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Do You Know What Meaningful Work Is?
A short video quiz to test your understanding of meaningful work and the quality of your own life. It's based on empirical research and Philosophy2u's own approach based on capabilities.
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Music: Glenn Kerrigan
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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 Introduction
0:26 Multiple-Choice Question
0:48 Job Satisfaction
1:46 Happiness
2:43 Money
4:10 P2U's Answer
4:51 Closing
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What Is a Virtue?
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Learn about the key features that define a virtue: functional excellence, disposition, relation, and practical reasoning. Website: www.philosophy2u.com Subscribe to P2U's free newsletter: www.philosophy2u.com/subscribe Music: Glenn Kerrigan www.glennkerrigan.com/ ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Introduction 0:31 Functional Excellence 1:16 Disposition 1:52 Relation 3:24 Two Categories o...
Why Is Meaningful Work Important?
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The second course in the series on the WHAT, the WHY, and the HOW of Meaningful Work. It's a practical guide for individuals and businesses to get on the pathway to finding and creating meaningful work. In this course, we look at why meaningful work is important in terms of the bottom line for businesses, staff retention, and employee personal development. Content designed and copyrighted by Dr...
Is Your Work Meaningful Quiz? Identity & Work
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Identity is a key source according to which we find our work meaningful. Is your identity in sync with your job? Take Philosophy2u's short video quiz to find out!
What Is Meaningful Work?
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The first in the series on the WHAT, the WHY, and the HOW of Meaningful Work. It's a practical guide for individuals and businesses to get on the pathway to finding and creating meaningful work. Content designed and copyrighted by Dr Todd Mei | Philosophy2u www.philosophy2u.com Music: "Sophie" by Glenn Kerrigan www.glennkerrigan.com/ ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Introduction 0:21 Ou...
Philosophy2 | About Us
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P2U is about improving the quality of your experience of work and life through the resources and tools of philosophical ideas and research in meaningful work, economics, ethics, existentialism, and business management. www.philosophy2u.com Music: "Sophie" by Glenn Kerrigan
Is Your Work Meaningful Quiz? (Emotional Intelligence)
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From Philosophy2u's free quiz series: Test yourself to see if your job is meaningful when thinking about the idea of work. Find Out More: www.philosophy2u.com ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Opening 0:18 Introduction 0:36 The Experiment 0:52 Emotional Reactions Choices 1:43 Answer A (sickness) 1:59 Answer B (boredom) 2:16 Answer C (hitting the ceiling) 2:44 Answer D (work is a form of ...
Is Your Work Meaningful? Quiz (Distracted Foregrounding)
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From Philosophy2u's free quiz series: Test yourself to see if your job is meaningful in view of how often you might retreat into escapism. Find Out More: www.philosophy2u.com ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Opening 0:17 Distracted Foregrounding 1:12 Ennui 1:31 Closing
Is Your Work Meaningful? Quiz (Capabilities)
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From Philosophy2u's free quiz series: Test yourself to see if your job is meaningful with respect to the skills you learn at work. Find Out More: www.philosophy2u.com ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Opening 0:17 Introduction 0:39 Choices about how you perceive your skills 0:59 Answers A & B (skills not really useful) 1:08 Answer C (skills useful but limited) 1:21 Answer D (skills make ...
Is Your Work Meaningful? Quiz (The Alien)
