Philosophy of Plato (Part 1: Idealism)

Platonic philosophy of "Idealism" for Humanities class (Dr. George Brooks)
Note: Several viewers have brought to my attention the audio problem of this only coming out of one speaker--my apologies, these videos were made by digital media students at the college and are of uneven quality. It is better to watch this with your internal computer speakers rather than under headphones or any stereo set-up. I will try to get this fixed when the pandemic is over and I can return to campus.

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  • @ihatekillerclowns
    @ihatekillerclowns5 жыл бұрын

    My left ear is now none the more wiser

  • @frederick3467

    @frederick3467

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol thought my earphones were broke, its strange but good lecture all the same

  • @ameremortal

    @ameremortal

    4 жыл бұрын

    😂 😆 😂

  • @Jell0zz

    @Jell0zz

    4 жыл бұрын

    Pro-tip, on your phone and most pc's you can merge audio channels. Search for Mono in settings.

  • @geoffalth

    @geoffalth

    4 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely brilliant well structured very informative

  • @recklesspangolin

    @recklesspangolin

    4 жыл бұрын

    just turn on your mono audio settings

  • @vmcurry1
    @vmcurry15 жыл бұрын

    I've been listening to all "expert" instructors on youtube from Yale to whatever yet this instructor takes the effort to make Platonism comprehensive in terms of the STUDENT and speaks to the student-not at them. Thanks for the effort. I am so happy i finally get it.

  • @The_Marketsurfer

    @The_Marketsurfer

    4 жыл бұрын

    vmcurry1 I’m impressed with his lecture, it’s amazing how much the TEACHER can change the dynamics of the lecture. 🤙🤙🤙

  • @anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858

    @anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858

    2 жыл бұрын

    _the only one who has the capacity to teach one platonism is one who is a platonist. there is more than meets the eye. that's the whole point_ _for one, platonism is about asking questions and awakening a desire in the one so hearing (if you understand) to resolve the matter_ _plato would recoil in sheer terror at seeing with his eyes how far his teachings have fallen, at the totally corrupt state of "universities at present" -- the modern sophists who borrow his good name at interest. stranger, give it back_

  • @jeffreyriley8742

    @jeffreyriley8742

    2 жыл бұрын

    A lot of online videos have teachers that talk a mile a minute or get off on tangents and you end up not learning a damn thing.

  • @jerkerplobeck2922

    @jerkerplobeck2922

    Жыл бұрын

    0

  • @iya3952
    @iya39524 жыл бұрын

    no one: this video: 31 second silent introduction

  • @marissatrevino1515

    @marissatrevino1515

    3 жыл бұрын

    31 seconds were meant for thinking about the title and for questioning as to why the hell the intro is taking so long Philosophy is confusing like that lol.

  • @iya3952

    @iya3952

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@marissatrevino1515 LMAO i love this opinion

  • @ameremortal
    @ameremortal3 жыл бұрын

    This has changed my relationship with reality. It’s been bouncing around my head for months now since I first listened to this.

  • @georgebrooks7775

    @georgebrooks7775

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, Plato will do that to you!

  • @skyeflores1687

    @skyeflores1687

    3 жыл бұрын

    Honestly I can't believe I haven't read Greek philosophy before, it's super illuminating

  • @amoghsh2713

    @amoghsh2713

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good to hear mate👍

  • @matthewbullock8736

    @matthewbullock8736

    3 жыл бұрын

    That was absolutely fascinating, ive just started trying to get into philosophy at 30 and nothing ive seen or read so far was as clear as this, its made perfect sense, id love to see more, thanks very much

  • @ameremortal

    @ameremortal

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@matthewbullock8736 I know, I wish he would create more content, and I wish we could help. I do know one person who helps youtubers grow and he does it for free if your content is good. Maybe I can try.

  • @PrakashGhai19
    @PrakashGhai195 жыл бұрын

    'evil is just lack of or ignorance of good' - that's an interesting take by plato

  • @tuanjim799
    @tuanjim7995 жыл бұрын

    Just wanna say thank you Mr. Brooks for making these complex ideas available, and in a plain-spoken way, to those of us who might not ever see the inside of a college classroom. This is important stuff. You are doing good things for the progress of humanity.

  • @georgebrooks7775

    @georgebrooks7775

    5 жыл бұрын

    Happy you enjoyed this--and thank you for your kind words.

  • @shannonz7840
    @shannonz78407 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for making this lecture public! What a great introduction to plato's philosophy.

