Heraclitus: An Introduction

Nietzsche and Zapffe: Beauty, Suffering, and Genius's Nature

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]

How Civil Disobedience Upholds Freedom and Thwarts Tyranny

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1984 vs Brave New World - How Freedom Dies

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Introduction to the Scientific Breakthrough

In this lecture we overview the general characteristics of the Scientific Revolution and look at how science changed during this period. We also discuss the famous historian Herbert Butterfield's influential views on the impact of the Scientific Revolution. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Scientific Revolution: A Very Short Introduction - http://amzn.to/1TLtiPK (affiliate link) The Beginnings of Western Science - http://amzn.to/1U9cjmi (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]

The Nocebo Effect - The Mind and Chronic Disease

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