Ph.D. Candidate.
@YorkUniversity
. German Idealism. Jena Romanticism. F. W. J. Schelling. Creator of
#TheYoungIdealist
Series: On Classical German Philosophy.
I am very excited to share with you all the latest episode of
#TheYoungIdealist
Series on Classical German Philosophy & Post-Kantian Thought. Feat Dr. Matt Segall
@ThouArtThat
discussing Rudolf Steiner, & his Relation to the German Idealists & Romantics.
“I despise the kind of book which tells you how to live, how to make yourself happy. Philosophers have no good news for you at this level. I believe the first duty of philosophy is making you understand what deep shit you are in!”
–Slavoj Žižek
Some people prefer riches, while others wish to travel. Some want sports cars while others want fame. Some people wish for many friends, while others want romantic partners. Some people love the great outdoors, while others love sports. But I just love books.
A book of all books and a text of all texts. Auerbach's thesis is powerful and thoughtful. This is a text that all scholars should read! The scholarship, and vigor of argument is prose at its finest!
Bryan Magee has been one of my philosophical heros since I first encountered his videos in my Undergraduate. His videos on Augustine/Aquinas, Descartes, Spinoza/Leibniz, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Heidegger & Wittgenstein were the best accessible sources of public philosophy.
An extremely rare image of Immanuel Kant painted by Carle Vernet on Ivory. In the image Kant is seen without his wig. This miniature portrait was constructed in 1795 when the painter visited Kant in Königsberg. Only three quarters of Kant is shown in the image.
One of my very favorite texts of all time and a philosopher who deserves much more attention. Keiji Nishitani is a philosopher that everyone must read.
This is an extraordinary documentary on the Life and Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein. "Wittgenstein: A Wonderful Life" (1989). A BBC "horizon film" about the Austrian Philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.
I have never cared about money, status or fame. I choose academia because I love books & philosophy is my life. I wouldn't want to do anything other than teach, read, & write. I have been studying philosophy for almost 18 years, each year, like every book is a cherished moment.
Giordano Bruno's "Cause, Principle and Unity," is an unbelievable text! I am literally unable to put this book down. Adding a new thinker to my canon. Schelling, Bradley, Bruno, Leibniz, and Stein.
Walter Kauffman, like David F. Krell is a philosophical giant when it comes to the history of Philosophy. This text looks very good
"This immensely readable & absorbing book concentrates on three major figures who have changed our image of human beings: Goethe, Kant, & Hegel"
Why does anyone use Wikipedia for quick info on philosophers when the Standard Encyclopedia of Philosophy is so good, and actually it counts as an academic source.
Baruch Spinoza
On this day, 391 years ago, a young Jewish man was born. He would eventually become excommunicated & move to the Hague in Holland, where he grinded lenses for a living. Oqn his spare time he wrote one of the greatest philosophical masterpieces: The Ethics.
... And just when I thought, the highlighting, underlining and marginal notes, in my Schelling books were a tad exaggerated, Kant goes and beats me to it 300 years earlier! Lmfao Kant's copy of Baumgarten beats everyone!
One of my very favorite texts! Ernest Benz's "The Mystical Sources of German Romantic Philosophy." Is a detailed analysis of how Novalis, Hegel and Schelling were influenced by theosophical and mystical traditions. The text surveys Eckhart, Bengal, Böhme, and Oetinger.
This is an amazing text! And for those who haven't read Nishitani you are missing out. The Young Nishitani even translated Schelling's Freiheitsschrift into Japanese! This text is a beautiful mix of East meets West from an absolutely, authentic, and original thinker.
I can't stress this enough. If you are interested in German Idealism, especially the work of both Hegel, & Schelling, I would highly recommend reading Meister Eckhart's 'Latin/German Sermons,' Nicholas Cusanus 'Of Learned Ignorance,' & Jacob Bohme's 'Mysterium Magnum.' Key Texts
"This book develops a philosopher's guide to life in the universe, conceiving how nature becomes a biosphere in which life can emerge, how evolution can give rise to the different possible forms of life, and what distinguishes the essential life forms from one another."
Edmund Husserl is extremely underappreciated and undervalued in the history of Western philosophy. I have been reading his text "Ideas 1." all night and I am very impressed with his devotion to rigor, and highlightening phenomenal experience.
