Finding Purpose | Create A Virtuous Life - "THE CAUSE" (Rob Pirie)

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Finding Purpose | Create A Virtuous Life - "THE CAUSE"
Welcome to my channel "The Cause". I truly appreciate you stopping by and hanging out. Pour a coffee or pop a top on a cold one and sit back and let's discuss life, ponder ideas, read Plato, and enjoy this wonderful life we have been gifted. Truly appreciate all the support you have shown me and please feel free to join the journey as we strive to build virtuous characters in a world that seems to be increasingly losing its mind. Let's create a virtuous life.
What can you expect on this channel?
Everything below!
Topics:
1. Knowledge and the expansion of ideas.
1. Philosophy/stoicism/Psychology
2. Morals, values, virtues.
3. Classical education
4. We will be diving into a series on the Harvard Classics and participating in what has been called the great conversation.
2. Freedoms and Liberty
1. Why it's precious and why it's a burden.
2. Independent thought.
3. American Revolution
4. Totalitarian regimes.
5. How we lose freedom and how we gain it back.
3. The importance of constant self-improvement.
1. Physical, Mental, Spiritual
2. Building your character
3. Ultra Running
4. Becoming a person of virtue.
5. Deepening your faith.
4. Finding Purpose:
1. Trades/Craftsman
2. Farming gardening
3. Hunting and self-sufficiency.
4. Building a sound mind and body.
5. Raising your tribe and family.
6. Giving back.
Welcome Aboard!
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@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Hope you have a great new year and I hope you all stay blessed! Welcome to THE CAUSE!

@tamcat7384 6 месяцев назад

I had a Classical Education at NYU YEARS AGO before most colleges jettisoned this method of education. It has given me both the moral and educational background to keep sane in this increasingly disregulated world. Love your channel, respect your cause, and look forward to watching 2024 along with you!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much! I truly appreciate that and envy your education! No better time than the present to start so here we are. Thanks so much for watching and have a blessed new year!

@jjsolis8259 6 месяцев назад

I'm very grateful for your channel! I'm a man who has made many mistakes and one of my biggest regrets is not giving myself a classical education. I only wish some of our current educators understood its importance. At 40 years old I look forward to exploring the classics in the new year!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Brother I am right there with ya! I think we have plenty of time to go through them and it is never too late to start expanding the mind. I wish you the best of luck on your journey. Have a blessed new year my friend!

@klosnj11 6 месяцев назад

I am certainly going to be following you because your journey echos mine quite a bit. Since covid started, I have read Paine, De Tocqueville, Mill, Boetie, Epictetus, Lucretious, Orwell, Thoreau, and several others. I am excited to see you take on Stoicism, though, I have to say that I am a fair bit more impressed with the Epicurians. I also find Parmenides fascinating, and am transcribing his remaining work in full into my Common Place Book. If you are wondering, i am a D&D playing, truck driving, husband and father of three in a small rural town with an addiction to coffee and gardening. Heres to 2024 being a year of even greater awakening and enlightenment.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

That is a good list to read through. I have read a little of all of those except Lucretious. I will admit I have not finished De Tocqueville yet. It's a husky one. I truly appreciate you watching and glad to hear that people living out in the rural areas are getting more invested in this type of literature. Cheers to your family brother!

@asdisskagen6487 2 месяца назад

I don't know why it took so long for the RU-vid algorithm to suggest your channel because it is EVERYTHING I want to see when I go online. I have only recently discovered how lacking my education was and look forward to hearing your thoughts as I read some of the classics for the first time as well.

@The_Cause 2 месяца назад

Well I am glad it finally did! Truly appreciate you watching and welcome aboard my friend. Have a blessed weekend!

@3Dhyana 6 месяцев назад

What you’re doing is not just important it’s critical. We need new leaders, people of character and integrity. Thank you for your work.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

I truly appreciate hearing that. I feel the same way. I hope my small contribution can help people find more than the world is offering at the moment. Truly appreciate you watching my friend. Stay blessed!

@RobPirieCedarOtaCoffee 6 месяцев назад

Glad to see you slinging beans! Turning things brown and drinking it down is not always the best decision unless it’s coffee! Happy new year! And by the way… you are a scholar in my coffee eyes!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

It does not take much to be a scholar in your eyes but I will take it.

