Kotkins lectures are so well done. I really enjoy listening to this intellectual man

@TheDavidlloydjones

Жыл бұрын

Stephen Kotkin is a part-time serious man. Somewhere in his book tours he's fallen for the idea that MAGAts' laughter at infantile anti-Democrat japes is the same thing as thoughtful people's applause. It isn't. I admire his books -- and cringe when he abases himself with grade-school appeals to Trump's followers.

No one presents this topic so clear and simple as you do Mr. Joe Pesci.

@babonnell

Жыл бұрын

Iiuuyyyyyyy

@BroadKast011

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@ijunkie

Жыл бұрын

Brooklyn accent. Milton Friedman had it too.

@jamesprendergast6183

Жыл бұрын

Nothing like JP

@php8564

Жыл бұрын

@@ijunkie 😅

“I teach everything under the sun, but I don’t teach conformity.”

@lonewolf115

5 жыл бұрын

perfect

@davewerner4627

4 жыл бұрын

Stop teaching and start listening.

@nicks3350

3 жыл бұрын

@May Day in another talk he gave, someone introduced him as “knowing more about Stalin, than Stalin himself.” He’s incredibly smart, I’ve listened to hours upon hours of his lectures.

i like the way he doesnt use notes, never stumbles and in. total command of the subject and to cover it with such clarity and precision. its fascinating.

I appreciate Stephen Kotkin, a great researcher and professor.

5 years on, and I'd love to see Dr. Kotkin do reaction video while watching this one, and commenting on what he thinks now.

@jinka6171

Жыл бұрын

No kidding. You’re exactly right….

@sweettooth66

Жыл бұрын

Dr. Kotkin is a weathercock. They Who pay him he talks on their advantages. Kinda of doing his living. Biolitter…

@localbod

8 ай бұрын

I was thinking exactly the same thing.

@timthetiny7538

8 ай бұрын

Probably the same. He was right

I just discovered Stephen Kotkin and am loving it. He's so wise and no nonsense.

@dimitriosfromgreece4227

5 жыл бұрын

Yes 😊

@kensurrency2564

4 жыл бұрын

Me too! And he’s engaging. I want to see him everywhere!

@dmonarredmonarre3076

4 жыл бұрын

That's because he was in Goodfellas and Casino with Rob De Niro

@senorblancosenorblanco

4 жыл бұрын

@@dmonarredmonarre3076 and my cousin Vinny

@kathleenbryson7353

4 жыл бұрын

He wants you to understand what he is saying. Very refreshing.

I love his: "What do you think?" Excellent teacher who loves his job.

Fascinating to listen to this in 2023 - so much has changed but at the same time, nothing has changed.

After eighteen months, this lecture stands up very well indeed. Historical knowledge vindicated.

@aim120C

3 жыл бұрын

@kcotte59 he was not saying the steele dossier was true... you dont listen very well.

@sailorr4287

2 жыл бұрын

Five years later… same.

@watching99134

Жыл бұрын

@@sailorr4287 Five and a half years...not so much.

@ldhorricks

Жыл бұрын

@@watching99134 in what way?

For me, a person born in the Soviet Union, most Western historians who talk about the past and present of Eastern Europe do not have a deep understanding of the subject. Stephen, by contrast, has an in-depth knowledge of the subject and a depth of analysis that speaks to the tremendous work he has done to understand the subject.

@ldhorricks

Жыл бұрын

I agree...I listen to other views in order to think critically and try to have balance...but cant I listen anymore to Mearsheimer and his so called "realist" views...he is too far removed from the human experience of the region.

@voyd1507

Жыл бұрын

@@ldhorricks I'm afraid that in case of J.Mearsheimer is worse than that. I think he is peddling Russia's cause.

@chrisplaysdrums09

Жыл бұрын

@@voyd1507 I agree.

@hardheadjarhead

Жыл бұрын

Quite true. It’s a pity he isn’t a better writer. I just finished his first book in the trilogy on Stalin. There was a wealth of information in there but it was poorly organized. There were times where I felt like he was doing a data dump, and not considering the flow of the narrative. It made the work far less engaging than it could’ve been.