Did you know that the German Philosopher Immanuel Kant had his own dinner Party Etiquette? According to Kant, a good party should never exceed more than 9 people or have less than 3. Background music was not permitted & a strict code of secrecy was demanded of all attendees
The German Philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz had a passion for learning about ancient China; he spent hours studying topics on Chinese history, medicine, & philosophy. Leibniz used the libraries of Vienna, Munich, & Berlin to unearth close to 5,000 pages of notes on the East.
So far this book has been an unbelievable resource. It is extremely rich, captivating, and philosophically gripping. One of the most creative re-readings of Heidegger, I have ever seen.
This is the greatest masterpiece ever written in the history of Western philosophy. Schelling's last published work the 1809 Freiheitsschrift. In under 80 pages this work of profound art dazzles its readers with the most poetic & prophetic prose. An absolute work of serene genius
Out Feb 6th, 2024.
In this book, Nadir Lahiji introduces Kōjin Karatani’s theoretical-philosophical project & demonstrates its affinity with Kant’s critical philosophy founded on ‘architectonic reason’.
Plato's Republic in the Islamic Context: New Perspectives on Averroes's Commentary, ed. Alexander Orwin (University of Rochester Press, Boydell & Brewer,
The first collection of essays devoted to the Arabic philosopher Averroes's brilliant Commentary on Plato's "Republic,"
"I have drawn the conclusion that all humanity are mistaken in thinking themselves free; for they are conscious of their own volitions and desires, but are ignorant of the causes by which they are determined."
- Baruch Spinoza, Letter 62 to Oldenburg, 20 May, 1665.
This looks like a great text. German Philosophy and the first World War; with essays on Rosenzweig, Cohen, Scheler, Buber, Simmer, Bloch, Lukács, Cassier, Husserl and Heidegger.
299 Years ago today the Philosopher Immanuel Kant was born. Not only was Kant one of the most important figures of the Enlightenment he was also the father of German Idealism which led to the greatest philosophical epoch.
I would love to hear from my Kantian and German Idealist friends about what they think of this text? Does Heidegger present a charitable image of Kant? How does his scholarship compare to Ameriks, Guyer, Ellison, Longuenesse, Wood, Watkins, Kosch and De Boer?
Believe it or not, Immanuel Kant actually had a difficult time finding an academic teaching post. He was 46 years of age when he began his life as a professor. 11 years later he would finally gain recognition of his philosophical work at the age of 57.
January 5th, 2024
"Pippin argues that Heidegger’s basic concern was to determine sources of meaning for human life, particularly those that had been obscured by Western philosophy’s attention to reason. The Culmination offers a new interpretation of Heidegger and German Idealism"
I am really getting tired of seeing this mistake. Kant is on the Left, and I repeat, "JACOBI" ... Jacobi, is on the right. These images are of two different people ...
Here's a fun fact about me, which probably none of you in X-land ever knew. About 17 years ago before philosophy won over my heart, I was the lead vocalist/screamer, of a progressive Metal band called "Abyss." And yes, that is a photo of me with a lot more hair lol.
These are five of my favorite books of all time! All five books possess unbelievable scholarship, and are extremely exciting to read! Students, and scholars alike will gain so much from these rich sources.
"A complex genealogy in nineteenth-century German philosophy and literature, beginning with the aftermath of Kant’s critical philosophy and the origins of German idealism, and extending into the discourses of romanticism and beyond."
“If I could prescribe just one remedy for all the ills of the modern world, I would prescribe silence.
...there is too much noise.”
--Søren Kierkegaard
My favorite Early Modern Philosopher is not Spinoza, Leibniz, or Hume, but the brilliant French Metaphysician Nicolas Malebranche. A brilliant & often neglected figure in the history of philosophy. Malebranches' unique system synthesized the philosophy of Augustine & Descartes.
German Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) was known for his love of Dogs. He owned several Poodles throughout his life and named them all "Atma" the Sanskrit word for Soul or self.
Heideggerian Friends: This April 2024
"Introduction to Philosophy (volume 27 of Heidegger's Complete Works) presents Heidegger's lecture course delivered in the winter semester of 1928?1929 at the University of Freiburg, trans into English for the first time by William McNeil."