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From Philosophy2u's free quiz series: Test yourself to see if your job is meaningful when a visiting alien asks you why you work. Find Out More: www.philosophy2u.com ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Opening 0:17 Introduction and question 0:31 Answer choices 0:46 Answers A & B (not much beyond work) 0:57 Answer C (work is satisfying) 1:09 Answer D (work is a form of fulfillment) 1:24 Clo...
How Is Currency Backed?
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Do you know the difference between a fiat currency like the US dollar and a commodity currency like gold or salt? This video explains how value in a economy is produced and how it relates to the currencies we use. Philosophical coaching: www.philosophy2u.com Music: Glenn Kerrigan www.glennkerrigan.com/ ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Economics from the ground up 1:47 ...
How to Avoid Plagiarism
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Students are often confused by what counts as plagiarism and worried about how to meet the requirements of critical thinking and analysis in an essay without committing plagiarism. This short video provides some quick pointers to getting students on the right path. Philosophical coaching: www.philosophy2u.com Music: Glenn Kerrigan www.glennkerrigan.com/ ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 ...
How to Write a Philosophy Essay
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Philosophy essays are not like other kinds of essays you might write for other subjects. This is an instructional video intended for undergraduates explaining the key essentials for a good philosophy essay. Philosophical coaching: www.philosophy2u.com Music: Glenn Kerrigan www.glennkerrigan.com/ ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Introduction 0:51 The Basic Idea of a Philosophy Essay 2:44...
Why Does Hermeneutics Matter?
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A podcast for Living Philosophy exploring with three experts what hermeneutics is and why it matters to academic research as well as our everyday lives. Host: Dr Todd Mei Panelists: Prof Andreea Deciu Ritivoi (Carnegie Mellon University), Prof David Utsler (North Central Texas College), Prof Nicholas Davey (University of Dundee). ▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 0:00 Introduction 5:01 What H...
Utilitarianism: The Essential John Stuart Mill
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All the essential ideas you need to know in order to come to terms with John Stuart Mill’s unique brand of utilitarianism. Critics accuse Mill of committing two logical fallacies-i.e. the naturalistic fallacy and the fallacy of composition-when trying to prove his case. Mill also has to face the problem of how we can determine an experience of pleasure is the same for each of us, or what is the...
Primer to Normative Ethics
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Primer to Normative Ethics
Philosophy2u and Business Consultation
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Philosophy2u and Business Consultation
Shove-it Shaka Compilation
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Shove-it Shaka Compilation
What Is Existentialism?
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What Is Existentialism?
Living Philosophy (What the Podcast Series Is About!)
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Living Philosophy (What the Podcast Series Is About!)
What is Philosophical Hermeneutics?
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What is Philosophical Hermeneutics?
What Is Hermeneutics?
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What Is Hermeneutics?
Why Does Plato Ban Poetry? (3 of 3 episodes)
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Why Does Plato Ban Poetry? (3 of 3 episodes)
Why Does Plato Ban Poetry? (2 of 3 episodes)
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Why Does Plato Ban Poetry? (2 of 3 episodes)
Why Does Plato Ban Poetry? (1 of 3 episodes)
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Why Does Plato Ban Poetry? (1 of 3 episodes)
Philosophy2u Consultation on Meaningful Work
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Philosophy2u Consultation on Meaningful Work
Pig Terrorism Sci Fi Novella
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Pig Terrorism Sci Fi Novella
Rhosneigr Oct 2018 Forward Loop Attempt
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КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @chopin65
    @chopin65 2 місяці тому