@EyeLean5280 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for all you do and Happy New Year, Rob.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

I truly appreciate that and Happy New Year to you as well. Stay blessed!

@lowman621 6 месяцев назад

Kudos Rob on your future plans for this channel. It's been a great start so far in my humble opinion. I wish you and your family blessings for the new Year and look forward to tagging along with you in this endeavor you have begun.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for the kind words Jason! Really means a lot. I hope the same for your new year and as always, thanks for watching and stay blessed!

@laurapellegrino7857 6 месяцев назад

Hi! I wanted to wish you and your family a Happy New Year! I’m really glad I found your channel. The videos you make are incredible and I usually cannot stop listening to them. Thank you for making them!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Oh wow! Thank you son much for the kind words! Truly means a lot. I hope you have a great new year as well and stay blessed!

@TheNutmegStitcher 6 месяцев назад

I love this content. And congratulations on the new baby! Blessings.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much and the baby is doing amazing! I am glad to hear you are enjoying the content and love having you along. Stay blessed my friend!

@Kvell55 6 месяцев назад

Inspiring to hear you in these dark times. Happy, healthy and blessed New Year to you.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Truly appreciate that and I hope you have an amazing new year as well! As always, stay blessed!

@kylebrotherton3566 6 месяцев назад

Excited to follow you along in this journey. It’s hard to find like minded people with the same interests in literature, philosophy and the classics. I have faith this channel will grow and will fill a much needed space to help bring back classic education for the everyday common intellectual.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

I truly appreciate hearing that and I hope the same. It is hard to find like minded people out there now days I feel and hopefully this channel becomes a place where we can all connect. I hope you have an amazing new year and stay blessed!

@NicoVeenkamp 6 месяцев назад

Great channel. Love your subject. It was a few years ago that I came across the Harvard Classics and the concept of the five foot shelf. It inspired me to create my own five foot shelf, which consist for half of books from the stoics and about stoicism. Continuous self improvement is the driving force behind all this. I subscribed and look forward to your videos and discussions of the classics. I wish you and your family a very happy new year and all the best in 2024.

@The_Cause 2 месяца назад

That is awesome to hear and thanks so much for subscribing! I hope to have a library like that one day. My wife and I were discussing that this weekend. As crazy as the world is getting, personal libraries may be coming back into style. Thanks so much for watching my friend and I truly hope you stay blessed!

@guesswhatilearnedtoday1087 6 месяцев назад

I am really enjoying your channel. Thanks for your work.

@The_Cause 5 месяцев назад

Well I truly appreciate you watching my friend! Stay blessed!

@KenPritchett 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for all your efforts on these topics. 🤝

@The_Cause 5 месяцев назад

No problem at all. I truly enjoy making them. Thanks for watching and stay blessed my friend!

@toneyniko99 6 месяцев назад

We need more "dudes"... A well educated and lived man, capable in both skill and deed, yet humble in his opinion of himself, is something we have lost as a culture. Keep up the good work, and I look forward to more of your videos!

@The_Cause 2 месяца назад

I completely agree my friend. I have been thinking about doing a video on that. Men who are strong mentally, physically, and emotionally are becoming very rare. A man capable of building a barn, leading an army, and able to carry on a conversation about Plutarch’s Lives does not even exist anymore. Sad times we have arrived at. Thanks for watching and stay blessed my friend!

@sooper109 6 месяцев назад

Just found you today from your Chemex tutorial, but sooper excited to see you have this channel with these topics!!!! Love everything you said here and excited to follow along and be a part of this journey! Thanks for all you do! God bless you and your family!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Haha I forgot about the old Chemex video. Thats been awhile back in my early days of RU-vid! Lol thanks for watching my friend and have a blessed new year!

@arteriorodrigues4372 6 месяцев назад

Love the content, keep it up Rob. Happy New Year🎊

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Will do my friend! Happy new year and stay blessed!

@Eldertalk 6 месяцев назад

Awesome - I look forward to hearing more this year.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much and I truly appreciate you watching! Have a blessed new year!

