From this week: ‘MOSCOW – An argument in southern Russia over philosopher Immanuel Kant, the author of “Critique of Pure Reason,” devolved into pure mayhem when one debater shot the other.’ But note this from 2009: So in preparation for your next philosophy conference in Russia, be sure to sharpen your arguments — as well […]
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My 38-minute overview of Montessori education, excerpted from my lecture on Objectivism, which is part of my Philosophy of Education course. Maria Montessori (1870–1952) was an Italian educator and theorist whose system of “scientific pedagogy” led to the development of Montessori schools worldwide. More Montessori information and recommendations at my Montessori Education page. * Please
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Part 5 of the audiobook version of my Nietzsche and the Nazis: A Personal View. Part 5. Nietzsche’s Life and Influence [mp3] [YouTube] [46 minutes] 21. Who was Friedrich Nietzsche? [mp3] [YouTube] 22. God is dead [mp3] [YouTube] 23. Nihilism’s symptoms [mp3] [YouTube] 24. Masters and slaves [mp3] [YouTube] 25. The origin of slave morality
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In “Philosophy and a Century of War,” I left the Soviet Union out of my discussion of World War II, for reasons not clear or convincing to everyone. So let me lay out my thought process. I started with a semi-complete list of the belligerents on both sides. It looks like this: From outside perspective,
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“History is philosophy teaching by example,” said Bolingbroke. Philosophy has a reputation for being abstract, which it is. Philosophy also has a reputation for being impractical or pointless, which it certainly is not. Here is my nine-minute explanation for why philosophy is life or death. (Much thanks to Christopher Vaughan for his fine video and
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Part 4 of the audiobook version of my Nietzsche and the Nazis: A Personal View. Part 4. The Nazis in Power [mp3] [YouTube] [44 minutes] 13. Political controls [mp3] [YouTube] 14. Education [mp3] [YouTube] 15. Censorship [mp3] [YouTube] 16. Eugenics [mp3] [YouTube] 17. Economic controls [mp3] [YouTube] 18. Militarization [mp3] [YouTube] 19. The Holocaust [mp3]
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Part 3 of the audiobook version of my Nietzsche and the Nazis: A Personal View. Part 3. National Socialist Philosophy [mp3] [YouTube] [19 minutes] 6. The Nazi Party Program [mp3] [YouTube] 7. Collectivism, not individualism [mp3] [YouTube] 8. Economic socialism, not capitalism [mp3] [YouTube] 9. Nationalism, not internationalism or cosmopolitanism [mp3] [YouTube] 10. Authoritarianism, not
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Nietzsche and the Nazis: A Personal View was first produced as a documentary in 2006. The book version was published in 2010. A Polish translation is forthcoming in 2014. We are releasing an audiobook version serially. To begin, here are Parts 1 and 2. Part 1. Introduction: Philosophy and History [mp3] [YouTube] [5 minutes] 1.
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