Educational Videos

Documentaries, video-clips, etc.

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I've been watching some videos from this guy. Very thought provoking stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/user/MenoftheInfinite/videos

This is a good introduction to a great thinker:

Nice video of Derrida ^^^

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Henri Bergson is a very underrated philosopher. In my opinion, he is one of the most profound and interesting individuals. This is a neat introduction to him:

Erik wrote:

Nice video of Derrida ^^^

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Henri Bergson is a very underrated philosopher. In my opinion, he is one of the most profound and interesting individuals. This is a neat introduction to him:

I watched that video and looked into him myself. He's quite very interesting.

Very good documentary that I'm watching now...

WanderingLands,

I've seen that documentary, too.

I recently watched a video about Foucault from that same Youtube channel, which displays the video of Derrida you posted.

Both interesting postmodern philosophers.

Erik wrote:

WanderingLands,

I've seen that documentary, too.

I recently watched a video about Foucault from that same Youtube channel, which displays the video of Derrida you posted.

Both interesting postmodern philosophers.

Yeah, very interesting philosophers. I definitely like Focault's take on society and on dealing with the excluded people in society (such as the 'insane', the 'criminals'). Derrida also seems to resonate with me very well, because of his ideas about how we entrap ourselves into our paradigm due to our various endeavors in reasoning (something that I've pondered on before Derrida).

I watched this documentary a couple of times, called 'Being In the World', which is about Martin Heidegger's philosophy on Being.

WanderingLands wrote:

Erik wrote:

WanderingLands,

I've seen that documentary, too.

I recently watched a video about Foucault from that same Youtube channel, which displays the video of Derrida you posted.

Both interesting postmodern philosophers.

Yeah, very interesting philosophers. I definitely like Focault's take on society and on dealing with the excluded people in society (such as the 'insane', the 'criminals'). Derrida also seems to resonate with me very well, because of his ideas about how we entrap ourselves into our paradigm due to our various endeavors in reasoning (something that I've pondered on before Derrida).

I watched this documentary a couple of times, called 'Being In the World', which is about Martin Heidegger's philosophy on Being.

Nice video..

Good quote from the video when trying to focus on accomplishing something.

Quote :

There is no place I would rather be
There is nobody i would rather be with
There is nothing I would rather be doing
This i will remember well

mannequin wrote:

Nice video..

Good quote from the video when trying to focus on accomplishing something.

Quote :

There is no place I would rather be
There is nobody i would rather be with
There is nothing I would rather be doing
This i will remember well

Doing things while knowing full well that these memories and moments will be temporary outside our human 'ego' realm - it definitely is inspirational.

WanderingLands wrote:

mannequin wrote:

Nice video..

Good quote from the video when trying to focus on accomplishing something.

Quote :

There is no place I would rather be
There is nobody i would rather be with
There is nothing I would rather be doing
This i will remember well

Doing things while knowing full well that these memories and moments will be temporary outside our human 'ego' realm - it definitely is inspirational.

I find it very difficult to be 100% absorbed in anything

mannequin wrote:

I find it very difficult to be 100% absorbed in anything

I have that problem myself; feeling that I've hardly accomplished much and always being all over the place with my hobbies. For me, it's an overestimation of my power to occupy myself in various endeavors, and the desire to 'know everything' and 'know the truth'.

An interview with Ken L. Wheeler, getting into photography and the rules of art and aesthetics.

WanderingLands wrote:

mannequin wrote:

I find it very difficult to be 100% absorbed in anything

I have that problem myself; feeling that I've hardly accomplished much and always being all over the place with my hobbies. For me, it's an overestimation of my power to occupy myself in various endeavors, and the desire to 'know everything' and 'know the truth'.

Yes, after awhile, it becomes a vicious circle to the point where nothing actually get done leaving you with a miserable feeling of inevitable regret.

I have since applied a disciplinary rule upon myself to regulate my thoughts and behaviour into a positive productive direction, by writing everything down on paper and religiously following it without choice...

Accompanied with a command

I shall not violate the holiness of written word.

Seems to be working..

mannequin wrote:

Yes, after awhile, it becomes a vicious circle to the point where nothing actually get done leaving you with a miserable feeling of inevitable regret.

I have since applied a disciplinary rule upon myself to regulate my thoughts and behaviour into a positive productive direction, by writing everything down on paper and religiously following it without choice...

Accompanied with a command

I shall not violate the holiness of written word.

Seems to be working..

I've applied that in my life myself, though not always. I notice that I go through a cycle of being productive to slacking off after a while.