life over that of this child on the tracks. If a lion was hungry, but could only eat one person, you don't need to offer yourself up as a potential meal to save someone else. Your obligations are first to yourself, your family, your friends, your community, etc. Therefore it is both right and morale for Bob to value his own life over that of both the child on the train tracks and the child in Africa. The morale condemnation of leaving the child to die on the tracks would negatively impact Bob and his family. The same is not true of the child in Africa.
hey nice video well explained
Thanks!
Discussion questions: What moral theory do you gravitate to? What do you think is the most important thing to consider when evaluating the morality of an action?
I think RSL's dependence upon the Euthyphro Dilemma is really shallow - he misses an obvious solution.
Antonio Bento: One sure fire way to test your assertion, would be to drop a 200 lb. rock on your foot and see if the rock actually exists and if the pain and damage to your foot is actually there or not. I believe you get the point without having to go through that test. God exists because the universe he DESIGNED, and created exists. Just examine closely one, single human cell and see the amazing organization that exists there. Organization in creation exists because the Grand Creator.
Have your religion but do not try to partake in philosophy
Great deed
I tried this argument before the judge at the IRS. He smiled, banged his gavel and said, "Pay up. Next case...."
This was really good. You got a subscriber.
Thanks!
I was here
I am therefore i think
This was the most "on the spot" lecture ever. You surely got a talent to present the theories with a comprehensive order and connection. Well done!
Thank you!
Agreed
Amazing video. Have a nice weekend
Thank you! You too!
bro is a default
I think I know, therefore i am at God's mercy.