BOOKSHELF TOUR | A Tour of a Philosophy Student's Books

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  • @CosmicSkeptic
    @CosmicSkeptic  3 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    My good friend Riley Agutter helped to film this video. He just started his own channel, starting with a vlog of his Oxford studies while stuck at home, and it’d be great if you could all check it out! See here: th-cam.com/video/KHjztb96RC0/w-d-xo.html

    • @justin.8777
      @justin.8777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Read Niels Lyhne

    • @shashwatkumar4204
      @shashwatkumar4204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Can a Vegan be Pro Choice?
      Or are they obliged to be Pro Life to maintain their philosophical consistency?

    • @ndndndnnduwjqams
      @ndndndnnduwjqams 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shashwatkumar4204 good question

    • @JustaPhilosophystudent
      @JustaPhilosophystudent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shashwatkumar4204 I think most vegans think it is wrong when the fetus is sentient, it is debatable when it is sentient tho. I myself also fall in this category as a vegan. But I have a probably very contravorsial opinion, that not everyone should be allowed to be a parent in the first place.

    • @lumbratile4174
      @lumbratile4174 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@shashwatkumar4204 vegan/sentientism means no suffering for sentient beings, if you can't suffer bc you aren't sentient then there's no problem for me.

  • @neethy1836
    @neethy1836 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1231

    People talking about their book collection fills me with so much joy

    • @snowforest4159
      @snowforest4159 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      People talking about ecology, philosophy and hypothetical alien worlds and civilizations fills me with joy

    • @anandita5554
      @anandita5554 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Specifically people i respect and admire.

    • @hanskung3278
      @hanskung3278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      To bad the books are new atheist propaganda.

    • @peterschmidts8245
      @peterschmidts8245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Although people might disagree with you that these books are propaganda, it would still be possible to read propaganda and think about it critically and productive. So it might still not be a waste of time.

    • @hanskung3278
      @hanskung3278 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@peterschmidts8245 Point taken.

  • @JMUDoc
    @JMUDoc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1533

    "Dr Peterson , would you please sign my book?"
    *Kermit voice
    "Well... that all depends what you mean by "sign"..."

    • @michaelmunns1314
      @michaelmunns1314 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      "Sore-ee, no, sore-ee, it's a good question"

    • @GrrMania
      @GrrMania 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      JMUDoc you win the internet for the day.

    • @emarskineel
      @emarskineel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@GrrMania I cringe so hard whenever someone says this...

    • @GrrMania
      @GrrMania 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@emarskineel lol I understand that.

    • @emarskineel
      @emarskineel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@GrrMania well, now I feel bad for saying that. You’ve done nothing wrong lol

  • @chrissimpson7634
    @chrissimpson7634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +613

    You should put 50 Shades of Grey in there somewhere and see if anyone notices

    • @berniv7375
      @berniv7375 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Ha Ha.

    • @destroyer2973
      @destroyer2973 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Sounds like a great way to cause a fuss for views.

    • @blessingsoutlaw
      @blessingsoutlaw 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Haha! Wonder if Alex would ever read something like that - even for a giggle.

    • @VaughanMcCue
      @VaughanMcCue 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Perhaps the farmers guide to 50 sheds of grey

    • @RanEncounter
      @RanEncounter 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@blessingsoutlaw Why would he not? Is it not meant for entertainment?

  • @deveshverma1731
    @deveshverma1731 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Hello Alex. This is Devesh Verma from India...I might be as old as your father, but I admire you so much. I admire you for your intellect, your incredible grasp of some very complex issues, your devastating eloquence, and most of all I admire you for your compassion for animals who too possess a central nervous system and can experience pain as terribly as we do. Please try and interview J M Coetzee and Anthony Hopkins who says, 'I don't eat anything that has a mother. Love you, Alex.

  • @deepthoughts3570
    @deepthoughts3570 3 ปีที่แล้ว +312

    I like how Alex reads books from all sides, both theist & atheist, regardless of what his personal belief is

    • @maxpayne3628
      @maxpayne3628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You should check Pakistani Muslim Philosopher Dr. Shoaib Ahmed Malik Facebook page, he every week shows photos of 5-6 of new books he's ordering 😂.

