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@toltacoatl

6 күн бұрын

who wants to think like a loser? from a million philosophers 100 make their way into libraries. most of em post mortem. only a fool would like to think like a philosopher. the call is just as charming as a call like 'wanna think like car mechanic'? u university guys lost it long time ago...

@IisLasagna

6 күн бұрын

​@@toltacoatlb-b-but it's fun😢(/hj/srs)

@fakenamedontuse9642

6 күн бұрын

​@@toltacoatlbro looked up the philosophy channel to post this lol

@gravitheist5431

5 күн бұрын

Yet another jam packed thought provoking video , great work Joe 💪

I'll have 100% attendance in class if this scholar enlightens me with his rich lectures everyday at my college.

@unsolicitedadvice9198

6 күн бұрын

Ah thank you! That is very kind!

@KalmateTurista

5 күн бұрын

He hot af too

@Soumyeahdeep

5 күн бұрын

@@KalmateTurista I'm not gay. So that matters to me is his wit.

@KalmateTurista

5 күн бұрын

@@Soumyeahdeep witty, and hot af

@leoncimi08gem65

3 күн бұрын

Facts

Step 1: Doubt everything Step 2: Correct all of your non-philosopher friends on their lifestyle Step 3: Regret becoming a philosopher for the rest of your life

@unsolicitedadvice9198

6 күн бұрын

Haha! There is a fair bit of that as well. And of course, step 4 - wish you studied maths instead

@ewjo03

6 күн бұрын

@@unsolicitedadvice9198 As a math student who's minoring in philosophy, it's good to hear this.

@sir_albaxious1909

6 күн бұрын

The last thing is what I am going through right now...

@IntelR

5 күн бұрын

Correct? Is there a correct way to live?

@MclesRaysen

4 күн бұрын

@TwoDudesPhilosophy that is me 💀

Philosophy is like thinking, except you don't _stop_

@rubigee4397

6 күн бұрын

Critical* thinking

@LCTesla

6 күн бұрын

@@rubigee4397 god I wish that were true of most "philosophers"

@Tyler_Adhikari

6 күн бұрын

Nope keep on thinking about something. You’ll always come up with the same answer that there is no definition for something it just is. ( The Void )

@daanschone1548

6 күн бұрын

​@@rubigee4397or is it?

For the very young philosophers among us: Doubt should be a tool that is consciously used when needed, not a dictum that steers your life. This is something I had to learn the hard way.

@cyborg4200

3 күн бұрын

I will have your word in my mind 😉

Though I have faced the worst side effects of social media, being able to access your quality work makes me feel immensely thankful for it.

@unsolicitedadvice9198

6 күн бұрын

Thank you! I am glad you are enjoying the videos!

@FinnAppelt

5 күн бұрын

Sameee, theres so much shit i do and habits i hate because i grew.up on the internwt but also some of.my best personal aspects come from me being able to acces content like this

I see Unsolicited advice post, I click!!!

@unsolicitedadvice9198

6 күн бұрын

Haha! That is very kind

@JDBarker2

6 күн бұрын

Always

@gravitheist5431

5 күн бұрын

Not me lol I have to leave enough time before bed to think through the thousands of thoughts running through my head so I can get to sleep.

I needed a video like this. I've been thinking like a philosopher for the last 12 months of my life and people have been looking at me like I'm crazy.

Listened to this while bathing my angry cat, 10 / 10

@unsolicitedadvice9198

6 күн бұрын

Oh I hope you don't have too many scratches

Your productivity is insane. Quality and quantity!

Live an unconventional life, make mistakes, endure suffering, question everything, know yourself, read voraciously, worship doubt and challenge those who claim to possess the truth.

@JohnM77

5 күн бұрын

Why unconventional life?

@cerdic6586

5 күн бұрын

@@JohnM77 It is typical of philosophers and artists (Bohemianism). It helps to produce an independent and creative soul, a rational distance from social conditioning, and a unique perspective from which to build your thought processes.

I’m not afraid of getting old . I’m just one less day from dying young. More time to indulge into philosophy which I’ve been doing for many yrs 👍🏻

Joe, you're one of those teachers your former students will always remember and credit with changing their lives. I earned two post secondary degrees and had many good teachers during my years of study. However, those of your caliber I can count on one hand. This isn't sunshine up your kazoo from an adoring fan, but rather the plain, simple truth.

