Who are the Public? Public Sphere, Opinions, Moods & History

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Who are the public? What is public opinion, public moods? Philosophers Thomas Hobbes, Jurgen Habermas (The Public Sphere), John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Alexis de Toqueville and J.S. Mill among others have all conceptualise the public in a certain way. But what if the public are not who they seem? Polling, the birth of Gallup (I look at its history), statistics and mass consumer society and mass democracy have all changed how the public are thought of. I look at this history and try to think about how it affects politics.
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Jodi Dean, Publicity’s Secret
Hans, Speier, Historical Development of Public Opinion, www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi...
Sarah Igo, The Averaged American
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20 мар 2019

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Комментарии : 25

@user-gs8kw8tr4r 5 лет назад

As usual...eloquent, revealing, and informative. I particularly like to ponder the issue of becoming or being authentic while still being in a world immersed by 'The They'.

@bobjohnson6917 5 лет назад

I love how many philosophical authors you incorporate into one video. I am trying to read a lot of them right now myself.

@meezanlmt 5 лет назад

Can you drop reading list people ? I would appreciate it.

@ShrimpBarbarian 5 лет назад

Cuck Philosophy and Contrapoints are good at overviewing the post-Modernists, and the Frankfurt School without getting involved in the pseudo-fascist fluff that exists on RU-vid. If you listen to Podcasts Philosophize This is great as well for virtually everything.

@bobjohnson6917 5 лет назад

@@ShrimpBarbarian They are good for avoiding the neo-facists. Although, if someone wants a comprehensive understanding of these ways of thinking, and wants to discuss these topics in detail, reading is the most efficient way to do so.

@ShrimpBarbarian 5 лет назад

@@bobjohnson6917 Of course, that goes without saying. :) I'm just pointing to some credible entry points.

@bobjohnson6917 5 лет назад

@@ShrimpBarbarian don't get me wrong, I love Cuck philosophy and especially Contrapoints, their discourse and aesthetics are incredibly thoughtful and ingenious.

@romanovrex 5 лет назад

Great video. The internet is a new factor, political stances become amplified in like minded groupings, conspiracies are thrown around, the silent majority is electric with chatter.

@wcropp1 5 лет назад

Great job on the cinematic aspects of these videos. I love the content as well, but I just thought I’d mention my appreciation of the aesthetics, as they are often given less attention. Well done.

@impremanshu 5 лет назад

Keep it up. Thanks for this beautiful description. Pls continue this channel as long as possible. Cheers 👍

@tannerhagen774 5 лет назад

Great work! Kierkegaard’s “The Present Age” would have been a fine addition to this video.

@seanwieland9763 5 лет назад

Would be interested in a follow up video based on Edward Bernays and manufacturing Public Opinion (aka Propaganda), as well as the ascent in the 20th century of the role of Academia in the design of Public Opinion as “thought leaders”, “brain trusts?, and vanguards.

@dr.shyamchoithani265 4 года назад

Brilliantly conceptualized video. Thank you.

@elliotreeves7579 5 лет назад

your videos are so soothing somehow.

@esegabbbo 5 лет назад

Great job!

@QuetzalOvejasElectricas 5 лет назад

Brilliant as always.

@THEVL0GPOD 5 лет назад

Brilliant as always, however, I know it’s not the main thrust of the video but I don’t think Rousseau’s engagement with the notion of the public is properly portrayed. His view of amore propre which is the behaviour and image of oneself cultivated in recognition of oneself as a member of a public forms a vital part of his critical literature. But lots of love for your content as always, a nice break to my library session!

@andye5851 4 года назад

Excellent

@Liliquan 5 лет назад

Sufficient description, lacking criticism.

@leonelpolo9808 5 лет назад

Si pudieras subtitular los vídeos te agradeceria.

@justgivemethetruth Год назад

Really seems like "the public" should really be "the public good" and it should include all, the past people, the present people, the future people, and even the planet and all life on the planet. "The public" in terms of the collection of all citizens of all countries should be the caretakers and responsible representitives of that wider, broader, and more abstract public.

@eternaldelight648 4 года назад

I propose this as the Video of the Year! (Get that, Google)

@TheLabecki 5 месяцев назад

I think the question is "What is the Public?" "Public" is singular and it is not a person.

@golgarisoul 5 лет назад

But what is the alternative? How can organizations take massive polls, while being simultaneously open and transparent? This sounds like a depressing catch 22.

@mitchellkato1436 4 года назад

Perhaps there are no core understanding of philosophy in general. That is to say philosophy is decentered. A reader does not have a simple summary of the ideas. A feel of nihilism. Not negation but lack of central idea.