    • @Fava_beans
      @Fava_beans 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@maxpayne3628 islamic propaganda everywhere, this sucks

    • @skellderthetroll8825
      @skellderthetroll8825 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@Fava_beans u could say the same about richard dawkins and sam harris books and describe them as an atheist propaganda ..
      the dude is studying a paper on 'ISLAM AND THE CLASSICAL PERIOD' what kind of books do u think he should have lmao

    • @arianagrandaremix8858
      @arianagrandaremix8858 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@skellderthetroll8825 bro we both know which one is the propaganda here

    • @BassGoBomb
      @BassGoBomb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      How can one possibly be objective without? All else is 'confirmation bias'... :-)

  • @DarthJarJarEnthusiast
    @DarthJarJarEnthusiast 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    If someone finds the video mentioned at 1:50 , don’t forget to drop the link :p

  • @manuelfebri7443
    @manuelfebri7443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    alex going to be a fulltime youtuber is something that im currently waiting for

    • @deathnote4171
      @deathnote4171 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He should make Course in TH-cam

    • @leekuanjiet8435
      @leekuanjiet8435 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@deathnote4171 Petition for that. I'mma like your comment as a vote XD

  • @aoifedeborha2420
    @aoifedeborha2420 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Dude I have a history test tomorrow and this is too interesting XDXD I call this productive procrastination. Beautiful collection, thank you!

  • @LuciferKelly
    @LuciferKelly 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That transition into the sponsorship recognition was simply incredible. It was extremely impressive, I did not expect it or see it coming, it was so smooth. You are unbelievably talented when making this videos. Much respect.

  • @Kevin-cy2dr
    @Kevin-cy2dr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    This is literally my dream. A home full of wisdom 📚📜

    • @arpitkatre2748
      @arpitkatre2748 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same..

    • @happymaskedguy1943
      @happymaskedguy1943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@arpitkatre2748Luckily books are fairly cheap, especially second hand!

    • @personmcpersonperson2893
      @personmcpersonperson2893 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The term "islamophobe" is a cheap attempt to shut down criticism. At least one can use it to spot insecure ideologues

    • @Fava_beans
      @Fava_beans 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Jamil Ebdeen Islam is horror , I came into contact with too many Jihadists where I live and came to realize ISIS is the purest Islam, meh

    • @sufiyantauheed691
      @sufiyantauheed691 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Fava_beans 🤣🤣

  • @ewanw5654
    @ewanw5654 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    The funny part is that if an item is mislabelled in price there is absolutely zero legal obligation to sell it for that price

    • @MarkMetEenC
      @MarkMetEenC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Company policy probably, was the same at my workplace. Not for legal reasons, but to keep the customers happy.

  • @Racerdew
    @Racerdew 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I’m one of those people that enjoy seeing another’s book collection

  • @wilmeech
    @wilmeech 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Imagine if when he points to the Bible, he says he had the author of that on the podcast

    • @HoratioKJV
      @HoratioKJV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He has because God is everywhere.

  • @Dialogos1989
    @Dialogos1989 3 ปีที่แล้ว +276

    Proud to say I’ve read about 90% of those already 🥲
    Edit: Oh that was only the first shelf 😅

    • @samcottle
      @samcottle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah, unlike the dude presenting the video.

    • @gingfreecss3808
      @gingfreecss3808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@samcottle you mean to say Alex hasn't read them yet?

    • @morbidgirl6808
      @morbidgirl6808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And this is not even his complete collection 😅

    • @halalpolice23
      @halalpolice23 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Read the Quran as well as Alex doing it and have many Islamic books in his shelves😁

    • @alexcisneros2980
      @alexcisneros2980 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jesus where do you find the time? 😅

  • @jhonclarkcaballero237
    @jhonclarkcaballero237 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    Me being eager to read most of these books. Also me, lazy.

  • @husainkhaled8777
    @husainkhaled8777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    12:11 I love how he just threw that in

  • @wordfromabove7176
    @wordfromabove7176 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Yet another well balanced video. Great to see that Alex reads across the board and unlike a lot of modern atheists, he’s very polite and open minded.

    • @BassGoBomb
      @BassGoBomb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You've not debated with religious 'extremists' .. and not all that extremists but just embarrassed by their ignorance .. often not their fault so much as a aprt of their indoctrination. They quickly become personal and abusive .. as my inbox shows.. :-( .. But, 'unlike a lot of modern atheists' .. have you really been watching his videos... If, so, You might agree with me asking: Hw many, really? ...AND .. precisley WHO?