I have never been interested in Philosophy until I stumbled upon your channel a few delightful months ago. Our philosophy classes back in highschool and college were always the equally repetitive and mundane lectures. There was hardly any profound discussion because it was mostly just the students reading the texts out loud and then the professor assigning us to write our own reflection on the subject at the end of each session afterwards. Nothing had made me wish for the bell to ring sooner. But right now, I look forward to every notification I get from this channel. Your videos are far more enlightening than the years and semesters I spent on my actual philosophy classes

It's amazing that you are able to include the thoughts of many philosophers who have contributed to the themes, Kudos to you and amazing video mate

@unsolicitedadvice9198

6 күн бұрын

Ah thank you! That's very kind! I occasionally like to take a step back from doing deep dives into individual works and take a broad view on things

This became my favourite channel on KZread. Thank you for your effort, time and energy.

You're great at what you do. Loved seeing you on Within Reason.

Im happy to see this channel grow, keep it up

thanks for the unsolicited advice

You're on a roll.

The beginning quote was powerful

I am preparing for the CAE exam and your videos make my brain go squishy. You are a profound young lad, sir.. dude.

I needed this confirmation that I'm not stupid when I start to elaborate on a serious topic by discussing what each party understands by certain words. I have often been dismissed just for this, with remarks like 'there he goes philosophizing again,' even though they asked me about these more complex topics, and I just wanted to clarify what we're talking about. Thank you!

I love your videos and the approach you take on certain topics

Thanks

your videos are so awesome dude

I have discovered your channel a couple of months ago and since the I have loved every video. Keep up the great content!

Your content is great, and I thank you for all the effort you're putting into making these videos because I really need them.

Excellent video!

bro believe it or not , your video legit helped me the most i am just seeing your video everyday

I love your videos thank you so much for all the content you provide. I would love to hear you. I don’t even care what it’s about but to hear the way to philosophical people debate back-and-forth I think it would be very eye opening on how brilliant minds could rationally come to different conclusions.

The way you speak is truly mesmerizing. How can one acquire speaking skills like this?

@MinosML

5 күн бұрын

I'm also interested in this. He certainly has a way with words and themes.

Great, quality KZread content 🔥💪 Thank you!

Thanks!

I'm in research and once heard a real smart professor advise to " never talk yourself out of an experiment". Just as true in the lab as it is in your mind. Nice work on this one

Thank you.

@unsolicitedadvice9198

6 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Your channel got me into philosophy. I think a gold solution to the problem of evil can be resolved with polytheism, particularly in Homer’s Odyssey: Sometimes the gods can be a**holes.

Hey Joe, love your videos! It’d be really awesome if you could add references in the description to the books and sources you use to make your points. It’d help a lot for deeper dives. Keep up the great work!

No cap , your videos need more attention

When i read the Bible verse "The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom".. I did not understand it... But when i read what Socrates said that "The definition of terms is the beginning of wisdom" ... I know immediately that he made sense ..

Literally just finished the 5 dialogues last night. This could not come at a better time. My brother also bought me The Republic, but I have a few more things to get through before I try and tackle that.

Man you're fantastic and we both share the same interests

The social cohesion of a nation can be measured by one question, "why"

I love the example with God and here’s my take. There’s no inconsistency with evil and all loving all knowing God. It seems like people want to people protected and everything to be ideal, but then there would be no growth there would be no challenge. I believe God exists that he said things in motion, but he’s sitting back crossing his fingers, hoping that we’re gonna figure it out. He believes in us, but he’s not gonna protect us too much because we are not children.

Your point on having to sometimes try progressing without a solid base to see what happens reminds me of some of the harder Sodoku puzzles. It can get to the point where, given the information available, there could be two or three different possibilities, but untill you work through one assumption or another, you wont find a flaw. You just have to proceed forward and see if it works, coming back if it doesnt.

I really enjoy your videos. Your precision distincts you from soooo many other "philosophy youtuber". Your channel is on part of Tim Berners Lee vision for the internet. I wondered whether you have thought about making a video about "Bullshit"? I think it's the opposite of thinking you present us.

I'm gonna tell you somethi g right now becsuse I'm very drunk and I wouldn't admitt it otherwise, but I like listening to your videos before sleeping. They're interesting and they help me sleep without having to watch you. Anyway I hope that sounds like a compliment, because that's what's meant to be. I'm gonna try to sleep now while listening to you

Love your work. Can you make a video on how you got into philosophy and how should a newcomer approach it?

My intellectual lighthouse, Lee's Elucidation: A finite number of words must be made to represent an infinite number of things and possibilities. Language Habits in Human Affairs, Irving J. Lee, 1941.