@SamuelMcCunemusic 6 месяцев назад

Great stuff Rob i'm very excited to join you on this journey, my list of resolutions looks more like character traits and the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom. I'm grateful you will be sharing your journey as well on here. Cheers my friend! may 2024 bring growth and progress for you in many areas.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

We seem to be traveling down a similar path! Truly appreciate you watching and have a blessed new year!

@FirstOfTheMagi 6 месяцев назад

Man I'm jealous of your growing collection lol Happy New Year man I hope it's a tremendous one for you and your family

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much! My wife has advised me to read all of these before buying anymore. So, idk when I will ever buy another book. Haha I hope you have a great new year as well and stay blessed!

@stephenmccagg 6 месяцев назад

Watching the world go bat guano crazy for several years now, with no signs of coming back to some semblance of sanity, having this video roll through my feed... I subscribed about half way through! I look forward to see what you've got going down the tracks!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Truly appreciate you subscribing and I am hoping we can somewhat help combat the chaos of the world with this small channel. Hope you have a blessed new year!

@2bitmarketanarchist337 6 месяцев назад

Its extremely cool to see a book channel that is concerned with liberty & craft

@The_Cause 5 месяцев назад

Yes indeed! It appears there are more people than I expected that value the same thing so that has been a nice surprise. Truly appreciate you watching my friend and stay blessed!

@2bitmarketanarchist337 5 месяцев назад

@@The_Cause 😀

@slurmcarey3069 6 месяцев назад

I love the channel. It’s something different! Very authentic.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much! Really glad you are enjoying it. Truly appreciate you watching and have a blessed new year!

@danielhixon8209 6 месяцев назад

Looking forward to future videos! I have a copy of Gibbon’s great work on my shelf as well. It is a masterpiece of English prose, and was one of Winston Churchill’s favorite books that helped form his philosophy of life. It was said he could recite whole sections of it from memory. All that said, it should be noted that many contemporary historians think that Gibbon’s analysis of why Rome fell is incomplete at best

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

I will definitely keep that in mind when I start reading them. Truly appreciate you watching and have a blessed new year!

@adhiperwira3523 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing the precious knowledge

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

No problem at all! I am glad you found it useful. Thanks for watching and have a blessed new year!

@EnglishLanguageArtsPlus 6 месяцев назад

Gibbon is the finest English prose ever written. I think you'll enjoy it. Have you read Lucan's Civil War yet? I've recently read it for the first time and it speaks directly to your concern about the loss of republican virtue and the rise of social disorder. Highly recommended. I'm happy to have found your channel. I look forward to watching and reading with you. Thank you.

@The_Cause 4 месяца назад

I am really looking forward to diving into Gibbon's eventually. I feel it is a pillar or cornerstone to understanding our current society. Looking forward to learning more about it. Thanks so much for watching my friend!

@KenCunkle 6 месяцев назад

Thanks much, Rob. I look forward to accompanying you on this walk!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Looking forward to seeing you on the path! Have a blessed new year!

@davidscottwills 6 месяцев назад

I can't wait to see what the year brings from The Cause!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Truly appreciate that David! I am hoping it shapes up to be a good one! I hope you have a blessed 2024 brother!

@Mannihannibull 6 месяцев назад

A person seeking be a positive influence on his fellow man is a rare thing these days. You got me. Subbed.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Well welcome aboard my friend! I truly appreciate you subscribing to the channel and I hope you enjoy the channel. Have a very blessed weekend!

@JohnPatrickWeiss 6 месяцев назад

Becoming a person of virtue…how refreshing. Looking forward to your videos.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks John! I truly appreciate you watching and following along. Have a blessed weekend!

@shedactivist 5 месяцев назад

I started this journey a year ago and it is transformative so looking forward to joining you for focus and direction.

@The_Cause 5 месяцев назад

That’s awesome to hear! I have sensed a change as well since I started down the classical route. Now we just have to stay on course. Truly appreciate you watching and stay blessed my friend!

@nickkrupa3818 6 месяцев назад

Happy new year!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks brother! Happy new year to you as well! Hope it is a good one!