  • @warrior5215

    @warrior5215

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ωστόσο θέλω να κάνω αυτό Ωστόσο χρειάζομαι να κάνω αυτό Ωστόσο μου αρέσει να κάνω αυτό Ωστόσο μπορώ να κάνω αυτό Ωστόσο θα κάνω αυτό

  • @spreadhappiness15

    @spreadhappiness15

    3 жыл бұрын

    Where are you from SHANNLN LESLIE

  • @aprylgardella6553

    @aprylgardella6553

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed!! I can’t get enough :)

  • @shakesm5798
    @shakesm57986 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. I threw away the first 27 years of my life. I remember the day I finally broke... it was a private moment. But I’m here now and trying to learn. If you and others like you didn’t share this knowledge and let me benefit from a man who has his house in order... I just don’t want to know where I’d be.

  • @giovannimangiante1502
    @giovannimangiante15025 жыл бұрын

    This class is beautiful. Philosophy really is the way for human growth

  • @warrior5215

    @warrior5215

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ωστόσο θέλω να κάνω αυτό Ωστόσο χρειάζομαι να κάνω αυτό Ωστόσο μου αρέσει να κάνω αυτό Ωστόσο μπορώ να κάνω αυτό Ωστόσο θα κάνω αυτό

  • @loissmyer6783

    @loissmyer6783

    3 жыл бұрын

    The cave MAN

  • @hjodapihe1

    @hjodapihe1

    3 жыл бұрын

    No seas mamon

  • @paulmarr7873
    @paulmarr78734 ай бұрын

    This is perhaps one of the greatest ideas I have ever heard, ever. More please and thank you. Brilliant. Thank you

  • @thenightmare7373
    @thenightmare73732 жыл бұрын

    The world would be a better place if everyone listed to lectures like this one.

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    @lyndaphillips5006

    Жыл бұрын

    Ougtta' have been a requirement of al NEWS ANCHORS, yes ?

  • @communitychannel6188
    @communitychannel61883 жыл бұрын

    This was the best lecture on Platonism and idealism I have ever listened to. I understand that philosophy now more than I ever had before.

  • @phoenixkay7191
    @phoenixkay71913 жыл бұрын

    This should be required or at least offered at every high-school in this nation! I am so grateful to you and KZread!

  • @mikewallis2987

    @mikewallis2987

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol why do you think it isn't.

  • @pickled_4208
    @pickled_4208 Жыл бұрын

    the coolest lecturer youd ever know get this man is an award

  • @mikeygduv
    @mikeygduv6 жыл бұрын

    Hey George, I'm starting your videos today and I've gotta say I'm really enjoying it so far. Thanks for uploading these! Side note I believe this is what the internet's best self is. Sharing pure knowledge with no ulterior motive, just to inform the masses.

  • @pierrebernard5922
    @pierrebernard59223 жыл бұрын

    Good teacher. Like his love for this country

  • @aprylgardella6553
    @aprylgardella65532 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely LOVE and appreciate these lectures. Its so enriching in the best way and made me realize I’ve been a platonic thinker my whole life. Thank you 🙏🏻🤍

  • @deonpersaud9540
    @deonpersaud95407 жыл бұрын

    *Serious round of applause* Thank you very much. You are a great teacher.

  • @mutlugundiler4458
    @mutlugundiler44586 жыл бұрын

    Excellent lecture. Excellent explanation of how possibly Plato himself has had reached the idea of ideal form. Thanks Dr. Brooks.

  • @jfnurod
    @jfnurod3 жыл бұрын

    Regardless if you are a high-school teacher or a college professor you are an exceptional educator sir.

  • @firstal3799
    @firstal37995 жыл бұрын

    This is the best lecture on Plato I have heard by far. Plato was my favorite Greek philosopher and one of all time favourites. But over the years I heard some shoddy commemtary on him, and I started liking Aristotle more. This lecture overturns that.

  • @AnnieB007
    @AnnieB0073 жыл бұрын

    “You are here, therefore my thirst for philosophy exists, and I exist profoundly”- thank you teacher...

  • @user-bf3qo4eq5n
    @user-bf3qo4eq5n2 жыл бұрын

    7:44 refutes thomism on the Peripatetic axiom 21:58 proves orthodoxy on the TAG

  • @yogaunity4797
    @yogaunity47976 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing part of your lecture with us Dr. Brooks.

  • @kevinhathaway7240
    @kevinhathaway72404 жыл бұрын

    Very, very helpful. I wish I had listened to this lecture years ago. Thank you Professor Brooks!

  • @K_Rae_Bee
    @K_Rae_Bee4 жыл бұрын

    This is so brilliant! These kids are so fortunate to have this instructor! I am very thankful I came across this!