    You make a distinction of poetry of Plato's time and poetry of our time and other ages. What is called poetry in Plato's time is generally oral history of a people.

  • @deborahbowditch4614
    @deborahbowditch4614 2 місяці тому

    Oh so clear, thank you

  • @markoconnor680
    @markoconnor680 4 місяці тому

    It's fabulous to see, however I always wish that it was me performing those Windsurfing trick motions whilst out in the ocean upon a board.

  • @jimmyfaulkner1855
    @jimmyfaulkner1855 5 місяців тому

    What would “hermeneutical phenomenology” be?

    • @philosophy2u
      @philosophy2u 5 місяців тому

      That's a good question. Whereas phenomenology examines our experience as it relates to consciousness/perception (Husserl) or bodily presence (Merleau-Ponty), a hermeneutical phenomenology would prioritize how human experience is mediated through language. Paul Ricoeur is probably the most prominent philosopher on this front. His essay "Hermeneutics and Phenomenology" (_Essays in Hermeneutics and Human Sciences, Cambridge University Press) examines the mutual and inevitable relation between the two.

    • @jimmyfaulkner1855
      @jimmyfaulkner1855 5 місяців тому

      @@philosophy2u Fascinating. I will give it a read. Do you think looking at the original language along with the cultural context of the ancient Israelites is part of the analysis/method of “hermeneutical phenomenology” when it comes to Biblical exegesis? The reason why I ask is because I believe the ancient Hebraic authors believed that the world was flat and had a firmament (raqia) and this can be seen in the Hebrew Bible. The other cultures surrounding it, such as the ancient Egyptians and ancient Mesopotamians, also believed the same thing. I, therefore, believe that the *experiences* of the ancient Hebraic authors can be seen in this cultural setting as expressed in parts of the Hebrew Bible. Essentially, I believe no person (and the texts they write) is created in a vacuum. Does any of this have anything in common with the “hermeneutical phenomenology” approach or am I just seeing things that aren’t there? Thanks

    • @philosophy2u
      @philosophy2u 5 місяців тому

      @@jimmyfaulkner1855 , thanks. You put a very complex and interesting question. If I understand you correctly (assuming that the experience of the world as flat is really decisive in your approach), then it would technically be more like a phenomenological hermeneutics. I know this might seem knit-picky. But I think the idea of which I am thinking is looking closely at ancient texts and history (a la typical hermeneutics and Biblical hermeneutics), and then looking at how the experience of the world as flat might in fact change the way we read these texts and histories. Are you planning on doing this as a PhD thesis?

  • @JSwift-jq3wn
    @JSwift-jq3wn 6 місяців тому

    The so-called holy scripture is garbage. How is that for interpretation?

  • @thegamephilosopher2214
    @thegamephilosopher2214 10 місяців тому

    Good video. I have one suggestion and one question: First the suggestion. Why not look straight into the camera? It would be less distracting. Now to the question- why isn't St Augustine's methods considered in biblical hermeneutic in your video? He combines Antiochene and Alexandrian methods I would rgue he's one of the first to systematize hermeneutics.. ( And this is ignoring the hermeneutics fo Aristotle and the Platonists)

    • @philosophy2u
      @philosophy2u 10 місяців тому

      Thanks for the constructive criticism. I made a few of my videos a few years ago, when at the time there were a lot of "floating head" formats that seemed pretty tired. Also at the time, I had noticed videos where the host looked off-screen. That seemed refreshing (at that time). Suffice it to say, more current videos on this channel are made in a different format. I limited the scope of this video to the 3 main figures of 20th-century philosophical hermeneutics. I mentioned a bit of Biblical hermeneutics in the "What Is Hermeneutics?" video, but even there I am focused on the roots of philosophical hermeneutics. My research background is in phenomenology and hermeneutics, with a focus on work and economics.

    • @philosophy2u
      @philosophy2u 10 місяців тому

      I did think about redoing older videos, but UA-cam does not let you replace videos while keeping the same URL and SEO history. I'd have to delete old videos to replace them. So that is not an option at this time.

  • @hipgal431
    @hipgal431 Рік тому

    I left a job where highly capable and conscientious employees, who worked hard and kept the business running, were ultimately deem valueless or simply a means to an end. When my workplace faced financial insolvency, many of the hard working employees opted for voluntary severance. When I chose do do this, the head of my department asked me, "[w]hy are all the good people leaving?" They knew it was because the good people were never promoted, expected to clean up the messes and cover for those who were incapable of doing their job, and were regularly bullied. I wish my place of employment had knowledge of your course! So many people feel the way I do about their work situations, even if they went into their jobs because they loved the work they trained to do, but were left disillusioned by reprehensible leadership.

    • @philosophy2u
      @philosophy2u Рік тому

      Thank you! It's soul destroying to be taken advantage of whether it's from co-workers or from the organization itself. A health, virtuous organization can go a long way to creating a safe and beneficial workplace. But it is always worth remembering that the institutional memory is very short when it comes to individuals. So if someone is "killing themselves" for the sake of the business or organization, it's not worth it.

    • @hipgal431
      @hipgal431 Рік тому

      @@philosophy2u Thank you! It is so true.

  • @yunfaith6419
    @yunfaith6419 Рік тому

    Thank u sir! Awesome!

  • @johnbarrymore5827
    @johnbarrymore5827 Рік тому

    Thank You

  • @josepalma5510
    @josepalma5510 Рік тому

    Thanks for your time! Good información!

  • @GoalSpotter
    @GoalSpotter Рік тому

    Thank you Dr. Todd Mei 🙌🙏

  • @reginaldokeke8354
    @reginaldokeke8354 Рік тому

    Very well laid out.