  • @badgerlife9541
    @badgerlife9541 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I’m drooling over your sweet library right now ! 📚😍

  • @simonroper4713
    @simonroper4713 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    I like where Alex’s mind is. Truely a noble wonderful human. I am rich just being alive at the same time as Alex. His argument for animal rights should be textbook at colleges. This man is truely beautiful, wonderful and I am so lucky to get to hear his voice. Thanks Alex

  • @thesoundbinge
    @thesoundbinge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    My day just improved tenfold from this ty king

  • @mlgfrog2470
    @mlgfrog2470 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    That beard making Alex look like an ancient Greek philosopher.

    • @osamaal-farra3026
      @osamaal-farra3026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Or he's becoming a Muslim brother

    • @amaanali9525
      @amaanali9525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@osamaal-farra3026 LOLLLL WHY WOULD HE JOIN A FALSE RELIGION NICE 1 M8

    • @Fava_beans
      @Fava_beans 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@osamaal-farra3026 كو . س . أم . النبي

    • @furyzenblade3558
      @furyzenblade3558 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@osamaal-farra3026 what

  • @StephenIC
    @StephenIC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    7:00 that's interesting. I assume the law is the same in the UK, but here in Ireland, just because a product is mislabeled doesn't mean they have to sell it to you for the price advertised.
    The displayed price is an "invitation to treat", or an invitation to the customer to make an offer which can then be accepted or rejected by the shopkeeper.
    I guess he was just being nice though? :)

  • @GradStudentTutorials
    @GradStudentTutorials 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "having a library full of books you haven't read is more valuable than having a library of books that you have read" --This is a statement that I can fully relate to! :)

  • @benz.
    @benz. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    That segue in to the ad was too good lmao

  • @JustaPhilosophystudent
    @JustaPhilosophystudent 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    Good luck with ur exams Alex! Cant wait to see u at the Vegan Campout btw :p

    • @gameeditor6946
      @gameeditor6946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      IS IT ONLY ME THAT SEE'S 3 DAYS AGO

    • @CosmicSkeptic
      @CosmicSkeptic  3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      @@gameeditor6946 Patreon supporters get early access!

    • @gameeditor6946
      @gameeditor6946 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@CosmicSkeptic THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION SIR LOVE YOU SOO MUCH👉💝👈

    • @JohnnyPlsCumMe
      @JohnnyPlsCumMe 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CosmicSkeptic sana all

  • @jackywacky7322
    @jackywacky7322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    gotta say he's growing cuter and cuter

    • @oisinoc8533
      @oisinoc8533 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So True!

    • @tumhalad1
      @tumhalad1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yusss!

    • @JohnnyPlsCumMe
      @JohnnyPlsCumMe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yesss

    • @prs_81
      @prs_81 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@JohnnyPlsCumMe bruh

    • @annabago8621
      @annabago8621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Glad we can all agree on the most important things 😌

  • @baoduong2203
    @baoduong2203 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Thanks for showing us your books Alex. Im a catholic seminarian that just completed my first year in philosophy. I have so much more to learn!

  • @avestapsy9419
    @avestapsy9419 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Alex, thank you so much for this yet another amazing video, it was truly inspirational and motivating. I can recall that I found your channel last year and I am so very happy about that. You are really the example, gentleman and so brave to standing againts others and do the debate. You already made your way but still so many successes and progresses are waiting in your bright future. Wish you health and happiness and best success on your exams. ❤💐

  • @glassmoosehead
    @glassmoosehead 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Ah this was so great I loved this! Gave me serious nostalgia for my uni days (fellow philosophy/theology grad) :')

  • @gavintremblay7265
    @gavintremblay7265 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Got my summer reading list.

  • @halalpolice23
    @halalpolice23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    9:34 I just came for that Islam book and I’m so happy how you’re positive about Islam. Great improvements keep going brother ❤️

  • @YatnielVega
    @YatnielVega 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Loved this video. It was 3yrs ago though; how about a part 2?

  • @Bazzo61
    @Bazzo61 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Always revealing to see what is on a person's bookshelf. Facinating collection. Good to see some Larkin.

  • @verosaraiva
    @verosaraiva 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Love this! Thanks Alex and good luck with your exams!

  • @Petitejazzzzzzz
    @Petitejazzzzzzz 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    LOVED watching this. Also love the fact that you are vegan! Thankyou for sharing your book shelf

  • @chrisohanlon69
    @chrisohanlon69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Nice to see that some young people are still interested in 1st editions, signings, books as beautiful things.

  • @camzfiles5547
    @camzfiles5547 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It's encouraging to read whenever you watch someone showing his bookshelf. Thanks Alex for this content. I now added some of those books to my to be read pile.

