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Mark Thorsby
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Welcome to Philosophical Techne. This educational channel posts video lectures in philosophy. Such subjects as formal logic, social and political philosophy, introduction to philosophy, and other philosophy related videos are posted. The goal of this channel is to provide philosophical tools for thinking freely to the world.
The Second Sex: Simone de Beauvoir
In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses the work of Simone de Beauvoir in her central text, The Second Sex. You can learn more about her here:
plato.stanford.edu/entries/beauvoir/
And you can view the slides for this presentation here:
prezi.com/view/1Aqf2xavZCAJxU0MNRQa/
plato.stanford.edu/entries/beauvoir/
And you can view the slides for this presentation here:
prezi.com/view/1Aqf2xavZCAJxU0MNRQa/
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The PostModern Condition: Jean François Lyotard
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In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses The Postmodern Condition by Jean François Lyotard, or at least sections from it. Lyotard argues that "postmodernism" is a condition in which metanarratives (or grand narratives) break apart simultaneous to the post-industrial technological age. When the grand narratives break apart, social discourse (and knowledge itself) are reduced to language games ...
Jacques Derrida: Differance
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In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses the central concept of deconstruction in his essay "Differance."
Phenomenology of Perception: Maurice Merleau-Ponty
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In this video, Professor Thorsby offers a brief introduction to Maurice Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception. You can view the slides in this presentation here: prezi.com/view/Y3BsQxpsShaXgLKnOXP7/ Learn more about his philosophy here: plato.stanford.edu/entries/merleau-ponty/ Thank you for watching.
Jean-Paul Sartre: Being & Nothingness III
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In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses the concepts of the For-Itself, Freedom, Anguish, Responsibility, and Values from Jean Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness. You can learn more about Sartre here: plato.stanford.edu/entries/sartre/ Please feel free to view the presentation slides form this series here: prezi.com/view/NK6OsaXC6LToxiROjJSR/
Jean-Paul Sartre: Bad Faith
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In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses Chapter 2, "Bad Faith" from Being and Nothingness by Jean-Paul Sartre. Sartre's analysis of consciousness leads him to a discussion of Bad Faith. Bad Faith is Sartre's term for understanding the condition in which freedom freely denies itself. In an act of negation (which is freedom), the self is able to deny that they are what they are. In other words...
Jean Paul Sartre's Being and Nothingness Chapter 1
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In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses the first chapter of Jean Paul Sartre's "Being and Nothingness." This video focusses on the origin and role of negation in consciousness. Negation is the ability in consciousness to posit nothingness.
Understanding Existentialism: Friedrich Nietzsche
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In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. In particular we discuss "The Gay Science", "On the Genealogy of Morality" and the topic of nihilism. Key concepts discussed include the death of God, the will-to-power, perspectivism, the herd instinct, and elemnts of Nietzsche's psychology. You can learn about Nietzsche here: plato.stanford.edu/entries/nietzsche...
Understanding Existentialism: Søren Kierkegaard
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In this video, Professor Thorsby offers an overview of the philosophy of Søren Kierkegaard. Kierkegaard is an important philosopher in the history of existentialism. In this video, Mark discusses passages and ideas from two of Kierkegaard's works: "Fear and Trembling" and "Sickness Unto Death". Citations in the video are taken from "The Norton Anthology of Western Philosophy - After Kant: The I...
What is existentialism? Existentialism is a Humanism
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In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses "Existentialism is a Humanism" by Jean-Paul Sartre. Please read his lecture/essay here: www.marxists.org/reference/archive/sartre/works/exist/sartre.htm (Please forgive the numerous spelling errors in the presentation slides.)
Thomas Aquinas II: Being and Essence
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In this video we discuss the difference between being and essence in the philosophy of Saint Thomas Aquinas and his book, 'Being and Essence'.
Thomas Aquinas: Introduction
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In this video, Professor Thorsby gives the an introduction to Thomas Aquinas and his works. This video will be followed by discussion on Aquinas' works on being and essence, the nature of god, human nature, happiness, and virtue.
