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Ahead Of The Curve
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James Bergman (Ahead of the Curve) has a BSc in psychology and is currently undergoing an MA in philosophy. He is also a writer and passionate reader.
The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning through conversations and book reviews pertaining to philosophy, psychology, and literature.
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Truth is Relative: Protagoras' Philosophy of Skepticism
Protagoras was a Greek philosopher, sophist, and skeptic. If you found this video to be interesting and/or useful, leave a LIKE - thanks for watching and consider subscribing for more similar content. Cheers!
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The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects such as Philosophy & Theology, Psychology, and Literature.
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The Savage God: A Study of Su!clde by A. Alvarez | Book Review w/Marshall Herndon
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A discussion on The Savage God: A Study of Su!clde, written by A. Alvarez (1971). See below a list of timestamps depicting the topics of discussion throughout: TIMESTAMPS: (0:00) Introducing The Savage God (8:22) Sylvia Plath: Su!clde, “The Suffering Artist” Archetype (23:10) Death (1), Epicurus & History of Christianity and Su!clde (39:38) Fallacies of Su!clde, Cesare Pavese, Praising Alvarez ...
BIRTHDAY BOOKHAUL
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My birthday was a couple weeks ago. Here I share some books I've received/purchased recently! The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects such as Philosophy & Theology, Psychology, and Literature. Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing for more! Support the Channel: Help Out The Channel On...
The Trouble With Being Born: Cioran on Death, Consciousness, and Antinatalism
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Emil Cioran was a Romanian philosopher best known for his pervasive pessimism. In this video, I delve into his book of aphorisms 'The Trouble with Being Born' (1973), discussing his views on death, consciousness, and antinatalism. Leave a LIKE if you found this video to be interesting and/or useful, thanks! The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Co...
A Short Introduction to Near-Death Experiences (NDEs)
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What are Near-Death Experiences? Are they evidence for an afterlife or the existence of a God? Can they be explained by science or religion? In this short but comprehensive video, I critically investigate these questions. If you find this video to be interesting and/or useful, please consider leaving a LIKE. Resources List / Recommended Reading: iands.org/ Atwater, P. M. (1992). Is there a hell...
Updates + Books I've Been Reading
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I share some updates and recent books I've read, enjoy! The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects such as Philosophy & Theology, Psychology, and Literature. Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing for more! Support the Channel: Help Out The Channel On Patreon for Just £4 (Thank You): www....
Faith as a Political Device: Examining Machiavelli's Controversial View of Religion
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Niccolò Machiavelli, best known for his pragmatic but ruthless book "The Prince", was an Italian diplomat and political philosopher. In this video, I examine his controversial view of religion - how faith can be exploited by leaders to govern control and power over a populace. If you found this video to be interesting and/or useful, please consider leaving a LIKE. If you have any thoughts about...
Love as Suffering: Exploring Desire in Alberto Moravia’s Existential Novel "Contempt"
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Contempt, also known as "Il Disprezzo" or "A Ghost at Noon", is an existential novel first published in 1954 by Italian author Alberto Moravia. Leave a LIKE if you found this video to be interesting or useful. Thanks for watching :) The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects such as Philosophy & Theology...
Rabbi Explains Why Judaism Rejects Jesus as Messiah | CURVE CLIPS
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Watch the full conversation here: ua-cam.com/video/iU2Kc14YLOw/v-deo.html Leave a LIKE if you found this video interesting! The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects such as Philosophy & Theology, Psychology, and Literature. Thank you for watching and please consider subscribing for more! Support the Ch...
11 Essential Philosophy Books You Should Read
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Which philosophy books do you think are essential to read? Comment below, and don't forget to LIKE this video if you found it to be useful or interesting, cheers! The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects such as Philosophy & Theology, Psychology, and Literature. Thank you for watching and please consid...
My Top 10 Books of 2022
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I share my favourite books that I read in 2022. What were some books you liked reading this year? Comment below, and don't forget to LIKE the video if you enjoyed it. Cheers. TIMESTAMPS (00:00) Intro (00:22) Non-Fiction (14:13) Fiction (19:23) Closing Thoughts The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects s...
THE BODY KEEPS THE SCORE by Bessel Van Der Kolk | Book Review
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I review traumatic stress expert Bessel Van Der Kolk's 'The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma' - a book explaining the origins, causes, and possible solutions to psychological trauma. The goal of this channel is to promote critical thinking and learning, in the form of Conversations and Book Reviews covering subjects such as Philosophy & Theology, Psycho...
