In which John Green teaches you about war! Specifically, John talks about whether humanity is naturally warlike, hard-wired to kill, or if perhaps war is a cultural construct. John will talk about the Hobbes versus Rousseau debate, the...

In the 4th century BCE, a young Diogenes of Sinope was found to be counterfeiting coins. He was stripped of his citizenship, his money, all his possessions and sent into exile. He decided he would live self-sufficiently, close to nature,...

With modern philosophy covered, let's cross over into contemporary philosophy. And let's begin by introducing the continental tradition in this time period. This included philosophers like Husserl, Bergson, Heidegger, and Jaspers. Let's...

Modern philosophy began to approach its final stages in the early 19th century as two important groups began to form. These are the continental and analytic traditions, and these two groups will guide our investigation for the next...

In this video, the author introduces Contentbot_ai, an AI-powered writing assistant that helps with generating content ideas, researching topics, and even writing complete articles. The author demonstrates how to use the tool, including...

Historian David Armitage (Harvard) describes the importance of trying to unpack the various layers of meanings that have accrued to words and concepts over the course of history.

Das, was uns nicht umbringt, macht uns stärker, schrieb Friedrich Nietzsche. In diesem Sprouts-Special in Zusammenarbeit mit Stephen Hicks erforschen wir Nietzsches Einteilung der Welt in Schafe und Wölfe und wie unsere Moral, das, was...

Gott ist tot. Gott bleibt tot. Und wir haben ihn getötet, schrieb Friedrich Nietzsche 1882. Um zu verstehen, was der deutsche Philosoph meinte und was er über den Menschen, die Moral und die Gesellschaft als Ganzes dachte, haben wir mit...

Was, wenn Moral nur eine Fiktion ist, die von der Herde unterlegener Menschen benutzt wird, um die wenigen überlegenen Menschen zurückzuhalten? In diesem letzten Teil unseres Sprouts-Specials mit Stephen Hicks untersuchen wir Nietzsches...

This video discusses Friedrich Nietzsche's famous phrase "God is dead" and its implications on society and morality. The philosopher's critique of religion and socialism is explored, along with his call for individuals to face the world...

As far as science and technology goes, the 21st century is an exciting time to be alive. We are curing more and more diseases. We are developing better and better space travel. Some see these advances as evidence that religion and magic...

This video explores Nietzsche's idea that all of organic nature is divided into sheep and wolves, and how our biological makeup dictates our moral code. It discusses the concern of an inversion of moral values where the traits of...

"Thoroughly researched and cleverly presented, with stunning visuals, Great Art Explained makes you realise that familiarity with a work of art sometimes makes us indifferent to its power" - Forbes Magazine, 9 July 2020

This video explores Nietzsche's explanation for how ethics develop and the consequences for master types living in a world dominated by the morality of a slave. It delves into the origins of slave morality and how it becomes part of a...

In this introduction to Foucault, we consider the relationship between knowledge and power through looking (primarily) at three books by Michel Foucault: Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison, The Order of Things and The History...