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Become a Supporting Member (Join us with Paypal or Credit Card) Learn More here ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ **Gain access to our growing library of Membership videos and courses!** === Get the transcript (and a gallery of the art work) ► https://academyofideas.com/2019/11/change-your-attitude-change-your-life/ === Podcast: Subscribe to us on Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Isugpnbhgqtj3jilbpj3tu4m7uq Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/academy-of-ideas/id1364706343 Subscribe to us on Spotify! === Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/academyofid... === Carl Jung and The Shadow ► https://gum.co/jung-shadow Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Bitcoin ► 1P6ntukFENP1nvEf4bJNj3tsDEuiSyUFW6 Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas === Sign up for our newsletter ► www.academyofideas.com/newsletter/ === In this video we explore how the process of cognitive re-framing can help us change our attitude, and thus our life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this video we provide a summary of the French social psychologist Gustave Le Bon's classic and highly influential work The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind. In this work Le Bon investigates the nature of crowd psychology. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind - http://amzn.to/1TGAfjO (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2013/07/the-nature-of-crowds/ =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Access 82+ membership videos (more added each month) ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ === Get the transcript (and a gallery of the art work) ► https://academyofideas.com/2021/01/why-are-so-many-men-psychologically-infantile/ Podcast: Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/academy-of-ideas/id1364706343 Subscribe to us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2dio7KUNuDHErlMumZtNt6 === Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/academyofideas/ === Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Bitcoin ► 1P6ntukFENP1nvEf4bJNj3tsDEuiSyUFW6 Monero►433AS7XtB9u6awpxwWNqua5TrLzvDZK1iM59Du3pECNiJesFBiMq5U7av8Gc3ozMavcppNU8jXwV1Lpc4ZAVPafh6FsfSBu Paypal (One-Time Donations) ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recommended Readings: An Introduction to Ethics by John Deigh - http://amzn.to/2496GKz (affiliate link) Human Happiness and Morality: A Brief Introduction to Ethics by Robert Almeder - http://amzn.to/1UfjoEP (affiliate link) Good and Evil by Richard Taylor - http://amzn.to/24972ka (affiliate link) =================================================== In this lecture we look at the subject matter of ethics, distinguish between moral subjectivism and moral realism, discuss Hume's law, and look at the difference between teleological and deontological theories of ethics. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! Get the transcript here: http://academyofideas.com/2013/08/introduction-to-ethics/ =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Liberty by John Stuart Mill - http://amzn.to/1P09fNn (affiliate link) =================================================== In this lecture we look at John Stuart Mill's influential work "On Liberty" in which he argues for the importance of individual liberties, especially freedom of opinion and expression. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2013/08/john-stuart-mill-on-liberty/ =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Path from the "Last Man" to Personal Greatness Who This Episode Is For: This episode is for anyone who feels trapped in the "comfort trap" of modern existence. If you feel like you are merely drifting through life, sedated by digital distractions and social conformity, and you sense a deeper potential buried beneath the surface, this is your wake-up call. In This Episode: We explore the psychological and philosophical foundations of mediocrity and why it is the default state of the modern world. Drawing on the works of Friedrich Nietzsche, Søren Kierkegaard, and Carl Jung, we examine the figure of the "Last Man"—the individual who lives only for comfort, security, and the avoidance of pain. We break down the mechanisms of the "social hive mind" and provide a roadmap for "Self-Overcoming," shifting from a life of passive consumption to one of active, heroic creation. Why You Should Listen: The Cost of Comfort: Understand how the modern pursuit of a "stress-free" life is actually the fastest route to existential despair and a hollowed-out psyche. Breaking the Herd Instinct: Learn the specific psychological tactics used by society to keep individuals small, and how to develop the "courage to be" an outlier. The Will to Greatness: Discover how to harness your internal friction and discontent as the fuel needed to propel yourself out of the average and into the exceptional. Join the Conversation: If you found value in this deep dive into the human psyche, make sure to follow the show and leave a review. Your support helps us bring these timeless ideas to more people seeking clarity in an age of chaos. Access 100+ membership videos! ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ Access the transcript and art used in the video - https://academyofideas.com/2025/12/escape-mediocrity-how-to-stop-wasting-your-life/ Substack - https://theacademyofideas.substack.