You all prolly dont care at all but does any of you know a way to log back into an instagram account? I somehow forgot the login password. I appreciate any tips you can give me.
What makes these lectures unique and interesting for me is that Jeffrey explains concepts in simple terms, as they should be, without resorting to jargon or using "sophisticated" words merely to flex his intellectual ability, as many others do (either consciously or unconsciously).
Please, I'm writing on the topic: Descartes on the certainty of knowledge: an appraisal. Can you enumerate the principles for the methodic doubt for me.
dude Jeffrey I'm eternally grateful to u I study Politics, philosophy and Law. When i had a Jurisprudence essay, I found you, and now, I have an essay on Cartesian Philosophy and here u are again, explaining, and simplyifing everything.. Tanks bro&keep it up
This is one of the best explained philosophy videos on RUclips. You clearly have a natural gift at teaching. Please keep up the videos. I truly hope they get the views they deserve. Well done!
I went to Oregon state university back in 1985 and didn’t have to but took philosophy as my humanities elective. I wanted to expand my mind I wasn’t concerned about taking the easiest course for grades. The philosophy program there at the time was known for not being an easy A. I took 3 courses and got got 2 B’s and the 3 rd one was the philosophy of math and got a D. The instructors were terrible. They would say a bunch of nothing at lecture then make a test about who knows what and feel superior because they were hard on students. I may have got 2 B’s and a D but I give them an F. Now this professor Kaplan is outstanding instructor I give him an A+. Much more along the lines of what I was looking for when I took my philosophy back in college.
This man’s ability to write backwards on glass is amazing! When I realized that he was writing backwards so that the audience facing him could read it, I was floored.
really embarrassed i couldn't figure out the mirroring edit trick in my mind, kinda silly considering the course is supposed to improve thinking and logic and i can't even figure that out lols
So glad you put this stuff on youtube so everyone can see it really interesting for even us old non-students that never really thought about philosophy before.
If you are listening to this lecture, have you not already begun with your studies? Or do you mean specifically that you intend to take formal courses at some institute?
Thank you so much. Your video has helped me understand the text way better than I did, I watched the video and went back to the text to understand it way better. Online classes haven't been the best but watching your videos has made kept me sane to date. Thank you, I hope I get to learn from professors like you next semester.
I've been to this text a lot, but I must say that I've also learned a whole lot more from this video series. You are such an excelent teacher! Those deep and continuous explanations really help to break the dense philosophical ideas that pertain to Descartes. Thank you!
I also teach the méditations métaphysiques and would like to add a couple of points. Overall the work is one of the most extraordinary in literature because it operates on multiple levels. It is very frequently presented as a philosophical text; indeed it does present Descartes- philosophy, but it is also self evidently a work of fiction; he has invented the philosophical novel. To believe otherwise would be to believe that over a period of six days Descartes reconstructs the whole of philosophy (and presumably rests on the seventh day!). More specifically on the malevolent demon, I think this is best read as an allegory for the possibility that the mind might be messed up, this could be by drugs, hypnotism possibly or more importantly by lesions to the brain that systemically produce mistakes. These are now well documented in clinical neuroscience. By the way, thumbs up for your presentation.
The same Descartes believed in the separation of mind and body, and that god exists, leading me to think Descartes was being a magician, pretending to cast doubt on everything, then to sell us the existence of the soul, mathematics , and god. When none of them are real things. How ironic, if he was sincere. Don’t get me wrong, he was a good thinker, nevertheless deeply influenced by the doctrines of his time.
@@MugenTJ Persuaded by the primacy of thought over sensory experience, Descartes was a rationalist and a dualist, the rational existence of mathematics is inevitable; his account of the soul "je m´imaginais qu'elle était quelque chose d'extrêmement rare et subtil, comme un vent, une flamme ou un air très délié (rarefied)" portrays it as extremey insubstantial: it is as though he does not want to completely deny any material quality for it; for God he resorts (mostly) to a strange, rationalist, immaterial final cause argument. Did Descartes really believe his God arguments? We know he knew that denying God's existence would have been lethal, so it is hard to be sure at that level. He did, however, need to invoke God in order to escape the solipsism of his existence as 'a thinking thing'. Where 'magic' is involved is in his dualism, how the immaterial world of ideas somehow manages to have material effects.
thank you for this, I intend on watching them all. i like how when you don't know something, exact year etc, you just say..."whatever," it's comical, relatable and refreshing.