  • @danaythvillasenor146
    @danaythvillasenor146 Рік тому

    I loved your explanation! You were so clear and direct! I am studying Hermeneutics for my final exam. Thanks!

    • @philosophy2u
      @philosophy2u Рік тому

      Thank you, and good luck with your exam!

  • @mirandakarel2772
    @mirandakarel2772 Рік тому

    Hehe meta-hermeneutics

  • @nicolasamper7911
    @nicolasamper7911 Рік тому

    Thank you! very good "mini series".

  • @shelleyhastreiter4786
    @shelleyhastreiter4786 Рік тому

    Thank you so much for this video. I was struggling with hermeneutics and this made the concept much more understandable.

  • @reginaldokeke8354
    @reginaldokeke8354 2 роки тому

    Excellent.

  • @reginaldokeke8354
    @reginaldokeke8354 2 роки тому

    Excellently made video, thank you Dr Todd Mei.

  • @lunacatt
    @lunacatt 2 роки тому

    This is unbelievably clear (from bullet points) and in depth (form direct sources). Impressive work!

  • @williamjayaraj2244
    @williamjayaraj2244 2 роки тому

    Uninterrupted listening is the best way of understanding the other person, be it on any subject like spiritual or science. Thanks for the lecture sir.

  • @cesardaia4912
    @cesardaia4912 2 роки тому

    Thank you, Sir!

  • @windokeluanda
    @windokeluanda 2 роки тому

    Congratulations. You master the craft. Keep on! I wonder if you could put the recording of sound a louder, please.

    • @philosophy2u
      @philosophy2u 2 роки тому

      Thanks, Marco. I'll try to get around to editing the sound. I will certainly bear your comment in mind in future videos, as well!

    • @windokeluanda
      @windokeluanda 2 роки тому

      @@philosophy2u Kiitos!

    • @windokeluanda
      @windokeluanda 2 роки тому

      @@philosophy2u

  • @kyawzayyarlwin8003
    @kyawzayyarlwin8003 2 роки тому

    Thanks from Burma

  • @Jay-xh9dl
    @Jay-xh9dl 2 роки тому

    This is fantastic! I have been studying Philosophical hermeneutics for several years and am here to strengthen my "holistic" understanding of the field/relevant works. I am currently working on a thesis right now regarding Gadamer's notion of truth as a "happening" or "event" and would love your advice. I am sure you also know that Gadamer basically argued that socratic dialogue is the only way to "guarantee" truth (final sentence of "Truth and Method") and that scientific method does not. Now, if you're also familiar with Bayesian epistemology, do you think I could describe Gadamer's truth as an emergent phenomenon in terms of probability instead of always assuming it's a sort of "fixed" state? Gadamer was anti-objectivist and of course that's why he's been called a "moral relativist" (I think you already know all the details about that argument). Is it logical to describe the event of truth in terms of probability meaning that, like entropy, if the laws of language and communication (like the laws of Physics) follow a set of rules then the likelihood you get a certain outcome (a certain truth) is extremely high/predictable and thus achieves some degree of "objectivity"? It's loose "objectivity" I know since it is not really objective if it's a probability. Is there any other better way to think about it then?

    • @philosophy2u
      @philosophy2u 2 роки тому

      Thanks, Jay. There is a lot in your comment and reply! If you want to email me for a more detailed follow, you can do so at tsmei@philosophy2u.com. But for now: I am slightly familiar with Bayesianism, and I should say it is relatively easy to mistake philosophical hermeneutics (PH) as being relativist about things generally. This usually involves misunderstanding how PH applies context to the determination of meaning and how, as your comment notes, the relation to truth relies more on a process of coming to it; though I do not the idea of truth as a happening and event is distinct from a process of the inquirer coming to truth. I also detect a bit of Heidegger's notion of truth in the Gadamerian approach. My own understanding of how PH conceives of truth draws more on Ricoeur and virtue ethics. In short, Ricoeur distinguishes between scientific verification and the hermeneutic process of validation. Following Gadamer, Ricoeur sees the way the law is interpreted and applied in the juridical setting as the exemplar of this process. Ricoeur makes these comments pace the positivist approach to history. The idea of validation, as I understand it, does sit well with probability, though I don't know how close it is to it. Is an interpretation probable? How can we justify one interpretation over another? And do changing contexts determine this plausibility? En re virtue ethics: MacIntyre and MacDowell (as well as Ricoeur if he counts as a VE) discuss a different way of understanding moral objectivity that requires historical understanding. The idea here is that pace consequentialism and Kant, moral objectivity cannot be determined in advance by some calculus or reference to a principle or duty. It must be won by understanding, applying, and examining the moral resources of one's tradition (which includes principles, virtues, duties, etc.). So moral reasoning is always underway towards what is morally objective, as opposed to having concluded what it is in advance. I hope those comments help indicate my view and shed some light on the territory.