  • @stevebrown582
    @stevebrown582 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I respect Alex hugely for having so many books written by theologians and theists. I wouldn't be able to read any of it for long periods of time due to how much I find it insufferable. Great vid!

  • @ekinbekmezci8555
    @ekinbekmezci8555 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "some second hand book shop in the united states" the book literally has a strand bookstore sticker, one of the most iconic bookstores in the world.

  • @cyril8084
    @cyril8084 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I just started learning Philosophy 20 hours ago and then the very next hour this came out.

    • @captainna2133
      @captainna2133 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So where did you start. I can help you out lol😁😁

  • @mohamedzagga9615
    @mohamedzagga9615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    growing up watching videos of yours really opens up my mind to new ways of thinking especially when you make videos answering or expose logical fallacies.
    thank you.

  • @jc-wx5oo
    @jc-wx5oo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I am one of those people who wants to know what lives on your bookshelves. I feel seen.

  • @Osama_Alkadomi
    @Osama_Alkadomi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You can tell by my name if I believe in a God or not, but damn Alex that VPN promo transition was smooth.

  • @Danny-ql2it
    @Danny-ql2it 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I remember you had the fault in our stars in the background, which i thought was hilarious compared to your other books, would have liked to see you explaining how and why exactly did you buy it 😅, good video though loved it

    • @Satanabi
      @Satanabi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Damn! That would be quite a video.

  • @adrenalinestairz5068
    @adrenalinestairz5068 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Reading is something that I enjoy. I love to learn. I read books about the mind and medical stuff.
    I have something that can't be taught I'm creative. I'm always thinking outside of the box. Rather than using logic, I go by my gut feelings.

  • @Jakecmuir
    @Jakecmuir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Do they have you reading much continental philosophy in your degree? I saw the Camus but where is Kant, Hegel, Marx, Derrida, Foucault, Barthes, Lacan, Althusser, Deleuze, Badiou, Butler, Zizek, etc. ?

    • @bellumthirio139
      @bellumthirio139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Half the people you listen are charlatans, why would a professor want you to read them

    • @alberthamouche4499
      @alberthamouche4499 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@bellumthirio139 so you think those philosophers are charlatans?

    • @olivercroft5263
      @olivercroft5263 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Noice, healthy salad bowl to go with the fork of good rational inquiry

    • @bellumthirio139
      @bellumthirio139 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@alberthamouche4499 I said half, and most the charlatans in that list openly admit it

    • @morbidgirl6808
      @morbidgirl6808 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He already stated that this not his complete collection. I've seen more books of his collection in other videos and they aren't in this video.

  • @arpitkatre2748
    @arpitkatre2748 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was waiting for this video for very long time. Thanks for making it....

  • @annabago8621
    @annabago8621 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well, time to feel very underaccomplished. Also time to sit my ass down and read. Thank god it's the summer and school doesn't actually stop me from educating myself anymore :,) Anyways, I'm greatful for ur existence man, you're a real inspiration 💖

  • @ShalemAhava
    @ShalemAhava 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Christian subscriber here 👋🏾 just want to say I appreciate your channel and content, I like how open minded you are to opposing views and you treat everyone respectfully and with class.

  • @ladyliberty417
    @ladyliberty417 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I feel I’ve watched you grow up Alex!!
    Your mind is on full speed here and it’s lovely!! Thanks for this video showing us all your books ( so far) - make room for more❣️

  • @Bln-f9u
    @Bln-f9u 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My bookshelf as a Bachelor *Architecture* Student, if anyone cares *(if you can recommend me some more, feel free to comment) :
    - Novel // The Pillars of Earth (Follett)
    - Theory // Project Japan & Elements of Architecture (Koolhaas)
    - Novel // Quality Land (Kling)
    - History & Philosophy // Epictetus
    - History // Baustilkunde (Koch)
    - Theory // Walkable City (Speck)
    - Theory // Detail in Contemporary Concrete Architecture (Philipps & Yamashita)
    - Theory // Conversations with Students (Ando & Hunter)
    - Theory // The Form of Knowledge (Fujimura)
    - Theory // Haus, Stadt, Mensch (Flierl)
    - Lifestyle Book // everything from Eliasson
    - Lifestyle Book // everything from Bjarke Ingels Group
    - Novel // New York 2140 (Robinson)
    - Theory // Livewired (Eagleman)
    - Theory // 21 Lections for the 21th Century, Homo Deus & Sapiens (Harari)
    - Theory // A Brief Moment in Time & Brief Answers to the Big Questions (Hawking)
    - Urban Planing // Building and Dwelling (Senett)
    - History // De Architectura (Vitruv)
    - Theory & Philosophy // The Curves of Time (Niemeyer)
    - Theory & Philosophy // To Think Architecture (Zumthor)
    - Science // various books on Construction and Buildings materials, most notably from Birkhäuser

  • @grahamashe9715
    @grahamashe9715 3 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    In most parts of the world, those bookshelves could cost you your job or even your life.

