This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work, The Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics.
Specifically it on his discussion in the Preface, in which he raises several problems with metaphysics of his time as a science. These include the lack of universal agreement or consensus, the advances of all the other sciences ... Show More
Jul 16
Francis Bacon, Novum Oraganum - The Idols Of The Theater - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the early modern philosopher Francis Bacon's work Novum Organum, specifically the section in book 1 covering the "four idols of the human mind" This episode focuses specifically on his description of the fourth type of idol, those of the thea ... Show More
19m 34s
Jul 14
Francis Bacon, Novum Oraganum - The Idols Of The Market - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the early modern philosopher Francis Bacon's work Novum Organum, specifically the section in book 1 covering the "four idols of the human mind" This episode focuses specifically on his description of the third type of idol, those of the marke ... Show More
15m 26s
Jan 2024
"Was kann ich wissen?" – 300 Jahre Kant
"Zwei Dinge erfüllen das Gemüt mit immer neuer und zunehmender Bewunderung und Ehrfurcht, je öfter und anhaltender sich das Nachdenken damit beschäftigt: Der bestirnte Himmel über mir, und das moralische Gesetz in mir."
Als Philosoph mit erhobenem Zeigefinger, als Apostel der Mo ... Show More
1h 4m
Mar 2015
Nick Turnbull, ‘Michel Meyer’s Problematology: Questioning and Society” (Bloomsbury, 2014)
To be human is to question. This act of questioning is the essence of philosophy, as it allows ontology and epistemology to exist. For example, to understand what it is to be we must first ask the question of what it is to be. This insight, of the primacy of questioning, is at th ... Show More
52m 16s
Apr 2023
Michel Foucault’s ”The Punitive Society” (Part 4/4)
In this episode, I conclude my presentation of Michel Foucault's "The Punitive Society" covering chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, and the course summary.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphil ... Show More
37m 31s