Medieval Philosophy: Al Farabi
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In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses the philosophy of al-Farabi. In particular this video discusses his theory of emanation, his cosmology, matter and form, as well as the soul. The readings are from his "Principles of Existing Things"
Peter Abelard
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In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses the medieval philosopher, Peter Abelard. In particular, this video focusses on the problem of universals, as well as his argument that moral evil, or sin, is a consequence of intention.
Pseudo-Dionysius
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In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses the problem of reason and faith. First, the lecture reviews Boethius' evaluation of the trinity, followed by a discussion of theological mysticism, as espoused by Pseudo-Dionysius.
The Importance of Asking the Right Question
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The Importance of Asking the Right Question
History of Medieval Philosophy: Boethius
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History of Medieval Philosophy: Boethius
Wittgenstein. The Philosophical Investigations I
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Wittgenstein. The Philosophical Investigations I
1. Frege: "Thought, Sense, & Reference"
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1. Frege: "Thought, Sense, & Reference"
Nietzsche Geneaology of Morality 3rd Treatise
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Nietzsche Geneaology of Morality 3rd Treatise
Nietzsche's "Genealogy of Morality" Second Treatise
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Nietzsche's "Genealogy of Morality" Second Treatise
A lot of “right”
Than you so much for putting this on CZcams! I've always loved studying philosophy and religion in my free time, but I feel like I don't have the proper cognitive tools at my disposal that I can use to correctly evaluate and dissect whatever it is I'm studying. I bought a book on logic, but I find reading it and truly understanding the material to be really difficult. However, this lecture gave me a better idea of what logic actually is, and how it can serve me in my endeavors. Again, thank you for posting this to CZcams!
Question, why was Adorno left out of the introduction?
FYI, the proper English translation of Hegel's seminal work is "The Phenomenology of the Spirit". That last article is important. He's referring to his world spirit, specifically the spirit, not spirits or minds in general.
What is the reading that is suggested alongside this?
This is all very interesting. I come at this with a lot more experience with meditation especially non dual traditions like Dzogchen which has a similar objective as phenomenology which is to see our experiences for "what they really are". One thing that is interesting to me is the descriptions given of first person experience not just in this video but in the other stuff that I've seen and read about phenomenology. This is where it seems aligned with a practice similar to Zen or Dzogchen but at the same time is pretty different. For instance you gave the example of holding a pen and having the experience of a 3D object. From the meditative perspective with the intent on seeing experience for what it is prior to conception (putting aside the inherent limitation and conceptual nature of words) if we are going to say anything about it we might describe the experience of holding the pen something like; There's a pattern of yellow color which is easily changed by turning it, for instance a long thin pattern as opposed to a nearly perfect circle and this pattern will grow and shrink insofar as the pattern of color that is my hand grows and shrinks." This is just meant as the most literal description of my visual field as it is actually appearing to me from my first person view. As in when I am holding the pen I can turn it around and view it at different angles which is evident because of the way the pattern of its light is morphing into various shapes and perspectives that we would intuitively think that a long cylindrical object would do. For instance when I'm viewing it from the side it looks long and thin and when I view it directly head on it appears as a circle. Then if I were to hold it close to my eyes it would appear very large and when I hold it away from my eyes it would appear much smaller which we intuitively interpret as distance and motion to and away from ourselves. Or perhaps a better way to describe all of that would be to take a video from your first person view and then just describe the video in terms of its pixel content on the screen. There would be an area of many different shades of mostly yellow pixels. The yellow pixels would take on a long cylindrical shape or a circle and would morph between these shapes as the image of the hand moves it around. It would also be represented by many more pixels if held closer to the camera and far fewer pixels if held further away. There's no actual depth on a 2d screen just as there's no actual depth that makes up our first person visual field of color and shadow. That is just a very brief example but the most important thing is to make very clear that all we are doing is trying to describe it in as literal a way as possible from our own first person view. That if we both watched the video of the pen together we would agree on what would then be objective descriptions of the pixel content of the screen. It would just be pointing out what is there to see which is exactly the premise of traditions like Dzogchen, to just see what is always there to be seen exactly as it is. I bring all of this up to say that it seems phenomenology is kind of in the same realm of what I just described but at the same time is very different. Especially the existential phenomenologists, that almost has no equivalent in a non-dual meditative practice. But its all very interesting. Thanks for the content!
