The Impact of Ideas in History

Carl Jung - What are the Archetypes?

In this video we investigate what Carl Jung called archetypes, explaining what they are, how they influence our lives, their relationship to symbols, and their connection to religious experiences. ============================================ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas [https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas] PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas [https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas] Amazon Affiliate Link: http://amzn.to/2kI9BuL [http://amzn.to/2kI9BuL] Sign up for our mailing list: http://academyofideas.com/newsletter/ [http://academyofideas.com/newsletter/] Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2017/02/carl-jung-what-are-archetypes [http://academyofideas.com/2017/02/carl-jung-what-are-archetypes] ============================================ Recommended Reading: The Archetypes and The Collective Unconscious - Carl Jung - http://amzn.to/2kHxK4B [http://amzn.to/2kHxK4B] (affiliate link) The Myth of Meaning in the Work of C. G. Jung - Aniela Jaffe - http://amzn.to/2kuFoyc [http://amzn.to/2kuFoyc] (affiliate link) The Origins and History of Consciousness - Erich Neumann - http://amzn.to/2kuG32E [http://amzn.to/2kuG32E] (affiliate link) Ego and Archetype - Edward Edinger - http://amzn.to/2kQl8KJ [http://amzn.to/2kQl8KJ] (affiliate link) The Creation of Consciousness: Jung's Myth for Modern Man - Edward Edinger - http://amzn.to/2kHGsiW [http://amzn.to/2kHGsiW] (affiliate link) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why Mediocrity is a Mental Illness

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Philosophy as a Lifestyle

In this video we investigate, building on the works of Pierre Hadot, how the ancient philosophers conceived philosophy as a way of life. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: Philosophy as a Way of Life: Pierre Hadot - http://amzn.to/1X21g5u (affiliate link) What is Ancient Philosophy: Pierre Hadot - http://amzn.to/1WR52xJ (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]

How We Entrap Ourselves

Become a Supporting Member (Join us through Paypal or Patreon) Learn More here ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ **Get access to Member videos!** === Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Bitcoin ► 1P6ntukFENP1nvEf4bJNj3tsDEuiSyUFW6 Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas === In this video we’ll explore insights as to why people throughout history, and into the modern day, have acted against their best interests and consented to their enslavement under political ruling classes. === Get the transcript (and find links to the paintings used in the video) ► https://academyofideas.com/2018/03/how-we-enslave-ourselves/ Sign up for our newsletter ► http://academyofideas.com/newsletter/ === Images Credits: stevecutts.com https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/color-photos-from-nazi-germany/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hillary_Clinton_vs._Donald_Trump_-_Caricatures.jpg Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Pessimism of Force

In this video we briefly survey the ideas of some of the famous pessimists of the last few hundred years, and finish by defending a form of pessimism coined a "pessimism of strength" by Friedrich Nietzsche. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit: Joshua Dienstag - http://amzn.to/1WR4WGy (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]