@hardheadjarhead

Жыл бұрын

@@voyd1507 he certainly sounds like he’s a Russian advocate, doesn’t he? Here we had western critiques of NATO saying that it had been largely rendered toothless by certain nations not living up to their commitments. If they were truly threatened by NATO, and that was the reason for invading Ukraine, and then they had a very poor grasp of the NATO situation. given that the leaser of Belarus stupidly revealed on national television a strategic map showing the overland invasion of Moldova, thus revealing Russia’s intentions. Russia wasn’t afraid of NATO. They wanted to take their empire back. They didn’t want to liberate Ukraine. They wanted to conquer it. Geographically Ukraine is a potential giant knife stuck underneath the Polish and Baltic underbelly.

I wonder what Mr. Kotkin's opinion on the status of Democracy is, now, in Jan. 2021, 3 years hence.

@robdow6348

2 жыл бұрын

One year later it’s looking more like a FBI false flag deep state operation.

This aged incredibly well

@johnstaley6337

Жыл бұрын

Things have accelerated since your comment. When Russia visits, Russia calls you tourists.

The more I listen to S. Kotkin, the more respect I have for the men. Thank you.

"Happy hour" is picking this guy's mind. If I was in that classroom I would stay as long as he's willing to stay and leave partying for tomorrow...

Update please.... ASAP. America needs more Kotkin bigly.

I do wonder if Prof. Kotkin's views on Trump have changed in the year and a half since this talk was first delivered.

What an amazing teacher

Love his analogies. Last presentation he said.. I tend not to use averages. Your head could be in the freezer and your feet could be in a fire so on average your warm.

Is Stephen still good on time? Yes, I think Stephen is still good on time.

@nicks3350

3 жыл бұрын

Every lecture 😂😂😂

Awesome talk and exchange. I learned so much and at 62 was reminded of some things I should have been holding more tightly.

Impressive to see this lecture years after... Impressive...

love how he stayed and took so many questions

@nicks3350

3 жыл бұрын

Kotkin is an out and out educator. A rare and precious beast!

we need more Stephen Kotkin, to understand Russia and Putin!!! Good job!! Thank you

@kathryncrowleybryan5844

4 жыл бұрын

Domeniko check out his discussion of Stalin

@badgeologist

3 жыл бұрын

@@kathryncrowleybryan5844 I'm reading his book right now))

This is my first viewing of this Prof. I love the way he asks the student, that asks a question, “What do you think?”

@dimitriosfromgreece4227

5 жыл бұрын

Yes 😊 love from Sweden ❤

@kensurrency2564

4 жыл бұрын

I think he learned that from being a good parent. Also, from the (old) Discovery Channel slogan, “Question Everything”.

@Dubinski2382

4 жыл бұрын

Joe Kelley I love his eye roll at the snide comment the kid makes about the Trump administration "needing more than that." It's 100% pure disgust at the close mindedness...you can see it in his eyes and then Kotkin gathers himself and continues. He is clearly very disappointed at the inability of students to think critically about politics.

Even those who are of opposing political views should study Kotkin's style, especially if they do public speaking. The guy has a very dominant presence. Very sharp and charismatic. Asking the questioner "what do you think?" is a great tool for catching someone off guard because its rarely used in debate. Supreme confidence.

@Cipher71

4 жыл бұрын

Hell, I teach space science at a local museum and I'm even going to use that technique. It's so simple and yet so damn powerful at the same time.

@sybo59

3 жыл бұрын

Answering a question with a question can also come off as evasive. Be sure you actually have an answer to offer as well.

@rogerwilco4397

3 жыл бұрын

He's very good at the Socratic Method; one doesn't even know that he's doing it,

@bigvis497

3 жыл бұрын

@@rogerwilco4397 good point!

@MichaelNickolai

3 жыл бұрын

@May Day if you're a fan of Kotkin then I highly recommend to check out Stephen F. Cohen as well. He was a professor at Prinston and NYU who specialised in Russian history and spent many years living there. Sadly he passed away last year but his knowledge, style and views remind me a lot of Kotkin. Recommend looking up his lectures on the post cold war and the Ukraine crisis. And if you like those then check out his books as well

Everything presented at the WFB Jr Program is brilliant, their guests are always at the top of their fields. Does a great honor to the singular political genius of WFB Jr himself.