I solicit Unsolicited advice

"Many people would rather die than think." That's because we are so wedded to our worldviews. We can only see the world through our worldviews. Part of our worldview is how we think. So worldview is content and process. Another demention of this is cognitive flexibility, where some people can be too rigid, others not rigid enough. 'Die rather than think', they have bet the farm on their worldview. Some think and still die. Life can be complicated.

thanx :)

"Ahhh the doubting, the doubting" - Dutch Van der Linde

what i got from the video= Value of Specificity: Philosophers emphasize the importance of being specific in definitions and arguments to avoid confusion and enhance clarity in discussions. Critical Thinking: Effective philosophical inquiry requires critical thinking and questioning, challenging assumptions and seeking precise understanding of concepts. Historical Philosophers' Views: Figures like Socrates, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, and Nietzsche stressed the need for careful reasoning, original thought, and commitment to ideas, often going against societal norms. Role of Skepticism: Philosophical skepticism involves doubting accepted beliefs to rebuild knowledge on firmer foundations, as seen in the works of Descartes and Hume. Practical Wisdom: Aristotle highlighted that goodness is not just knowledge but a habit of action, suggesting that virtues must be diligently practiced to be truly understood and embodied.

In psychology, the rigidness of a believe without any changes despite any evidence against it, is called delussion.

I think this perhaps was an awesome speech. To be specific: by awesome I mean I hope it will inspire many people to be less certain and more peacefull as a welcome side effect. Maybe.

When you talked about suffering being illogical and entertained the thought that God may have a bigger plan I thought of Gnosis. Could you do a video on Gnosticism? Otherwise, Im a fan of your style of enlightenment, very easy to follow regardless of where you are in the philosophical journey. Keep searching and spreading!

Love these topics keep up the great work, can you make a video on some political philosophy, like karl Marx?

@unsolicitedadvice9198

6 күн бұрын

Thanks! And I could in theory but I don't know that much about political philosophy so it would be a while before I would feel confident enough to script a video about it

@alextsiamtsikas7936

6 күн бұрын

@@unsolicitedadvice9198 i saw your video on Plato's republic and thought that you could do more videos in political philosophy like these. I recommend studying Jean-Jacques Rousseau: The Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, Thomas Hobbes: leviathan and from Friedrich Engels:The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State.

I was "taught" to express my thoughts forcefully, as though there could be no doubt. Do you suggest that we allow the possibility of doubt into nearly all of our expositions and pronouncements?

22:30 a society needs doubt, but it also needs faith. If nothing can be believed, if every truth is subjevyive, then no belief could be changed because it is dependent on the believer and not on reasoning.

@MinosML

5 күн бұрын

Faith isn't the opposite of doubt. You can believe something without having faith in it. Evidence is all it takes.

Can you dress up as Dostoyevsky and oil up next video plzzz🙏🙏🙏

@MinosML

5 күн бұрын

What the actual F LMAOOOOOO

Joe any chance of doing more video relating to mathematical logics, or the philosophical works of someone like Willard van Orman Quine, I would love to hear you opinion of these topics.

your life is gonna change if think everything like philosophical level💯

@halalmon

6 күн бұрын

Does this makes you denounce islam?

@TheRealXMob

6 күн бұрын

Christianity was born from Judaism. Monarchs own your education system.

@TheRealXMob

6 күн бұрын

Lmao. How’s it feel to know nothing ? @KZread

@Muhammadmazin-de8oo

4 күн бұрын

@@halalmon no

“The average person has the consciousness of a harassed mouse.” (Can’t remember where I heard this)

This makes me wonder what were some of their stupid or bad ideas or thoughts they clung to for too long

@MatthewBrender-lr3jk

4 күн бұрын

Stupid is unlikely to last long, and bad depends on who you ask.

Through the comments, as in life, I have found philosophers to be the best comedians 😂

I have a saying- " i believe in God so much i doubt him"

Sir can i ask what you read to build your vocabulary and way of thinking and interpreting and how to get most out of what we read

please could you produce a video on Kant?

How are you so eloquent?

how can you drop masterpiece after masterpiece

Sir can u please give ur review on advaita vedanta philosophy, sankhya philosophy, charwakha philosophy. It would be a pleasure to hear about them thru u. 😊

9:28 by this notion, I think becoming a philosopher would be a moral impediment. By devoting yourself to reason, you lose the only valuable (which is to say, can be valued) thing in existence, a happy life.

@juliadavies6653

6 күн бұрын

is absurdism not a kind of philosophical death? To see past reason itself?

If you think you are correct, think again.

@unsolicitedadvice9198

6 күн бұрын

A good general rule

My brother, daughter and other brother and seems everyone that I know always tell me I don't think like everyone else and I base this on the first principal-the practice of questioning everything you THINK you KNOW ¿`_

There is no difference between not being able to think and refusing to.

what if you live in an environment where even though you achieve cognitive functionality as you explain it but because of the incompetence and arrogance you get exposed to makes it harder to navigate through social interactions and life it self

you should try some magic mushrooms!

