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- "The Origin of Consciousness – How Unaware Things Became Aware." Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Youtube. [9:40]
Sources and link to book by Rupert Glasgow:
https://sites.google.com/view/sources... Consciousness is perhaps the
biggest riddle in nature. In the first part of this three part video
series, we explore the origins of consciousness and take a closer look
on how unaware things became aware. This video was made possible by a
grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. March 17, 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6u0VBqNBQ8
- "What Are You?" Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Youtube. [6:27] What Are You? So. Are you your body? And if so, how exactly does this work? Lets explore lots of confusing questions. This video is part of a collaboration with CGPGrey. Check out his video here: http://bit.ly/1sphjx2. May 31, 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQVmkDUkZT4
- "A Selfish Argument for Making the World a Better Place – Egoistic Altruism." Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Youtube. [7:14] Why should you care about the well-being of people half a globe away? March 18, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvskMHn0sqQ
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- "The Absurd Ways of Camus." Shreemoynee Sarkar, Medium.com. In what can easily be the most legendary opening in modern literature, Camus sets the tone for the entire novel — cool and detached, in which the protagonist, Meursault, talks to the readers. Meursault is born in Algeria and he personifies what French philosopher Émile Durkheim describes as Anomie — a listless, callous, affectless condition in which the person progresses into the inability to unify himself with social norms or share his sympathies with others. April 4, 2020. https://medium.com/lotus-fruit/the-absurd-ways-of-camus-a48212320818
- "An Absurd Reasoning: Philosophical Suicide: The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus." Absurdity derives from the comparison or juxtaposition of two incompatible ideas. For instance, we would say "that's absurd" if someone suggested that a perfectly honest and virtuous man secretly lusts for his sister. We would be juxtaposing the two incompatible ideas of the virtuous man on the one hand and the man with the incestuous lust on the other hand. The concept of the absurd as Camus has been discussing it also consists of such juxtaposition. We are faced on one hand with man, who wants to find reason and unity in the universe, and on the other hand with the universe, that provides him with nothing but mute and meaningless phenomena. As such, the absurd does not exist either in man or in the universe, but in the confrontation between the two. We are only faced with the absurd when we take both our need for answers and the world's silence together. Acessed July 5, 2021. https://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/sisyphus/section3/
- "The Absurd Courage of Choosing to Live." Jennifer Michael Hecht, Onbeing.org. Camus opens “An Absurd Reasoning,” the first essay in his collection The Myth of Sisyphus, with these words:“There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide. Judging whether life is or is not worth living amounts to answering the fundamental question of philosophy. All the rest — whether or not the world has three dimensions, whether the mind has nine or twelve categories — comes afterwards. These are games; one must first answer.”He makes the seriousness of the question clear by essentially threatening to think through the problem, come to an answer, and then carry out that answer, even if it means to die. With a fierce wit he judges that his subject is urgent compared with other questions of philosophy, writing, “I have never seen anyone die for the ontological argument.” September 27, 2016. https://onbeing.org/blog/the-absurd-courage-of-choosing-to-live/
- "Revolt, Freedom, Passion." Jon Awbrey, Inquirytoinquiry.com. "Thus I draw from the absurd three consequences, which are my revolt, my freedom, and my passion. By the mere activity of consciousness I transform into a rule of life what was an invitation to death — and I refuse suicide. I know, to be sure, the dull resonance that vibrates throughout these days. Yet I have but a word to say: that it is necessary. When Nietzsche writes: “It clearly seems that the chief thing in heaven and on earth is to obey at length and in a single direction: in the long run there results something for which it is worth the trouble of living on this earth as, for example, virtue, art, music, the dance, reason, the mind — something that transfigures, something delicate, mad, or divine,” he elucidates the rule of a really distinguished code of ethics. But he also points the way of the absurd man. Obeying the flame is both the easiest and the hardest thing to do. However, it is good for man to judge himself occasionally. He is alone in being able to do so." April 23, 2013. https://inquiryintoinquiry.com/2013/04/23/revolt-freedom-passion/
- "Ladder of Escape." Alma Royale, Wordpress.com. 'For the absurd man it is not a matter of explaining and solving, but of experiencing and describing. Everything begins with lucid indifference.' Albert Camus.August 13, 2015. https://ladderofescape.wordpress.com/2015/08/13/lucid-indifference/
- “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” Carl Sagan, Cosmos. Accessed July 6, 2021. https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/32952-if-you-wish-to-make-an-apple-pie-from-scratch
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- "Why Hopelessness Is Hilarious (Rick & Morty, Archer, Gary and His Demons) – Wisecrack Edition." Wisecrack, Youtube. [13:05] You
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- "Bojack Horseman: "The View from Halfway Down" Poem (S6 EP15)." KEKW LULm Youtube. [1:23] February 2, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1_EBSlnDlU
- '"The View from Halfway Down" Explained | Confronting Mortality.' Johnny 2 Cellos, Youtube. [20:15]
The View from Halfway Down is one of the most incredible half hours of
television I've ever seen. It's easily the best episode of BoJack
Horseman Season 6, and arguably of the entire series. In this video I
breakdown all of the bits, pieces, callbacks and references that make it
so incredible, while analyzing the overall message, and what it means
for BoJack Horseman as a character AND as a TV series. February 10,
2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p-1AhQZjPE
- "Optimistic Nihilism." Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Youtube. [6:09] The philosophy of Kurzgesagt. July 26, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBRqu0YOH14
- 'Bojack Horseman: "The View from Halfway Down" Poem (S6 EP15).' KEKW LUL, Youtube. [1:23] February 2, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1_EBSlnDlU
- "Chinese
Monk Who Saved 8,000 Strays Is Dog's Best Friend." The Damage Report,
Youtube. [4:51] Meanwhile in.. China, meet the monk who has saved
8,000
stray dogs. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage
Report. Read more here:
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210622-chinese-monk-who-saved-8-000-strays-is-dog-s-best-friend.
