PHILOSOPHY - Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer was deeply influenced by Buddhist thought and is in many ways the West's answer to it: he too tells us to reign in our desires and adopt a ...
The School of Life
The Case For Andy Warhol | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
Pre-order our book YOU ARE AN ARTIST (which includes new assignments!) here: http://bit.ly/2kplj2h You've heard his name. You've seen the Campbell's Soup ...
The Art Assignment
Art and Empathy
Empathy is a term we hear a lot, but what does it mean and how does it work? Looking back through art history, we find many moments when art has allowed us ...
The Art Assignment
PHILOSOPHY - Nietzsche
Nietzsche believed that the central task of philosophy was to teach us to 'become who we are'. You can find out more about him and other great thinkers in our ...
The School of Life
How to use rhetoric to get what you want - Camille A. Langston
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-use-rhetoric-to-get-what-you-want-camille-a-langston How do you get what you want, using just your words?
TED-Ed
How artists explore identity | Modern Art & Ideas
In this short film, see how artists Frida Kahlo, Glenn Ligon, and Andy Warhol investigate and express ideas about identity in their work. Subscribe for our latest ...
The Museum of Modern Art
Midnight in Paris - Consolation Through Art
In this video essay, I explore how the film "Midnight in Paris" perfectly depicts how art consuls the human heart, and why that is so important. "Art is the most ...
Josh Keefe
How to write philosophy essays
This video is targeted towards people who are new to writing a philosophy paper, primarily those coming to philosophy for the first time from other academic ...
Thomas Corbin
Teaching art or teaching to think like an artist? | Cindy Foley | TEDxColumbus
What is the purpose and value of Art education in the 21st Century? Foley makes the case the Art's critical value is to develop learners that think like Artists which ...
TEDx Talks
Optimistic Nihilism
The philosophy of Kurzgesagt. OUR CHANNELS ·························· German Channel: https://kgs.link/youtubeDE Spanish Channel: ...
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Language & Meaning: Crash Course Philosophy #26
Today we start our unit on language with a discussion of meaning and how we assign and understand meaning. We'll cover sense and reference, beetles in ...
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Annihilation — The Art of Self-Destruction
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Lessons from the Screenplay
Existentialism: Crash Course Philosophy #16
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 ...
CrashCourse
What “Machiavellian” really means - Pazit Cahlon and Alex Gendler
Download a free audiobook version of "The Art of War" and support TED-Ed's nonprofit mission: https://www.audible.com/ted-ed Check out our full book ...
TED-Ed
Is graffiti art? Or vandalism? - Kelly Wall
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-brief-history-of-graffiti-kelly-wall Spray-painted subway cars, tagged bridges, mural-covered walls – graffiti pops up ...
TED-Ed
The philosophy of Stoicism - Massimo Pigliucci
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-philosophy-of-stoicism-massimo-pigliucci What is the best life we can live? How can we cope with whatever the ...
TED-Ed
Be humble -- and other lessons from the philosophy of water | Raymond Tang
How do we find fulfillment in a world that's constantly changing? Raymond Tang struggled with this question until he came across the ancient Chinese ...
TED
Non-Human Animals: Crash Course Philosophy #42
Today we are taking all the things we have learned this year about doing philosophy and applying that to moral considerations regarding non-human animals.
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My philosophy for a happy life | Sam Berns | TEDxMidAtlantic
Never miss a talk! SUBSCRIBE to the TEDx channel: http://bit.ly/1FAg8hB Just before his passing on January 10, 2014, Sam Berns was a Junior at Foxboro High ...
TEDx Talks
How to Read Books and Write Essays (In Florence!)
New semester, new assignments — and that means essays. In this video, Blue takes a minute out of his super awesome and mega cool vacation to dish out ...
Overly Sarcastic Productions
PHILOSOPHY - Albert Camus
The only real question of philosophy is whether or not we should commit suicide, said Albert Camus. His thought was constantly rich and provocative (and he ...
