Intellectualism

Logic: The Structure of Reason

As a tool for characterizing rational thought, logic cuts across many philosophical disciplines and lies at the core of mathematics and computer science. Drawing on Aristotle’s Organon, Russell’s Principia Mathematica, and other central works, this program tracks the evolution of logic, be

From playlist Logic & Philosophy of Mathematics

What is Science? by Pierre Hohenberg (New York University)

28 December 2016, 16:00 to 17:00 VENUE ICTS campus, Bengaluru In this talk we propose a new definition of science based on the distinction between the activity of scientists and the product of that activity: the former is denoted (lower-case) science and the latter (upper-case) Science. Th

From playlist DISTINGUISHED LECTURES

Defining the Humanities: American Enlightenment

In a series called "Defining the Humanities," History Professor Caroline Winterer talks about how she defines and approaches her study of the American Enlightenment. Learn more about Stanford Humanities Center: http://stanford.io/1MfXc90

From playlist Defining The Humanities

Can You Define the Immeasurable?

What is infinity? Can you define something that, by definition, has no boundaries? A subject extensively studied by philosophers, mathematicians, and more recently, physicists and cosmologists, infinity still stands as an enigma of the intellectual world. We asked people from all walks of

From playlist Mathematics

Joshua Knobe - What is Intentionality?

'Intentionality' is a philosophical term that describes the elements of mental states that are 'directed' at things or ideas—the fact that thinking, feeling, hoping, believing, desiring are 'about' things. How can physical brain processes—electric currents and chemical concentrations—be 'a

From playlist The Mind-Body Problem - Closer To Truth - Core Topic

Nature of Genius 114 Definition for Today

From playlist The Nature of Genius

How Is the ADHD Brain Different?

If you’re online, you may notice that conversations around ADHD are everywhere. You may even be starting to wonder, as you flick from one app to the next, that you yourself may have ADHD. So in Part 1 of this series about ADHD, Julian explores what this disorder is, what’s happening in the

From playlist Seeker+

1 Romanticism - In Search of a Definition (Isaiah Berlin 1965)

Isaiah Berlin gives the 1st lecture in a series of 6 on Romanticism and its roots. All 6 lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE_9uxkmfSIt2JJK6oKbXmd- For Berlin, the Romantics set in motion a vast, unparalleled revolution in humanity’s view of itself. They destroyed

From playlist Social & Political Philosophy

Chris Stewart (Pt. 1) - Aesthetic Cognitivism: Overview & Concepts

Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/2UufzC7 Aesthetic Cognitivism is a theory about the value of the arts as sources of understanding—the arts as more than sources of delight, amusement, pleasure, or emotional catharsis (though they can certainly be all

From playlist Aesthetic Cognitivism: Overview & Concepts - CTT Interview Series

Why we all fall victim to the Dunning-Kruger effect – BBC REEL

We all find it hard to admit when we're wrong. In an increasingly polarised world, it seems as if people are becoming more convinced of their own beliefs and less willing to contemplate other points of view. But could this be to the detriment of our intelligence? BBC Reel investigates the

From playlist Reel Psychology

Introduction to IP: Crash Course Intellectual Property #1

This week, Stan Muller launches the Crash Course Intellectual Property mini-series. So, what is intellectual property, and why are we teaching it? Well, intellectual property is about ideas and their ownership, and it's basically about the rights of creators to make money from their work.

From playlist Intellectual Property

How to live an intellectual life | Zena Hitz | Big Think

How to live an intellectual life, with Zena Hitz Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Learn skills from the world's top minds at Big Think+: https://bigthink.com/plus/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When you

From playlist Latest Videos | Big Think

Trump vs. Zuckerberg: Who Has Contributed More to Fake News? | Bernard-Henri Lévy| Big Think

Trump vs. Zuckerberg: Who Has Contributed More to Fake News? | Watch the newest video from Big Think: https://bigth.ink/NewVideo Join Big Think Edge for exclusive videos: https://bigth.ink/Edge ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nowhere is

From playlist Best Videos | Big Think

22C3: Access to Knowledge

Speaker: Karsten Gerloff Copyright, Patents and Politics at the World Intellectual Property Organisation Your Access to Knowledge is at stake. At the World Intellectual Property Organisation, where international treaties on copyright and patents are decided on, a revolution is taking pla

From playlist 22C3: Private Investigations

Proportionality – Part II (s3b)

Proportionality – Part II (s3b) The death penalty is supposedly imposed only for the most aggravated crimes committed by the most incorrigible offenders – “the worst of the worst.” This segment is about the Court’s decisions finding that death is excessive and disproportionate for certain

From playlist Capital Punishment: Race, Poverty, & Disadvantage with Stephen Bright

Stanford Seminar - Value Intellectual Capital

"Valuing Intellectual Capital" -Gio Wiederhold, Stanford University Colloquium on Computer Systems Seminar Series (EE380) presents the current research in design, implementation, analysis, and use of computer systems. Topics range from integrated circuits to operating systems and program

From playlist Engineering

The Fissures of Modern Hinduism: Religion and Historiography by Pratap Bhanu Mehta

D. D. KOSAMBI LECTURES THE FISSURES OF MODERN HINDUISM: RELIGION AND HISTORIOGRAPHY SPEAKER Pratap Bhanu Mehta (Vice- Chancellor, Ashoka University) DATE & TIME 24 May 2018, 16:00 to 18:00 VENUE ICTS TIFR, Bengaluru This talk will focus on the transition of Hinduism from a worldview int

From playlist D. D. Kosambi Lectures

Robyn Creswell talks about City of Beginnings: Poetic Modernism in Beirut

Robyn Creswell, an Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Yale and a former poetry editor at the Paris Review, studies modern Arabic literature, the practice of literary translation, art and revolution, and modernist poetry in French, English, Spanish, and Arabic. His writings ha

From playlist The MacMillan Report

Simone de Beauvoir on Existentialism & God (1959)

A version of a video from the old channel. This comes from a 1959 interview with Wilfrid Lemoyne from Radio-Canada. The translation is my mine. More Short Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE8v8UVlc7JuuNHwvhkaOvzc Existentialists take human existence and the human con

From playlist Shorter Clips & Videos - Philosophy Overdose

22C3: Bad TRIPs

Speakers: Oliver Moldenhauer, Julian 'hds' Finn What the WTO Treaty did in Hongkong and what that means for us The TRIPS Treaty is one of the most discussed within the WTO. Its impact on knowledge and so-called intellectual property rights is huge, not only for developing countries. This

From playlist 22C3: Private Investigations