    • @Yuki_fan1
      @Yuki_fan1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Name 5 countries

    • @Ahmed-ef6ss
      @Ahmed-ef6ss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Any super conservative muslim country lol

    • @Yuki_fan1
      @Yuki_fan1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ahmed-ef6ss
      Name 5 please

    • @stenarsk6877
      @stenarsk6877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mischievouslettuce Indonesian here, can confirm. Not sure about malaysia though, they are not that bad anymore

    • @stenarsk6877
      @stenarsk6877 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mischievouslettuce oh ok. Havent heard about that. I currently live in indonesia with a religious family. So far the most thought provoking books in my bookshelves are Nietzsche's beyond good and evil, and Nick Lane's The Vital Question. And nobody realizes because only I speak english 😂

  • @Wingedmagician
    @Wingedmagician 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I found myself smiling writhing like 2 minutes of this video this is super wholesome

  • @aidancoll919
    @aidancoll919 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    clicked immediately, thank you so much

  • @blkshprd
    @blkshprd 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    @13:22 .. this is exactly why you should talk to more Muslim theologians, especially when your biggest quibble is that he got the pronunciation of Utilitarianism off by one vowel; and then you proceed -- minutes later -- to tell people it is not worth viewers watching the rest of the debate at Oxford. Actually, I would advise everyone here to watch that debate and then compare it to any of your debates with Christians. Hijab went right through you in that debate. And then pointed out your contradictions again when you doubled down on your mistakes with William Lane Craig, who also exposed the limits of your skepticism. Take the gauntlet, viewer. Watch that debate.

    • @derekmeade1741
      @derekmeade1741 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What are you in about? Alex absolutely embarrassed Hijab in that debate

  • @nersesarslanian6751
    @nersesarslanian6751 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Not gonna lie, I'm jealous of that signed book collection.

  • @mildredmartinez8843
    @mildredmartinez8843 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A great idea to share your library with us. I'm glad to note that I have read some of the books you have. More podcasters should do this. It makes sense and helps us to look at the personal side of you and to know the references you have used to guide your thinking. Great video.

  • @dcsmall1
    @dcsmall1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was awesome, I really enjoyed this tour Alex!

  • @angela4593
    @angela4593 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This bookshelf is my bookshelf...and my library borrowing record. Loved this video. Thank you.

  • @suryat5785
    @suryat5785 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Someone please find that clip of 17 year old Alex

    • @user-ko9tc1go3h
      @user-ko9tc1go3h 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      th-cam.com/video/WKXPvBwQgxE/w-d-xo.html

    • @thomasgarman6353
      @thomasgarman6353 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Natural Theology Book review th-cam.com/video/LbtqzQSPUXk/w-d-xo.html

  • @The8BitPianist
    @The8BitPianist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That transition to the sponsor was smooth af

  • @InHitchWeTrust
    @InHitchWeTrust 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm 46 and have read very little of it☹. I wish my parents or someone influenced me more toward reading this kind of stuff, its fascinating, I regret I discovered it so late.

    • @halalpolice23
      @halalpolice23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s never too late. Start reading Quran and any other religious books. Good luck

    • @tuneboyz5634
      @tuneboyz5634 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ur just 46 lmao

    • @smuthern
      @smuthern 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pretend you’ll live till 92 and get started now

  • @hemingway8930
    @hemingway8930 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    1:58 a project for the internet...don't disappoint 😂

  • @siim605
    @siim605 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is almost exactly what my bookshelves would look like if I didn't have severe ADD that bars me from being able to focus/concentrate while reading.

    • @mathsandsciencechannel
      @mathsandsciencechannel 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yep

    • @oliverhardman3513
      @oliverhardman3513 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I fell you man, I have technically been reading Bertrand's history of philsophy for nearly a year now. God help us.

    • @siim605
      @siim605 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oliverhardman3513 I bought Dawkins' "God Delusion" when I was 17, which was for a long time the only book I owned. I'm 24 now, and still haven't come even remotely close to finishing it. I just cannot focus for the life of me, and no, it doesn't matter whether a book is difficult/contains jargon, or if it's an accessible/layman one.