The School of Life
Plato’s best (and worst) ideas - Wisecrack
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/plato-s-best-and-worst-ideas-wisecrack Check out Wisecrack's YouTube channel here: https://goo.gl/A5vb5K Few ...
TED-Ed
The Egg - A Short Story
The Egg Story by Andy Weir Animated by Kurzgesagt A Big Thanks to Andy Weir for allowing us to use his story. The original was released here: ...
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
The Nerdwriter Is Creating Video Essays
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Victor Hugo and You: The Art of Spiritual Splendor by Shoshana Milgram
Hugo was a giant. He created brilliantly Romantic novels, poetry and plays, and he did so with dedicated purpose: "Everything in a work of art is an act of will.
Ayn Rand Institute
PHILOSOPHY - Plato
Plato was one of the world's earliest and possibly greatest philosophers. He matters because of his devotion to making humanity more fulfilled. For books from ...
The School of Life
Papers & Essays: Crash Course Study Skills #9
Writing research papers is an essential skill in your career as a student, and this week we're going to help you do that like a pro. From figuring out where to begin ...
CrashCourse
Natural Law Theory: Crash Course Philosophy #34
Our exploration of ethical theories continues with another theistic answer to the grounding problem: natural law theory. Thomas Aquinas's version of this theory ...
CrashCourse
Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 01 "THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER"
To register for the 2015 course, visit https://www.edx.org/course/justice-harvardx-er22-1x-0. PART ONE: THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER If you had to choose ...
Harvard University
What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-a-hero-matthew-winkler What trials unite not only Harry Potter or Frodo Baggins but many of literature's ...
TED-Ed
The myth of Sisyphus - Alex Gendler
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Ex Machina — The Control of Information
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Lessons from the Screenplay
TED's secret to great public speaking | Chris Anderson
There's no single formula for a great talk, but there is a secret ingredient that all the best ones have in common. TED Curator Chris Anderson shares this secret ...
TED
PHILOSOPHY - Baruch Spinoza
Spinoza tried to replace the bible with a scientifically-based ethical system. He succeeded in theory – but not in practice. Please subscribe here: ...
The School of Life
Good Will Hunting — The Psychology of Character
Get 2 months of Skillshare for free by going to: https://skl.sh/lfts9 Listen to our podcast episode where we dive deeper into Good Will Hunting: ...
Lessons from the Screenplay
PSYCHOTHERAPY - Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud, the inventor of psychoanalysis, appreciated the many ways in which our minds are troubled and anxious. It isn't us in particular: it's the human ...
The School of Life
The Best Essays on Literature, History, Fine Arts, Theater, Music, and World Affairs (2007)
The New Criterion is a New York-based monthly literary magazine and journal of artistic and cultural criticism, edited by Roger Kimball (editor and publisher) ...
The Film Archives
The Speech that Made Obama President
In 2004, a one-term senator from Illinois took the stage to deliver the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention in Boston. By the time Barack ...
THNKR
Writing The Horizon: Recent Essays on Contemporary Cuban Art
This symposium, Writing the Horizon, presented research by three scholars who were each commissioned to write essays for the catalogue of the exhibition On ...
Pérez Art Museum Miami
Titan of terror: the dark imagination of H.P. Lovecraft - Silvia Moreno-García
Dive into the stories of horror savant H.P. Lovecraft, whose fantastical tales, such as “The Call of Cthulhu,” created a new era of Gothic horror. -- Arcane books of ...
TED-Ed
Ancient Mesopotamia 101 | National Geographic
Ancient Mesopotamia proved that fertile land and the knowledge to cultivate it was a fortuitous recipe for wealth and civilization. Learn how this "land between ...
National Geographic
Karl Marx & Conflict Theory: Crash Course Sociology #6
Today we'll continue to explore sociology's founding theorists with a look at Karl Marx and his idea of historical materialism. We'll discuss modes of production, ...
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