@@joskojansa1235 I'm not sure what you point is but as far as I know Goebbels was not a philosopher, he had a Ph.D. in history and literature, yes his novel Michael and his diaries deal vaguely with religious-philosophical ideas but with no real aptitude, his great power lay in his masterful ability as an orator. If you could show me evidence of this reputation as a highly repeated philosopher then I would be very interested.
$3-4,000 a class is not an exaggeration. I am a university student, I see the prices everyday. Textbooks for a class like this can easily be $300-400, and often times they force you to buy a particular edition that you couldn’t otherwise find online
I have found many people (college students and non students) take notes on RU-vid videos and lectures such as this. It’s all self knowledge. A degree doesn’t necessarily mean you learned anything, it means you passed the tests and got the points, which now a days is very easy to cheat
Conning from the same position, but I've gotta say i don't think much is really mafe for that platform yet. Wheeling a tv in to discuss a movie can be distracting, and the projectors now have a strong semblence to classic chalk boards or marker boards. Students should be given a way to interact with the material through the touch boards available now.
Depends on the subject. Sometimes you need exact quotes and formulation (like mathematics) that would take too much time of the lecture. In this case it is easier to present it on a powerpoint. But then more elaborate examples and such will be taken on the board.
@@ErkaaJ Math and logic are best demonstrated as a performance, though I have found that power point is excellent for extended quotes and the reconstruction of arguments.
"Thinking about thinking" is the correct answer. But I love when student see philosophy as epistemology. Then they get me for intro to logic and learn very quickly there's more to philosophy.
I used to be student in engineering, but now I am a stduent in philosophy. Though I don’t focus on analytic philosophy, I do believe I need to have a serious study of it. Now here comes to chance. Thamk you, professor Bonevac.
🐟 02. A BRIEF EXPLANATION FOR “LIFE”: Everything, both perceptible and imperceptible - that is, any gross or subtle object within the material universe which can ever be perceived with the senses, plus the subject (the observer of all phenomena) - is what most persons actually refer to when they use the term “GOD”. REAL God is Impersonal Absolute Nothingness (otherwise called “The Tao”, “The Great Spirit”, “Brahman”, “Pure Consciousness”, “Eternal Awareness”, “Independent Existence”, “The Ground of All Being”, “The Undifferentiated Substratum of Reality”, “The Unified Field”, et cetera). “God” is One Reality, but just as a knife cannot cut itself, or fire cannot burn itself, “God” cannot know Himself (or at least EXPERIENCE Himself), and so, has manifested this phenomenal universe within Himself. Therefore, this world of duality is really just a play of consciousness within Consciousness. N. B. The word “God” is, by definition, a title of the male Deity, and is not to be taken literally here. Apparently, this phenomenal universe was “created” (within Consciousness) with the initial act (the so-called “Big Bang”), and from that first deed, every action that has ever occurred has been a direct or indirect result of it. Just as every particle of matter in the universe was once contained in the ’singularity’, Infinite Consciousness was NECESSARILY present at the Big Bang, and is in no way an epiphenomenon of a neural network. “Sarvam khalvidam brahma” (‘all this is indeed Brahman’). There is NAUGHT but Eternal Being, Conscious Awareness, Causeless Peace - and you are that! Everything which can be presently perceived, both tangible and immaterial, including we human beings, is a consequence of that initial manifestation. That is the most accurate and logical explanation for “karma” - everything was preordained from the initial spark, and every action since has unfolded as it was predestined in ETERNITY. The notion of retributive (“tit for tat”) karma is just that - an unverified notion. Whatever state in which we currently find ourselves, is the result of two factors - our genetic make-up at conception and our present-life conditioning (which may include mutating genetic code). Every choice ever made by every human (and non-human animal) was determined by those two factors ALONE, thus free-will is purely illusory, despite what most believe. Because we are temporarily residing within this dualistic universe, we experience both pleasure and pain. Suffering and pain are NOT synonymous. Suffering is due to a false sense of personal doership - the belief that one is a separate, independent author of one’s thoughts and deeds. There are five MANIFESTATIONS of suffering: 1. Guilt 2. Blame 3. Pride 4. Anxiety 5. Regrets about the past and expectations for the future These types of suffering are the result of not properly understanding what was explained above - that life is a series of happenings and NOT caused by the individual living beings. No living creature, including us humans, has personal free-will. There is only the Universal, Divine Will at play, acting through every body, to which William Shakespeare famously alluded when he scribed “All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” The human organism is simply a biological machine, comprised of the five gross material elements and the three subtle material elements. So, now that you understand life, and the reason why we are suffering here in this (supposedly) material universe, you are now able to be liberated from all forms of suffering, RIGHT? WRONG! It is imperative to find an authentic spiritual master to assist you to come to the above realization, by slowly undoing your past conditioning. Just as you have been conditioned over an entire lifetime to think one way, you need to be re-conditioned to think another. Even if you follow a competent teacher, you may still not come to a full understanding of life, but if you are sincere, humble and dedicated, you will definitely find more peace in your daily life (all of which was DESTINED to occur, of course). Furthermore, if it was ordained, you may be fortunate enough to accept discipline from a truly enlightened master, and subsequently realize the aforementioned fundamental concepts, by practicing at least one of the four systems of yoga (religion) described in the Holy Scripture, “A Final Instruction Sheet for Humanity”. Best wishes for your unique, personal journey towards unalloyed peace and happiness! “The meaning of life is life itself.” ************* “A wise Rabbi once said 'If I am I because you are you, and you are you because I am I, then I am not I, and you are not you'. In other words, we are not separate.” Professor Dr. Alan Wilson Watts, British-American Philosopher. (06/01/1915 - 16/11/1973). “What you seek is seeking you.” Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, Persian Sunni Muslim poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic. (30/09/1207 - 17/12/1273).