@boxcamera1 6 месяцев назад

Well done little brother keep up the good work!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Truly appreciate that! Have a blessed new year!!

@thepostgradyear 6 месяцев назад

man starting the year with over 6k subs that's a lot of questions to answer with probably a video for each one but idk when you're gonna get to those because you said you committed to the rest of the 50 and then went btw I've got these 50 others haha any plans on the order? like grinding out the rest of the 50 and then starting a new focus? it's a good thing you have coffee for the mornings after dealing with a newborn lol those are solid categories and I'm not gonna spoil them for anyone skimming the comments I'm curious to see who and what you reference when participating in the conversation only conflicts from that same time period as the books? like what Bolivar was up to? so when it comes to running is it more about what kind of shoes or simply reducing time spent sitting? when you grind coffee does it get all over your shoes? that might be one of the funniest ways to get rid of the wet shoe smell coffee and chocolate conflicts would be interesting to hear about! but idk if those tie together quickly enough on environment did you mean nature or just a house where people don't gift people food they are allergic to? if you can get 26 of us to run a mile you can challenge us to a marathon where we discuss Philippides lol lets hope they retreat slower than your coastline "duty to safeguard things for future generations" free to feed the homeless or virtuous enough to let them in our homes? dude you're already crushing 2024 with a midnight upload xD

@tomluker1743 6 месяцев назад

Great message and well presented.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much! Have a blessed new year!

@debbiecartagena 6 месяцев назад

Because of you, I started reading the Harvard Classics... Godspeed!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

That’s so awesome to hear! I hope you are enjoying them. Thanks so much for watching and have a blessed new year!

@jamesdavey9690 6 месяцев назад

Looking forward to seeing where the channel goes. Best of luck for the journey ahead!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Much appreciated! Have a blessed new year!

@jamesdavey9690 6 месяцев назад

@@The_Cause You too!

@BookZealots 6 месяцев назад

Looking forward to ALL of that in 2024! Congratulations on your news subscribers. 👍👍

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much!! The old unfaithful algorithm is blowing in my direction at the moment. The question is will it continue or will the wind die down and go back to the doldrums. Haha

@BookZealots 6 месяцев назад

@@The_Cause I think you'll surpass 10k this year. Keep doing what you're doing.

@Rosie_Apple_Delight 6 месяцев назад

Excellent channel! Thank you for this important content!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

It is my pleasure and I truly appreciate you watching! Hope you enjoy the other videos and stay blessed!

@austinrucker3853 6 месяцев назад

Great video. Very much interested in following and connecting on these same ideas and topics.

@The_Cause 2 месяца назад

Very soon my friend! I am going to take some days off next week. Maybe we can hop on a call and chat. Looking forward to it and I will hit you up this week!

@zp400 6 месяцев назад

Just found you and I've enjoyed the first few videos I've seen. This is weird but I like the way you talk lol. Sounds similar to Destin from the Smarter Every Day channel. He's from north Alabama so I guess not super close to you... The accent is like, warmer? than the accents I'm used to in NC. Anyway, cheers, and looking forward to watching more and hopefully reading some of these books.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Well thanks so much! It may also be weird but I like the way you type! Haha Truly appreciate you watching and really happy you are enjoying the videos. Have a blessed new year!

@bart-v 6 месяцев назад

This channel gives me hope in an ever crazier world!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

haha yes indeed! We will try to keep the craziness out as much as possible. Truly appreciate you watching and have a blessed weekend my friend!

@caedean 6 месяцев назад

Looking forward to what’s to come. Hoping to fix my problem of being a “empty sack”.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Well I have faith that 2024 will be the year you make it happen. Have a blessed new year and thanks so much for watching!

@fuwe 6 месяцев назад

HIGH reccomendation for Michael Parenti for an alternative perspective on many of the western classics and what their impact on the culture was and how its shaped thinking. If you ever want to do a series on how empires ended, and how modern ones exist, he's great. "Inventing reality" is a great book on the history and effects of mainstream media, but all of his books are incredible. "The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome" is also incredible if you want to stay more in ancient history and get an history-from-the-bottom-up perspective.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much for the recommendations! I have noted these down and will definitely check them out! Thanks so much for watching!