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/academyofideas Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/academyofideas/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2dio7KUNuDHErlMumZtNt6 iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/academy-of-ideas/id1364706343 Visit academyofideas.com for all our content. --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this lecture we look at the 20th century cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker's ideas regarding how the fear of death haunts the human being, shaping one's experience of reality. We look at how Becker thought individuals alleviate this fear by striving to live meaningful and significant lives. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker - http://amzn.to/1TGz2Jb (affiliate link) Escape from Evil by Ernest Becker - http://amzn.to/20GspIT (affiliate link) The Birth and Death of Meaning by Ernest Becker - http://amzn.to/1WWtgaD (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this lecture we investigate what Ernest Becker called the universal urge to heroism. We look at the different ways Becker proposed individuals strive for heroism, and introduce what he called genuine heroism. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker - http://amzn.to/1TGz2Jb (affiliate link) Escape from Evil by Ernest Becker - http://amzn.to/20GspIT (affiliate link) The Birth and Death of Meaning by Ernest Becker - http://amzn.to/1WWtgaD (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Become a Supporting Member (Join us with Paypal or Credit Card) Learn More here ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ **Gain access to our growing library of Membership videos and courses!** === Get the transcript (and a gallery of the art work) ► https://academyofideas.com/2020/02/school-of-anxiety-school-of-greatness/ === Podcast: Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/academy-of-ideas/id1364706343 Subscribe to us on Spotify! === Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/academyofideas/ === Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Bitcoin ► 1P6ntukFENP1nvEf4bJNj3tsDEuiSyUFW6 Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas === Sign up for our newsletter ► www.academyofideas.com/newsletter/ === In this video we examine why the school of anxiety is the school of greatness. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this lecture we investigate the nature of propaganda. We examine what propaganda is, the difference between education and propaganda, the history of propaganda, the nature of political propaganda, and the role propaganda plays in modern democracies. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: Propaganda: The Formation of Men's Attitudes by Jacques Ellul - http://amzn.to/1sAJlpd (affiliate link) Propaganda by Edward Bernays - http://amzn.to/1VjV7Ql (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this lecture we examine the pacifism of the famous American lawyer Clarence Darrow. We discuss his interesting views on society, war, and the punishment of criminals. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Reading: Resist Not Evil by Clarence Darrow - http://amzn.to/1VjHCQq (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this lecture we investigate the phenomenon of brainwashing. We describe the 20th century British psychiatrist William Sargant's ideas regarding how the victim of brainwashing is similar to the religious convert and the therapy patient who undergo 'sudden conversions'. We finish the lecture by looking at how fear can be used as tool for 'mass brainwashing'. For more videos visit our site at http://academyofideas.com --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Become a Supporting Member and get access to exclusive videos: https://academyofideas.com/members/ ======== Recommended Readings: The Philosophy of Schopenhauer - Bryan Magee -http://amzn.to/1WR5FHv (affiliate link) The World as Will and Representation - http://amzn.to/1WR65xJ (affiliate link) Schopenhauer: Robert Wicks - http://amzn.to/1TKwk5t (affiliate link) =================================================== In this video we investigate the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer's claim that "the world is will". =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2013/11/introduction-to-schopenhauer-the-world-as-will/ ================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this lecture we look at what it means for us as human beings to manifestations of will, and investigate how Schopenhauer thought this knowledge should influence how we live. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The World as Will and Representation - Arthur Schopenhauer - http://amzn.to/1WR65xJ (affiliate link) The Philosophy of Schopenhauer - Bryan Magee -http://amzn.to/1WR5FHv (affiliate link) Schopenhauer: Robert Wicks - http://amzn.to/1TKwk5t (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! For more videos visit: http://www.academyofideas.com/ ================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this lecture we examine Eric Hoffer's fascinating analysis of mass movements. We look at their causes, those most prone to join a mass movement, the role of leaders and intellectuals in such movements, and more. