Philosophy
Philosophy in different ages has been called the queen of the sciences. thinking about thinking, or simply the love of wisdom. Here is a world index of philosophers Here we'll mainly treat it as critical thinking about schools and systems of ideas in a rational and inquiring way that widens our horizons. Most of all, we'll pay attention to Marx's 11th Thesis on Feuerbach: The philosophers hitherto have only interpreted the world in various ways. the point, however, is to change it.
Philosophy of Antonio Gramsci
Seven Short Video Lectures by Eric Hobsbawm. For a 90-minute film on Gramsci's life done in Scotland for television, go HERE
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From May 1968, never previously published in full, Marcuse discusses the student revolts in Paris and Berlin.
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On Practice by Mao Zedong
On the Relation Between Knowledge and Practice, Between Knowing and Doing. Full text, 45 min audio.
Access HereAlain Badiou. What is Philosophy? What Is to Be done?
13 Video Lectures by the widely discussed French 'post-Maoist' mathematician and philosopher. Each lecture is 60-90 minutes long, and can be viewed separately, in batches or in total. FREE DOWNLOAD of 'Time of Riots' HERE
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Eastern Philosophy: A 3-Part Survey
What motivations underline human behaviour. This series examines the genesis of spiritual thought of nations including China, Japan & India. This philosophical journey looks at the doctrines of Confucianism, Shinto, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism and Islam. Part2 and Part 3 are here. Part one below. Each is about 45 minutes
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Philosophy in America, American Philosophers
A 75-minute documentary film, in eight parts, surveying various questions of thought, but in the American grain, by several current American philosophers. For a deeper look at Charles Sanders Pierce as the 'American Aristotle, go HERE.
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Nagarjuna, Sunyata and Quantum Mechanics
A short presentation of Carlo Rovelli, theoretical physicist, on Nagarjuna, the ancient Buddhist master of dialectics.
Sartre: 'Human, All Too Human'
Episode 3 of the BBC series: 'The Road to Freedom' describes the life of the French philosopher, Jean-Paul Sartre. This is when the term existentialism begins to enter the realm of philosophy. The 45 minute documentary shows that Sartre believes it is up to each individual human being to give his or her own life a meaning and a purpose, as well as his connection with Marxism. ACCESS HERE One of Sartre's most widely read early works is 'Existentialism Is a Humanism' Here is a guide for students on the work and its times.