"His bald head glistening with sweat, Zhi Xiang peers into the eyes of a
stray dog whose coat has become matted in heavy rain and says
soothingly: "Let me cut your hair, cutie." The bedraggled pooch is
among scores of dogs hauled off the streets of Shanghai by police and
packed in metal cages in a foul-smelling holding area. More than 20
puppies are also crammed into a yellow plastic crate; one dog is dragged
in while inside a tied bag. But for Zhi's intervention, they will all
be put down in a matter of days. But Zhi is no ordinary animal rescuer:
he is a Buddhist monk and will give these dogs a new life either at his
ancient monastery or at a shelter he runs in the Chinese city. He
already has nearly 8,000 dogs to feed and care for. A few hundred will
eventually be resettled in Europe or North America." June 26, 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqRv2WTYoZ8
- "Why Are You Alive – Life, Energy & ATP." Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Youtube. [11:30] Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources... At this very second, you are on a narrow ledge between life and death. You probably don’t feel it, but there is an incredible amount of activity going on inside you. And this activity can never stop. Picture yourself as a slinky falling down an escalator moving upwards – the falling part represents the self replicating processes of your cells, the escalator represents the laws of physics, driving you forwards. To be alive is to be in motion but never arriving anywhere. If you reach the top of the escalator there is no more falling possible and you are dead forever. Somewhat unsettlingly, the universe wants you to reach the top. How do you avoid that and why are you alive? May 10, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QImCld9YubE
- "The Origin of Consciousness – How Unaware Things Became Aware." Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Youtube. [9:40] Sources and link to book by Rupert Glasgow: https://sites.google.com/view/sources... Consciousness is perhaps the biggest riddle in nature. In the first part of this three part video series, we explore the origins of consciousness and take a closer look on how unaware things became aware. This video was made possible by a grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. March 17, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6u0VBqNBQ8
- "What Is Intelligence? Where Does it Begin?" Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Youtube. [9:45] This video was made possible by a grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. Sources & further reading: https://sites.google.com/view/sources... Humans are proud of a lot of things, from particle accelerators, to poetry to pokemon. All of them made possible because of something humans value extremely highly: intelligence. July 12, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck4RGeoHFko&t
- "Emergence – How Stupid Things Become Smart Together." Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Youtube. [7:30] How can many stupid things combine to form smart things? How can proteins become living cells? How become lots of ants a colony? What is emergence? This video was made possible by a donation by the Templeton World Charity Foundation. A huge thanks to them for their support and help over the last year! November 16, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16W7c0mb-rE
- "Is Reality Real? The Simulation Argument." Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Youtube. [8:45] Watch Part 2 on Vsauce 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d9i_0Ty7Cg. September 21, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlTKTTt47WE
- "Are You In A Simulation?" Vsauce3, Youtube. [7:12] Watch Part 2 on Kurzgesagt: https://youtu.be/tlTKTTt47WE instagram: http://instagr.am/jakerawr twitter: http://twitter.com/vsaucethree facebook: http://facebook.com/vsauce3 Nick Bostrom's Simulation Argument https://www.simulation-argument.com/s... Solipsism and the Problem of Other Minds http://www.iep.utm.edu/solipsis/ Age of Empires 2 footage: https://youtu.be/lSvaKtWzJ_g Civ 6 Footage: https://youtu.be/dBx0KBsI0Jc Elon Musk on Simulation Theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZgBc... Neil deGrasse Tyson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYAG9... Interesting TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chfoo... Building Imaginary Worlds: https://www.amazon.com/Building-Imagi... **CREDITS** Written, directed, hosted, and edited by Jake Roper Cinematography and VFX by Eric Langlay https://www.youtube.com/ericlanglay Sound design by Jay Pellizzi http://jaypellizzi.com/ **VSAUCE** Vsauce1: http://youtube.com/vsauce1 Vsauce2: http://youtube.com/vsauce2 DONG: http://youtube.com/DONG Curiosity Box: curiositybox.com. September 21, 2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d9i_0Ty7Cg
- "Why Beautiful Things Make us Happy – Beauty Explained." Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Youtube. [7:36] It’s
hard to define what makes something beautiful, but we seem to know
beauty when we see it. Why is that and how does beauty affect our
subconscious? This video was a collaboration with the creative agency
Sagmeister & Walsh as a contribution to their upcoming Beauty
exhibition at the MAK Vienna from October 23rd onwards. If you want to
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September 15th. Sources:
https://sites.google.com/view/kgssourcesbeauty/startseite. October 23,
2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O5kNPlUV7w
- "Why Does Rick Need Toxic Rick? – Rick and Morty Season 3 Episode 6 Breakdown – Wisecrack Quick Take." Wisecrack, Youtube. [7:19]
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Ricklaxation. August 31, 2017.
