Getting to Know Thales, Anaximenes, and Anaximander

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 to Extract Yourself from a Sick Society

Become a Supporting Member, access 56+ membership videos (more added each month) ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ **Join via Paypal or Credit Card or with Bitcoin/Monero** Paypal (One-Time Donations) ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas Get the transcript (and a gallery to the art) ► https://academyofideas.com/2021/09/how-to-escape-from-a-sick-society/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/academyofideas/ Podcast: --- Subscribe to us on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hY2FkZW15b2ZpZGVhcy5jb20vZmVlZC9wb2RjYXN0Lw Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/academy-of-ideas/id1364706343 Subscribe to us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dio7KUNuDHErlMumZtNt6 --- Subscribe on Odysee: https://odysee.com/@academyofideas:3 Intro and Outro music composed by Roberto Cipollina - robertocipollina.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Introduction to Carl Jung - The Psyche, Universal Symbols 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]

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]

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]