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Reading: The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements - http://amzn.to/1XUZ7HD (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Become a Supporting Member and get access to exclusive videos: https://academyofideas.com/members/ ======== In this lecture we investigate Richard Taylor's idea, building on the thought of Aristotle, that personal excellence is best attained through the cultivation of one's capacity for creativity. =============================================== Support us on Patreon by donating any amount per video: https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2014/01/creativity-and-the-pursuit-of-excellence/ ================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Become a Supporting Member and get access to exclusive videos: https://academyofideas.com/members/ ======== Recommended Readings: A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy - http://amzn.to/1sAKIE9 (affiliate link) =================================================== In this video we introduce the philosophy of Stoicism. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy - http://amzn.to/1sAKIE9 (affiliate link) Stoicism and the Art of Happiness - http://amzn.to/20GtYGQ (affiliate link) Letters from a Stoic - http://amzn.to/20GuhRT (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! Get the transcript here: http://www.academyofideas.com/2014/04/introduction-to-stoicism/ =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this video we briefly survey the ideas of some of the famous pessimists of the last few hundred years, and finish by defending a form of pessimism coined a "pessimism of strength" by Friedrich Nietzsche. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: Pessimism: Philosophy, Ethic, Spirit: Joshua Dienstag - http://amzn.to/1WR4WGy (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Become a Supporting Member (Join us through Paypal or Patreon) Learn More here ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ **Get access to Member videos!** === Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Bitcoin ► 1P6ntukFENP1nvEf4bJNj3tsDEuiSyUFW6 Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas === In this video we look into the nature of anxiety and Kierkegaard's claim that anxiety is the "dizziness of freedom". === Get the transcript (and find links to the paintings used in the video) ► http://academyofideas.com/2018/02/soren-kierkegaard-psychology-anxiety/ Sign up for our newsletter ► http://academyofideas.com/newsletter/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Become a Supporting Member (Join us through Paypal or Patreon) Learn More here ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ **Get access to Member videos!** === Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Bitcoin ► 1P6ntukFENP1nvEf4bJNj3tsDEuiSyUFW6 Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas === In this video we explore the phenomenon of psychological projection and focus on the danger it poses to individuals and society at large. === Get the transcript (and find a gallery of the art work used) ► https://academyofideas.com/2018/02/carl-jung-shadow-dangers-of-psychological-projection/ Sign up for our newsletter (get access to a Member-only video) ► http://academyofideas.com/newsletter/​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this video we investigate, building on the works of Pierre Hadot, how the ancient philosophers conceived philosophy as a way of life. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: Philosophy as a Way of Life: Pierre Hadot - http://amzn.to/1X21g5u (affiliate link) What is Ancient Philosophy: Pierre Hadot - http://amzn.to/1WR52xJ (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== ---​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Become a Supporting Member and get access to exclusive videos: https://academyofideas.com/members/ ======== Recommended Readings: Kierkegaard An Introduction: Stephen Evans - http://amzn.to/1qQawen (affiliate link) Self Deception and Cowardice in the Present Age: John Mullen - http://amzn.to/1qQai75 (affiliate link) Introduction to Kierkegaard: Peter Vardy - http://amzn.to/1TKuTnD =================================================== In this 1st of 2 videos introducing Kierkegaard, we summarize some of his ideas (freedom, anxiety, dread, despair, subjective truth) that led to his title as the "father of existentialism". =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2015/04/introduction-to-kierkegaard-the-existential-problem/ =================================================== ---​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Become a Supporting Member (Join us with Paypal or Credit Card) Learn More here ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ **Gain access to our growing library of Membership videos and courses!** === Get the transcript (and a gallery of the art work) ► https://academyofideas.com/2019/10/how-to-turn-your-mind-from-an-enemy-to-an-ally/ === Podcast: Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/academy-of-ideas/id1364706343 Subscribe to us on Spotify! === Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/academyofideas/ === Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Bitcoin ► 1P6ntukFENP1nvEf4bJNj3tsDEuiSyUFW6 Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas === Sign up for our newsletter ► www.academyofideas.com/newsletter/ === In this video we provide a guide for mastering our psyche - the world within.