Without using any note, he is able to explain the answers to questions... he is an amazing professor

@thewealthofnations4827

9 ай бұрын

We need to listen as a voting people to the Kotkins. Unfortunately news presenters do not have this kind of depth. If we can expand the attention span of the population we won't be deceived. Unfortunately divide and conquer is being applied to American citizens. We are supposed to be educated and informed together as a check on political power in our own country.

Would love to see an update on his views on Trump and international geo-politics

@beatlessteve1010

3 жыл бұрын

I agree I hope fame does not change his politics...it seems once liberals get rich they turn switch to republican...we have such a superficial system sometimes.

@oldkoot5828

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, that would be great!

@drstrangelove4998

2 жыл бұрын

This didn’t age very well, an update would be interesting.

@robertlunn3678

2 жыл бұрын

@@drstrangelove4998 You are correct. That’s a shame really. He actually described the problem he has talking about disinformation. Trumps opponents are inept. They can’t get over the problem of telling 30-35% are simply ignorant.

@cookml

Жыл бұрын

He is a liberal crusader, don’t expect anything else.

He is brilliant, brilliantly funny and charisma-wise off the charts. Too bad he wasnt teaching when i was a student and I would have gotten straight A's

Looking back at these discussions in terms of where we are now, and what has transpired since are always "haunting" and disturbing in some way.

Wonderful.....thanks Dr. Kotkin.....getting your books!!!

4 days after this lecture I started my one year mandatory military service at 28 years of age. Geez.

Kotkins a goddamn class act. Dry as a bone.

I wish I was smart enough to have been able to attend Yale. They get all the best lecturers

Kotkin strikes me as a true intellectual.

I'd love to hear an update on his opinion of the Trump administration in 2020

@vowelsounds6312

2 жыл бұрын

Yes ... update ASAP

@TheRdesmarais

Жыл бұрын

What do you think it would be?

Would love to have a transcript of Stephen's presentation here.

Very interesting seeing this in 2023.

G-E-N-I-U-S and fun to listen to; I’m being taught so much valuable material. I heard him indirectly how he has been so successful? He works so very hard. A great example for me! Thanks

@hsjhs8108

Жыл бұрын

fwagawg

Where's the version 2.0 of this lecture? His points about Georgia is very interesting ... I would love to hear his opinions about the current situation. He's great, btw.

What a personality, thoroughly enjoyed the lecture.

Having lived in Ukraine, for years Post Orange Revolution up to 8 months prior to the full scale Russian invasion. This man is the oppitomy of detailed thoughtfulness. I've listened to many of Kotkin's talks. I always learn something new and, get a deeper perspective on subjects I thought I was well informed on. Thank you once again Dr. Kotkin. Once again mission accomplished. 1:08:27

I do not know why but i see great reasemblence to Milton Friedman. Great lecture.

Krotkin's analysis of the potential of Ukraine to resist Russian invasion, around five years on, looks distinctly wide of the mark, but then, as he says, he does not predict the future. The invasion of Donbas happened not long after so perhaps this was the pivotal event in what unfolded later. Putin expected the invasion of Ukraine to be very much like the invasion of Georgia. How big a miscalculation that was.

Watching this in the fall of 2022 ... here is Stephen Kotkin prophesying on Putin's scenario for this ongoing war 51:29.

Well informed man. Thank you for posting it.

I didn't like him at first. Now I listen to him very, very carefully. He is a treasure belonging to all humanity!

Does this video really need 20 adverts?

Kotkin just nails it. Well done.

Stephan is genius but as a man who lived in Ukraine he missed two critical factors when he spoke about Ukraines capabilities: 1- It's uniqueness in terms of being progressive and traditional, call it collaborative uniqueness, resulting in Arabic like social and traditional values are preserved, yet like Europeans where they are progressive in mentality leading to having great education systems 2- Their strong hearts and resilience rooted from having devastating centuries upon centuries, they dont go down without a great and near impossible fight back.

@uku4171

Жыл бұрын

I think he hadn't given that much attention to Ukraine at the time of this lecture. These days he does say that he underestimated Ukraine (as most did). Good luck!

@mamindhive

Жыл бұрын

@@uku4171 coming to live in Ukraine for a while and have families there, I expected brave with great military potential due to high intellect and capabilities in computers and systems, thanks for the reply!