@jondrive8801 6 месяцев назад

Sweet

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks my friend!

@GlenWasson 6 месяцев назад

Just found and followed you. I followed a similar rout, reading 90 books in one year, now having 260 books in my library.

@The_Cause 5 месяцев назад

That’s awesome! Building a physical library is going to be very important in the future in my opinion. Good luck in your journey and thanks so much for watching!

@46positivity 6 месяцев назад

You're doing good work. Here's to a healthy and prosperous 2024! (P.S. Which of your coffees tastes the most like Community Dark Roast? I don't know much about coffee but I'd like to order some from your site and I'd like for it to taste pretty close to Community Dark Roast.)

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks so much buddy! I truly appreciate hearing that. My Colombian is my darkest roast. Put a note in order and I will roast it a little darker than normal for ya! Thanks for watching and have a blessed new year!

@JP-ik3hr 6 месяцев назад

Looking forward to the years ahead. I have the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire set as well and I am excited to jump into them at some point. I think it's going to be fascinating to read about the changing dynamics of religion in the world with the emergence of Christianity and Islam.

@The_Cause 2 месяца назад

I agree! Recently I have been listening to a couple books on the history of the crusades and it has really opened my eyes to how chaotic that time period was. I am planning to start Gibbons Fall of the Roman Empire in June and hopefully start releasing the first videos in July. Really looking forward to that! Thanks so much for watching and stay blessed my friend!

@user-hw8hj7fu9j 6 месяцев назад

When you’re done with the Harvard classics, read the Epic of Gilgamesh, On the Road by Jack Kerouac, I think you’ll enjoy beatnik literature and poetry, read the hermetica, listen to any of Neville Goddard’s lectures and any of Ram Dass’ lectures

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

I will note these down! Truly appreciate the advice and direction. Thanks so much for watching and stay blessed!

@OatPancake 6 месяцев назад

Can’t wait to see where this goes in 2024!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

It should be a fun time! Busy year ahead and I hope yours is blessed! Thanks for watching.

@sbfarmer8 6 месяцев назад

to the moon!!

@deadtothewxrld 6 месяцев назад

Looking forward to everything, but the Roman Empire series in particular. I'm currently reading a biography of Julius Caesar, and nearly half the book was setting the stage for the empire by going through the history of the republic and its politics. It's wild to see how things turn out when they could have gone a drastically different way simply by changing one tiny event. Sometimes life and history really do balance on a knife's edge.

@The_Cause 2 месяца назад

That is so very true. Small battles change the course of history and single speeches can decide the fate of an empire. I am planning to start Gibbons this summer and break it up into a series of videos. Really looking forward to that. Thank you so much for watching my friend and I hope you stay blessed!

@tulsaslick 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the channel. I am not sure we would agree on everything but I am sure we could have a civil conversation, enjoy a cup of coffee, and walk away friends.

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Yes indeed! And that is what I want this channel to be about. I am here to learn, not teach or push my agenda. If I am wrong, I want to know why and what is right. I feel well all have more in common then what the news makes us believe. Hope you have a great new year and stay blessed!

@DrAlexVasquezICHNFM 6 месяцев назад

Definitely agreed on the importance of literature, reading, classics, knowledge, memorization and not just stupid hoops under the title of formal education. United States has been on a downward slide for the past 40 years and obviously many things contribute to that. We lived in Europe for eight years and it definitely wasn’t any better there which was a huge disappointment to me. So despite all of its faults, the United States still represents one of the best hopes that we have because of it access to information and it’s international influence. If we could simply help people get over their commitment to being stupid, then we could certainly advance the entire world.

@stanbrown32 6 месяцев назад

It's good that The Federalist Papers are part of the Harvard Classics, but I recommend first reading Catherine Drinker Bowen's Miracle at Philadelphia, a narrative history of the Constitutional Convention, and Pauline Maier's Ratification: The People Debate the Constitution, 1787-1788. Those book establish a context for understanding what the authors of The Federalist were responding to, or which arguments they were trying to head off.