Lyotard is more relevant now than ever! The discourse of language games goes so much further in explaining what is happening now in our country and the world. It’s not simply about reaching consensus on the facts. It’s about how those facts are interpreted and what role they play within the narrative of a given language game.
I subscribed to your channel because of this philosophical movement or whatever we call phenomenology.
I am beyond the duality of happy and sad, but I wish to bring happiness to others
The other is radically "not me" - she is an absolute other. The other and the me do not form a totality. Nevertheless, the other appears only because I appear, and I appear only because the other appears - but this is not reducing the other to the self- same. This fact arises from infinity, not psychology or being. It invites us into the "nearness" - the "welcome", the "sociality". It is not me welcoming - the welcome, the nearness, the sociality are instructed by infinity. Seing the face of the other brings up infinity. His book "Otherwise than being" is the book to read, as it was written to answer Derrida's critique of "Totality and Infinity". We are both free (Sartre) and "hostage" (of love- election).
Hebrews chapter 4 v 12. Jesus knew the hearts of men. Not this essence and form theology.
Wish you luck, hope you go back to this channel many others greatly appreciate the free lessons.
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A bladeless knife with out a handle. What is its being and essence ? A negative essence that has no being
Excellent discussion of difference between being and becoming. E.g. difference between form and a specific instance of that form. Also difference between an archetype of a rose (thought) and a specific existent of a rose in bloom. The mental image of a perfect rose in bloom never fades (being) but an actual rose is ephemeral, it grows. Blooms and eventually passes away. The truth of the rose is a thought an archetype that never fades as God created the form and every instance is only evidence of God’s creation of the form and the constant reaffirmation of the truth and beauty of a rose. Illustrates why educating a Democrat about anything is nearly impossible.
bro you keep it so real... thank you so much for your honesty about how little you interact with horses
Phenomenology seems very popular philosophy among people
Sherlock doesn't deduce. Almost nothing is deduction. Deduction relies on internal consistency or agreement upon terms for its assuredness. Anything else, anything open and subject to future revision upon more info, is inductive. It's all degrees of probability.
I love the way you explain with this whole format. Please continue to do so, i enjoy studying from you and it really helps to understand the text and content a lot
Which software do you use to make these presentations?
Thank you soooo much Dr.
Well Done
thanks :)
thank you sir !! you are a really great teacher :)
Mark, this is an astoundingly clear exposition of (especially) Frygt og Baeven. You nailed the concept of faith. I hope you can resume your podcasts and there is peace and prosperity for you and your family. My compliments!
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How is this course working for people who aren't taking it and don't have the exercises or textbook? I'm taking it this way in order to better comprehend difficult philosophy books. Is it worth continuing? I think the instructor is fantastic, BTW.
How can i find that book?
On the testing for consistency problems, the book says once you find a single line with no contradiction you're done. No need to go to new line.
Pretty clear, thank you 🙏
you should think for yourself because there is nobody else to be blamed for your thoughts and actions but yourself.
The governments of the world hate you so much now...
40:10 That's not correct. that "distance" you mean is not "infinite" but a "differential". In sciences it is called "d(x)".
For causation, does it always have to be based in probability? If I say the rising sea levels are caused by global warming. That's something that's been scientifically proven so it's not subjective. Reading David Hume's interpretation confused me. Can someone help me out with this?
I was talking with a friend about how i lose all self control in regard to drinking when I experience emotional pain and by pure chance I started book 7 the following night. Hit me like a tonne of bricks - spoke right to my soul
What is the Heidegger essay?
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Thank you Sir, I understand Logic because of your teachings
Every time I discover something new I find out that you have already covered it! Thank you for your work!
Your channel is a goldmine. I hope you're doing well.
26:18 - the three final points for testing argument validity via indirect truth tables
34:15 - sufficient and necessary conditions
41:00 6.3 exercise
I love this mind is blown and before I was blind and now I see!!! Thank you for guidance!
Good content but please turn your head to drink your f****** drink. Slurp smack slurp disgusting
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Hey, thank you so much for this lecture! It's really unique and helps me a lot with my studies. I also appreciate that you put the summary inside the slides - and all in all I really enjoy the content and the way you organize information
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