Steven Kitkon makes comprehensive and funny very complex stuff. Wonderful teacher !

He does a great job of handing out the facts and leaving it up to the students in finding the truth. Very Socratic 👍🌞❤️😃

@ezza88ster

6 жыл бұрын

Facts? All I heard was opinion.

@johnrobinson4445

6 жыл бұрын

Zero facts presented. He is the National Enquirer and Fox 'News' of academics. Embarrassing to America.

@andreyche193

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the usual shoving of buckets of shit down dumb sheeple's throat: that's how I call it! You've grown too fat an lazy on that diet so you cannot even see it!

@deridethetide2632

5 жыл бұрын

True, this was more opinion than fact, but 'facts' are not readily self evident in the realm of international relations. This was one man giving a very well informed opinion while asking those engaged in discourse with him to examine and relate their own opinions so that they could together approach something closer to what is true. It was indeed very Socratic, and those of you dismissing the discourse out of hand are almost certainly just as enmeshed in some degree of ideological conformity as you claim others to be.

@TocTeplv

5 жыл бұрын

That US has a criminal regime, kills everyone who doesnt agree with them, whose best buds cut throats live on TV? No one gonna acknowledge that, Clint.

Great historian... his books on Stalin are incredible. If you like his work, check out Robert Caro's monumental work on LBJ.

I would love to hear Kotkin's analysis of the Mueller report.

@mudkatt2003

4 жыл бұрын

88Gibson LesPaul mueller report said trump and campaign did not collide with Russians. Sorry bro

@catsupchutney

4 жыл бұрын

@@mudkatt2003 Thank you Mr. Kotkin.

@davidrapalyea7727

4 жыл бұрын

Meuller is my replacement for Don Watts.

@nicks3350

3 жыл бұрын

@@mudkatt2003 *cough* individual one *cough*

@mudkatt2003

3 жыл бұрын

@@catsupchutney you're welcome bro

BRAVO YOU ARE AMAZING ❤❤❤

“Christopher Steele was a high quality level guy” That didn’t age well.

@kxkxkxkx

8 ай бұрын

Shows what you know😂😂😂

@Nill757

8 ай бұрын

@@kxkxkxkx oh no, I’m wrong? Wow, are you an expert on Steele?

This is a great lecture, but 20+ adverts is absolutely ridiculous and completely ruined it.

Who would have thought that this topic would be pertinent again 6 years later?

"There's only one time when democracy is bad: when a group uses democratic processes to end democracy." Prescient. And has recently been a close run for us. Thankfully, perhaps we've turned the trend around for now.

@timthetiny7538

8 ай бұрын

Don't count on it

A very informative speaker.

The first 30 seconds, I thought, Seinfeld episode "high talker".

Wow, I love how he thinks/talks

Stethen Kotkon makes comprehensive and funny very complex stuff. Wonderful teacher !

Smart man. Good teacher.

WWWIIISSSHHH I could take a course from Dr. Kotkin !!

Knowledge, intelligence, money and power

I think the point that almost everyone in the USA missed is that at the end of the Soviet system Soviet people were not considering themselves defeated, we considered disillusioned in Communism and trying to get over it. The felling of being a deflated nation that was gutted by the victors came later. And it became widely assumed that US, if unopposed would take the nukes and level what remains of the country. That was the sentiment that brought Putin to power.

@davidlocke7541

2 жыл бұрын

What did USA do with Germany lost its war? Did we level it? No.

@mikhailryzhov9419

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidlocke7541 Germany was leveled during the war, there was not much to level, but the Marshall Plan helped rebuild the western part of Germany at least. There was no Marshall Plan for the USSR.

@SBCBears

Жыл бұрын

@@mikhailryzhov9419 A larger percentage of German infrastructure was destroyed. Germany had few natural resources. None of the USSR (Russia) infrastructure was destroyed. USSR (Russia) has many natural resources. The KGB/FSB/Putin took power through Yeltsin and proceeded to rob Russia and Russians.

@mikhailryzhov9419

Жыл бұрын

@@SBCBears A large percent of Soviet infrastructure and industry was scrapped. Russia is still behind USSR in terms of industry. It was not bombed, but economic and political reforms were about as effective.