What is Death? (w/Anthony Vernon) | CURVE CLIPS
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What is Death? (w/Anthony Vernon) | CURVE CLIPS
Why Studying Philosophy is HARD (w/Joe Schmid) | CURVE CLIPS
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Why Studying Philosophy is HARD (w/Joe Schmid) | CURVE CLIPS
Why Did Jesus Sacrifice Himself? (w/Scholar Jonathan McLatchie) | CURVE CLIPS
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Why Did Jesus Sacrifice Himself? (w/Scholar Jonathan McLatchie) | CURVE CLIPS
Anthony Vernon: The Assumption of Death
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Anthony Vernon: The Assumption of Death
Will We Eventually Outgrow Religion? (w/Atheist Derek Lambert) | CURVE CLIPS
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Will We Eventually Outgrow Religion? (w/Atheist Derek Lambert) | CURVE CLIPS
Do Atheists Believe in NOTHING? (w/Atheist Derek Lambert) | CURVE CLIPS
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Do Atheists Believe in NOTHING? (w/Atheist Derek Lambert) | CURVE CLIPS
THE WORLD OF PERCEPTION by Maurice Merleau-Ponty | Book Review
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THE WORLD OF PERCEPTION by Maurice Merleau-Ponty | Book Review
Islam is Wrong About Jesus? (w/Scholar Jonathan McLatchie) | CURVE CLIPS
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Islam is Wrong About Jesus? (w/Scholar Jonathan McLatchie) | CURVE CLIPS
Joe Schmid (@Majesty of Reason): Understanding Agnosticism
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Joe Schmid (@Majesty of Reason): Understanding Agnosticism
Graham Oppy on New Atheism | CURVE CLIPS
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Graham Oppy on New Atheism | CURVE CLIPS
Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Refuse Blood Transfusions? (w/Lloyd Evans) | CURVE CLIPS
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Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Refuse Blood Transfusions? (w/Lloyd Evans) | CURVE CLIPS
Hamza Tzortzis Reflects on his Viral Debate with Atheist Lawrence Krauss | CURVE CLIPS
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Hamza Tzortzis Reflects on his Viral Debate with Atheist Lawrence Krauss | CURVE CLIPS
What is Graham Oppy's Favourite Religion? | CURVE CLIPS
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What is Graham Oppy's Favourite Religion? | CURVE CLIPS
Derek Lambert (@MythVision Podcast): The Exploitation of Myth
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Derek Lambert (@MythVision Podcast): The Exploitation of Myth
Atheist Graham Oppy on What Would Convince Him of God's Existence | CURVE CLIPS
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Atheist Graham Oppy on What Would Convince Him of God's Existence | CURVE CLIPS
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Fyodor Dostoyevsky | Book Review
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CRIME AND PUNISHMENT by Fyodor Dostoyevsky | Book Review
Hamza Tzortzis on Critical Thinking, Books, and Islam | CURVE CLIPS
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Hamza Tzortzis on Critical Thinking, Books, and Islam | CURVE CLIPS
I am very much into gothic novels, usually horror. I’m strange though. Cheerful, cozy novels like Jane Austen make my heart feel light, but I suffer from depression and reading literature like that makes me angry when I’m feeling low. I instead tend to dive into dark things until I need to come up for air. Otherwise I tend to love Charles Dickens, Ray Bradbury and John Steinbeck. I also am loving ‘Jane Eyre’. I have a weird draw to this book. I found a copy that looks beautiful. I’ve read samples, I’ve watched reviews, I have a concern that this book will be intensely dark and I’ll hate it. But I also have a suspicion that I’ll love it. Probably too much, lol.
My granddaughter said to me, Papaw, you did this! Meaning I fathered 4 kids and they had 10 grands. And 3 greatgrands. I felt bad because I knew she was right!
Damn.
Japan must acknowledge the hideous violations it commited against Asia and the world.
The painting in the video thumbnail is so weird. Like homoerotica, Jeffrey Dahmer style or something.
brandon left youtube after he was exposed as a fake reader
www.youtube.com/@MindShift-Brandon/videos
I’m 78 and just finished my fifth reading of this masterpiece of revenge and redemption. I expect to read it again in a few years.