  • @escherpainting8622
    @escherpainting8622 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Glad to see Zinn. Always recommend "You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train" as a preface to "People's History."

  • @TJMisfit
    @TJMisfit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love your library, man, I've seen both your book recommendation videos and I've read a few of the ones included in them. Still need to read Animal Liberation and some more Orwell...

    • @dylanrichardson199
      @dylanrichardson199 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you read animal liberation, make sure you get the most recent edition. I got the 2nd edition and was halfway through before I realized.

    • @TJMisfit
      @TJMisfit 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dylanrichardson199 Wasn't aware that there were discrepancies between editions? Thanks for the heads up.

  • @salahshinigamiamv9814
    @salahshinigamiamv9814 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good luck with your exam, inchallah you'll do great

  • @fromeveryting29
    @fromeveryting29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Why am I watching this :''( My bachelors thesis is due in 12 hours and I'm not nearly done. Help. Have to go over the whole thing, rephrase, write a conclusion and omg, I'm stressed out.
    But anyway, awesome stuff Alex! Isn't a nice bookshelf just the most sexy and exciting thing?
    Edit: I did it! Even got a top grade :)

    • @pandaitis4157
      @pandaitis4157 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good luck mate

    • @fromeveryting29
      @fromeveryting29 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@pandaitis4157 Thanks a lot. Not my best work, but hey - I've done it during a pandemic with the worst access to resources and the lowest study motivation I've ever had. I'll take any passing grade. As long as I finish, I'm ok.

  • @duderyandude9515
    @duderyandude9515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I took this video as a “book recommendation” video.

  • @GrassesOn97
    @GrassesOn97 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Have you read (or ever wanted to read) more existentialist authors like Camus, Sartre, Kierkegaard, Max Stirner, or (my favorite) Nietzsche?
    Personally, I’d recommend Beyond Good and Evil, Ecce Homo, Thus Speaks Zarathustra, and Human, All Too Human from Nietzsche as well as Camus’ “The Rebel” and “Resistance, Rebellion, and Death”.

    • @benroddick9763
      @benroddick9763 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Camus' myth of Sisyphus is a great absurd existentialist book ! Short read too

    • @GrassesOn97
      @GrassesOn97 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@benroddick9763 there’s an edition that includes his other (shorter) essays that came out around that time as well.

  • @terryboot7777
    @terryboot7777 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    True about the dangers of horse riding, from a rider.
    That artwork on Professor Dawkins is wonderful.
    Alex is fab. So clever. And tolerant.

  • @duderyandude9515
    @duderyandude9515 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It’s a strange experience to see books that you own on the bookshelf of one of your favourite TH-camrs. I know that there are obviously multiple copies of those books but my subconscious doesn’t.

  • @shirinaakther6418
    @shirinaakther6418 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    15:10 " The Sealed Nectar " is better than this [ at least start from 6th chapter if you dont wanna know about pre-Islamic era }Other books are "INTERACTIONS OF THE GREATEST LEADER" and Riyad us saliheen

  • @6.183
    @6.183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The beard looking in point my fellow skeptic

  • @PoetlaureateNFDL
    @PoetlaureateNFDL 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks for the tour! 😊

  • @1ironmikeoc
    @1ironmikeoc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I wonder whether Alex will still look so fondly on those New Atheist works in a few more years. Definitely good fun for a teen discovering his atheism but wonder whether it really nourishes and enriches much beyond that.

    • @spud1907
      @spud1907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      As an atheist in my late 30's, these are still good reads. But I think it would be missing the point to say any of these books "nourish." It is almost like people are trying to say these books are suppose to replace holy books in atheist's life, and that is not true. For an atheist, it is up to them individual to find what "nourishes" and "enriches" their life. They may read more philosophical and science books to learn more about logic and how the world words...but that is not what is enriching life. It is all about experiences, and what you do with the one life you have.

    • @spacejesusadventure
      @spacejesusadventure 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm surprised being super into the New Atheists is still a thing

  • @hmspain52
    @hmspain52 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The image of you taking philosophy college courses is kinda funny. Professors must LOVE having you in class /s. I would LOVE to take a class taught by you, but will have to settle for watching each and every TH-cam video you make!

  • @rafayshakeel4812
    @rafayshakeel4812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I am really happy you are studying about Islam 🙂 Keep up the great work

    • @HasanKhan-iu7ge
      @HasanKhan-iu7ge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah, I was hoping he would read the Quran.