@bb62bb62

Жыл бұрын

@@mikhailryzhov9419 Not true. The Soviet Union (and satellites) were invited to participate in the Marshall Plan but declined to do so (some at Stalin's urging).

I would like to hear his analysis today.

@alecjones4135

5 жыл бұрын

what about now?

@kensurrency2564

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, Andrew. So much to unpack. I don’t hear where he supports any specific person. From the talks I’ve heard from Stephen, I hear that he takes a very wide view, big picture. From what I remember, near the end of the Obama administration, there were fears that Barack would not concede power too. Donald cannot do that, not at this point in our system. It is true that if given the right conditions, Donald would definitely jump at the chance. The conditions do not exist yet. Yes, executive branch power has been increasing since 1945. Stephen’s point is correct, our fundamental institutions are sound. Of course, if we let them erode, they may yet fall apart, and then we get what we get. Donald has not done anything exceptional so far. A lot of crazy rhetoric of course. I do not like that. The system compensates for that. Donald is not Caligula. We’re not there. The price of liberty is eternal vigilance. And a lot of discussion. I agree with his assessment that a strong center is critical to keeping us glued together as a society.

@adamnoble1689

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, we need an update

@jon9428

4 жыл бұрын

@@andrewdeen1 ...wait what? Ive never heard him express support for Trump. In fact I've heard him be very critical in his Sphere of Influence lectures. He specifically says Trumps is Russia and China's wet dream and that he undermines the U.S internationally.

@bk1128

4 жыл бұрын

@@jon9428 Jon How does Trump undermine the US's position? To me Trump has done several things advocated for in this video. He has negoted from a point of power in things like NATO and is making the tough decision to up to china. I will have to go find his other lectures to see his take.

Anybody else get some strong Joe Pesci vibes?

@untwerf

7 жыл бұрын

absolutely! I made a similar comparison on the video of his lecture at IWM Vienna :D

@alvarogines6788

6 жыл бұрын

Holy shit yeah

@ricklujan8670

5 жыл бұрын

Carson Powers bigly. ... this gentlemen is a savant of the intrinsic ... deepest take by Professor Kotkin

@veritasnunc8749

5 жыл бұрын

Pesci: "Hey Spider, Spider, where is my Cutty and water (Cutty Sark) ?" see movie "Goodfellas."

@timmychang1791

5 жыл бұрын

Lol, yes instantaneous!

Why do Yale students, including graduate students, constantly use "kind of ..." they seem to be unable to ask a question without inserting "like kind of." This is how the most elite young minds in America form a thought?

@TheWaveofbabies

5 жыл бұрын

Its called nuanced thinking on the spot about a difficult issue.

@johnsmith1474

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheWaveofbabies - No it's not called that. It's the opposite of nuance, it's additionally vague and the difficulty of the issue should make questions easier to develop. In any case just ask without like, maybe, sort of, or kind of, and you immediately present as a better communicator, because you are. This is Yale not Fartland Community College. In two years any of these nitwits children of priviledge can start on Wall St for $165K and begin their lives of supposed superiority and real advantage.

@serpentines6356

5 жыл бұрын

@John Smith...Unfortunately, English language speaking skills have seriously deteriorated over the last 30 yrs. Grates on my ears too...

@hellokitty8552

4 жыл бұрын

what did you expect from a leftist/liberal leaning school trying to grasp facts. It’s hard for them to do without hating everything ... (kind of) like stepping out of their comfort zone.

@MusicPerusal

4 жыл бұрын

@@hellokitty8552 do you even know who William Buckley was, and what kind of views you're likely to subscribe to if you're in a club named after him? I would be interested in seeing some examples of students not in a leftist/liberal institution grasping facts in a superior manner.

Great teacher, great wisdom. I learned more in from this lecture about international relations and what they are based on, than i knew possible.

A good fella!

The way to have a center in politics is not necessarily institutions, but a multi party system. If minoroty parties are proportionally represented, there will be competition for the moderate voters.

Trying to listen on my phone. The volume of the lecture was medium. Loud commercials kept breaking through from the very beginning. Out🤷🏿‍♂️

Thanks for making this video completely unwatchable bc of the number of adverts. It’s actually disgusting that you did this, because this is a very important vid.