We could be so much equipped with peace and happiness until such knowledge knocks our doors with a commander like you to impart the absolute beauty of wisdom and inculcate in us the very foundation of a reasoning ability which would serve as the absolute Lense of perceiving the world. The arsenal of thoughtfulness we synchronize our every breath with is undoubtedly the profoundness of a TEACHER in our lives. Thank you, sir, for this. This here would be the sole proof fundamental in my persuasion of the world for how the social media could be so rewarding sometimes, such rewards are lifeward. I wish you good health sir. 😄
seriously Philosophy hasn't been this fun for me . I was literally laughing my ass out!. I have a humble suggestions for the audience that just go through the mediations before watching this for atleast once and listen Jeffrey Kalpan's great lecture you will obviously enjoying it. Hats of you Master! Thank you.
I have a lot of trouble with Meditation 1 because this is my first time studying philosophy. I find it so hard, but it has become more accessible when I watch your videos. Your explanation is clear. I appreciate you. Thank you for helping me feel more interested in studying philosophy!
Jeffrey, thank you so much for putting time and effort into your content. I am studying philosophy in my senior year of high school and you have improved my understanding.
2:09 the funny thing is, meter is defined to be the distance light passes in 1/299 million something-something seconds, so technically that's guaranteed to be true; by definition.
I started my new channel to pursue angles I hadn't before, came across this vid of yours because Descartes' philosophy was always such a fun ponder for me. What a great video, please continue pressing forward with your critical mind, the world needs it. Funny thing is I didn't even search Descartes, I was looking for more connections on two unrelated people. I love it!
Another amazing video. I'd like to add my voice to those that would welcome and be grateful for a lecture on Spinoza's ethics if you ever have the time and inclination.
This is my second time going through this in 2 years. I love to go through Descartes and then the works of St Anselm. Though, I must admit, I am less of a fan of the style of writing of the latter than the former.
I too appreciate the clarity of the lecturer. After listening to the first lecture on Descartes First Meditation I think Ive got a grasp of Descartes project and his method of doubt. That said Im baffled by the lecturers conclusion that all Descartes beliefs have been doubted. Didn’t Descartes say that an all powerful demon might be able to deceive him but not God who is good. If I heard right then Rene has not doubted his belief in God. Or did I miss something which is quite possible. Id appreciate anyone correcting me if this is not so because if I got this right then Im not certain whether to believe the lecturer in his following lectures.
our class has a seminar that is currently focusing on 'discourse on the method' and it took me way too long to realize i was watching the wrong video lmao
To test if you are in a dream, pick up a book and open to a random page and read it. Close the book and re-open to the exact same page, the text will always be different. That of course does not happen in real life. Enjoy your new super power of lucid dreaming.
I have an exam about anthropology and Descartes first and second meditation tomorrow, this helped a lot. Thanks mate. PS: This made me laugh way harder then it should have 32:44
I've never heard meditation 1 explained in more than a couple sentences, so this was nice. A question, though: why does it matter the respective rationales for the doubt? For example, it seems that everything could just be subsumed under "demon" and Descartes would lose nothing. Or, rather than being more specific, couldn't everything just be broadened: "Perception isn't always reality." What would be lost by just simplifying the reasons for doubt?
I've seen the number three. It was a giant number three shouting at kids in a local park. Anyways, this video lecture was fun and super interesting. Off to the next video. Cheers. :):)
Funny thing, you can consider this work by Descartes as the kick off for a proces that eventually lead to the certainty that God does not exist. Good work, Rene. 😁😁
How fascinating it is that sense deception and illusions (which are called maya in Advaita vedanta) are already found in the indian philosophy which was written even before descartes. In fact indian philosophy is the oldest philosophy in the world and it has more comprehensive knowledge.
if you're dreaming, there have been studies done, where in order to discern your (lucid) dream from reality, you can test to see if you have control over the lighting, but turning a light switch on or off, if you are dreaming, the lighting will be difficult to change
Ha! Without looking ahead on the list of lectures, I could see that "Cogito; ergo, sum" was coming next. (I'd thought about just that concept years ago.) I think I'm beginning to enjoy Philosophy thanks to Professor Kaplan.
