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YOUTUBE CHANNELS
https://www.youtube.com/user/WirelessPhilosophy
At Wireless Philosophy, you can learn about Philosophy with professors from Yale, Stanford, Oxford, MIT, and more! 130+ animated videos. It is an official Khan Academy Partner. Their mission is to introduce people to the practice of philosophy by making videos that are freely available and accessible to those with no background on the subject. All of their content is easily digestible and entertaining!
https://www.youtube.com/c/GreatBigStory
Great Big Story is a personal favourite channel of mine—now often forgotten since it stopped publishing in 2020 due to COVID (but they started again!) Following stories around the globe, many of which will be lost if not recorded by this channel, you can get a taste of all different walks of life and glean a new appreciation for the so many amazing livelihoods we share a planet with.
https://www.youtube.com/@YesTheory
Yes Theory's philosophy is a simple one—to seek discomfort. By saying "yes" to all opportunities that come across your path no matter how crazy and wild they are, or how embarrassed they make you feel, life's greatest moments and deepest connections exist outside your comfort zone.
https://www.youtube.com/c/Sisyphus55
Crude animations paired with profound concepts narrated by a random, ranting guy. And yet, I am sure that at least one of the videos on this channel will touch you deeply and leave you thinking as they always do with me.
https://www.youtube.com/@adultswim
Adult Swim speaks for itself. A prime time and late night programming block broadcast by the American basic cable channel Cartoon Network, the block features stylistically varied animated and live-action series targeting a young adult audience, including original programming, syndicated series, and short films with generally minimal or no editing for content. Do me a favour and watch all the Off the Air videos, especially if you're a psychedelics enthusiast.
https://www.youtube.com/c/InsertPhilosophyHere
Created by a PhD philosophy professor specializing in social philosophy and personal identity, Insert Philosophy Here believes in a simple thesis—the world needs more philosophy, and we all need to engage in the world with a more philosophical attitude. This channel adds philosophical depth to anything and everything. No clickbait, gimmicks or games, InsertPhilosophyHere only attempts to make philosophy real for real people in real life.
https://www.youtube.com/c/inanutshell
Kurzgesagt takes a break from the scientific to get a little philosophical. With most of their subject matter touching on the rise of the machines or Earth-destroying Gamma-Ray bursts, their videos tend to cause existential dread. In an attempt to create something a little less depressing, Kurzgesagt touch on their own philosophy on life — Optimistic Nihilism.
https://www.youtube.com/c/LessonsfromtheScreenplay
A more informed audience raises the bar for storytelling. Examining the techniques used to tell great stories makes your own writing better and your appreciation for the stories deeper. This is the goal of Lessons from the Screenplay—analyzing movie scripts and films to examine exactly how and why they are so good at telling their stories. Part educational series and part love letter to awesome films, Lessons from the Screenplay aims to be a fun way to learn more about your favorite films and help us all become better storytellers.
https://www.youtube.com/c/PursuitofWonder
Content that makes you curious, inspired, and feel good. Pursuit of Wonder is exactly what you think it is—ithe channel allows those feeling of curiosity and/or appreciation inspired by something that is beautiful or unfamiliar delve into whatever they like in an attempt to create that feeling. They cover a wide range of topics related to philosophy, science, literature, emotional and social well-being, and more using a variety of formats like video essays, short stories, guided experiences, and much more.
https://www.youtube.com/@CarneadesOfCyrene
"ΕΝ ΟΙΔΑ ΟΤΙ ΟΥΔΕΝ ΟΙΔΑ"
"All I know is that I know nothing"
Carneades of Cyrene believes that in the modern gladiatorial arena of argumentation, too often the victor is the loudest voice, not the strongest argument. People choose the views that live and die on the basis of their heart, their fears, or their pain, but rarely do they include their head. This account attempts to journey back across the Mediterranean to a land of logos and arete. If you share this sentiment, watch, learn, and visit: Carneades.org.