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- "The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler." TED-Ed, Youtube. [4:56] Sisyphus was both a clever ruler who made his city prosperous, and a devious tyrant who seduced his niece and killed visitors to show off his power. While his violation of the sacred hospitality tradition greatly angered the gods, it was Sisyphus’ reckless confidence that proved to be his downfall -- resulting in Zeus condemning him for all eternity. Alex Gendler shares the myth of Sisyphus. Lesson by Alex Gendler, directed by Adriatic Animation. November 13, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4pDUxth5fQ
- "The Myth of Sisyphus | Albert Camus." Eternalised, Youtube. [10:00] The Myth of Sisyphus is a philosophical essay by Albert Camus and is considered as one of the most popular existentialist works of the 20th century. It gave rise to the philosophy of Absurdism, sharing some concepts with Existentialism and Nihilism. The fundamental concern of the book is the notion of the Absurd, which is best described as “the conflict between the human tendency to seek inherent value and meaning in life, and the human inability to find any in a purposeless, meaningless, and irrational universe.” Camus draws from the absurd three consequences: revolt (we must not accept any answer or reconciliation in our struggle), freedom (we are absolutely free to think and behave as we choose), and passion (we must pursue a life of rich and diverse experiences). The Myth of Sisyphus explores the value of life in a world devoid of religious meaning. His work can be seen as a reply to Dostoevsky and Kierkegaard. December 11, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKk4WEs3SyQ
- "7 Life Lessons From Albert Camus (Philosophy of Absurdism)." Philosophies for Life, Youtube. [20:56] In this video we will be talking about 7 Life Lessons From Albert Camus. Albert Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of the “absurd” or “absurdism,” and his philosophy has inspired a lot of people in dealing with the absurdity of life. So with that in mind, here are 7 important lessons that we can learn from Albert Camus - 01. Create your own meaning for life 02. Don’t make happiness a distant goal 03. Don’t be ignorant 04. Be a rebel 05. Spend time with yourself 06. Be flexible 07. Choose Love I hope you enjoyed watching the video and hope these 7 Life Lessons From Albert Camus will add value to your life. Albert Camus is one of the greatest French writers and thinkers. He was a philosopher, an author and a journalist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957 and his most famous works are The Stranger, The Plague, The Myth of Sisyphus, The Fall, and The Rebel. Camus is one of the most representative figures of the philosophy of the “absurd” or “absurdism,” which is a philosophical movement having as its central hypothesis that human beings exist in a purposeless, chaotic universe. Camus considered that absolute freedom must be balanced with absolute justice - too much freedom leads to the situation when the strong suppresses the weak but too much justice kills freedom, and we need to live and let live. As a promoter of the philosophy of the “absurd”, Camus believed that life has no meaning, that the universe simply exists and that it is indifferent to people’s lives. We are like Sisyphus from Greek mythology, forever carrying that heavy rock to the top of the hill, although we know the rock will always fall down and our life's work is meaningless. Our condition might be tragic, but Camus considered that this exact condition hides a blessing in disguise: life does not have a meaning, but we are free to attribute it any meaning we want. His philosophy has inspired a lot of people in dealing with the absurdity of life and even today, his philosophy is extremely relevant. May 28, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Idhb8OVDCM
- 'Albert Camus The Myth of Sisyphus - Is "Absurd Freedom" Completely Absurd?' The Philosophical Life, Youtube. [28:27] ALBERT CAMUS THE MYTH OF SISYPHUS – IS “ABSURD FREEDOM” COMPLETELY ABSURD? // In this video, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of Albert Camus’ “The Myth of Sisyphus.” This will help you think critically about a nihilistic approach to the meaning of life. Consider Sisyphus, condemned by the gods to roll a stone up a hill, only to have the stone fall back down to the bottom again. Endless pointless activity is his punishment for betraying the gods. But, Sisyphus persists. He continues the cycle. Why? Why doesn’t Sisyphus kill himself? Camus thinks Sisyphus knowingly and willingly embraces his fate. This must occur in the moments of awareness Sisyphus is afforded as he returns down the hill to pick