During last year vacation I watched one of these videos each day and read the corresponding chapter of the book. I like to learn by watching the philosophers themselves. I’m searching for something similar to do this year. Can you recommend me some great video (or series of video) of a worth reading book?
8:00 I guess we could argue from a mathematical view, that there are infinitely many beliefs. For all natural numbers, I believe that they are greater than 0, and since there are infinitely many natural numbers, there are infinitely many beliefs.
Hi sir, u teaching great but I am not able to read what u written on board can u plz do something for that so that I can clear read . U TEACHING REALLY GREAT
21:45 I've always had difficulty with Descartes' dream argument, because I can usually tell when I'm dreaming. I've been a lucid dreamer for a long time. I can feel that I'm dreaming. Sure, life sometimes feels like a dream, but I can still tell real life apart from dreams. Of course, his omnipotent deceiver is a very different problem form his dream problem. My main argument against that is there's no evidence of a omnipotent deceiver: essentially, I'm agnostic or atheist towards the omnipotent deceiver. Who knows, and how would it affect my life?
Finally someone, specific, methodological, smart, good teacher, and as if that were not enough, with a neon blackboard!!!!!!!
Thanks!
You all prolly dont care at all but does any of you know a way to log back into an instagram account?
I somehow forgot the login password. I appreciate any tips you can give me.
@Kingston Douglas instablaster ;)
He was dismissive on some facts. Not good.
Absolutely right man ...
This is what I call HIGH-QUALITY lecture material.
What makes these lectures unique and interesting for me is that Jeffrey explains concepts in simple terms, as they should be, without resorting to jargon or using "sophisticated" words merely to flex his intellectual ability, as many others do (either consciously or unconsciously).
Exactly... Because he actually wants ppl to understand rather than simply enjoying the sound of his voice.
I'm a student of Philosophy from Pakistan and you, sir, are a life saver. This is by far the best explanation on the subject. Thank you so much!
Hello
Hey would you suggest me some questions from Descartes meditation???
Which level are you?
Please, I'm writing on the topic: Descartes on the certainty of knowledge: an appraisal. Can you enumerate the principles for the methodic doubt for me.
dude Jeffrey I'm eternally grateful to u
I study Politics, philosophy and Law. When i had a Jurisprudence essay, I found you, and now, I have an essay on Cartesian Philosophy and here u are again, explaining, and simplyifing everything..
Tanks bro&keep it up
Glad that I could help! The videos are all organized in the playlist section of my RUclips page, if that's helpful as well.
This guy is the most outstanding teacher I have ever known!!!❤
I Usually don't comment on teaching videos but this vid. Is the defention of perfection.
This is one of the best explained philosophy videos on RUclips. You clearly have a natural gift at teaching. Please keep up the videos. I truly hope they get the views they deserve. Well done!
Thanks for these kind words. You just made my day!
You've literally saved my life!!! Thank you so much for "employing all your energies" to explain us philosophy!!! God bless you
I went to Oregon state university back in 1985 and didn’t have to but took philosophy as my humanities elective. I wanted to expand my mind I wasn’t concerned about taking the easiest course for grades. The philosophy program there at the time was known for not being an easy A. I took 3 courses and got got 2 B’s and the 3 rd one was the philosophy of math and got a D. The instructors were terrible. They would say a bunch of nothing at lecture then make a test about who knows what and feel superior because they were hard on students. I may have got 2 B’s and a D but I give them an F. Now this professor Kaplan is outstanding instructor I give him an A+. Much more along the lines of what I was looking for when I took my philosophy back in college.
Amazing work. You speak so naturally and makes things so simple that makes me suspect that even your "whatevers" are planned.
This man’s ability to write backwards on glass is amazing! When I realized that he was writing backwards so that the audience facing him could read it, I was floored.
I was thinking the exact same thing ! is he actually writing backwards ?
I believe he mirrors his videos, otherwise, what a talent this man has
Yep, the videos are mirrored
really embarrassed i couldn't figure out the mirroring edit trick in my mind, kinda silly considering the course is supposed to improve thinking and logic and i can't even figure that out lols
@@vytasffbismarck7001 thats what the omnipotent demon wants you to think
you are a god! thank you for being clear and thorough with your teaching! i wish more teachers are like you
Great video! I'm learning about Descartes right now and this is by far one of the best explanations I have seen!
