This series is an amazing intro to philosophy or at least the general awesomeness of philosophy. My public education failed me badly and I never got any contact with philosophy but was always somehow drawn to it. This year I've been reading bits and pieces and decided to watch a documentary to get a grasp on the overall idea before diving in (I like to do this with any discipline). I'm amazed because in every episode, every thinker has already gone through so much thinking, writing, exploring and experimenting with things that I'd always wonder, ask others, or stare at the stars until some insight popped up. Might seem silly but that's how it is for those of us that still go through ruined, obsolete, corrupt and pretty much useless education systems. Most people take me for an arrogant or something when I say I'm interested in philosophy - and that's a shame, because I find much beauty in it. It calms my mind and brightens my soul. To finish this weird comment, here's one of my favorite quotes: "A cave that has been dark a thousand years is illuminated the instant a lamp is lit."
I can totally relate to you man. Public education failed and dissapointed me too. I always thought philosophy is too hard too academic to get into, until i started reading a few pages of Plato and i instantly fell in love with it. I found this on the internet and started listening to it. It's amazing, describing how philosophy began in ancient Greece, going from Thales to Aristotle. kickass.so/david-roochnik-introduction-to-greek-philosophy-t3166620.html
Gabeux It's cool that you took initiative yourself and looked for the things the education system failed to teach you. I am doing the same with the philosophical questions in biology, because that's what I am interested in. I wish you great success on your undertaking! :)
Are you still interested in philosophy after all these years? Kind of a random question but its because most "Adults" that i have contact with seem to have no care for it
@@OverlordAlpe Definitely, although I didn't seek it actively as I thought I would 9 years ago. Lol! It's definitely enriching and life-changing if it's learned about, reflected on and applied. Most people don't care for it thinking it's just mumbo-jumbo..then usually, once analyzed, you might see some people are stuck on thought and behavior patterns for 30 years or more, making it really ironic.
Wonderful! I can't say how good it makes me feel to be reminded of the fact that we are all valuable simply because we exist -- not because of our education or background. This is good, because I work in a place where I'm among the least educated, and bunches of people have degrees, Some of them can be quite snooty to me, and this reminds me that I don't need to worry about that. Thank you for putting this video on youtube, and making that insight available to me!
Hello, there I was wondering if you could do me a favor I need to answer these two questions Their answers are in this video, I need them so badly The first one According to Montaigne, what are the factors that prevent a person from living a good life? The second one , What solutions does Montaigne suggest for a person to overcome these obstacles to well-being? I'll reallyappreciate this.
Very inspiring ,he makes you rethink many things and choices you did in life . Without any doubt , Montaigne stands alone among all other philosophers . I would say that his philosophy is the essence of Humanism .
This video puts forward the idea of allowing ourselves to be who you are. The times we critizise or devalue others we are most often trying to elevate ourselves e.g. the angry outbursts on internet forums ect I think its about keeping things in perspective and enjoying life.
***** I agree with you. Leading an active conscious life, after accepting one's strengths and weakness and working towards becoming a better person is the way to go. The other one on Seneca and it's views on anger was also fatalistic.
The idea of examining for wisdom is intriguing, though I'm not sure how one would grade wisdom. It's ideas such as life, love, and relationships that I think people should spend a bit more time thinking about, whether in school or at home.
LOL 13:49 Literally playing Australian Aboriginal outback music while showing a Maori Warrior from Aotearoa!!! (New Zealand) Oh my fucking god this is HILARIOUS XDDDD
That Cambridge professor who sees no value in the life of the poor, he should really... well, I don't know if he's beyond help, but he should try to visit the homes of the poor.
‘Most of us stand poised at the edge of brilliance, haunted by the knowledge of our proximity, yet still demonstrably on the wrong side of the line.’ Alain de Botton, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (2009) Most of us stand poised at the edge of understanding the truth, not quite grasping that the daily accessing of the genius, and more, capabilities of the intelligence we each received at the moment of our creation is the process for accessing knowledge which proximates our empirically perspectivized knowledge with the truth that we feel our perception elucidates. ‘...our dealings with reality undermined by a range of minor yet critical psychological flaws (a little too much optimism, an unprocessed rebelliousness, a fatal impatience or sentimentality).’ Alain de Botton, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (2009) Our dealings with the reality of our perception are undermined by a range of moderate, yet overcomable, perspective flaws (vested-ness in information only masquerading as the truth, which both reside as clutter within our subconscious mind, and as a daily bombardment of biases and undue influences from the culture which surrounds each one of us.) ‘We are like an exquisite high-speed aircraft which for lack of a tiny part is left stranded beside the runway, rendered slower than a tractor or bicycle.’ Alain de Botton, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (2009) We humans possess genius, and more, capabilities of intelligence, which for lack of a tiny piece of individual understanding, leaves us stranded beside the highway of life, rendered stupider and slower by our free will choices to only meet the ‘average’ to ‘stupid’ levels of the norms and expectations of the culture in which we are compelled to exist to survive. Seek Truth. Seek Your Truth. Experience the happier-ness of accessing the Whole Truth. And then you’ll know. That is the truth. I am an everyman, if I can do it, anyone can.
