background preloader

Philosophy

Facebook Twitter

Lacan Speaks (1 of 3) ‪theRSAorg's Channel‬‏

Mircea Eliade

Zizek. Badiou interviews Michel Foucault (1965) 1/3 English Subtitles. Emil Cioran. Emil M. Cioran (Romanian: [eˈmil t͡ʃjoˈran]; 8 April 1911 – 20 June 1995) was a Romanian philosopher and essayist, who published works in both Romanian and French. Early life[edit] Cioran was born in Rășinari, Sibiu County, which was part of Austria-Hungary at the time. His father, Emilian Cioran, was an orthodox priest, while his mother, Elvira Cioran (born Comaniciu), was originally from Veneția de Jos, a commune near Făgăraș. After studying humanities at the Gheorghe Lazăr High School in Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Cioran, aged 17, started to study philosophy at the University of Bucharest.

Upon his entrance into the University, he met Eugène Ionesco and Mircea Eliade, the three of them becoming lifelong friends. Cioran had a good command of German. Career[edit] Emil Cioran Berlin and Romania[edit] In 1933, he obtained a scholarship to the University of Berlin, where he came into contact with Klages and Nicolai Hartmann. France[edit] 21 rue de l'Odéon (red point) Major themes and style[edit]

Darwin

The Evolution of Happiness - Culture and Society - Browse - Big Ideas - ABC TV. What can nature tell us about the human condition? Is there an evolutionary basis for happiness? Are we hard wired to be dissatisfied? What prevails in nature – the “selfish gene” or the “altruistic gene”? And, what drives people to be brave and good? Joining primatologist Jane Goodall at this illuminating panel at the “Happiness & Its Causes” conference is the French monk Matthieu Ricard, Philosophy Professor Paul Griffiths and moderator Scott Stephens from ABC Religion & Ethics. Dr Jane Goodall is an internationally-acclaimed primatologist, environmentalist and UN Messenger of Peace. Matthieu Ricard is a French monk, acclaimed photographer and Co-ordinator of the Karuna-Shechen Humanitarian Projects.

Professor Paul Griffiths is University Professorial Research Fellow at the Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney and Professor of Philosophy of Science, ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society, University of Exeter in the UK. The School of Life. Spinoza 1/2 - Arte Philosophie.

BBC

God. Wittgenstein. Chaîne de flame0430. ‪EP.1/6 - The Lost Gods.pt1/2 - The Celts.‬‏ ‪Atom - The Illusion of Reality.pt.1/6‬‏ ‪Patrick Macnee - Angels and Demons Revealed pt1of7‬‏ ‪Richard Dawkins:Original Jaw Dropper talk on our universe. pt.3/3‬‏ Matrix. Jacques Derrida. Nietzsche. Georges Bataille. Frederick Copleston on Schopenhauer: Section 1‬‏