The Philosophy Forum YouTube channel?
  • _db
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    Just a suggestion.

    I've found that explaining concepts to other people helps solidify the material for myself. I think it would be fun to make philosophy videos and post them on YouTube.

    It might be kind of fun to anticipate new videos from other people on this forum. Sort of like publishing articles but in video format.

    Also, it might help bring in more new people into the forum.
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  • m-theory
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    I think this is a good idea and could probably lead traffic back to TPF
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  • Wayfarer
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    The forum before the one that just died - the old forum that got absorbed into Ask2Know - had an excellent collection of Youtube videos on philosophy. There are many, many interviews on Youtube by Bryan Magee talking to many famous philosophers, and also a lot of other material. So just doing a bit of curation on that existing material might be a start.
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  • m-theory
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    ↪Wayfarer

    I did not know that...that sounds cool.
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  • Wayfarer
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    ↪m-theory
    actually the Magee videos are very stodgy....black and white TV, men wearing ties speaking in very BBC accents. I like them but it would never draw a YouTube audience. But there are more contemporary sources, Philosophy Bytes and Jules Evans and the like.....
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  • Jamal
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    Though they're old-fashioned in media terms, I thought the Magee videos were wonderful. Not black and white, not all men, and not all wearing ties. Marcuse didn't wear a tie, for instance. Figures.
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  • m-theory
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    Well I think it is a cool idea...though I must admit that I would probably not contribute and make video.


    I just thought if there was a youtube channel for TPF and people were submitting vids then those that viewed those vids would have a place to discuss the content and it could increase membership.
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  • Wayfarer
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    Hey I agree that the Magee videos are great, I'm definitely a Magee fan. I have his Schopenhauer on all my devices.
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  • Jamal
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    That was an important book in my philosophical education, the one that suddenly made transcendental idealism click. It didn't detract too much from it that his characterization of the will is probably off the mark, as discussed here on the old PF.
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  • Wayfarer
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    I didn't care too much for S's conception of will or his notorious pessimism but I thought the 'vorstellung' was profound.
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  • Jamal
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    Yeah, recently I've been feeling like reading Schop again, and I never thought I'd say that. I never did read much of volume 2.
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  • Wayfarer
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    The first paragraph contains the gist!
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  • Baden
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    I like the idea. We could have a combination of collected philosophy videos plus whatever members were willing to put together themselves. Have you made any videos yet you could let us take a look at then maybe we could get the ball rolling?
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  • mcdoodle
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    Good idea. But there is already Philosophy Tube in this niche, and he's drawn subs of $1400 a month. Maybe we could link up. Anyone know him?
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  • mcdoodle
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    And I like those old Magee things too. R M Hare. A J Ayer.
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  • _db
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    ↪Baden
    Not officially but I've worked on some sketches.
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  • m-theory
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    Good idea. But there is already Philosophy Tube in this niche, and he's drawn subs of $1400 a month. Maybe we could link up. Anyone know him? — mcdoodle

    Maybe some one could contact them through the channel and see if they are interested.
    Might be mutually beneficial create traffic back for forth for both?
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  • Baden
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    OK, a couple of options so far then. If someone wants to contact Philosophy Tube, go for it and let us know what he says and/or if anyone has a vid they've made (even partially completed) PM me a link or post it here and we can consider putting it on a channel we set up ourselves. As I said, I think a presence on Youtube is a good idea and worth pursuing.
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  • Hanover
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    Guys, I can read between the lines. You're asking me to create a video series offering a comprehensive discussion of Hanoverian philosophy. Please, stop begging. I'll think about it.
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  • Baden
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