  • @jaywhitney9935
    @jaywhitney99354 жыл бұрын

    Starting college again after a many year break. Stumbled upon this video! Very well explained and super helpful to me. Thanks george!

  • @AlexHop1
    @AlexHop12 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, Professor Brooks, for making Plato comprehensible. I can now see why he was so influential. Thank you!

  • @sminter7521
    @sminter75213 жыл бұрын

    Great lecture! Thorough, yet precise. Thanks for sharing on KZread...We are all so lucky to have this opportunity.

  • @aidan738
    @aidan7383 жыл бұрын

    A very concise definition of participation and idealism. Thank you, I watched this months ago and have since read Republic and many other dialogues.

  • @pdestefano
    @pdestefano2 жыл бұрын

    Damn. It's 2022 now, and I fancy myself to have an understanding of this already... I still found this extremely valuable with respect to my own thinking. Thank you Dr. Brooks.

  • @jasoncoryclay
    @jasoncoryclay2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for making this public. I enjoyed spending my Friday evening listening to your lecture. I found your lecture because I was looking for an audio version of Plato's Cave. I was hoping to grasp a deeper insight into the concept of Christian "repentance" as equal to the concept of the form of "change." Your lecture nailed it! Thank you!!!

  • @vmcurry1
    @vmcurry15 жыл бұрын

    Finally! A cogent explanation by an excellent teacher.

  • @keynanBeats
    @keynanBeats3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fantastic lecture on plato and his philosophy. It has cleared up a lot of confusion and connected a lot of dots for me! Thanks.

  • @khashy87
    @khashy874 жыл бұрын

    When i was a kid i hated school, teaching .... anything related to it realy. Now at the age of 32 I am appriciating it. Thank you whoever you are. You are an amazing teacher, transferring this amazing knowledge to poeple like me. Thank you Thank you and thank YOU

  • @josephsmyth832
    @josephsmyth8324 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic lecture. I am fascinated by this. It seems similar to knowing Natural Law. The founders were very educated and practiced the 7 liberal arts and sciences.

  • @wadewithcoffee1207
    @wadewithcoffee12072 жыл бұрын

    I would like to Thank Dr. George Brooks for the phenomenal Lecture as it truly shows his understanding of philosophy Bravo

  • @bombnom
    @bombnom5 жыл бұрын

    You are a great lecturer. You spin a very engaging and interesting narrative. Love it! After reading the apology and the republic it's nice to hear more context and history.

  • @andystimson4717
    @andystimson47176 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant! Great delivery and a fascinating subject matter. Thank You for broadening my mind :)

  • @brianclark1003
    @brianclark1003 Жыл бұрын

    What a great lecture! I can’t wait to listen to more. Thanks for you wisdom

  • @1steve726
    @1steve7266 жыл бұрын

    You sir are an example of what TEACHING is! Much respect and thank you!

  • @georgebrooks7775

    @georgebrooks7775

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the kind words--glad you enjoyed it.

  • @DEUSexPOLSKA
    @DEUSexPOLSKA5 жыл бұрын

    My dear God, bless this man.

  • @kuhataparunks
    @kuhataparunks6 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful lecture I am fascinated with philosophy thanks

  • @selimag8
    @selimag87 жыл бұрын

    What a great professor you are !! You're truly the kind of professor that just makes me love philosophy, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us ! :)

  • @adamexarhos4286

    @adamexarhos4286

    6 жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful lecture! Thank you helped me very much to be able to understand Plato.The great phylosopher!

  • @geoffbarklley7654
    @geoffbarklley76544 жыл бұрын

    This was awesome.. what a cool teacher and absolutely good lecture. He knows how to break it all down so you can grasp what the philosophers were trying to convey to us. Awesome video 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @Teddy1041
    @Teddy10413 жыл бұрын

    This is an incredibly interesting lecture that is very well carried out, engaging and educative. Dr Brooks has a great rhetoric which keeps you glued to the screen and makes you itch for more knowledge. Hope to see more of this!

  • @triciamoon6312
    @triciamoon63126 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU!!!^^ your lecture was awesome and very informative and fun. You're a great instructor!

  • @PrashantSingh-iq7yu
    @PrashantSingh-iq7yu6 жыл бұрын

    Hats off to your teaching abilities professor!

  • @Theheavenlyrose
    @Theheavenlyrose5 жыл бұрын

    Dr. Brooks thank you for this lecture it was delightful, and your explanations are very helpful. I hope you will post more of your lectures soon.