@jakebarnes28

3 жыл бұрын

BooHoo. Complaining about FREE material.

@jslabonik

2 жыл бұрын

Subscription to KZread premium is well worth it to avoid advertising.

So even at this early stage, Professor Kotkin knew Russia Gate was a nothing-burger.

@walterm.robertsiiiphd2157

3 жыл бұрын

That may be so but I would love to hear what Prof. Kotkin has to say about Trump's final post-election 2020 gyrations.

@johndoe-fq7ez

3 жыл бұрын

@@walterm.robertsiiiphd2157 that election was a fraud. Dem lawyers ran around to important swing states a sued to drastically loosen election laws to push through this mail in scheme with low accountability, then in those states the big city dem machines pumped out votes for a week after Election Day until they flipped, this inspires no confidence. Trump is right

@SandraFerreira-me7xb

3 жыл бұрын

@@johndoe-fq7ez Lol. For you to be right hundreds of thousands of both Rs and Ds, of all sorts of professions will need to have been in some conspiracy. And all keep quiet, all have somehow hidden all evidence. Or....the reality TV host lost.

@Mcbignuts

2 жыл бұрын

@@SandraFerreira-me7xb nothing he mentioned requires hundreds of thousands of proffesionals... A few thousand bad actors is all it would take, in addition to fellow conspirators in authority giving them cover

@diamon4u

2 жыл бұрын

@@johndoe-fq7ez if they did, they are hero’s all.

Five years on, I wonder what Kotkin’s view on the January 6th riot is? Does anyone have a link?

What a difference five years makes.

Well he was right about Bannon, didn't last long.

Outstanding student loans and credit card debt engendered by frivolous purchases are two of the strongest governing influences in our lives. Tennessee Ernie Ford resonated with the citizens of the former Soviet Union through his universal lyrics, " I owe my soul to the company store..."

@annbrucepineda8093

3 жыл бұрын

Jeannie Seibert “Saint Peter, don’t ya call me cause I can’t go.”

very helpful

"Imagine me against Lebron James. It's not gonna look pretty, is it. Now image a 5-year-old..." I wasn't paying attention there and thought this was about boxing... In all seriousness though, great lecture. I'm glad to see KZread's algorithm resonate with Kotkin's reception.

Look up Peter Zeihan's study on Geo Politics.

@WythenshawePhil

4 жыл бұрын

I remember coming across a presentation of his from years back. He was making wild predictions about European banking that didn't come to fruition and it actually just turned out to be a load of nonsense. The video was still up but the comments had been disabled.

@zubstep

4 жыл бұрын

Zeihan is great, but I think he sidesteps issues with changing demographic composition as related to state and cultural stability. Still very good to listen to, and I can recommend his books.

"I teach everything under the Sun but I don't teach conformity, because you know that already." This is brilliant, and it speaks to the quality of the speaker Stephen Kotkin. When you not only recognize that conformity is endemic in the best institutions of higher learning (reminiscent of Chomsky speaking to Harvard) but you take aim at and TELL the students there this to their faces, you are doing a mighty service to these students. You are also doing a service to people who might try to pigeonhole you, as do the people making posts here. I suggest viewers take heed. Save your one liner retorts about this speaker for drunken bar arguments.

@sonjak8265

5 жыл бұрын

Kotkin teaches conformity by being a conformist.

@johnsmith1474

5 жыл бұрын

@@sonjak8265 - Name three books you have read in the last five years.

@sonjak8265

5 жыл бұрын

Keynes: The General Theory; S. Pincus: 1688: The First Modern Revolution; Turgenev: Fathers and Sons (in Russian); P. Horowitz: The Art of Electronics; What about you?