Thanks! Glad it was helpful.
So glad you put this stuff on youtube so everyone can see it really interesting for even us old non-students that never really thought about philosophy before.
Once again, I am so happy that you have made these lectures available. Thank you.
I am considering to start a philosophy study in my 50s. Thanks to you sir!
Wish I had professors like you back in my time.
I’m starting at 65!!!! And loving it ❤
I’m starting it at 40, and enjoying it immensely 😁
If you are listening to this lecture, have you not already begun with your studies?
Or do you mean specifically that you intend to take formal courses at some institute?
I’m 19, listening to this for my creative writing.
Prof. Kaplan is one of the most erudite guides into the otherwise impenetrable that I’ve had as a student.
Thank you so much. Your video has helped me understand the text way better than I did, I watched the video and went back to the text to understand it way better. Online classes haven't been the best but watching your videos has made kept me sane to date. Thank you, I hope I get to learn from professors like you next semester.
I've been to this text a lot, but I must say that I've also learned a whole lot more from this video series. You are such an excelent teacher! Those deep and continuous explanations really help to break the dense philosophical ideas that pertain to Descartes. Thank you!
I've never taken too deep of a dive into most philosophers. This is my sixth video of yours without a break. Now I've got at least five more.
I also teach the méditations métaphysiques and would like to add a couple of points. Overall the work is one of the most extraordinary in literature because it operates on multiple levels. It is very frequently presented as a philosophical text; indeed it does present Descartes- philosophy, but it is also self evidently a work of fiction; he has invented the philosophical novel. To believe otherwise would be to believe that over a period of six days Descartes reconstructs the whole of philosophy (and presumably rests on the seventh day!).
More specifically on the malevolent demon, I think this is best read as an allegory for the possibility that the mind might be messed up, this could be by drugs, hypnotism possibly or more importantly by lesions to the brain that systemically produce mistakes. These are now well documented in clinical neuroscience.
By the way, thumbs up for your presentation.
So, Descartes was writing about drug abuse?
@@chetsenior7253 About any possible disorder to the mind.
The same Descartes believed in the separation of mind and body, and that god exists, leading me to think Descartes was being a magician, pretending to cast doubt on everything, then to sell us the existence of the soul, mathematics , and god. When none of them are real things. How ironic, if he was sincere. Don’t get me wrong, he was a good thinker, nevertheless deeply influenced by the doctrines of his time.
@@MugenTJ Persuaded by the primacy of thought over sensory experience, Descartes was a rationalist and a dualist, the rational existence of mathematics is inevitable; his account of the soul "je m´imaginais qu'elle était quelque chose d'extrêmement rare et subtil, comme un vent, une flamme ou un air très délié (rarefied)" portrays it as extremey insubstantial: it is as though he does not want to completely deny any material quality for it; for God he resorts (mostly) to a strange, rationalist, immaterial final cause argument. Did Descartes really believe his God arguments? We know he knew that denying God's existence would have been lethal, so it is hard to be sure at that level. He did, however, need to invoke God in order to escape the solipsism of his existence as 'a thinking thing'.
Where 'magic' is involved is in his dualism, how the immaterial world of ideas somehow manages to have material effects.
thank you for this, I intend on watching them all. i like how when you don't know something, exact year etc, you just say..."whatever," it's comical, relatable and refreshing.
We could be so much equipped with peace and happiness until such knowledge knocks our doors with a commander like you to impart the absolute beauty of wisdom and inculcate in us the very foundation of a reasoning ability which would serve as the absolute Lense of perceiving the world. The arsenal of thoughtfulness we synchronize our every breath with is undoubtedly the profoundness of a TEACHER in our lives.
Thank you, sir, for this. This here would be the sole proof fundamental in my persuasion of the world for how the social media could be so rewarding sometimes, such rewards are lifeward.
I wish you good health sir.
😄
Explanation is at best , i think you are born to be the Master of Teaching , Great Work , Thanks a lot
I am LOVING this channel.