  • @Sam-iv9jc
    @Sam-iv9jc 2 роки тому

    Loved it.. From India

  • @luizhenriqueamaralcosta629
    @luizhenriqueamaralcosta629 2 роки тому

    What are the suggested questions?

    • @philosophy2u
      @philosophy2u 2 роки тому

      Yes, the ending is not particularly clear. The idea is to pose three questions of a friendly clarificatory/explanatory nature. They can be three distinct questions or they can be related (i.e. follow ups to the response to the first question). Ex. "I'm not quite sure I'm understanding what you mean by X. I get the impression that it involves a, b, and c. Am I right?" "I guess one of the concerns that arises for me is that when you mention X, I think of some worrying examples, like a, b, c. Do you have the same worry?"

  • @JDNicoll
    @JDNicoll 2 роки тому

    Gotta watch out for the distorted hermeneutics of relativistic epistemology!

    • @philosophy2u
      @philosophy2u 2 роки тому

      I'd even go so far as to say that a relativistic epistemology doesn't really engage in hermeneutics.

    • @JDNicoll
      @JDNicoll 2 роки тому

      ​@@philosophy2u What do you mean by that?

    • @philosophy2u
      @philosophy2u 2 роки тому

      @@JDNicoll only that hermeneutics (as I understand it) recognizes the problems of relativism and tries to include safeguards against reducing to a relativistic view. I think, nonetheless, critics of hermeneutics attempt to argue it is relativistic because it uses context to help determine meaning. Contextual awareness does not necessarily mean being relativistic in a reductive sense, though.

    • @JDNicoll
      @JDNicoll 2 роки тому

      @@philosophy2u Thanks for trying to explain. I was using the term in a general way as any "principle or guideline of interpretation" that someone might put forth. To translate my original comment: Watch out for the distorted principle(s) (or methodology) of interpretation used in an attempt to say that there is no absolute truth.

  • @mikewallis2987
    @mikewallis2987 2 роки тому

    Manly P. Hall has a number of excellent lectures on hermeneutics and associated topics.

  • @mikewallis2987
    @mikewallis2987 2 роки тому

    How might hermeneutic principles help us navigate germ war 19 and the sustained information campaign to distort reality in favor of the oligarchs?

    • @JDNicoll
      @JDNicoll 2 роки тому

      Mike, you might find this video particularly interesting: ua-cam.com/video/zDY5vuMW90s/v-deo.html

  • @willnicholls5
    @willnicholls5 2 роки тому

    Nice edit dude! Any tips for learning the shaka?

    • @philosophy2u
      @philosophy2u 2 роки тому

      Hi Will, I'm still trying to nail a shoveit consistently. I've actually been told by those who can Shaka that it may be better to go into shakas and skip shoveits since it's difficult to stop shoveit habits when attempting to go around 360. I've also been told not to think of a shoveit or shaka as an upwind jump. Are you on Facebook? Lots of windsurfing groups for advice and tuition.

    • @willnicholls5
      @willnicholls5 2 роки тому

      @@philosophy2u Yeah, I'm on FB so will have a look on there, Thanks.

  • @minukutty3772
    @minukutty3772 2 роки тому

    Thanks for a very lucid presentation...hadn't juxtaposed the words normative and ethics before

  • @rodcr3392
    @rodcr3392 3 роки тому

    Thanks!!