    • @rafayshakeel4812
      @rafayshakeel4812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@HasanKhan-iu7ge Maybe he is reading the Qur'an and hasn't finished it yet 🙂

    • @HasanKhan-iu7ge
      @HasanKhan-iu7ge 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@rafayshakeel4812 Yeah, I hope so. It is disappointing that many of these atheists seem to act like they know a lot about Islam and yet haven't read the Quran. (Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, etc.)

    • @rafayshakeel4812
      @rafayshakeel4812 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@HasanKhan-iu7ge I agree, Hasan 🙂 In Islam, we are not supposed to hate anyone, but I have negative feelings towards Mr. Richard Dawkins 😣 I really don't like this person. The Qur'an is undeniable and no-one can prove it wrong. Mr. Richard Dawkins associates Christianity with Islam, even though there is no comparison between these 2 religions. Only if Allah ( SWT ) gives Hidayaat ( Guidance ) to Mr. Dawkins to accept Islam. He is exactly 80 years old right now and I want him to accept Islam. May Allah ( SWT ) grant everyone a long and healthy life 🙂

  • @parkertrager4849
    @parkertrager4849 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    YESSSSSSS I AM SO EXCITED

    • @ChrisChoi123
      @ChrisChoi123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      samee

    • @ChrisChoi123
      @ChrisChoi123 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      it's a perfect video for u cuz u collect so many books

  • @TheStainlessFish
    @TheStainlessFish 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Could you do a review on Jordan Petersons books? 12 rules and beyond order

    • @StephenIC
      @StephenIC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I would love to hear his thoughts on Peterson. I seem to remember him being positive about Jordan on a QnA a while ago.

    • @kylemurfet8645
      @kylemurfet8645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they're shit

  • @joshuapearson9950
    @joshuapearson9950 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love books! Grateful for this. Reminded me of some books I have been needing to buy

  • @peterpehlivan157
    @peterpehlivan157 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Oh YES just what I wanted to watch :3

  • @itsjacob7239
    @itsjacob7239 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm in a philosophy group on Facebook, and this video made me realise some people really have a passion for reading about philosophy. The only book I ever bought was Better Never to have been by David Benatar, and I didn't even read it all. I feel like I should be more respectful to people on Facebook, I had no idea I was speaking to such enthusiasts.

  • @eijstech
    @eijstech 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mashallah! Beautiful beats brother :)

    • @eijstech
      @eijstech 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Beard

    • @sushitrash0018
      @sushitrash0018 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mashallah CosmicSkeptik beautiful books

  • @joelengel2432
    @joelengel2432 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Suddenly I feel I'm not so alone about reading books and being such passionate about topics like Homo Sapiens, The Prince, Martin Luther King and so on. Greetings from Guatemala CosmicSkeptic.

  • @SouthPark333Gaming
    @SouthPark333Gaming 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That Schopenhouer joke was below you. I enjoyed the rest of the video, though :-)

    • @kayleehayashi
      @kayleehayashi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don’t think it was a joke

    • @WebHackmd
      @WebHackmd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is not even historically true, had plenty of women experiences.

  • @alexacaceres9496
    @alexacaceres9496 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been waiting so long for this video I love it

  • @doodooman4026
    @doodooman4026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    A little bit of philosophy leads you away from god but a lot of philosophy makes you realize god is real. It’s just a matter of time my friend, happened to me too.

    • @yabesira7351
      @yabesira7351 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      could you give an example?

    • @doodooman4026
      @doodooman4026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@yabesira7351 like of a person? If so then me.

    • @yabesira7351
      @yabesira7351 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@doodooman4026 no like an example of when you studied philosophy so much that you realized God is real? What was the turning point for you? Was there a moment where it all clicked or was it gradual? Is philosophy a hobby for you or did you major in it?

    • @ssrmy1782
      @ssrmy1782 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@doodooman4026 Nobel prize winning physicist, Werner Heisenberg, had the same feeling.
      "The first gulp from the cup of natural sciences will turn you into an atheist, but at the bottom of the cup God is waiting for you."

    • @doodooman4026
      @doodooman4026 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ssrmy1782 your are without a doubt absolutely right.

  • @IPandaa99
    @IPandaa99 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I missed you so much. Glad you're back!

  • @electronmess
    @electronmess 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I fell in love with books just now in my mid-twenties while I also own a Kindle. I can't but wonder about the ethics of buying books vs e-books. 🤔

  • @MaxPower-zw7go
    @MaxPower-zw7go 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have a lot of those but very few of the philosophy ones. I’m still building my WW2 collection of over 100 books from every view of every nation involved .