FUN STUFF.
https://existentialcomics.com/
A new, existential comic every day. Go support. Each one has some philosophical references, and an attached blurb on the site explaining the context and joke.
In this case, This is a parody of Peter Singer's Drowning Child thought experiment, featured in his essay "Living High and Letting Die" which was coincidentally one of our recommended texts of the week! He asks us to imagine someone who sees a child drowning and doesn't help them because they can't be bothered. He claims there is no logical difference between a child drowning 10 yards away, and one starving on the other side of the world, so we are equally obligated to help both. This is to build his argument on what people of high economic class or those living in high economic countries should ethically be doing to help those who do not have the same privileges.
The argument given by the bystanders that he is old and no longer working, and therefore a drain on society, is similar to his arguments that we should perhaps euthanize severely disabled people (via abortion), because the resources spent to care for them could be spent to help many more people, which causes more global good.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01f0vzr
In Our Time is a live BBC radio discussion series and podcast exploring a wide variety of historical topics, presented by Melvyn Bragg, since 15 October 1998. It is one of BBC Radio 4's most successful discussion programmes, acknowledged to have "transformed the landscape for serious ideas at peak listening time". A gem of resources and information, it's the perfect place to go if you are wanting to stimulate a fuzzy brain.
https://partiallyexaminedlife.com/
One of the most popular philosophy podcasts ever, The Partially Examined Life is led by 4 bros who decided philosophy wasn't the path for them but still enjoy discussing it. Dedicated to making their content accessible, every episode is easy to listen to and filled with information. They have over 300 episodes, each around an hour, and are definitely worth checking out.
ACADEMIC RESOURCES
https://www.rep.routledge.com/
The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online (REP Online) is the largest and most comprehensive resource available for all those involved in the study of philosophy. It is a trusted source of quality information, providing access to over 2,800 articles that have been edited for level and consistency by a team of renowned subject experts.
Regularly updated with new and revised articles it is the ideal entry point for further discovery and research, clearly organised and with over 25,000 cross-references linking themes, concepts and philosophers. It is also an ideal reference source for those in subjects related to philosophy, such as politics, psychology, economics, anthropology, religion and literature.
Etymologies are not definitions; they're explanations of what our words meant 600 or 2,000 years ago. Think of it as looking at pictures of your friends' parents when they were your age. People will continue to use words as they will, finding wider meanings for old words and coining new ones to fit new situations. In fact, this list is a testimony to that process.
These are histories of words only, not things or ideas. The modern word for something might have replaced old, forgotten words for the same object or concept.
THE place to go to for information on pretty much all philosophical concepts. SEP has nearly 1600 entries online and is consistently maintained and kept up-to-date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries and substantive updates are refereed by the members of a distinguished Editorial Board before they are made public. Consequently, its dynamic reference work maintains academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research. A gem.
https://historyofphilosophy.net/
Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy at the LMU in Munich and at King's College London, takes listeners through the history of philosophy, "without any gaps." The series looks at the ideas, lives and historical context of the major philosophers as well as the lesser-known figures of the tradition.
The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy was founded in 1995 to provide open access to detailed, scholarly, peer-reviewed information on key topics and philosophers in all areas of philosophy. The Encyclopedia receives no funding, and it operates through the volunteer work of the editors, authors, volunteers, and technical advisers.
This premier bibliographic database is designed to help researchers easily find publications of interest in the field of philosophy. Serving philosophers worldwide, it contains over 650,000 records from publications that date back to 1902 and originate from 139 countries in 37 languages. It is published by the Philosopher’s Information Center, a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to serving the global philosophical community. The most important contribution of the center is the publication of philosophy’s preeminent reference resource, The Philosophers Index. The Philosophers Index has remained the world’s most authoritative and comprehensive bibliography in philosophy for 50 years.
http://www.ditext.com/encyc/frame.html
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