TY Jeffrey
seriously Philosophy hasn't been this fun for me . I was literally laughing my ass out!. I have a humble suggestions for the audience that just go through the mediations before watching this for atleast once and listen Jeffrey Kalpan's great lecture you will obviously enjoying it. Hats of you Master! Thank you.
Thank you so much Jeffrey, you are opening a new world for me!
Mann,i am hooked to these lectures, I wish he was my professor, i would even attend University on Sundays,legit.
I have a lot of trouble with Meditation 1 because this is my first time studying philosophy. I find it so hard, but it has become more accessible when I watch your videos. Your explanation is clear. I appreciate you. Thank you for helping me feel more interested in studying philosophy!
You are so animated, thank you for this wonderful breakdown of his first Meditation!
Jeffrey, thank you so much for putting time and effort into your content. I am studying philosophy in my senior year of high school and you have improved my understanding.
You’re my favorite person in this platform!
Time to learn philosophy! So grateful to have found the channel.
Greetings from the BIG SKY. When I 1st attended Colorado College, I had to read Rene' Descarte's stuff. Hard reading for a Montana kid.
Thank you so very much! You're the best philosophy lecturer I've seen. 🌺
Engaging personality and excellent teaching style. Thank you!
Jeffery you are adorable and brilliant, I love learning and listening to your lectures❤️
Please tell me how you write everything backwards. I understand Descartes better than I understand how you are writing backwards.
😂😂😂😂
He writes it forwards normally, then the video is flipped horizontally so it appears normal to the viewer.
One of the best teacher you are ,thank you ,thank you going to consume you alot 🙏❤️
Very thorough and clear explanation done in the utmost logical order.
"can he really write backwards?" that's when I know I need to take a break 😂 Thank you for the outstanding videos by the way!
They flipped the video. :)
@@hjominous Such a simple yet brilliant technique.
What you're doing is very valuable, thank you very much.
This is the best thing on RUclips. I want to take the exam, and I’m not even in the class!
(Just kidding… I don’t really want to take the exam)
Thank you so much for this lecture! I didn't learn half as much in 6 Uni classes as i did in this 40 minute video.
You’re a great teacher. Thanks for sharing these. Making my philosophy course easier and more interesting.
Sir i am frm India and firstly i watched the last meditation and it look like a awesome experience of descarts philosophy
Now i see all the lectures
Ujjwal bhai 🙏🙏🙏
How u know my name?
wow this is wonderful. So glad I found this channel.
2:09 the funny thing is, meter is defined to be the distance light passes in 1/299 million something-something seconds, so technically that's guaranteed to be true; by definition.
I started my new channel to pursue angles I hadn't before, came across this vid of yours because Descartes' philosophy was always such a fun ponder for me. What a great video, please continue pressing forward with your critical mind, the world needs it. Funny thing is I didn't even search Descartes, I was looking for more connections on two unrelated people. I love it!
Utterly fantastic, you have made all the difference to my understanding.
Thank you for helping me pass my exam today! Best wishes.😊
A marvelous summation. Well done, sir, and thank you.
Another amazing video. I'd like to add my voice to those that would welcome and be grateful for a lecture on Spinoza's ethics if you ever have the time and inclination.
Amazing pedagogical skills! Thanks for these explanations.
thought provoking presentation.
Thank you Professor, very interesting explanation
René Descartes - Meditation with The Method of Doubt 👍
You are a great instructor, thank you for this philosophy video.
Truly the best channel
This is my second time going through this in 2 years. I love to go through Descartes and then the works of St Anselm. Though, I must admit, I am less of a fan of the style of writing of the latter than the former.
I too appreciate the clarity of the lecturer. After listening to the first lecture on Descartes First Meditation I think Ive got a grasp of Descartes project and his method of doubt. That said Im baffled by the lecturers conclusion that all Descartes beliefs have been doubted. Didn’t Descartes say that an all powerful demon might be able to deceive him but not God who is good. If I heard right then Rene has not doubted his belief in God. Or did I miss something which is quite possible. Id appreciate anyone correcting me if this is not so because if I got this right then Im not certain whether to believe the lecturer in his following lectures.
Very clear explanation. Thank you so much, Sir. This video was very helpful.
You are hands down the funniest Philosopher 🤣 I was dying when you said "french pajamas or whatever".