@johnsmith1474

5 жыл бұрын

@@sonjak8265 - Very Good. To keep things short, I offer what I call my humanities reading list (leaving out history, military, science, bio, literature, & fiction) from the last five years. You got me though, I don't read in a foreign language, I am envious! The question remains, why are you dense with respect to Kotkin? He is by no means a conformist. Please see kzread.info/dash/bejne/pYJ8qKl7Zbudgps.html his first in a series on world geopolitics, I'm just into it, it's very good. Nice talking to you, glad I asked about books: Adam Smith - 1776 - An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations Alan Charles Kors - 1992 - Origin Of The Modern Mind Bertrand Russell - 1935 - Religion and Science Bertrand Russell - A History of Western Philosophy Bruce Bueno de Mesquita - 2012 - The Dictator's Handbook Bryan Magee - 1978 - Men of Ideas Bryan Magee - 1987 - The Great Philosophers Burger & Starbird - 2003 - Joy of Thinking - The Beauty and Power of Classical Mathematical Ideas Christopher Steiner - 2012 - Automate This- How Algorithms Came to Rule Our World David Deutsch - The Beginning Of Infinity Douglas Linder - 2017 - The Great Trials of World History Edward O. Wilson - 2003 - The Future of Life Edward Said - 1978 - Orientalism Felipe Fernandez-Armesto - 2001 - Ideas that Shaped Mankind Hannah Arendt - The Origins of Totalitarianism Jay M. Feinman - 2013 - Law 101 John Locke - 1689 - Two Treatises of Government John Stuart Mill - 1800 - On Liberty Jordan B. Peterson - 2017 - Maps Of Meaning Jordan B. Peterson - 2017 - Personality & It's Transformations Jordan B. Peterson - 2018 - 12 Rules for Life Leo Damrosch - Invention of the Modern Self Leon Trotsky - 1944 - Fascism - What It Is And How To Fight It Melissa Mohr - 2014 - Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing Micklethwait & Woolridge - 2003 - The Company A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea Nancy Isenberg - 2016 - White Trash - Class in America Nassim Nicholas Taleb - 2007 - The Black Swan Nassim Nicholas Taleb - 2012 - Antifragile- Things That Gain From Disorder Paul Strathern - Philosophy In 90 Minutes Peter Kreeft - Ethics, A History of Moral Thought Prof. James Hall - Tools of Thinking Prof. Patrick Grim - 2013 - The Philosopher’s Toolkit Rosa Brooks - 2016 - How Everything Became War And The Military Became Everything Sam Harris - 2005 - The End Of Faith Sam Harris - 2008 - Letter To A Christian Nation Sam Harris - 2010 - The Moral Landscape - How Science Can Determine Human Values Simon Sebag Montefiore - 2012 - Jerusalem The Biography Stephen Greenblatt - 2011 - The Swerve Steven Pinker Tim Weiner - 2007 - Legacy of Ashes Victor Stenger - 2007 - God the Failed Hypothesis Viktor E. Frankl - 1946 - Man's Search for Meaning William Cook - 2009 - The Catholic Church- A History William Rosen - 2010 - The Most Powerful Idea in the World

@sonjak8265

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnsmith1474 Thank you. I find it endearing that you found the time to make a reading list for me. I like Jordan B. Peterson too, but disagree with his views on socialism. I am glad that Kotkin does not think that a conversation with a Russian ambassador should necessary lead to a resignation. But I disagree that there is a fundamental clash of interest between the US and Russia just because Americans do not believe that Russians can do whatever they want with their neighbors. In my opinion, Americans profiting from the war industry need Russia to be a constant threat. Some want a part of the vast natural wealth of Russia. A person who reads as much as you should not have any problem learning a foreign language or two. It is not a hard work, only persistence is needed. You start out with group or private lessons two-three times a week. You do 15-20 minutes of homework after each class. After several months, you travel to a foreign country, where you attend a language course for two weeks. Tuition for a language course in St. Petersburg was less than $300 for two weeks: www.russian4foreigners.spbu.ru/en/node/202, in Besanson, France, www.formation-cla.univ-fcomte.fr 460 euros. Afterwards, you listen to KZread lectures/news in that languages when preparing breakfast. That is it.

Well worth a listen...though the multiple incredibly loud commercials make it a challenge. Who is responsible for the ads the channel or KZread? Whoever should rethink how, when, and with what they interrupt an otherwise interesting, educational exchange.

"Be not afraid."

@hughjass8430

Жыл бұрын

What did the Pope say?

1:33:00 China. What a difference 5 years makes. SK was correct about all the things he said about a closed communist country but was perplexed at how it could possibly succeed. It seemed to be succeeding in 2017 but we see now that the closed country was truly a paper dragon and as with the USSR, outward perception was more important than true success and China is now on the verge of imploding which may make the Great Leap Forward look like "Happy Days".

in March of 2017 ..this whole thing was just getting started.. little did we know how far the hysteria would go.