Philosophy Twitter: I would really love it if everyone could participate in answering this question. Who are your favorite top 10 to 12 philosophers? Mine are Boheme, Maimon, Nishitani, Plotinus, Heidegger, E. Stein, Fichte, Malebranche, Kant, Eckhart, F.H. Bradley, & Schelling,
This is Hegel like you have never seen him before. Sleep deprived Angsty, Emo, & dark. Smoking a cigarette & watching Spirit unfold. Wearing a dity hoody & Yelling from the street corner "sublation is real" Hegel & his unhappy Consciousness coming to a threatre near you.
It's official! I signed and sent off my Contract with the Department of Philosophy at York University. I am now on the Official University Website. I am a teaching for two sections for the Winter 2024 Session, and I am very excited!
To win a crowd is no art; for that only untruth is needed, nonsense, and a little knowledge of human passions. But no witness to the truth dares to get involved with the crowd.
~ Soren Kierkegaard
Philosophers, weary souls, & enthusiasts in the history of ideas. Plotinus's Enneads is (in my opinion) one of the most essential reads in the history of Western philosophy. This is the kind of book you read slow & ruminate on the logic and kraft of each argument.
If I could go back in time to visit my angry teenage self (who was struggling to find himself) by searching through loud music, poetry; & not recognizing himself in the mirror (like a lot of young people). My self today would recommend just one thing. The complete works of Plato
"The most obscure & thus deepest aspect of human nature is that of nostalgia, which is the inner gravity of temperament, so to speak; and in its most profound manifestation, it appears as melancholy"
-- F. W. J. Schelling, 1810.
I have decided that once I finish my series on Classical German Philosophy and German Idealism, I will be uploading all the videos to a website to maintain them all as a digital archive for "free access" to everyone! My new videos will be on Jacobi, Eschenmayer, and Novalis!
Philosophy and Truth (1965).
Alain Badiou, Georges Canguilheim, Dina Dreyfus, Michel Foucault, Jean Hyppolite and Paul Ricioeur: On Philosophy and Truth with English subtitles.
Oxford released a new edition of Wittgenstein's Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus last May 2023.
"This new translation improves on the two main earlier translations, taking advantage of the scholarship over the last century that has deepened our understanding of the Tractatus"
By far one of the greatest Masterpieces to grace the face of Western philosophy. A mixture of poetry & deep philosophical prose. Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy is one of the most original & insightful works in philosophy. It just so happens it is one of my favorite texts
"A History of Nihilism in the Nineteenth Century by Jon Stewart
A rich, expansive book reaching beyond philosophy to literature and the history of ideas with strong appeal to diverse readers."
My first class on Medieval philosophy was a 4th-year seminar taught by Dr. Julie Allen (An Abelard Scholar) We studied Augustine, Boethius Maimonides, Averroes, Aquinas, Abelard, & Scotus. I still remember the first time I read this text it completely & radically changed me
"To romanticize the world is to make us aware of the magic, mystery, and wonder of the world; it is to educate the senses to see the ordinary as extraordinary, the familiar as strange, the mundane as sacred, the finite as infinite."
--Friedrich von Hardenberg (Novalis)
"In The Roots of Romanticism, Isaiah Berlin has cast some of the greatest thinkers & artists of the eighteenth & nineteenth centuries, including Kant, Rousseau, Diderot, Schiller, the Schlegels, Novalis, Goethe, Blake, Byron, & Beethoven." (Princeton University Press).
After reading Kant all day, I decided to fall asleep to Fichte, then it hit me! Fichte's System of Ethics is such a solid text! I forgot how much I love this work
You can never have enough books (especially on Schelling & German Idealism). These are just some of the sources I have been working through for the last 6 weeks for a wonderful project I am writing on; for the Journal Cogency: On System & Conplexity in Classical German Philosophy
Leibniz's writing is so clear, deductive and logical. I love finding his major and minor premises and of course his long winded conclusions. This is truly philosophia!
Kant has a very special place in my heart. 18 years ago, I heard the words "Sapere Aude" --dare to know ..." have the courage to use your own reason" and these words changed my life. His philosophy is immense and is still important today! Happy 300th Birthday prince of Philosophy
A New World of Scholarship!
"Heinrich's modern interpretation of Capital is now available to English-speaking readers for the first time. It has gone through nine editions in Germany, is the standard work for Marxist study groups, and is used widely in German universities."
R.I.P. Antonio Negri (90 years old).
"Perhaps some day soon we will have arrived at the point when we can look back with irony at the barbaric old times when in order to be free we had to keep our own brothers & sisters slaves or constrained to inhuman sacrifices of freedom."