평화의 종교는 없습니다.전쟁을 하려고 만들어진 게 종교니까요.
Thanks! I read this book during my Summer holidays last year. I couldn't put it down. This story should be, as you say, a must read for everyone. 'The evil that man does to his fellow man' knows no limits and is caused by a crisis of perception"
Nature is inexplicably mysterious and we know very little about her even in this modern world which most certainly continues to reveal our unknowns.There is more wonder and splendor in a blade of grass than what we can imagine. It truly takes an almost infinite knowledge of anything to realize what little we know in nature. Emily Brontë and Wuthering Heights represents a hint at this truth regarding nature and our strange and precarious juxtaposition to her.
Ah well. There you are now....
I am 42. No kids. Not bringing a child into this awful world.
The Luigi Vampa origin story and detail story of Ali Teppelini's death were too much in my opinion.
You have no idea how one of the greatest female scholars and personalities of history, who was emotionally, physically, psychologically independent to marry, who was already engaged prior to another man, but rather more happy to pursue and behold the marriage with the noble Muhammad ﷺ- a man who realised in his lifetime the transformation from the backwardness of pre-Islamic Arabian society into one of pure monotheism and ethics (a society that used to bury baby girls, strip the rights of women, abuse the orphan, mock the needy and the poor); who’s marriage to Aisha wasn’t considered abnormal or unusual by the global Islam-haters attacking and demonising Islam 1400 years ago- a woman who did not experience emotional, physical, of psychological trauma with him; a wife who experienced great suffering and sadness during the time of her husband’s passing- be attacked by unscrupulous Islam-haters today regarding snobbish and dirty thoughts about her regarding her age, and using it to attack the almsgiving and God-consciousness of religion into which Muhammad ﷺ brought upon liberal pagan Arabia, to worship the Cause of all causes, who gave you eyes and intellect, during a time where there was no proper track record of keeping ages? You don’t hear them talking about the ages of Jewish girls, particularly Rebekah and Mary, and how old they were when they got married, and ready to consummate during their time?
Way too many ads interrupting yr interesting take
I know this video is old (in Internet terms), but the ideas you discuss are always relevant. So just wanted to say thanks for this great discussion on Fathers and Sons and the inevitable tangents it leads one on! I'll have to check out the Ordinary Men JP rec.
Hey, thanks for watching I am pleased you enjoyed! Enjoy Ordinary Men!
Life sucks and then you die...
You just blabbered for 10 minutes. Where is the actual review???
Born into an existence that demands conformity and compliance when your very nature precludes such a demand Forced to play along with a society that you care nothing for and holds you in the same regard Every millisecond is facing the blank, meaningless void of existence like being trapped in a large room with nothing around you Haunted by the certainty of death and the total destruction of everything that you are as well as the very real possibility that it will be excruciatingly painful with nobody to help you Existence is a burden It's like knowing the exact time and date of your own scheduled execution and being forced to wait around doing nothing Ever since I was a child I've seen life as it really is yet everyone around me denies it and judges me for it! It's nice to know that I'm not the only one
The Future of an Illusion is a required text for an upcoming class called Psychoanalysis and Religion, essentially, Psychoanalysis vs Religion.. I am listening to the audiobook and feel overwhelmed by the language used and ideas presented. I can only partially grasp bits of sentences. I came to UA-cam for clarification and explanation. For me, God is like a rainbow who only exists in the mind. I try to separate god from religion because IMO religion can be any idea or practice that I hold in high esteem. Love, honesty, health and wellness, science, and math are religions in my understanding. Thank you for this video.
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The irony of you finding the book "long" when the moral of the entire story is one of patience is hilarious. The dude endured 15 years in prison lmfao.
9 year old being subjected to sexual intercourse is a 'non-issue'
May I recommend that everyone in this comments section read a book called “a course in miracles“ It is about this very topic ie this hellish world but offers a way out.
If things are so bleak and horrible why do these existential angst thinkers feel the need to publish their diatribes and share their disgust with the world..he needed to watch Lawrence Welk or Dolly Parton..life is bleak..but not quite that bleak...
Overrated are only some of those who read it 😂
It is just Jerry Spring RUZZIA style - NOTHING great about the book. Guy pretend to be RICH to FUN whores - whores discover he is a fake and leave for BAD RICH BOY gets killed the rest is JUST minuta
Jesus miracles and events "foretold" in the OT were later mostly written into the Christian texts to fit the "prophecies".