Wow @36:30 dismantles an entire alt-right argument - "unite our enemies, divide our friends" ... also crazy that he plays out Ukrainian War 5 years beforehand around 55:00 ... What a genius

Oh, turn the sound up!

Close your eyes and imagine Joe Pesci is speaking!

@dollhouse3009

5 жыл бұрын

classic! i was just thinking i dont really care what he says i just want to listen to his voice and then i read ur comment

@johncokos9849

4 жыл бұрын

Just don't tell the Prof. that you think he's funny.....

@bobbowie5334

4 жыл бұрын

Does the Professor amooze you?

@johncokos9849

4 жыл бұрын

@@bobbowie5334 More to to the point, do you think he is a clown ? We aren't dealing with Cousin Vinny here...:-)

@ricardosoto5770

4 жыл бұрын

@@johncokos9849 Whats so funny about that?

Listening to this in relation to what is going on in Ukraine equates to a prophecy

@danielmartin7341

Жыл бұрын

Right

Turn the volume up. We can turn it down if it's too loud but not up past max. Had to stop trying to listen.

How cute his response in 2017 seem!

The only man explaining history and international politics honestly.

Didn't Chamberlain face some of the same questions about aggression?

Wow!

Chechnya reminds me a lot of Orlando Fl

If I were forced to find a sole factor in the confusion of our present geopolitics: it is petroleum. It is for petroleum that we support exceedingly repressive regimes, turn our back to friends and execute cruel war on peoples without reason. Now there is no reason to fear for the future as petroleum will decline in importance but will we, the citizens of The United States, realize our own limits and accept the inherent responsibility of our position and stop serving corporate interests which are not identical with American interests?

@jamesjacocks6221

2 жыл бұрын

That was a pretty sophisticated counter argument. I don't agree that government is essentially a mental construct although it may well be so for the many stateless persons we have on the planet today. I feel that, at its best, government is the sum of citizen desires as to economy, domestic laws and international relations. The moral imperative is easy to track (the debate concerning abortion, eg.) and the cross talk about government being "just a state of mind" can be camouflaged white nationalism which sacrifices the nation itself to secure sole rule. Quite a few are skeptical of government because they are fleeing a dysfunctional one and illegally appropriating another. No?@@jason8434

@jamesjacocks6221

2 жыл бұрын

Well said Jason! That many people are incapable of thinking for themselves I won't contest. That is evident every night on the news if you can stand to watch filtered garbage. That I for one can think for myself poses myself as a citizen in the true sense of the word. That I care for others allows me to generalize about others. There are more than a few psychopathy candidates in our midst. I just can't agree that man isn't capable of self governing and that therefore he should just give up and let some amoral buffoon have his way. I vote in a flawed system which is better than any other. To separate oneself from the system is hardly a solution and I am solution driven. @@jason8434

@jamesjacocks6221

2 жыл бұрын

@@jason8434 Jason, we do govern ourselves every day but that applies to what I do with myself and no-one else. Self government is a tautology and is indeed impossible for the peaceful interworking among sizable populations. I do see the value of the idea which was put forth in the words of Jesus that every man should conduct himself in a manner that would not threaten any other man and that The Golden Rule should be our daily guide. But governing a large community such as a modern nation state has to be representative. If our representative doesn't represent us then we vote him out. That's the best we can do and it's a far cry from the anarchy that seems to be preferable to many.

@jamesjacocks6221

2 жыл бұрын

@@jason8434 Jason, then let us who do understand, explain the system to those who take other people's word for truth out of necessity. You seem a good man to do this. And we must remember that even though we may understand a thing or two that does not entitle us in any way to usurp the rights of others. Those rights were given regardless of sophistication or property. I am both idealistic and pragmatic in this regard.

@jamesjacocks6221

2 жыл бұрын

@@jason8434 Well we have to trust our fellow humans. We do this every day in other matters (eg. driving on the highways) so we will just have to do it with governance. It is trust that we are short of these days and selling mistrust has become an industry. If we can't keep the faith no one else will. Cheers.