  • @deeb4351
    @deeb43513 жыл бұрын

    What a great class! If only all college classes were this engaging.👍

  • @rippelfamily
    @rippelfamily3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for making clear connections with the Constitution and Christianity. I had heard of these connections, but your lecture made the connection real.

  • @andronicemarinis1072
    @andronicemarinis10723 жыл бұрын

    You beautiful beautiful man!!! What a pleasure to listen !

  • @mandel957
    @mandel9573 жыл бұрын

    Truly excellent video and exceptional professor

  • @marsevo3716
    @marsevo37164 жыл бұрын

    The best teacher ever. Very patriotic too 🙏🏾

  • @theomniscientvoid9553
    @theomniscientvoid95534 жыл бұрын

    Excellent exposition! I personally don't have the time at the moment to delve into Plato; although, he's been one I've been wanting to study for some time now. In the meantime, these classes will greatly suffice. Thank you very much for your knowledge, time, and effort.

  • @khandkersalahuddin5344
    @khandkersalahuddin5344 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome lecture and what a great teacher! Thank you,

  • @dancingbear614
    @dancingbear6146 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful lecture, I feel inspired watching you teach. wish I had the head I have now 10 years ago.

  • @tigistusiba7837
    @tigistusiba783711 ай бұрын

    An amazing presentation! Great thanks!

  • @hons3543
    @hons35433 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the very thought-provoking lecture.

  • @martinaelizabeth9765
    @martinaelizabeth97655 жыл бұрын

    You are the best teacher have ever met, now I can write my exams well... Thank you sir

  • @jessehannah2989
    @jessehannah29895 жыл бұрын

    Great lecture. Great job presenting it. Youre students are very lucky to have a teacher like u

  • @elenadarling4697
    @elenadarling46973 жыл бұрын

    I am taking, intro to philosophy next week and I wanted to prep. Now I feel equipped with enough of the basics. Thank youuuuuuu!

  • @chinwali6297
    @chinwali62972 жыл бұрын

    I like the inspiring teaching step by step along with whiteboard presentation.

  • @salimalabri5193
    @salimalabri51932 жыл бұрын

    This is really a great lecture.. Many thanks to you Mr Brooks , you’re truly a wonderfully insightful professor.. As a Muslin who knows the basics about his religion’s entireties I can assure you that all those questions raised by PLATO are answered in the QURAN and in prophet teachings especially the super form (GOOD) which is basically GOD or ALLAH.. They’re in fact answered- to a degree- in the the BIBLE and TORAH as well.. All in all PLATO’s philosophy is a guiding enlightenment in life.. God bless

  • @AstromuonKuki
    @AstromuonKuki Жыл бұрын

    Beautiful lecture. It opens my mind.

  • @davidgarvin7823
    @davidgarvin78234 жыл бұрын

    This lecture reignited my passion for philosophy 3 years ago and in the rare occasion I have meaningful dialogue with someone and share this passion, I use lessons from this lecture to introduce said person to the wonders of philosophy. I use a circle though, we know what a circle is, we can conceptualize a perfect circle but we are not capable of making a perfect circle. I may draw a circle on paper and while its tangible, physical and present, it is only a poor reflection of its ideal form... a non physical idea pulled from the ether., the logos. It was this very lecture, this very idea that shattered my perception of reality and truly changed me, I equate it to something like ego death and I have been devouring philosophical ideas ever since. I liked philosophy growing up and I was having deep philosophical thoughts at an early age but somewhere in my late teens I became a product of my environment, a shadow of my true self with a perpetual mask to conform,blend in and be accepted. Luckily I broke free or at least learned to remove the mask, and this lecture was a honestly a big part of it, maybe even the catalyst so thank you very much, truly. I'll leave you with the next two questions I pondered and still ponder.... is the good a reflection of God's ideals, or does God hold these ideals because they are good(Plato/Socrates). 7.) Is man just a blunder of God, or is God just a blunder of Man.( Nietzsche)

  • @georgebrooks7775

    @georgebrooks7775

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your kind words--and I'm pleased that people out in the world are enjoying these little efforts, which I only filmed to provide for my online students--I had no idea they would be watched by people around the world.

  • @muhammadakbir7420
    @muhammadakbir74202 жыл бұрын

    This is the greatest break down I have ever heard. `LAW OF ATTRACTION' !!!

  • @Wingedmagician
    @Wingedmagician6 жыл бұрын

    I’m loving this lecture. Thank you

  • @valiantliege
    @valiantliege3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing lecture, this is a must share! Cheers!

  • @srvfan454
    @srvfan4544 жыл бұрын

    This video made being stuck at home a lot more interesting. Thank you!

