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Here we will travel back to the year 1150 of the common era in order that we may illuminate one who is perhaps the most influential figure of Islamic philosophy. He was known to his people as Abu al-Walid Muhammad ibn Rushd and to the western philosophic tradition as simply Averroes.

Sources: To the generous men and women who published these resources, especially Stanford’s article concerning Averroes, I cannot say thank you enough. Without such articles this video would not be possible without the purchase of countless books.

• The Story of Civilization: The Age of Faith (Will Durant)

• https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/ibn-rushd/#Work

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Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro/Life 02:39 - Logic 06:49 - Metaphysics 11:17 - Psychology & The Soul 14:05 - Religion & God 16:52 - Politics & Ethics 19:00 - Legacy

There were many memorable names among the Presocratic philosophers; Democritus, Heraclitus, Pythagoras, Parmenides, Empedocles; to name a few, but first among them, we are told, is Thales. Who is the "First European Philosopher", and what set him apart from not only his contemporaries, but also those who came before?

Sources:

• https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thales-of-Miletus
• https://iep.utm.edu/thales/
• 101 Great Philosophers (Makers of Modern Thought) - Madsen Pirie
• Ancient Greek Philosophy (From Thales to Aristotle) - Edited by S. Marc Cohen, Patricia Curd, and C.D.C Reeve (Third Edition)

Music: Scott Buckley : The Long Dark www.scottbuckley.com.au

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#Thales #Philosophy #Philosopher

My apologies for the faulty frame size of the video, though I hope you are able to enjoy it regardless. I hope to bring some advice from "Seneca's Letters From a Stoic" regarding adversity and what might be done to overcome it.

Much, but not all,...

What would a largely deterministic society look and behave like? Would it be, as some imagine, a more merciful and just society, or as some others suppose, a veritable wasteland where lawless immorality, cruelty, and hopelessness reign supreme? In this video I hope to answer this contentious question and to bring some clarity to an otherwise esoteric matter.

Music: Adrift Among Infinite Stars - Scott Buckley

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Sources: For this particular work I have taken much from the philosopher Spinoza, the psychologist Robert Sapolsky, and the Neuroscientist/philosopher Sam Harris. I have found their insights to be extremely helpful in clarifying my own thoughts on the matter and I encourage you to read or listen to their thoughts on Determinism and free-will.

What did a great and wise man such as Spinoza think of human suffering? There are many complexities in the philosophy of Spinoza which can make understanding this question difficult at times, and I am sure after this video more reading will be necessary to clarify it further. We must remember that Spinoza is not a philosopher who can simply be read, he must be studied. Below are the sources I have used to aid in my creation of this video, if you found it interesting then I recommend you read through this commentary, thank you for joining me once again in uncovering (in my opinion) the greatest of modern philosophers!

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Sources: • The Philosophy of Spinoza – The Modern Library (Introduction by Joseph Ratner) • https://iep.utm.edu/spinoza/ • The Story of Philosophy – Will Durant

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TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Spinoza | Why We Suffer and What We Can Do About It 01:19 Why we suffer 02:17 Adequate vs Inadequate Ideas 03:39 The Conatus Principle 04:26 The Life of Bondage 05:37 What we can do about it 06:18 The Method 07:37 Under the guidance of reason 08:46 The Greatest Good 09:54 A goal worth striving for

When European Philosophy emerged from the 18th century it was enveloped in what can only be called a metaphysical fog. Adrift, and perhaps way off course, there came a light, one which gave hope of one day returning from our long voyage on this speculative sea. This light was none other than philosophies “Melancholic Dane” Soren Kierkegaard.

Music: • This Too Shall Pass – Scott Buckley (https://www.scottbuckley.com.au/library/this-too-shall-pass/)

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Sources: • The Oxford History of Western Philosophy – Edited by Anthony Kenny • The Great Philosophers From Socrates to Foucault – Jeremy Stangroom & James Garvey • 501 Things You Should Have Learned About Philosophy – Alison Rattle and Alex Woolf • 101 Great Philosophers – Madsen Pirie • https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/kierkegaard/ • https://www.britannica.com/biography/Soren-Kierkegaard • CC Attribution: • Kierkegaard Family - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard#/media/File:S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard's_family2.jpg • Kierkegaard Statue - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard#/media/File:Royal_Library_Garden_-_S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard.jpg • Kierkegaard Statue 2 - https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard#/media/Archivo:S%C3%B8ren-Kirkegaard-Statue.jpeg • Fear and Trembling - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard#/media/File:Fear_and_trembling_-_the_sickness_unto_death.jpg • Borgedydskolen - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Borgerskolen_-_Old_citizenschool_in_Kolding_-_Denmark_003.JPG • Anxiety painting - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anxiety.jpg • Kierkegaard Statue 3 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kierkegaard_(Frederiksborg_Museum).jpg • Kierkegaard Books - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kierkegaard_Samlede_v%C3%A6rker.JPG • Kierkegaard Books 2 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Soren_Kierkegaard_Journals_and_Papers.JPG

Timestamps: 00:00 Soren Kierkegaard | Philosophies Melancholic Dane 03:55 The Father of Existentialism 05:17 Major Works 06:38 Either/Or 11:13 Fear and Trembling 13:10 The Concept of Anxiety 15:38 The Sickness Unto Death 18:12 Conclusion/Closing thoughts

#sørenkierkegaard #sorenkierkegaard #existentialism