Adriaan de Jager To read the remaining twenty-nine chapters of “A Final Instruction Sheet for Humanity”, which are the most authoritative, accurate and profound spiritual precepts so far in human history, Email: prophet4god@icloud.com with the acronym “FISH” in the subject field. 🐟 “The gateway to KNOWLEDGE is ignorance”. 🤓 CONTENTS: 00. PROLOGUE 01. PREFACE 02. A BRIEF EXPLANATION FOR “LIFE” 03. CONCEPTS Vs THE TRUTH 04. SCIENCE Vs RELIGION 05. THE PHENOMENAL UNIVERSE 06. CONSCIOUSNESS/AWARENESS 07. GOD (OR NOT) 08. KARMA (ACTION & REACTION) 09. REINCARNATION (OR NOT) 10. EGO (THE SENSE OF SELF): 11. FREE-WILL Vs DETERMINISM 12. LAW, MORALITY, & ETHICS 13. SIN (MISSING THE MARK) 14. DIVINE & DEMONIC NATURES 15. SUFFERING & HAPPINESS 16. YOGA/RELIGION 17. AWAKENING, LIBERATION, & ENLIGHTENMENT 18. THE THREE MODES 19. THE FOUR SOCIAL CLASSES 20. THE PRIESTHOOD 21. THE MONARCHY 22. NON-MONARCHICAL GOVERNANCE 23. THE BUSINESS OWNERS 24. THE WORKING-CLASS 25. THE ROLE OF FEMALES 26. FEMINISM 27. MARRIAGE 28. SEX & TRANSVESTISM 29. SOCIAL ETIQUETTE 30. FOOD AND DIET
@Language and Programming Channel well there would be no problem with that, axioms are highly probable assumptions themselves other that I think therefore I am that is the only thing we 100% factually know. I wouldn't be fallacious since altruistic traits can be observed.
Even though this area of philosophy can quickly become extremely complicated Bonevac, kept it human and understandable. If you are young pray for a teacher of this quality. I needed a few courses to finish off a degree in my early 30s and had to suffer through a course in prepositional logic.. ugh.
@@Zumastraphy Hrithik Ravi deleted his comment, but he is the one who said moron, not me. I tried to explain it to him. I told him that he does not need to say moron.
WHAT A KNOWLEDGEABLE LECTURER AND WONDERFUL CONTENT FROM SOCRATES,PLATO, ARISTOTLE TO AL GHAZALI,AVICENNA, AVERROIS TILL NOW PHILOSOPHY IS LEARNING OF HOW UNIVERSAL PROPERTIES+CONCEPT MAKE OBJECT,LOGIC,REASON AND THOUGHTS
I found the whole 48 minute lecture very intriguing. I heard every word. Everyone has their own perspective on reality because of their upbringing. E.g. the people they talk to, the place they live in, how they were raised, etc,etc. The things you mentioned like about God, religion, law, those are just different types of realities that we accept and perceive differently. Very thought provoking, very enlightening to who we are and very interesting indeed. Thanks for the lecture.
@Language and Programming Channel Lol! So someone with the title 'Language and Programming Channel' has just called arguably the greatest philosopher of the 20th century, a tool.
A very stimulating and thought provoking yet still accessible lecture. Thank you for posting this, I will have to replay a few times to truly grasp all the concepts.