  • @muhammadpervez8357

    @muhammadpervez8357

    3 жыл бұрын

    Exactly

  • @codymcmasters4247
    @codymcmasters42472 жыл бұрын

    Soon as he said the white board and the door my brain stuck with patterns. The thought of patters, sticking out or maybe being picked out. Is a subject of its own.

  • @curlytales5811
    @curlytales58114 жыл бұрын

    Underrated channel...worth a million subscribers..!!

  • @theologymatters4209
    @theologymatters42093 жыл бұрын

    I never knew anything about philosophy but have recently discovered it and read Plato's The Republic and found it fascinating. I think some people are just geared to this way of thinking. I would be the one to notice someone was physically attractive and then occasionally think..... How do I know they are attractive? What is it that makes them attractive and someone else not attractive? I thought I was just weird.... until I discovered philosophy. Maybe still weird.... but at least now I know I'm not the only one 😂😂. Awesome video, I will be watching the rest of your series on Plato.

  • @tonyyounan9013
    @tonyyounan90135 жыл бұрын

    A great lecture delivered by a great teacher.

  • @shekharsinhavicky
    @shekharsinhavicky7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your valuable lecture. yours is the best on plato available on the youtube. Highly recommended. Best Regards, Shekhar Sinha, India

  • @Simplicity27
    @Simplicity273 жыл бұрын

    Great lecture! Many thanks for making it public.

  • @bhupenchauhan
    @bhupenchauhan6 жыл бұрын

    I wish I had teachers like you in college

  • @FUNNYKHAAN
    @FUNNYKHAAN3 жыл бұрын

    The most interesting video on philosophy I have ever seen

  • @michael-jones
    @michael-jones3 жыл бұрын

    you are an awesome educator. your lecture blew me away

  • @upolobdhi023
    @upolobdhi0233 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing it ,,,, the biggest donation in the world is knowledge ,,,thank you for spreading it out ❤🙏,,,,

  • @tomwright2661
    @tomwright26612 жыл бұрын

    I like the attachment you make with Plato and religions.

  • @mohammedmustefa2473
    @mohammedmustefa24733 жыл бұрын

    I doubt even Plato and Aristotle didn't know the concept of "Idealism" like you.please make more videos

  • @aculturacionsin9852
    @aculturacionsin98525 жыл бұрын

    Teacher is just how good u are at explain something u claim to understand * and make it understandable to ppl who want to u sweat and it

  • @phillyvocalist
    @phillyvocalist7 жыл бұрын

    I'd enjoy this course. Good work.

  • @bhupenchauhan
    @bhupenchauhan6 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! You made me think the right side of my earphones is not working.

  • @saxtee
    @saxtee7 жыл бұрын

    your lecture really helped me keep up the good work sir

  • @noahnozey1126
    @noahnozey1126 Жыл бұрын

    Watching this changed a lot

  • @peniscreis
    @peniscreis6 жыл бұрын

    I loved this class. Thank you!

  • @wezzuh2482
    @wezzuh24826 жыл бұрын

    This was a lovely explanation.Very comprehensible. Thank you, you earned a sub :)

  • @ClairsentientTarot
    @ClairsentientTarot2 жыл бұрын

    Such lucky students, Thank you George Brooks.

  • @sssmm
    @sssmm3 жыл бұрын

    It was an amazing lecture. Thank you.

  • @zensvlognotapro
    @zensvlognotapro2 ай бұрын

    What's real is what we experienced by our different senses . What we experienced say we taste a hot meal, what we feel during summer, what we feel, during cold weather.

  • @cobushanekom1309
    @cobushanekom13093 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed it. Very captivating.

  • @JohnnyD253
    @JohnnyD2532 жыл бұрын

    Super easy to understand lecture 👍 great explanation

  • @andrewcaine2836
    @andrewcaine28364 жыл бұрын

    He embodies two of my favorite professors in university.

  • @TheAnnayin
    @TheAnnayin6 жыл бұрын

    thank you for sharing... very helpful... great insight.

  • @JuanRodriguez-tr6st
    @JuanRodriguez-tr6st3 жыл бұрын

    This is a bad ass lecture man, I would of loved to be introduced to Plato like this

  • @amiinwilliams7926
    @amiinwilliams79267 жыл бұрын

    thank you professor brooks! excellent lecture;)V

  • @acebenitez9839
    @acebenitez98392 жыл бұрын

    This guy has a great sense of humor!!

  • @chiakurd4994
    @chiakurd49944 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, this was an excellent lecture.