Acceptance of intellectual limitation should occur with a ability to think you should educate yourself one day after the other. otherwise, people won't dream for the better tomorrow.
Re: Internationalisation section, didgeridoos are played in Australia, not New Zealand or by Maori... unless they're on a holiday. Otherwise wonderful episode.
Attaining wisdom is more important than learning facts. A wise human is happier than a smart person. Why don't we value wisdom more than clever discourse? Why doesn't our culture promote acceptance of our individual body appearance and function?
They are the same, they are both abnormal cultures, I am superior and know what is normal and like to enforce it on others because it reinforces my superiority.
This series is an amazing intro to philosophy or at least the general awesomeness of philosophy.
My public education failed me badly and I never got any contact with philosophy but was always somehow drawn to it. This year I've been reading bits and pieces and decided to watch a documentary to get a grasp on the overall idea before diving in (I like to do this with any discipline).
I'm amazed because in every episode, every thinker has already gone through so much thinking, writing, exploring and experimenting with things that I'd always wonder, ask others, or stare at the stars until some insight popped up.
Might seem silly but that's how it is for those of us that still go through ruined, obsolete, corrupt and pretty much useless education systems.
Most people take me for an arrogant or something when I say I'm interested in philosophy - and that's a shame, because I find much beauty in it. It calms my mind and brightens my soul.
To finish this weird comment, here's one of my favorite quotes:
"A cave that has been dark a thousand years is illuminated the instant a lamp is lit."
I can totally relate to you man. Public education failed and dissapointed me too. I always thought philosophy is too hard too academic to get into, until i started reading a few pages of Plato and i instantly fell in love with it.
I found this on the internet and started listening to it. It's amazing, describing how philosophy began in ancient Greece, going from Thales to Aristotle. kickass.so/david-roochnik-introduction-to-greek-philosophy-t3166620.html
Gabeux It's cool that you took initiative yourself and looked for the things the education system failed to teach you. I am doing the same with the philosophical questions in biology, because that's what I am interested in. I wish you great success on your undertaking! :)
Are you still interested in philosophy after all these years? Kind of a random question but its because most "Adults" that i have contact with seem to have no care for it
@@OverlordAlpe Definitely, although I didn't seek it actively as I thought I would 9 years ago. Lol!
It's definitely enriching and life-changing if it's learned about, reflected on and applied.
Most people don't care for it thinking it's just mumbo-jumbo..then usually, once analyzed, you might see some people are stuck on thought and behavior patterns for 30 years or more, making it really ironic.
Wonderful! I can't say how good it makes me feel to be reminded of the fact that we are all valuable simply because we exist -- not because of our education or background. This is good, because I work in a place where I'm among the least educated, and bunches of people have degrees, Some of them can be quite snooty to me, and this reminds me that I don't need to worry about that. Thank you for putting this video on youtube, and making that insight available to me!
Hello, there
I was wondering if you could do me a favor
I need to answer these two questions
Their answers are in this video,
I need them so badly
The first one
According to Montaigne, what are the factors that prevent a person from living a good life?
The second one ,
What solutions does Montaigne suggest for a person to overcome these obstacles to well-being?
I'll reallyappreciate this.
Very inspiring ,he makes you rethink many things and choices you did in life . Without any doubt , Montaigne stands alone among all other philosophers . I would say that his philosophy is the essence of Humanism .
This video puts forward the idea of allowing ourselves to be who you are. The times we critizise or devalue others we are most often trying to elevate ourselves e.g. the angry outbursts on internet forums ect I think its about keeping things in perspective and enjoying life.
***** I agree with you. Leading an active conscious life, after accepting one's strengths and weakness and working towards becoming a better person is the way to go. The other one on Seneca and it's views on anger was also fatalistic.
Montaigne is my hero and idol. :)
Yeah he's cool. He and Nietzsche and Seneca are my favorites.
I almost killed my self after my own cacophony of farts at a banquet.
Dalí believed people must fart freely in order to stay healthy and content (science agrees)
Thanks, Ishaim! That's a great way of seeing it -- they are embarrassing themselves.
The professor's opinion ironically sums up the entire point of the episode. lol
i think i am in love with michel de montaigne
The idea of examining for wisdom is intriguing, though I'm not sure how one would grade wisdom. It's ideas such as life, love, and relationships that I think people should spend a bit more time thinking about, whether in school or at home.
