Can Religion Save Society?

Beginning with the Presocratics

In this lecture we introduce the Presocratics, discover why they deserve our attention, and investigate the difference between mythology and philosophy. For more lectures visit www.academyofideas.com --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Wealth Inequality: The Merits and the Pitfalls

Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2016/10/wealth-inequality/ In this video we will examine two types of equality that are promoted in contemporary society, namely economic equality, which is the call for decreasing the wealth disparity between the rich and poor, and equality before the law. --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Nietzsche and Morality: The Higher Man and The Herd

Access 40+ membership videos (more added each month) ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ [http://academyofideas.com/members/] **Join via Paypal or Credit Card** ============================================ In this video we investigate Nietzsche's views on morality by contrasting the higher man and the herd. We investigate how a herd morality develops, and the threat it poses to the existence of great individuals (higher human beings). We conclude by examining the existence of herd morality in the modern world. ============================================ Sign up for our mailing list: http://academyofideas.com/newsletter/ [http://academyofideas.com/newsletter/] Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2017/01/nietzsche-and-morality [http://academyofideas.com/2017/01/nietzsche-and-morality] ============================================ Recommended Reading: On the Genealogy of Morality - Friedrich Nietzsche - http://amzn.to/2k9QB8F [http://amzn.to/2k9QB8F] (affiliate link) Beyond Good and Evil - Friedrich Nietzsche - http://amzn.to/2kLg4Zd [http://amzn.to/2kLg4Zd] (affiliate link) Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is - Friedrich Nietzsche - http://amzn.to/2kNkQBs [http://amzn.to/2kNkQBs] (affiliate link) Nietzsche and Morality - Brian Leiter - http://amzn.to/2kLN2cd [http://amzn.to/2kLN2cd] (affiliate link) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Fabric of Creativity and The Courage to Create

In this video we explore the nature of creativity, the idea that creative insights emerge from the unconscious mind, and look at ways to stimulate creativity. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Courage to Create by Rollo May - http://amzn.to/1TGJmRp (affiliate link) The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - http://amzn.to/1sRDagZ (affiliate link) Mastery by Robert Greene - http://amzn.to/1sRD49k (affiliate link) Higher Creativity: Liberating the Unconscious for Breakthrough Insights by Willis Harman - http://amzn.to/1WWHOqC Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2016/05/the-nature-of-creativity-and-the-courage-to-create/ =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why Politicians Promote Woke Morality

This is a clip from our latest membership video: How Weakness Corrupts - Social Justice, Equality, and Woke Morality . Access this video and 71+ more, become a Supporting Member! – academyofideas.com/members Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]