Professor Bonevac, you are one of the most engaging, coherent and educative people one can find. The only thing - sound. This video too to an extent but specifically with the Fall 2016 videos which are the most informative and easy to digest lectures on philosophy you can dream to find. Especially when you are not facing the cam and you are at some distance from it you are really barely intelligible and for someone who is not a native like me (despite my level steadily approaching nativeness) and doesn't naturally fill in all the blanks that can't be heard it is hard to go through the videos. Please either edit out the ambient noise and bump up midtones or consider using a microphone, a pilot/telemarketer one, not a classic TV reporter stick with a ball.
Such a great lecturer. I can't recall very many lecturers teaching with this sort of engagement with the class. A real asset to UT, to philosophy and to students. I wish he'd teach a course in LOGIC!
Philosophy is an intuition about reality ever-formulating itself in thought sculptures. In the senses of a real intuition, reality as an intuition, and an intuition of reality.
dit is een voorbeeld dat je met een goede voorbereiding bijna alles kan creëren : een marketingcampagne/een college - kunst. Zolang je maar goed na denkt wat maakt "iets" en wat maakt datgene "goed"/"waardevol"/ het waard te horen #ditisergoptimistischmaa inmijnogendewaarheid
Very nice to see the upload! As well, excellent work on the recording layout. Appreciating too that you have to work with the classroom and many were designed without uploading in mind! Keep up the excellent work professor!!!
A reading list for the lectures would be nice. I've been looking for a detailed lecture series on the analytic tradition so thanks a lot for uploading!
its amazing seeing people in their professions like this guy with philosophy and seeing them be so passionate it makes things so much more interesting especially when they teach it in fun ways
When this gentleman was in elementary school music class as a pupil and they handed him the triangle to play it may have sounded like a certain John cage piece of music ,however it may have gone on far longer than 4:33. Excellent lecture really enjoyed it, best regards from the UK
Philosophy is NOT a single subject. Philosophy is a means of, or approach to a particular topic or subject that incorporates or involves the asking and attempting to answer certain questions, just as science is a method of study in order to (both quantitatively and qualitatively) ask and answer certain questions.
In my deep intellectual debates among myself. I have asked that same question of clear communication on complex levels between humans. I have concluded the base of the issue Arises from language. As lanuage itself has a limited compasity of expressing what Emotional feelings encompasse. Entertain the notion for a moment. Extretrestreal life's basis of communication is presumed to be telepathic. If thisbe the case, It would make sense that language is a inferior form of communication. At least upon the subject of exchanging understanding with others.
According to Plato ( c.428 - c.348bc ), when we are born we fly over the back of heaven and see all these perfect forms, such as a perfect chair and a perfect bed etc, but when we are born we lose this vision, but the one perfect form in heaven as on Earth is love, which gives an inkling of perfect forms in heaven. Unlike materialistic objects which are perceived with the senses forms such as goodness and honesty etc are understood only by reasoning which is why philosophy is so important.
It fascinates me to see myself taking so many things so granted as I am going through life. When I see a table, for example, I think nothing much... Or maybe that´s table, next thought. Yet when I stop and think about it there is much to it. It is made up of various materials, someone has thought it up and had it created, it had to be shipped etc. This goes with things, people, situation etc. When we stop and contemplate, really sit still and inquire we will find that life is much more of a mystery that we usually give it credit for. Like for real... What is life? What is this body? Who am I? Am I the only person that feel confused about these questions? People act like they know who they really are, like they have it figured out... But have they really? Have you? Well I havent and I am curious to find answers to these questions. Leave me your thoughts!
Over this past year, philosophy has really appealed to me, and like yourself, I was very suprised about how I took everything for granted. It made me, not only question everything, but appreciate everything a lot more. For example, a car. It is a machine that we sit in, drive and bam, we have arrived at our destination in lightspeed compared to walking. Yet, it is a complex machine with complex parts, sophisticated mechanics and a product of intelligent minds of the past who decided to build such a machine, in which the majority of us don't have a clue about and of which, I assume don't care! It has made me appreciate so much more, and has allowed me to take a step back and appreciate how far we have come on this Earth; enjoying the little things in life.
Why do people act like they have it all figured out? Because they don’t, and that is the true meaning of knowledge, less is more. Questioning only leads one to figure out that not questioning is better
I wish i could have a chance to attend this wonderful class. But thanks to RU-vid. Because at some point i really imagine myself sitting there. And in my thoughts, philosophy is knowledge. it is wisdom.
A good story is an excellent way out of the problem. It offers much more to chew on than concepts that are too precise and therefore disconnected from actual life.