up his stone again. As Camus famously says, “All Sisyphus’ silent joy is contained therein. His fate belongs to him. His rock is his thing….One must imagine Sisyphus happy.” What’s the analogy? What makes our life worth living given the absurdity of life? The stone is all of life’s burdens. We try to roll our stone up the hill, only to have that stone come tumbling down, only to have more burdens to hoist up the hill again. When we inevitably die we leave our stone to the next generation. They now hoist it up the hill. This passing of burdens continues. But all the stone rolling will stop someday. As the sun expands and the earth becomes too hot to support life, human stone rolling will cease. What was the point of all that activity? Didn’t it amount to nothing in the end? There is no point. And the sooner we embrace this fate we become, like Sisyphus, an absurd person. We keep rolling our stone. In doing so, we take ownership of our fate. Our stone becomes *our* thing, not a thing we’re hopelessly saddled with by a cold and uncaring universe. We find happiness despite life having no meaning. Is Camus take on the myth of Sisyphus comforting to you? Or do you think his premise about life’ being without meaning is unfounded? Do you think the universe offers clues to the meaning of life? Where is such meaning found? Leave your thoughts in the comments and hit the like button if you found this video helpful. October 19, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1nCoi1hliY
- "Absurdism - (Albert Camus)." Philosophy Vibe, Youtube. [15:07] Join George and John as they discuss and debate different Philosophical ideas, today they will be focusing on the theory of Absurdism. Put forward by the writer Albert Camus, Absurdism is a position that explains the human experience and the absurdity that comes with it. Camus claimed that human beings have an innate desire to find purpose and meaning to life, however we ultimately live in a meaningless Universe. How should deal with the absurd realisation? Camus explains his version of the Absurd Man, the ideal that human beings should strive to be. Watch as George and John explain this position and critically assess Absurdism as a Philosophical thought. The Script to this video is part of the Philosophy Vibe “Existentialism” eBook, available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088QQBXY3. November 18, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR3sK_aNJ-k
- "Camus's Myth of Sisyphus | A History of Philosophy." Intellectgrime, Youtube. [18:27] Ever wondered what "absurdism" is, and how it differs from existentialism? Do you want to know who Albert Camus was and why he was so famous? In this video I share a simplified account of the philosophy of Camus in his book The Myth of Sisyphus, covering the main points of the text. But it doesn't stop there, let's keep the discussion going in the comments! Post-script: I hope you enjoyed the video! I realize now (after the video has already taken multiple hours to upload) that I've misrepresented/ neglected to mention a crucial point of the text which is essentially the point on freedom. ٍِRebellion for Camus entails the freedom to establish a new mindset about the futility of life, as one of unique and valuable existence, (p. 52-55, 63), contradicting my point that "rebellion is our only choice" or that the reasoning is simply "rebel because why not". However, I phrased it that way in the video because I am personally not convinced of this definition of freedom. In my reading of Camus, "rebellion" is not a condition of freedom but one of necessity; if life is absurd and we don't want to avoid it entirely by ending our life, then it's really our only option to keep going. Calling that "rebellion" or absurd freedom is just a turn of phrase that sounds good, especially in the French. If you're interested in reading about different notions of freedom though not necessarily in relation to French philosophy there's a great article by Isiah Berlin called Two Concepts of Liberty I would recommend. If you're interested in reading more about the role of rhetoric and myth in philosophy, I would recommend you read articles written by Grace Whistler. Links to these further readings in the description. References: Albert Camus. The Myth of Sisyphus. (2005). Translated from French by Justin O'Brien. Penguin Great Ideas. London: UK. Further reading: Berlin's article on liberty: http://cactus.dixie.edu/green/B_Readi... Grace Whistler's article on myth in Camus: https://www.academia.edu/37098792/Mut... More articles by Grace Whistler on Philosophy and Literature: https://york.academia.edu/GraceWhistler June 16, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlYMpX4hRhE
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