Bryan Magee videos on YouTube.

Shawn January 21, 2019 at 14:40 6150 views 7 comments

First of all, has anyone seen them? They're something peculiar about a philosopher interviewing another philosopher about a philosopher whom they are well acquainted with. No straw men, folks.

Second, I had the idea of using these interviews as some template about starting a topic not about a reading group of a particular philosopher's work; but, the entirety of a philosopher's work-life. This might be an interesting way to address a philosopher's particular work for which they are renowned for, through broadening the scope of analysis to the totality of their life.

I feel like, this is also like some version of what espresso is to coffee, as to philosophy. So if anyone is restrained on time, or if there is ambiguity about some text in a work, that we don't have cases where a possible straw man might arise, that we take it on the authority of the speakers in the interview who are acquainted with the material better than ourselves.

Anyway, here's the YouTube video's I'm raving about:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Bryan+Magee+philosophy

Comments (7)

Shawn January 21, 2019 at 14:49 #248733 0 likes

You'll thank me later for this Playlist if you have lots of free time on your hand.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXBQRuMfs2E&list=PLFF9E7ADD88FBA144

Deleted User January 21, 2019 at 18:01 #248798 0 likes

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Shawn January 22, 2019 at 18:40 #249175 0 likes

Quoting tim wood

Or, more briefly, thank you!

Inis January 22, 2019 at 19:18 #249181 0 likes

Quoting Wallows

Anyway, here's the YouTube video's I'm raving about:

And to think this was the sort of thing that used to be on TV.

Shawn January 22, 2019 at 19:43 #249184 0 likes

Reply to Inis

Yes, nowadays it's all shiet.

Valentinus January 23, 2019 at 17:44 #249433 0 likes

Reply to Wallows
I thank you.They are good. (I am about half way through)

Worm Guts January 28, 2019 at 19:12 #251142 0 likes

I really like these. As a philosophy noob, they really helped me gain an overview of some of the great thinkers.