​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this video we summarize Kierkegaard's 3 life-views, the aesthetic, the ethical, and the religious, and their appropriateness for the eradication of despair. We investigate his ideas on faith, and portray the individual he called the "knight of faith". =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: Kierkegaard An Introduction: Stephen Evans - http://amzn.to/1qQawen (affiliate link) Kierkegaard's Philosophy: Self Deception and Cowardice in the Present Age: John Mullen - http://amzn.to/1qQai75 (affiliate link) Introduction to Kierkegaard: Peter Vardy - Kierkegaard An Introduction: Stephen Evans - http://amzn.to/1qQawen (affiliate link) Kierkegaard's Philosophy: Self Deception and Cowardice in the Present Age: John Mullen - http://amzn.to/1qQai75 (affiliate link) An Introduction to Kierkegaard: Peter Vardy - http://amzn.to/1TNZlhW (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== ---​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this lecture we look at Democritus, the father of the philosophical doctrine known as atomism. Along with investigating his proposal that the universe is composed of atoms and void, we discuss the influence which atomism had on subsequent thinkers, as well as look at Democritus' epidemiological and ethical ideas. For more lectures visit www.academyofideas.com​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this lecture we overview the general characteristics of the Scientific Revolution and look at how science changed during this period. We also discuss the famous historian Herbert Butterfield's influential views on the impact of the Scientific Revolution. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Scientific Revolution: A Very Short Introduction - http://amzn.to/1TLtiPK (affiliate link) The Beginnings of Western Science - http://amzn.to/1U9cjmi (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! ===================================================​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this lecture we discuss the ethics of Epicurus, an Ancient Greek philosopher who ascribed to hedonism and claimed that pleasure is the greatest good in life. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Essential Epicurus - http://amzn.to/1TGCROB (affiliate link) Reclaiming Epicurus - http://amzn.to/1WWy5AO (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! ===================================================​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this lecture we examine collectivism and individualism from the perspective of the 20th century economist and philosopher Ludwig von Mises =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: Human Action by Ludwig von Mises - http://amzn.to/1sAEWm3 (affiliate link) Planning for Freedom by Ludwig von Mises - http://amzn.to/1OZSzpe (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== ---​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Become a Supporting Member (Join us with Paypal or Credit Card) Learn More here ► http://academyofideas.com/members/ **Gain access to our growing library of Membership videos and courses!** === Get the transcript (and a gallery of the art work) ► https://academyofideas.com/2020/01/solitude-self-realization-why-you-should-spend-more-time-alone/ === Podcast: Subscribe to us on iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/academy-of-ideas/id1364706343 Subscribe to us on Spotify! === Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/academyofideas/ === Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/academyofideas Bitcoin ► 1P6ntukFENP1nvEf4bJNj3tsDEuiSyUFW6 Paypal ► https://www.paypal.me/academyofideas === Sign up for our newsletter ► www.academyofideas.com/newsletter/ === In this video we examine why solitude promotes self-realization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this video we introduce Aristotle's ideas on the nature of knowledge, his four causes, and his teleological view of nature. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings on Aristotle: Aristotle for Everybody - http://amzn.to/27T6bss (affiliate link) Aristotle: The Desire to Understand - http://amzn.to/1Z1e9tA (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== ---​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this video we examine how fear can be used as a tool to manipulate others, and how those in positions of power, past and present, have effectively used fear to control certain aspects of society. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: They Thought They Were Free by Milton Mayer - http://amzn.to/1WUNVvI (affiliate link) Feardom: How Politicians Exploit Your Emotions and What You Can Do to Stop Them - http://amzn.to/27T5X4T (affiliate link) =================================================== Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2015/11/fear-and-social-control/ ---​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Become a Supporting Member and get access to exclusive videos: https://academyofideas.com/members/ ======== In this video we explore the ideas of Peter Wessel Zapffe and Friedrich Nietzsche, specifically the ideas that individuals utilize repressional mechanisms to protect themselves from the "pain of living", and how art and beauty can be a stimulus to life. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Conspiracy Against the Human Race: Thomas Ligotti - http://amzn.to/1WR3S5v (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== ---​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Become a Supporting Member and get access to exclusive videos: https://academyofideas.com/members/ ======== In the first part of our introduction to Jung (link to part 2 below), we look at Jung’s ideas on the conscious and unconscious realms of the mind, his distinction between the personal and collective unconscious and his theory of archetypes. Watch our 2nd video on Jung here: https://youtu.be/uhAeXyVDDTc ======== Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/academyofideas Get the transcript: here:http://academyofideas.com/2016/01/introduction-to-carl-jung-the-psyche-archetypes-and-the-collective-unconscious/ ======== ---​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Become a Supporting Member and get access to exclusive videos: https://academyofideas.com/members/ ========================================­­========= In the second part of our introduction to Jung (link to part 1 below) we examine the individuation process, dream analysis, the persona, the shadow, the anima/animus, and the Self. Watch our first video on Jung: https://youtu.be/j0KzUS0b_uc ========================================­­========= Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/academyofideas Get the transcript here: http://academyofideas.com/2016/02/introduction-to-carl-jung-individuation-the-persona-the-shadow-and-the-self/ ========================================­­========= ---​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this video we examine spontaneous order, or the idea that order emerges in society in a bottom-up manner without the need for top-down centralized control. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Evolution of Everything: How New Ideas Emerge by Matt Ridley - http://amzn.to/1sbj7tf (affiliate link) Intellectuals and Society by Thomas Sowell - http://amzn.to/1OOdUwe (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== Get the transcript: academyofideas.com/2016/03/spontaneous-order-vs-centralized-control/ ---​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this video we introduce the thought of Albert Camus, including his ideas on the absurdity of existence, revolt, rebellion, and freedom. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Myth of Sisyphus: Albert Camus - http://amzn.to/1OSEPHm (affiliate link) The Rebel: An Essay on Man in Revolt - http://amzn.to/1X1ZFwj (affiliate link) Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! =================================================== ---​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Meditations” by Marcus Aurelius (affiliate link) ►►►http://amzn.to/23Tf4xE ================================================= In this video we examine the techniques that the Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius used to help diminish the impact of negative emotions in order to live a more fulfilling life. ================================================= Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy - (affiliate link) ►►►http://amzn.to/1sAKIE9 Visit http://www.academyofideas.com for more videos, video transcripts and more! Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2016/05/stoicism-meditations-the-wisdom-of-marcus-aurelius/ ================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this video we explore the nature of creativity, the idea that creative insights emerge from the unconscious mind, and look at ways to stimulate creativity. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: http://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Courage to Create by Rollo May - http://amzn.to/1TGJmRp (affiliate link) The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - http://amzn.to/1sRDagZ (affiliate link) Mastery by Robert Greene - http://amzn.to/1sRD49k (affiliate link) Higher Creativity: Liberating the Unconscious for Breakthrough Insights by Willis Harman - http://amzn.to/1WWHOqC Get the transcript: http://academyofideas.com/2016/05/the-nature-of-creativity-and-the-courage-to-create/ =================================================== ---​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this video we explore the relationship between mythology and the unconscious, and look at the monomyth Joseph Campbell called the myth of the hero's journey. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell - http://amzn.to/1rsulJ6 (affiliate link) Pathways to Bliss by Joseph Campbell - http://amzn.to/28HSv43 (affiliate link) The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell - http://amzn.to/1ZUkSGe (affiliate link) Get the transcript (see the bottom for links to all the paintings used in the video): http://academyofideas.com/2016/06/joseph-campbell-myth-of-the-heros-journey =================================================== ---​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this video we explore the school of thought founded by Viktor Frankl called logotherapy, which claims that the primary motivation of humans is to actualize meaning in their life. We do so by exploring his famous work Man's Search for Meaning. =================================================== Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/academyofideas Recommended Readings: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl - http://amzn.to/2a9aHPU (affiliate link) Prisoners of Out Thoughts: Viktor Frankl's Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work by Alex Pattakos - http://amzn.to/2asT5hM (affiliate link) The Unheard Cry for Meaning by Viktor Frankl - http://amzn.to/2a2Bgk5 (affiliate link) The Will to Meaning by Viktor Frankl - http://amzn.to/2a2BmIw (affiliate link) The Will to Meaning by Viktor Frankl - http://amzn.to/2a2BmIw (affiliate link) The Doctor and the Soul by Viktor Frankl - http://amzn.to/2aeYx5Q (affiliate link) Get the transcript http://academyofideas.com/2016/07/viktor-frankl-logotherapy-mans-search-for-meaning/ =================================================== --- Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices