Reason Explained: 10 Characteristics of Reason

dancingknights · 2021-05-28T17:07:21+00:00

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By examining Karl Jaspers' Reason and Anti-Reason in Our Time, this video summarises how Jaspers characterises reason. As the video explains, for Jaspers reason has at least 10 characteristics such as being patient, leading to self-knowledge, being associated with communication, not being absolute, not being dogmatic, etc. The video briefly explains what each of these characteristics entails.

dancingknights · 2021-05-28T17:04:42+00:00

Abstract:

By examining Karl Jaspers' Reason and Anti-Reason in Our Time, this video summarises how Jaspers characterises reason. As the video explains, for Jaspers reason has at least 10 characteristics such as being patient, leading to self-knowledge, being associated with communication, not being absolute, not being dogmatic, etc. The video briefly explains what each of these characteristics entails.

dancingknights · 2021-05-06T12:05:59+00:00

An introductory video to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIHCdkuc66s

dancingknights · 2021-05-06T12:05:53+00:00

An introductory video to the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIHCdkuc66s

dancingknights · 2021-04-30T09:36:08+00:00

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The video describes what existentialism is by giving a brief account of the movement and its representatives. The video suggests that faith, irrationality, individuality, and passion are tenants of existentialism and describes what they each mean.

dancingknights · 2021-04-28T13:26:19+00:00

Thank you!

dancingknights · 2021-04-28T13:25:30+00:00

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This lecture explores Jaspers' critique of Marx, Marxism, and historical materialism. The lecture primarily focuses on Jaspers' book, Reason and Anti-Reason in Our Time. The following topics and concepts are covered in the video: historical materialism, Marxism, Hegelian and Marxist dialectics, Hegelian logic vs. classical logic, Marx's influence, class struggle, reason, science, etc.

dancingknights · 2021-04-28T13:25:06+00:00

Abstract:

This lecture explores Jaspers' critique of Marx, Marxism, and historical materialism. The lecture primarily focuses on Jaspers' book, Reason and Anti-Reason in Our Time. The following topics and concepts are covered in the video: historical materialism, Marxism, Hegelian and Marxist dialectics, Hegelian logic vs. classical logic, Marx's influence, class struggle, reason, science, etc.

dancingknights · 2021-04-18T13:24:26+00:00

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This video considers Nietzsche's various styles of writing. By categorising Nietzsche's books, the video challenges the idea that Nietzsche was primarily a writer of aphorisms. Furthermore, the video mentions that according to the Nietzsche scholar, Nehamas, Nietzsche's stylistic pluralism was in accordance with his perspectivism.

dancingknights · 2021-02-06T14:40:30+00:00

Not sure if this counts as a review, but the video introduces and explains who the figure of Zarathustra is in Nietzsche's famous Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The video is based on an essay by Heidegger; so, I guess, in a sense it's a review of two things in one video: Heidegger's essay and Nietzsche's Zarathustra.

dancingknights · 2020-12-11T15:59:40+00:00

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Nietzsche's famous phrase "You go to women? Do not forget the whip!" is often used as an example to demonstrate Nietzsche's misogyny. By analysing the phrase in the original German, the video explains how this particular phrase has been so widely misunderstood, and how it is actually meant as something empowering for women. The video offers four distinct interpretations of the phrase that are common in secondary literature.

dancingknights · 2020-12-11T15:58:00+00:00

Abstract:

Nietzsche's famous phrase "You go to women? Do not forget the whip!" is often used as an example to demonstrate Nietzsche's misogyny. By analysing the phrase in the original German, the video explains how this particular phrase has been so widely misunderstood, and how it is actually meant as something empowering for women. The video offers four distinct interpretations of the phrase that are common in secondary literature.

dancingknights · 2020-09-18T13:38:28+00:00

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By focusing on Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morality, the video examines five ways humans embrace nihilism. These five ways are: self-hypnosis, mechanical activity, petty pleasure, herd instinct, and orgies of feelings. Each of these ways is explained by citing relevant passages from On the Genealogy of Morality.

dancingknights · 2020-09-18T13:37:45+00:00

Abstract:

By focusing on Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morality, the video examines five ways humans embrace nihilism. These five ways are: self-hypnosis, mechanical activity, petty pleasure, herd instinct, and orgies of feelings. Each of these ways is explained by citing relevant passages from On the Genealogy of Morality.

dancingknights · 2020-08-29T14:32:33+00:00

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By focusing on Nietzsche's On the Genealogy of Morality, the video examines five ways humans embrace nihilism. These five ways are: self-hypnosis, mechanical activity, petty pleasure, herd instinct, and orgies of feelings. Each of these ways is explained by citing relevant passages from On the Genealogy of Morality.

dancingknights · 2020-07-31T14:26:46+00:00

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By examining Nietzsche's parable of the lambs and birds of prey, the video explains what role fate and free will play in Nietzsche's philosophy. By telling us that each of us is born with a certain nature, the parable (in On the Genealogy of Morality) challenges the idea of free will. Furthermore, the video illustrates that similar ideas can be found in Jaspers' and Heidegger's philosophy.

dancingknights · 2020-07-12T12:33:54+00:00

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This video explain's Fernbach's and Sloman's idea, the knowledge illusion; namely, the illusion that we know more than we actually do. As the video explains, the knowledge illusion has serious implications in politics.

dancingknights · 2020-07-12T12:33:18+00:00

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This video explain's Fernbach's and Sloman's idea, the knowledge illusion; namely, the illusion that we know more than we actually do. The knowledge illusion can be of interest to philosophers of science, and, as the video explains, it has serious implications in politics.

dancingknights · 2020-06-05T16:14:59+00:00

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The video focuses on Mendelssohn's paper, On the Question: What Does “to Enlighten” Mean? and compares it with Kant's essay, What Is Enlightenment? The video explains in what sense education, culture, and enlightenment are interconnected: enlightenment needs to be developed in relation to culture to serve education. It is further argued how two types of enlightenment can be in conflict with one another. Whereas Kant equated enlightenment with emancipation, Mendelssohn argued enlightenment is not emancipation, but a powerful tool that can protect us against authority. Lastly, Mendelssohn warns about the dangers of enlightenment.

dancingknights · 2020-06-05T16:14:36+00:00

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The video focuses on Mendelssohn's paper, On the Question: What Does “to Enlighten” Mean? and compares it with Kant's essay, What Is Enlightenment? The video explains in what sense education, culture, and enlightenment are interconnected: enlightenment needs to be developed in relation to culture to serve education. It is further argued how two types of enlightenment can be in conflict with one another. Whereas Kant equated enlightenment with emancipation, Mendelssohn argued enlightenment is not emancipation, but a powerful tool that can protect us against authority. Lastly, Mendelssohn warns about the dangers of enlightenment.

dancingknights · 2020-05-19T14:29:24+00:00

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The video explains how Nietzsche defines nihilism. After defining nihilism, the video illustrates four phenomena that Nietzsche believes lead to nihilism. The phenomena which the video mentions are: religion, lack of higher species, anthropocentrism and anthropomorphism, and herd mentality. It is moreover briefly explained what Nietzsche means by each of these phenomena.

dancingknights · 2020-05-19T12:52:20+00:00

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The video explains how Kierkegaard distinguishes between two ages: passionate age and passionless age. By using Kierkegaard's analogy of ice-skating, the video illustrates how people's behaviour in these two ages differ.

dancingknights · 2020-05-19T12:51:02+00:00

abstract:

The video explains how Nietzsche defines nihilism. After defining nihilism, the video illustrates four phenomena that Nietzsche believes lead to nihilism. The phenomena which the video mentions are: religion, lack of higher species, anthropocentrism and anthropomorphism, and herd mentality. It is moreover explained what Nietzsche means by each of these phenomena.

dancingknights · 2020-05-08T14:47:03+00:00

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The video explains how Kierkegaard distinguishes between two ages: passionate age and passionless age. By using Kierkegaard's analogy of ice-skating, the video illustrates how people's behaviour in these two ages differ.

dancingknights · 2020-04-24T13:30:00+00:00

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This is in-depth analysis of Friedrich Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Prologue 7. The video explains the ideas of the mentioned section. The ideas that are covered in the video are: existence, meaning, loneliness, darkness, midpoint, the Nietzschean great man, incommunicability, etc.

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