@The_Cause 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for sharing! I will definitely be looking into those two. I have a good personality established for many of the major players of the American Revolution and this sounds like it would help fill in the pieces of the puzzle that I am still missing in regards to creation of the government. during that time. Thanks so much for watching and stay blessed!

@LSevenans 6 месяцев назад

I'd like to add a suggestion for a series for your children. "My Book House" is series of 12 books with some of the world's great literature for children; from nursery rhymes to modified Shakespeare. The edition my mother raised me on, included a volume on how to use the books with children, activities to do with kids, and suggestions for other ways to educate your family. Here's a link to a bit more about the books. I passed my set along to my oldest son and he used them with his children and has now passed them to his eldest daughter who will be getting in March. (PS I homeschooled my 7 kids and he homeschooled his 4.)

@LSevenans 6 месяцев назад

Also, if you and your wife as so inclined, check out "Thomas Jefferson Education." Extremely interesting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_Education

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Thanks you so much for sharing your story and knowledge! This is so good and the reason why I wanted to start this channel. I am hoping we can homeschool like you mentioned and be successful. Do you look back and regret anything or are you happy you chose that path? Truly appreciate you watching and have a blessed weekend!

@LSevenans 6 месяцев назад

@@The_Cause Yes. I would allow my kids more freedom to make messes and explore their interests, along with the "formal" curriculum. Kids, especially very young ones, are natural scientists. They must rely on their senses to learn about the world around them. Blowing bubbles in their juice? Let them - then hand them the paper towels to clean it up. My 3rd son (about 3 at the time) would not believe me when I told him that the stove was HOT, don't touch it! I finally allowed him to touch - highly supervised and NOT the burner - and he believed me after that.

@boxcamera1 6 месяцев назад

Consider using the word ‘eager’ rather than anxious, it provides a cleaner path forward. Forget the anxiety!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Love that! I remember reading a book by C. S. Lewis where he discussed the importance of choosing words and how much it matters. This is a good point to remember. Thanks for watching and have a blessed new year!

@General_reader 6 месяцев назад

I’m looking online for the complete set and the best I can find is used to 1960s edition for $660. Is there somewhere I can get new copies? And is it more affordable?

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Are you looking for the Great Books of the Western World or the Harvard Classics?

@General_reader 6 месяцев назад

@@The_Cause Harvard classics All 52 volumes

@General_reader 6 месяцев назад

@@The_Cause now Google is telling me that there are 71 volumes? I don’t know what I’m looking for anymore

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

The Harvard classic is 52 volumes with 2 volumes being lectures and an index. There is a digital set on Kindle that has 71 but I am sure how they came up with that number. The great books are currently at 60 volumes. It gets confusing. I found the Harvard Classics set of mine on Facebook marketplace. I paid $375 for my set. I see them on eBay sometimes as well.

@lowman621 6 месяцев назад

I have a question for you. Your collection of the great books of the Western World? What does this entail. Is this something like Harold Bloom's western cannon? I was just curious as to the size and who has chosen these books you are planning to cover... eventually. 😅📚

@The_Cause 2 месяца назад

The Great Books of the Western World were compiled by Mortimer Adler and his team. Its is a 60 volume series that covers almost every influential work in western literature. I would highly recommend looking up Adler. Such an amazing guy and passionate about learning. Hope all has been well my friend and stay blessed!

@benrex7775 6 месяцев назад

In case you have any insight into the topic then I would like to hear about the difference between the French and the English revolution. Why did the French do it so violently and in which way did the English manage to avoid that violence? I ask that because you said you may cover other revolutions besides the American one.

@slurmcarey3069 6 месяцев назад

Where do you pick up your books?

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

I purchased all of these off of FB market place. You can find some good deals you just have to look for a bit.

@dererlkonig7428 6 месяцев назад

I like your channel and what you are doing is great, classical literature is the only sane place left in our world. I wanted to ask you if you are a fellow Christian, it's fine if you are not I'll be watching your series anyways, I am just curious!