Anyone can be a philosopher but not everyone can philosophize.

How much do you teach philosophy for? I’m new and I want a genius to teach me.

@ 17:23 the sacred text 🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿🗿

Philosophers have been thinking about various important questions for many centuries. Have any generally accepted answers been arrived at? Or are they still arguing?

@alena-qu9vj

4 күн бұрын

I think that philosophers serve as kind of funny pets for the ones with real power. It must be amusing to watch all the "deep" thoughts and then go and do it their way by force.

Philosophy, "A waste of time or one of life's greatest pleasures". "or" ?

@JackPullen-Paradox

6 күн бұрын

The Mathematical "Or."

Make a video about dating apps and modern dating. Dating is impossible for the average man at present.

Tbh, I have reached a level of critical thinking that witness the contradictions of mortality and human nature (in a more abstract detail). There was a time, i wished that I can get rid of this knowledge. I understand why people chose to remain ignorant in their echo chamber. I guess this is what it feels like to attain curse of knowledge.

@AB-xi9im

6 күн бұрын

sir this is a wendys

Me try hard to understand, yo no hablo Ingles mucho

Step-by-step guide to be a modern philosopher!! Step 1: accept that you are gonna end up as a Starbucks barista Step 2: hell no I'm too scared

Please do the world a favor by starting a second channel, calling it "OnlyPhilosophies", and just continue these videos nude, Thank you.

I consider my own personal philosophy to be Existurdist - be real about your shit. 🖖

@HangrySaturn

6 күн бұрын

The greatest of philosophies, "Existurdism"

@Philusteen

6 күн бұрын

@@HangrySaturn thank you, I'll publish my magnum opus after just one more coffee - unless I kill myself. 😆

I questioned the idea of pleasure. Is it that we are pre-programmed and that we would find enjoyment and satisfaction that would induce us to eat, because I contend, the insatiable need for sex is two-fold; first, to ensure an endless supply of unwitting participants and secondly, without we wouldn't do it. This goes along with the taste of food and hunger ping's as to remind us to eat. The last thing I thought about when I was a little kid was eating. I live every day with the 3-3-3 rule-when I'm thirsty I questioned how much have I had to drink recently and what have I done to deplete my water supply. That goes along with eating because to lose weight it has very little to do with exercise, a good example of this is, you would never find an obese person in a concentration camp and it's not due to a vigorous exercise program. I'm writing all of this because you should see my ideas on gravity and multi-universe hypothesis which is hogwash because universal means all and everything. I could go on and on and on but there's just no one to talk to that is on my level of thinking. Because as we come to realize, the older you get the more of a philosopher you become ¿`_

Certainty leads to ruin

have you ever heard of the “great books of the western world”? most programs start with a phenomenal book by Mortimer Adler, “How to Read a Book”. highly suggest. just as well as it teaches deep reading, it teaches you how to think:)

Pedantic

King Jesus, the Christ is the greatest teacher of Truth, so what did He say about our “thinking”?

@ElonMuskrat-my8jy

6 күн бұрын

He said evil thoughts come out of our heart.

i am once again asking you to create a discord channel

Wait a minute. You actually said the idea of a non physical soul has “ gone out of”fashion ”??? 😮

@unsolicitedadvice9198

6 күн бұрын

For many people - obviously not all :)

@mikewalker8956

5 күн бұрын

@@unsolicitedadvice9198 It’s the phrasing that caught my attention. Belief in a non physical soul is not something that goes in and out of “fashion”. That aside I do enjoy your thought provoking videos.

Oi

@unsolicitedadvice9198

6 күн бұрын

Hello there!

Bertrand Russell was a sophist, not a philosopher. Jay Dyer showed how he had numerous contradictory definitions of science in his review of The Scientific Outlook.

@TheYahmez

6 күн бұрын

I would suggest you go after his ideas with your own mind, this isn't a good look, it smells very Carl-Benjaminian. Russell was also mathematician, it's necessary to hold alternative assumptions & definitions in mind where not all agree. Sophistry & philosophy aren't antonyms.

@ElonMuskrat-my8jy

6 күн бұрын

@@TheYahmez I had to look up Carl Benjamin. Soygon of Acuckia is nowhere near what I believe. I read his cringe pop atheism apologetic rant in college. It's filled with fallacies. The guy was a psychopathic megalomaniac who is one of the architects of our dystopian technocracy. His materialist worldview is self-refuting. He's not worth my time other than learning about what plans we can expect to see for the world in the future.

It seems like it's 90% waffling about definitions.

@JackPullen-Paradox

6 күн бұрын

In a dialog, this may be necessary. But just to broach you point of view may only require you to present your definitions once and then present your arguments.

Very little baby and so much bath water 😆✌️