Absolutely invaluable stuff here, much appreciated!!!
very enjoyable presentation great lecture makes one want to pursue this topic more and even read the book!
That was a great lecture. Thanks!
Many of the great movie in the last 100 years makes use of Decartes' "Method of Doubt" - Wizard of Oz, The Matrix, Inception, Fight Club etc
Don't forget Ridley Scott 's Blade Runner and Deckart ( Descartes).
Thank you! You explain it so much better than my philosophy professor. I wish you were my professor.
Thanks for the kind words. And glad I could help!
Fantástico!!! I love this channel.
our class has a seminar that is currently focusing on 'discourse on the method' and it took me way too long to realize i was watching the wrong video lmao
To test if you are in a dream, pick up a book and open to a random page and read it. Close the book and re-open to the exact same page, the text will always be different. That of course does not happen in real life. Enjoy your new super power of lucid dreaming.
i just found it really helpful from India
Thanks for this video. Keep up the great work!
Thanks, I will try!
You explained very well, thank you
I have an exam about anthropology and Descartes first and second meditation tomorrow, this helped a lot. Thanks mate. PS: This made me laugh way harder then it should have 32:44
Glad I could help!
thank you so much for this, much to learn!
You are one of the best sir❤thank you
Excellent, thanks much!
I've never heard meditation 1 explained in more than a couple sentences, so this was nice. A question, though: why does it matter the respective rationales for the doubt? For example, it seems that everything could just be subsumed under "demon" and Descartes would lose nothing. Or, rather than being more specific, couldn't everything just be broadened: "Perception isn't always reality." What would be lost by just simplifying the reasons for doubt?
I've seen the number three.
It was a giant number three shouting at kids in a local park.
Anyways, this video lecture was fun and super interesting.
Off to the next video.
Cheers. :):)
Thank you, teacher. By the way, greetings from Uzbekistan, Central Asia
Funny thing, you can consider this work by Descartes as the kick off for a proces that eventually lead to the certainty that God does not exist. Good work, Rene. 😁😁
Estoy asistiendo por el subtitulo en español gracias por por el contenido!!
How fascinating it is that sense deception and illusions (which are called maya in Advaita vedanta) are already found in the indian philosophy which was written even before descartes. In fact indian philosophy is the oldest philosophy in the world and it has more comprehensive knowledge.
This is excellent!
Really great work! Thanks!
Glad you liked it!
This was certainly useful!
if you're dreaming, there have been studies done, where in order to discern your (lucid) dream from reality, you can test to see if you have control over the lighting, but turning a light switch on or off, if you are dreaming, the lighting will be difficult to change
I love you, respectively.
Pedagogical wizard we salute you 🫡
Ha! Without looking ahead on the list of lectures, I could see that "Cogito; ergo, sum" was coming next. (I'd thought about just that concept years ago.) I think I'm beginning to enjoy Philosophy thanks to Professor Kaplan.
I don't believe anyone could write any better backwards, than this guy.
The video is flipped...he's right handed.
Love you Sir ❤
Really helpful in understanding philosophy 💕
This was so perfect, thank you so much. I understand the material so much better with your teaching style and tech.
During last year vacation I watched one of these videos each day and read the corresponding chapter of the book. I like to learn by watching the philosophers themselves. I’m searching for something similar to do this year. Can you recommend me some great video (or series of video) of a worth reading book?
thank you so much!
can you do the confessions of book 10 by saint augustine, and St. Auscln (something that which nothing is greater can be thought of)
8:00 I guess we could argue from a mathematical view, that there are infinitely many beliefs. For all natural numbers, I believe that they are greater than 0, and since there are infinitely many natural numbers, there are infinitely many beliefs.
Hi sir, u teaching great but I am not able to read what u written on board can u plz do something for that so that I can clear read . U TEACHING REALLY GREAT
21:45 I've always had difficulty with Descartes' dream argument, because I can usually tell when I'm dreaming. I've been a lucid dreamer for a long time. I can feel that I'm dreaming. Sure, life sometimes feels like a dream, but I can still tell real life apart from dreams.
Of course, his omnipotent deceiver is a very different problem form his dream problem. My main argument against that is there's no evidence of a omnipotent deceiver: essentially, I'm agnostic or atheist towards the omnipotent deceiver. Who knows, and how would it affect my life?