@The_Cause 2 месяца назад

I am. The Harvard Classics seem to be heavily skewed in the Christian direction and to keep the conversation engaging I may play devils advocate some and challenge beliefs a little. But all this is to further my understanding of these old texts. In a couple volumes I will be going through the confessions of St Augustine. I will try and keep my opinion of faith out of it so as not to sidetrack what he may have believed or thought. But Christianity is going to pour out of these episodes in many ways because of the content. I truly appreciate you watching my friend and hope you stay blessed!

@the-colour-white9587 6 месяцев назад

Would someone be as kind as to tell me the name of the intro song?

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Brooklyn by Grant Terry. Not a very popular artist but he is good! Thanks for watching!

@overexposedunderdeveloped6593 6 месяцев назад

You might enjoy Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

I could sit down with a few cups of coffee and listen to Mr. Sowell all day. So easy to listen to and he just seems extremely logical. I am going to have to check that book out. I have listened to many of his podcasts interviews in the past. Thanks for sharing and watching!

@writershootsfilm 6 месяцев назад

From my perspective, the Great Books of the Western World end with Darwin, Nietzsche, Freud and Joyce. I’m excluding Marx because it didn’t really work out with his ideas in practice in the 20th century. With Darwin, there’s no divine creation. With Nietzsche, no god(s). With Freud, no free will, and with Joyce, no happy ending. Unfortunately, the Great Books end there, but with Heidegger, there’s a way out; there’s a cause. Welcome to the New Year, Rob!

@The_Cause 2 месяца назад

Man reading this has me pumped. I have read enough to know what I am missing and after I feel in all the foundational texts in the Harvard Classics I want to move into Nietzsche and the other moderns. Sadly, I realize it will probably take a few years but all good things take time. Thanks so much for watching my friend and stay blessed!

@jquezi 6 месяцев назад

Do you have any self-improvement books that you could recommend? Thank you!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

What exactly are you looking for and what are you trying to achieve? If it’s just all around getting you started on a solid path I can’t recommend “Atomic Habits” enough by James Clear. I have listened to the audio version on double about 4 times. Usually once a year which helps me get back on track. Depends on your focus though.

@jquezi 6 месяцев назад

I just started listening to Atomic Habits on my way to University. I am fascinated by the books so far. Thank you for the recommendation. I have an additional question, will you make a book recommendation list or anything like that in the future?@@The_Cause

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

That is an awesome idea for a video. I will start working on putting something like that together. Truly appreciate the idea. That should be a fun one to go over.

@jquezi 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! I appreciate your work!@@The_Cause

@johnhansen9678 6 месяцев назад

Before I subscribe and follow? Are you talking a material approach? Or an idealist approach? The second meaning Hegels conception that there is a platonic ideal we're progressing towards (sorry for the shitty summary)

@The_Cause 4 месяца назад

Yes... I think... Maybe...

@jcgoldstrom 6 месяцев назад

“Liberty and independent thought are in a state of retreat……”. This is an assertion made without evidence or logic to back that up…… 1. Within the last 20 years, my liberty has expanded…. As a gay man, I can marry who ever I want regardless of gender…. 2. As a resident of Maryland, I can smoke weed recreationally legally, 3. Abortion will be codified into the state constitution next year protecting women’s access to women’s healthcare…. 2. I have always been an independent thinker and do NOT see anything changing that… As you can see, it is NOT safe to say that liberty and free thought is in retreat and do appreciate when assertions are made, they are supported with data, evidence and logic..

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

It is great that you see it differently. Often times this is because personal experiences allow us to see the same subject in different lights. For some, liberty may be increasing while to others it may be retreating. This was an intro video to go over topics I would be discussing in the future. I will back my points up with data and examples in future videos. Independents thought for me, is realizing that you may see the world differently and live in a different geographical region than I do and I can hear your points and be happy for you. My goal is not to belittle or tear down others but to find a common ground we can all share. I am not against you I promise. I can feel the tone of your comment and I think if we were sitting down having a cup of coffee together it would be different. I hope you have a blessed new year and thanks so much for watching!

@General_reader 6 месяцев назад

Going to unsubscribe from several booktube channels to make time for this adventure!

@The_Cause 6 месяцев назад

Haha well I would hate for you to miss anything good on the other channels but I completely understand the resource of time. Truly appreciate you watching my friend and have a blessed new year!