Philosophy Notes

This video presents very briefly the life and works of Aristotle, one of the greatest philosophers of all time.

This video presents one of the central concepts in Socrates' philosophy, that is, the idea that the unexamined life is not worth living. Socrates urges us to know ourselves, to examine our lives so we can live a fruitful and meaningful life. We make use of our reason in doing so. Socrates then would have us believe that as humans, it is our duty to know ourselves through the use of reason. Socrates was one of the best, if not the greatest, philosophers of the Western world. He had influenced countless of thinkers throughout generations.

For better understanding, turn ON subtitles. Please click the CC icon in the bottom right corner of your screen beside "Settings Icon" (for PC/Laptop) or go to "Settings" by clicking the "three dots" and click "Captions" (for mobile phones/tablets). This video briefly presents Nietzsche's concept of the overman or superman. For Nietzsche, contrary to common interpretation, the Ubermensch or Overman or Superman is not biological or a superior race. It is simply an ordinary person who is determined to attain his or her goal and who breaks from the norm of society.

This video presents Nietzsche's famous notion of "the Eternal Return of the Same" or "Eternal Recurrence". Nietzsche urges to embrace life no matter how difficult it is. The eternal return of the same is tied to Nietzsche's notion of Amor Fati. This is because the eternal return of the same is somewhat a kind of a thought experiment, which says that if we are given the chance to live life over and over again, if we are given the chance to be born again 20 times or so, we ought to love the same kind of life no matter what. At the end of the day, Nietzsche urges us to embrace the entirety of life including the bad and the good.

This video presents very briefly the life of Socrates, one of the greatest philosophers of all time.

This video presents very briefly the life and works of Plato, one of the greatest philosophers of all time.

This video presents the famous works of Hannah Arendt and their key concepts. This video then serves as an introduction to the works of Hannah Arendt. For the full transcript of this video, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2018/08/07/arendt/

For the full transcript of this video lecture, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2020/09/10/platos-concept-of-the-self/ This video discusses Plato's concept of the self. This is part of the core topics in the course Understanding the Self, particularly under philosophical perspective of the self. Students can easily access this video lecture in Youtube by typing the following keywords in the Youtube search engine: - Plato's Concept of the Self - Plato's Idea of the Self - Plato's View of the Self - Plato's Philosophy of the Self

This video presents the famous works of Walter Benjamin and their key concepts. This video then serves as an introduction to the works of Benjamin. For the full transcript of this video, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2018/08/09/benjamin/

This video presents the famous works of Theodor Adorno and their key concepts. This video then serves as an introduction to the works of the German philosopher Theodor Adorno. For the full transcript of this video, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2018/08/05/adorno/

This video presents the famous works of Louis Althusser and their key concepts. This video then serves as an introduction to the works of the French philosopher Louis Althusser. For the full transcript of this video, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2018/08/05/althusser/

This video lecture discusses Immanuel Kant's concept of the self. This is one of the topics in the course Understanding the Self, especially under philosophical perspective of the self. For the full transcript of this video lecture, see "Kant's Concept of the Self", available from https://philonotes.com/index.php/2020/09/04/kants-concept-of-the-self/

For the full transcript of this video lecture, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2020/09/06/socratess-concept-of-the-self/ This video discusses Socrates's concept of the self. This is part of the core topics in the course Understanding the Self, particularly under philosophical perspective of the self. Students can easily access this video lecture in Youtube by typing the following keywords in the Youtube search engine: - Socrates' Concept of the Self - Socrates' Idea of the Self - Socrates' View of the Self - Socrates' Philosophy of the Self

This video presents the famous works of Simone de Beauvoir and their key concepts. This video then serves as an introduction to the works of Beauvoir. For the full transcript of this video, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2018/08/08/beauvoir/

This video presents the famous works of Jean Baudrillard and their key concepts. This video then serves as an introduction to the works of Baudrillard. For the full transcript of this video, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2018/08/08/baudrillard/

For the full transcript of this video, please visit this link: https://philonotes.com/index.php/2020/09/25/what-is-interpretivism/

This video presents the famous works of Allan Bloom and their key concepts. This video then serves as an introduction to the works of Bloom. For the full transcript of this video, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2018/08/11/bloom/

For the full transcript of this video lecture, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2020/09/14/aristotles-concept-of-the-self/ This video discusses Aristotle's concept of the self. This is part of the core topics in the course Understanding the Self, particularly under philosophical perspective of the self. Students can easily access this video lecture in Youtube by typing the following keywords in the Youtube search engine: - Aristotle's Concept of the Self - Aristotle's Idea of the Self - Aristotle's View of the Self - Aristotle's Philosophy of the Self

This video presents the famous works of Ernst Bloch and their key concepts. This video then serves as an introduction to the works of Bloch. For the full transcript of this video, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2018/08/11/bloch/

For the full transcript of this video, please visit this link: https://philonotes.com/index.php/2020/09/27/functionalism/ Functionalism is one of the major theoretical perspectives in sociology which holds the belief that society is relatively stable, which means that things occur in society for a specific function and those functions help maintain stability. For this reason, social institutions such as family, political system, educational system, and the economy are critical for society to function properly as each of them is designed to fill different needs. In fact, according to the functionalist theory, an institution only exists because it serves a vital role in the functioning of society. Thus, if a social institution no longer serves a role, it will die away. And when new needs evolve or emerge, new institutions will be created to meet them.

This video presents the famous works of Noam Chomsky and their key concepts. This video then serves as an introduction to the works of Chomsky. For the full transcript of this video, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2018/08/17/chomsky/

This video presents the famous works of Judith Butlerand their key concepts. This video then serves as an introduction to the works of Butler. For the full transcript of this video, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2018/08/15/butler/

For the full transcript of this video lecture, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2020/09/16/descartess-concept-of-the-self/ This video discusses Descarte's concept of the self. This is part of the core topics in the course Understanding the Self, particularly under philosophical perspective of the self. Students can easily access this video lecture in Youtube by typing the following keywords in the Youtube search engine: - Descartes's Concept of the Self - Descartes's Idea of the Self - Descartes's View of the Self - Descartes's Philosophy of the Self

This video presents the famous works of Pierre Bourdieu and their key concepts. This video then serves as an introduction to the works of Bourdieu. For the full transcript of this video, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2018/08/11/bourdieu/

This video presents the famous works of Bertolt Brecht and their key concepts. This video then serves as an introduction to the works of Brecht. For the full transcript of this video, see https://philonotes.com/index.php/2018/08/15/brecht/