Having watched up to your lectures on Russell: Given this really excellent introduction and your explanation that analytic philosophy is a kind of 'rebellion' against the post-Kantian/post-Hegelian understanding of the relation between mind and world as a 'hall of mirrors', so to speak, I was expecting a stronger criticism of that tradition. I don't see how you can go from Kant to proposing something like the correspondence theory of truth - it's just a regression into naive metaphysics, as far as I can tell. Am I wrong about that? What's the catch here? Would be very thankful for a response.
''we're striving aimlessly to discover SOMETHING that's already found us with it's own different dimension , our unfounded fear of 'end' and irrational greed for truth and answers to questions will be our undoing!'' Jim Morrison.
I think rather than rationalism vs empiricism vs skepticism, the more fundamental distinction is idealism vs dualism vs materialism. I am comeple noob, but i think the former are epistemological stances and the later metaphysical. I feel like the criteria for knowledge should depend on the metaphysical premiss. Let's say we can chose arbitrary metaphysics. Then it should entail whether knowledge is possible and by which means etc. I think subjective idealism, starting from the solipsism is the easiest, because every experience is then directly an existent and there is no existent beyond that. So we have absolutely certain metaphysical facts of the present moment and can build any criteria for knowlege on that - like say to know something about the world is to find some relationship between multiple "bundles" of experience. If we start from materialism on the other hand, we have no metaphysical facts about the world and we have to hope that our methods of finding knowlege will conincide with the metaphysical reality (we have a very little segment of reality which is the state of our mind, but we never can know for sure how that is connected to the rest of the world).
good overview of the concepts thank you. It didn't look like they solved the problem of form, they just described it in different ways or dismissed one element over emphasis on another element, which still doesn't solve the problem. I hope there is a continuance to the next attempts. It gave me the idea of nature vs nurture what Plato said. I would have used the example of animals about how they are born with instinctive knowledge, where the food is, mating rituals, other things seem not learned but instinctive. We're animals so we must have some instincts we were born with. I was thinking that our brains have the ability to understand concepts, to see patterns, to learn language constructs. I could see where philosophy broke away from theology ans physics in this lecture as well. The last point scrubs out physics and just keeps philosophy in the realm of thought experiments and perceptions of the real world and how to acurately describe the world in a way we can all agree on.
Philosophy may also be said to be the (high level) study of the essential characteristics of the material world around us and then trying to see whether these essential characteristics of matter are sufficient to provide a logical and convincing explanation regarding who we are and what our mind is made of, relating the external features to the anatomy of our body and considering, above all, the essential characteristics of consciousness and the conscious personality.
Dan Bonavec is a great teacher; I love the unfailingly supportive way he interacts with "the kids," and theway the kids are often thoughtful and insightful. However, I wish both Prof. Boravec and the kids were more aggressive in challenging the many dogmas and aeeming absurdities of analytic philosophy. E.g., "No, Lou, we are not about to disband the High Table."
Theory has experience of conscience..but to develop conscience is to study compassionately..and concept of truth is to devide what's reason..you have to live and breathe philosophy of quantum..but seriousness of conscience..is to manipulate the quality of experience..so to condemn what's ventured through your mind is to calculate the consumption of infinity..so to think fast is to exult the truth of content..and to resolve what's going around in your head is to confiscate the exception of contrast
I watched this I believe a year or so ago but never realised that you are doing the Plato and Aristotle pose from the famous painting "The School of Athens." In your thumbnail.
No it doesn’t measure ur intellectual worth it measures if u learned the information u studied which is synonymous with educating yourself. Intelligence is very tricky to grasp and measure i would say even iq test dont define ur intelligence worth.
Questions that flowered the discipline of philosophy some maybe most people would call absurd perhaps. But, in my own life anyway they are the only questions truly worthy of both wanting as well as needing an answer to. It's understood, these questions are a luxury of leisure. Human beings are the only animals which have had this opportunity. You can survive without asking these questions, but only humanity has asked them, only humanity can. It's a departure from all of the requisite 'hows' in life. Once humanity arrived, philosophy-proper could finally ask the 'why'. No apriori jokes.
It doesn't really matter if 'the stamp' from the 'evil deceiver' is right or wrong (about 26:05) by what we human perceivers decide as right or wrong it only matters that it's consistent. This is the whole problem with humans as told in the first temptation story in Genesis. I.e. it's a story about a self definition of what is good for me rather than relying on an external constant, even if that constant may if fact turn out to be an 'evil deceiver.'
In the beginning of this lecture all I could was Kurosawa’s Rashomon. Inreliability of witnesses. And something I think of a thing is obviously different from the other person and all the other people as well. I don’t know if that makes any sense.