Dennis Chiu that said, life, love, and relationships are all things that create wisdom
There won't be grading.
Very fullfilling,inspiring and it makes you feel better...
my thanks to the creators and to Alain de Botton...
This guy is great
Reading the Essays is indeed like reading a long letter from an old friend.
i am such a fan of montaigne. he was so ahead of his time in a way.
Does anybody know what music was playing at the end of this video? I keep coming back to this video because I love that piece of music.
Thank you so much for sharing;)
Finally a reason to why I find fart jokes funny.
LOL 13:49 Literally playing Australian Aboriginal outback music while showing a Maori Warrior from Aotearoa!!! (New Zealand) Oh my fucking god this is HILARIOUS XDDDD
Amazing video. I learned alot. What's the song name btw?
That Cambridge professor who sees no value in the life of the poor, he should really... well, I don't know if he's beyond help, but he should try to visit the homes of the poor.
‘Most of us stand poised at the edge of brilliance, haunted by the knowledge of our proximity, yet still demonstrably on the wrong side of the line.’ Alain de Botton, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (2009)
Most of us stand poised at the edge of understanding the truth, not quite grasping that the daily accessing of the genius, and more, capabilities of the intelligence we each received at the moment of our creation is the process for accessing knowledge which proximates our empirically perspectivized knowledge with the truth that we feel our perception elucidates.
‘...our dealings with reality undermined by a range of minor yet critical psychological flaws (a little too much optimism, an unprocessed rebelliousness, a fatal impatience or sentimentality).’ Alain de Botton, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (2009)
Our dealings with the reality of our perception are undermined by a range of moderate, yet overcomable, perspective flaws (vested-ness in information only masquerading as the truth, which both reside as clutter within our subconscious mind, and as a daily bombardment of biases and undue influences from the culture which surrounds each one of us.)
‘We are like an exquisite high-speed aircraft which for lack of a tiny part is left stranded beside the runway, rendered slower than a tractor or bicycle.’ Alain de Botton, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work (2009)
We humans possess genius, and more, capabilities of intelligence, which for lack of a tiny piece of individual understanding, leaves us stranded beside the highway of life, rendered stupider and slower by our free will choices to only meet the ‘average’ to ‘stupid’ levels of the norms and expectations of the culture in which we are compelled to exist to survive.
Seek Truth.
Seek Your Truth.
Experience the happier-ness of accessing the Whole Truth.
And then you’ll know.
That is the truth.
I am an everyman, if I can do it, anyone can.
The irony of the didgeridoo for the Maori warrior at 13:48
looking for the soundtrack used at the beginning of the video and and the end
I demand to know what music that is being used around the 2 minutes 40 seconds part. Please?
Mr. Botton , I wish you define the word "wisdom " !
Glad to know I am not the only one. Who knew cachophony could be so hilarious.
Acceptance of intellectual limitation should occur with a ability to think you should educate yourself one day after the other. otherwise, people won't dream for the better tomorrow.
What is that music at 2:35? I must know.
yoo, I love this
you might wanna watch this....yea you n you and you
9:59 for the win
The Principal was clueless about the questions. He was totally missing the point
Re: Internationalisation section, didgeridoos are played in Australia, not New Zealand or by Maori... unless they're on a holiday. Otherwise wonderful episode.
Is this your conclusion: happy life is the life without thinking?!! If yes, you really need to define " life" as well!!
16:00
Attaining wisdom is more important than learning facts. A wise human is happier than a
smart person. Why don't we value wisdom more than clever discourse? Why doesn't our culture promote acceptance of our individual body appearance and function?
They are the same, they are both abnormal cultures, I am superior and know what is normal and like to enforce it on others because it reinforces my superiority.
Yeah, that was totally bizarre
SPIN SPIN SPIN
Bells rung at midnight in order to enjoy the sensation of falling asleep again?
Breast feeding could've fixed that.
The professor is soo vain and pretentious
One cannot be wise unless one loose his wisdom. oh what is this I have said?
Fun
8:37 oh god i cant stop laughing
Who put a didgeridoo backing music with a native Maori????
J Zepher does it matter...this is somewhat base on what you’re saying
Expected a bit more from the creators having a Māori accompanied by a didgeridoo.
다큐멘터리 욱기네너뭌ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
I know that I know nothing
13:51 they're playing didgeredoos to a fucking maori dude >.> New Zealand and Australia are different place people!
14:20 haha dork
University picture: with exception of Alain de B. all other students are pretty ugly...:-)
Conquistadors never tortured nor massacred south american natives. This was propaganda against Spain. Look it up.
I did. And they did.
liz is Nationalism is funny. You tie your self-esteem together with that of millions of other people just because.