  • @JT-tm5vj
    @JT-tm5vj 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Someone give me a link for the question to Dawkins!!

  • @IheartDogs55
    @IheartDogs55 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good luck in your exams. I only started following you a couple of months before you announced your veganism. I will wait with anticipation for your full time YT gig.

  • @IshaaqNewton
    @IshaaqNewton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I came to his channel 1 year later. And a lot of things changed. :|

    • @IshaaqNewton
      @IshaaqNewton 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Ahmed Hossam
      May Allah guide him. But I don't expect it sooner. Skeptic Atheists are hard to be revert as there's no rigorous proof of any religion. You can only compare religions on preservation and authenticity.

    • @AtheismLeadsToIrrationality
      @AtheismLeadsToIrrationality 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@IshaaqNewton Aameen

    • @Anon-uv9mj
      @Anon-uv9mj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      إن شاء الله he will be guided
      Also ofc there is proof, but ultra skepticism rejects a lot of the evidence, some people even reject their own evidence, which is self evident but i (personally) wouldn’t know what ‘proof’ to use against that. Doesn’t mean there is no proof of existence, ultra skepticism is basically like being too detached from the reality.

    • @IshaaqNewton
      @IshaaqNewton 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Anon-uv9mj
      In case you didn't know, I am a hyper-skeptic myself. I doubt almost everything including my own existence 🥶
      But I am a Muslim 😁

    • @Anon-uv9mj
      @Anon-uv9mj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@IshaaqNewton i had in the past somewhat struggled with it, I’m better now الحمد لله . Make dua and may Allah heal you. It’s a dangerous thing honestly and i think its only the result of being too detached from reality and other people.
      I’d say that just making dua, spending a lot of time with other people and in nature and just listening to the recitation of Quran is very helpful. (Try all that)
      In contrast pondering too much over philosophical arguments and isolating oneself from other people and spending more time on the phone than outside of it used to make it worse for me.
      And it may be not satisfactory for you to kinda stop looking too deep into philosophy, but honestly by continuing it’s just you engaging in every thought satan puts in your mind.
      There is the natural disposition to know that killing is wrong (and this is why many atheists still hold on to this, despite the fact that atheism leads to nihilism) but if some people spend too much time in isolation or with murderers they may start not seeing anything wrong with killing.
      Same applies to everything else, if a person doubts their own existence it’s just going too far from reality.
      And I honestly don’t know what logical argument to give someone who doubts their own self. The only thing that worked for me was noticing my own problem soon enough and just being like ‘what’s the point’ what’s the point of doubting it, there can only be harm to going down that road, and so i literally just ‘gave up’ the concept of ultra skepticism. And by the will of Allah I’m doing better now and i just feel more in touch with reality. There is no logical argument i personally can form, but just that one themselves should turn back soon enough if they are at the point of doubting themselves, there can only be benefit from giving up on ultra skepticism. Plus ultra skepticism is also one of those things like postmodernism which are internally contradictory. Like to conclude that one is ultra skeptic or to just conclude that ‘you doubt your own existence’ to just come to that conclusion you have to trust the ability of your brain to make conclusion, which itself is doubted by ultra skeptics.
      It’s basically that you need faith in your rational faculties in order to doubt or to make any conclusions, or the ‘doubt’ itself will be of no meaning.
      I hope i articulated that properly, i do realize this comment is a bit all over the place.
      But remember you lose nothing by giving up philosophy, it’s only satan that is stopping you. Just try it and only once your vision is cleared you will realize how your position was wrong (just like a murderer may not see that they are wrong, no matter how many arguments are presented, but they will only acknowledge it once they are in touch with reality again) and that can only happen by the will of Allah, so make dua. And may He guide you.

  • @bennytvyt
    @bennytvyt 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I LOVE BOOKSHELF TOURS THANK YOU!

  • @toussaid5340
    @toussaid5340 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I HIGHLY recommend Culture and Imperialism by Edward Said

  • @tylerprim3559
    @tylerprim3559 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I came to your channel yesterday to see where you’ve been. I’ve been pleasantly surprised the day after.

  • @martifingers
    @martifingers 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was interested in you having two copies of Freakonomics. A friend used to have two copies of "Studies of Twins" side by side in their bookshelf.
    BTW I do hope that "The Worm at the Core" is amongst your other volumes...

  • @artemisrafti3956
    @artemisrafti3956 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    No ancient philosophy books from Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Augustine?