Academy of Ideas

Nietzsche and Zapffe: Beauty, Suffering, and Genius Defined

Become a Supporting Member and get access to exclusive videos: https://academyofideas.com/members/ ======== In this video we explore the ideas of Peter Wessel Zapffe and Friedrich Nietzsche, specifically the ideas that individuals utilize repressional mechanisms to protect themselves from the "pain of living", and how art and beauty can be a stimulus to life. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Conspiracy Against the Human Race: Thomas Ligotti - http://amzn.to/1WR3S5v (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Introduction to Carl Jung - The Psyche, Archetypal Patterns and the Collective Unconscious

Become a Supporting Member and get access to exclusive videos: https://academyofideas.com/members/ ======== In the first part of our introduction to Jung (link to part 2 below), we look at Jung’s ideas on the conscious and unconscious realms of the mind, his distinction between the personal and collective unconscious and his theory of archetypes. Watch our 2nd video on Jung here: https://youtu.be/uhAeXyVDDTc ======== Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/academyofideas Get the transcript: here:http://academyofideas.com/2016/01/introduction-to-carl-jung-the-psyche-archetypes-and-the-collective-unconscious/ ======== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Introduction to Carl Jung - Individuation, the Persona, the Dark Side, and the Self

Become a Supporting Member and get access to exclusive videos: https://academyofideas.com/members/ ========================================­­========= In the second part of our introduction to Jung (link to part 1 below) we examine the individuation process, dream analysis, the persona, the shadow, the anima/animus, and the Self. Watch our first video on Jung: https://youtu.be/j0KzUS0b_uc ========================================­­========= Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/academyofideas Get the transcript here: http://academyofideas.com/2016/02/introduction-to-carl-jung-individuation-the-persona-the-shadow-and-the-self/ ========================================­­========= --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Unplanned Order vs. Centralized Control

In this video we examine spontaneous order, or the idea that order emerges in society in a bottom-up manner without the need for top-down centralized control. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge by Matt Ridley - http://amzn.to/1sbj7tf (affiliate link) Intellectuals and Society by Thomas Sowell - http://amzn.to/1OOdUwe (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== Get the transcript: academyofideas.com/2016/03/spontaneous-order-vs-centralized-control/ --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Introduction to Camus: The Absurd, Resistance, and Rebellion

In this video we introduce the thought of Albert Camus, including his ideas on the absurdity of existence, revolt, rebellion, and freedom. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Myth of Sisyphus: Albert Camus - http://amzn.to/1OSEPHm (affiliate link) The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt - http://amzn.to/1X1ZFwj (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]