Thumb down, you did not understand much of this perfect novel.
It's not all bad.... You have chocolate, good movies, music, beautiful flowers, scenic nature, and fine dining.
Wow, a kid who looks like the bottom in a gay porn reviews a book about dying by a *dying man* old enough to be his grandfather. Thanks YT algo, I hope my thumbs down means you have to work an extra shift at Wendy's you little f word.
the idiot is the video creator...everything he says he obviously didn't understood what it was about 😂 read more before say something dog
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The moment you say its a dark comedy, and since then the way your narration has the grin, i love it i heavily consider this one great tool to increase your dark comedy on murder and on new american shows or whatever like you are given the classic language to explain something so ahead of time
It is like you watched something entirety different to most people. And it WAS really obvious! Thay was part of the intrigue, watching people interact with the killer. Im confused also by what you seem to think about the mother Adora and her actions.
With Ligotti I get exactly the same impression I get with people like Schopenhauer and Nietzsche. You have these very intelligent, very well read guys who are utterly convinced of their intelligence and insight, yet they are also withdrawn, uncharismatic and, quite honestly, not the pretties dolls in the dollhouse, so they have no idea what a pair of female tits feel like in their hands, so... life is meaningless, man.
Ms. Iris Chang not only intended to expose the facts of the Japanese massacre and seek justice for the victims in Nanjing in 1937. What's more, she wanted to arouse readers' reflections on the abuse of power and the evil of mankind. Such atrocities are still happening on a small scale all over the world. Her other works also showed concern for Chinese immigrants in the United States or American prisoners in the Bataan Death March. What she cared about was how we could safeguard the bottom line of humanity.
The premise of this piece is not outdated given the current Gaza Genocide
An abomination. That is what lslam is
Reality hits you when you wake up. This book tells us,how,those who don’t have anything,will cling to anything. My takeaway;we ought to look for good friends than the best of lovers.
It took you more than 6 minutes to go to the book itself! If you had talk more directly, rather than beating around the bush, it would have been easier for the viewers to concentrate.
Maybe you should just uninstall Tik-Tok?
Be fruitful and multiply was said by the Demiurge. Without slaves being born, the entire matrix would fall apart.
The sub plots are absolutely necessary because it shows how the characters live out their values, and how those values fair in real life. The main ideas can be seen from how the characters fair in their own unique subplots. The discussions are simply a set up for how the characters act in their sub plots. In Crime and Punishment there is one character who's philosophy is discussed and then show in the real world. In Brothers Karamazov, there is 3 if not 4 characters who all have philosophies that need to be examined in the real world, thus there are the sub plots to show how these ideas fair.
Crime and Punishment, as I see it, is a study of a self-centered life vs a God-centered life. One is hell and death, the other is saved life. And it is also the study of a certain type of person who has to follow sin to its ultimate destination in order to have no other place to go but to God. That type of person is under the delusion of self-sufficiency. FYI, the first half of it will induce insane nightmares, while the end of it has the power to restore your faith if you're open to it.
Really beautifully written. I absolutely agree with your reading. That is a theme of Dostoyevsky that I particularly appreciate.
"if only you were him" my bro got played hard...
Currently on my second attempt to read this book. On the first attempt I got about 10% of the way through, and now 25% on my second attempt. I'm glad I've gone back to it but it hasn't really properly hooked me yet
Just persevere! For me as I say here, it took a little while to really get into it. Good luck… and enjoy (hopefully)!
Just finished it! Really enjoyed it, once I got into it. The dialogue is fantastic
Interesting, i forgot about the role of God in this book
If the version in the video, the Everyman Library edition, was the one you read then I really think you should give the Count of Monte Cristo another go with the Robin Buss translation from Penguin. The Everyman Library edition used a version of the 1846 Chapman-Hall translation and those Victorian editors were notorious for removing things which clashed with their sensibilities. Their version was edited by Peter Washington but as far as i am aware he only edited it to tighten up the language a bit he didn't restore anything in which the Victorian editors had already taken out. I really loved the Count of Monte Cristo and i am actually currently reading it again for a third time and the Robin Buss translation really is the best one. It almost feels like an entirely different book compared to the other versions I've read.
you can prevent the chaos, and let the non existent be eternally blessed by the non existence, by not reproducing
M are so evil