Why are People so Obedient? - Acquiescence and Conformity

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]

Do we Need God? - The Loss of God and the Decay of Society

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Fear and Behavioral Governance

In this video we examine how fear can be used as a tool to manipulate others, and how those in positions of power, past and present, have effectively used fear to control certain aspects of society. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer - http://amzn.to/1WUNVvI (affiliate link) Feardom: How Politicians Exploit Your Emotions and What You Can Do to Stop Them - http://amzn.to/27T5X4T (affiliate link) =================================================== Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2015/11/fear-and-social-control/ --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Freedom vs. Power - The Individual and the State

Access 49+ membership videos (more added each month) ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ **Join via Paypal or Credit Card** === Get the transcript (and a gallery of the art work) ► https://academyofideas.com/2020/08/freedom-vs-force-the-individual-and-the-state/ === Podcast: Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/academy-of-ideas/id1364706343 Subscribe to us on Spotify! === Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/academyofideas/ === Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Bitcoin ► 1P6ntukFENP1nvEf4bJNj3tsDEuiSyUFW6 Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas === Sign up for our newsletter ► www.academyofideas.com/newsletter/ === Some of the images used in this video are courtesy of https://www.stevecutts.com/ 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]