TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Is life meaningless? And other absurd questions | Nina Medvinskaya
Albert Camus grew up surrounded by violence. His homeland of Algeria was mired in conflict. He lost his father in World War I. Seeing World War II's devastation, Camus grew despondent. What was the meaning behind all this endless...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler
Sisyphus was both a clever ruler who made his city prosperous, and a devious tyrant who seduced his niece and killed visitors to show off his power. While his violation of the sacred hospitality tradition greatly angered the gods, it was...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: The meaning of life according to Simone de Beauvoir - Iseult Gillespie
At the age of 21, Simone de Beauvoir became the youngest person to take the philosophy exams at France’s most esteemed university. But as soon as she mastered the rules of philosophy, she wanted to break them. Her desire to explore the...
Crash Course
Existentialism: Crash Course Philosophy
Now that we’ve left behind the philosophy of religion, it’s time to start exploring what other ways might exist to find meaning in the world. Today we explore essentialism and its response: existentialism. We’ll also learn about...
Professor Dave Explains
Continental Philosophy Part 2: The Frankfurt School
Pivoting back to continental philosophy, we must discuss a very important movement in this tradition, and that is the Frankfurt School. This group utilized the ideas of Marx and Freud to advance the field, led by figures like Max...
Curated Video
Hamlet 3.1 What the Critics Say (89) - To Be or Not to Be
This video delves into the profound complexities of Hamlet's famous "To be, or not to be" soliloquy from Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's "Hamlet." It explores the ongoing debate among scholars about the underlying meanings of the speech,...
Curated Video
What is Existential Anxiety?
Do you sometimes feel like life is meaningless? That everything you do doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things? If so, you might be experiencing existential anxiety. In this video, I'll explain what existential anxiety is,...
The Telegraph
Dr Jordan Peterson discuss moral crisis radicalisation
When society forgets its moral values nihilism and terror reign. The internationally best-selling author and clinical psychologist Dr Jordan Peterson joins Steven Edginton to discuss the moral crisis facing the West, how people become...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Lewis R. Gordon - Being Human as a Relationship
Lewis R. Gordon is an Afro-Jewish philosopher, political thinker, educator, and musician (drums, other percussive instruments, and piano), who was born on the island of Jamaica and grew up in the Bronx, New York, where he attended...
TED-Ed
The Meaning of Life According to Simone de Beauvoir
Meet Simone de Beauvoir, teacher, writer, feminist. Perhaps best known as an existential philosopher, her views on what it means to be a woman upended the post World War II intellectual theatre.
Macat
An Introduction to Soren Kierkegaard’s Sickness Unto Death
How can despair be hopeful? Introduce young philosophers to the ideas of Danish Soren Kierkegaard with a video from a philosophy video playlist.
The School of Life
Philosophy - Albert Camus
If life is meaningless, why should we endure? This question is at the heart of The School of Life "Philosophy" episode on Albert Camus. Viewers are introduced to the life, major works, and central ideas of the famous French...
Crash Course
War and Human Nature: Crash Course World History 204
Is aggression part of human nature? What about warfare? Crash Course World History takes high schoolers through the anthropological perspective of war, as well as the philosophical and biological points of view, and explores whether or...
The School of Life
Sartre on: Bad Faith
According to existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, individuals engage in bad faith, and they lie to themselves in order to spare themselves from short term pain. A short film explores the problem of mauvaise foi (bad faith),...
The School of Life
Philosophy - Sartre
What does it mean to be free? Is freedom possible? What are is joy and anguish associated with freedom? A fascinating video details Jean-Paul Sartre's key ideas and insights about freedom.
The School of Life
Philosophy - Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal's pessimism makes way for his readers' optimism, with his famous contemplative work, Pensées. High schoolers watch a short video that summarizes the historical philosopher's worldview and most popular aphorisms.
Macat
An Introduction to Friedrich Nietzsche’s Beyond Good and Evil
Is God is dead? Is there no absolute truth? Do different societies have different concepts of good and evil? Introduce the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche with a short video analysis of Nietzsche's Beyond Good and Evil.
Macat
An Introduction to Soren Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling
Talk about faith and trust. Imagine Abraham's faith and trust when God directed him to sacrifice his son Isaac. In his Fear and Trembling, Soren Kierkegaard uses the Biblical story of Abraham to talk about faith and the seeming conflict...
Macat
An Introduction to Henry David Thoreau’s Civil Disobedience
What is right isn't always lawful — and what is lawful isn't always right. Such is the argument of Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience, which contends that it is the duty of the citizen to disobey the authority of the...
BBC
Bbc Radio 4: In Our Time: Jean Paul Sartre
Audio of the BBC Radio 4 program "In Our Time." This forty-three minute episode discusses Jean-Paul Sartre. Experts discuss his life, his work, and his impact on philosophy. Listening requires RealPlayer.