The Philosophy Teaching Library
The Philosophy Teaching Library A collection of introductory primary texts Explore here [...] Read more
Category: Philosophy
Quite literally, the term "philosophy" means, "love of wisdom." In a broad sense, philosophy is an activity people undertake when they seek to understand fundamental truths about themselves, the world in which they live, and their relationships to the world and to each other.
Hannah Arendt (1964) - What Remains? (Full Interview w/ Günter Gaus)
An interview with Hannah Arendt about her life and work in 1964 with Günter Gaus. This is a version of a re-upload. The translation is my own, but parts also come from the published version by Joan [...] Read more
Jeremy Lent: The Web of Meaning
Jeremy Lent: The Web of Meaning Jeremy Lent returns to The Commonwealth Club to discuss the ideas in his new book, which weaves together the latest scientific findings with age-old philosophical [...] Read more
The Self Under Siege - Rick Roderick
The Self Under Siege - Rick Roderick I. The task of creating a life with the "self under siege" to the degree I have argued may seem impossible. At the very least, it calls for what Baudrillard calls [...] Read more
Rick Roderick on Marcuse - One-Dimensional Man
I. Marcuse became a pop figure, the philosopher of the 60s. He expressed a key contradiction in modernity. Modernity is "enlightenment", the end of myth and dogma, the power of reason; but it is also [...] Read more
Rick Roderick on Baudrillard
I. The task of creating a life with the "self under siege" to the degree I have argued may seem impossible. At the very least, it calls for what Baudrillard calls "fatal strategies". So I begin this [...] Read more
Simulacra Explained: Jean Baudrillard's Theory of Simulation
We live in a world saturated with images, representations, and simulations. But what happens when these copies and imitations become more real to us than the original? This is the essence of the [...] Read more
Chomsky on Human Nature (1994)
A few clips of Noam Chomsky discussing language, freedom, and Marx. This comes from a 1994 interview from the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation. [...] Read more
The Logical Structure of Human Civilization (John Searle)
The distinctive features of human civilization, as opposed to animal societies, are such things as money, property, marriage, government, etc. These are created and partly constituted by linguistic [...] Read more