Let me know some of your favorite philosophy books below, I'm tryna pick up some new ones. If you're interested in reading my self help book I wrote last year: Ebook Version: seasonedtofu.com/books Paperback version: amzn.to/3s4elfO
you should definitely read some more absurdism, Albert camus and Franz kafka are amazing. Albert Camus is my biggest inspiration, His books are the best! You should start with the stranger
I would recommend Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche. He is one of the best deconstructive philosophers of all time and it helps to prove your point that every philosophy/philosopher has its pros and cons. I like to think of philosophy as something which constantly repeats itself throughout history because it is only our reaction to the current circumstances we find ourselves in. Great video!
My #1 favourite quote of all time: *"Last time I recall, I was using my mind, my mind was not using me! Our mind is a tool, use it, don't let it use you."*
@@davidh5101 there's a difference between mind and conciousness. see, every human is unique it self by his body and mind. Even if you look at things, its impossible to find the perfect exact the same thing. this is because mind,body,things, have huge ammount of memory. But theres no such things as my conciousness and your concioussness, conciousness is the fundamental.
@@lehkitteh9927 Marcus Aurelius is another guy who likes platitudes. Meditations is a short book of fortune cookie philosophy and boring bromides by an emperor clearly in the midst of a midlife crisis.
@@MegaLotusEater I came here to expand my knowledge of philosophy. No real books under my belt yet. You seem like somebody who has read deeper stuff than fortune cookie philosophy. Got any suggestions? :3
@@lehkitteh9927 Bertrand Russell's 'History of Western Philosophy' is a good summary of ideas from the ancients to modern. Also, on RUclips, there's a famous BBC series of philosophical talks with Bryan Magee. It's entry level but actually a very good place to start.
@@lehkitteh9927 What is Philosophy? by Gilles Deleuze gives a really good basic rundown of the field, probably a good one for gauging how much it will click with you.
Philosophy is a conversation through history. It’s a story about us and our world. Read philosophy as a social history and you see how thinkers are responding to the issues they saw around them. Our ideas connect to the consensus we form and shows how and why we got where we did.
something i always remember from science class is humans are the only animals whose culture changes with time and not genetics. Makes you think about nature vs nurture
One thing I try to remember is that everyone can teach you something. One quote that has stuck with me is, "Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools speak because they have to say something." It has helped me be more tactful and intricate with my words so I can express my ideas and be able to listen before I speak. My first philosophy book has been Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky, which I've thoroughly enjoyed and can't wait to read Beyond Good and Evil by Nietzsche. I try to see the bigger picture in life and not stress over the little things. And, I also wish to soak up as much knowledge as I can, I want to keep learning throughout my life and want to learn from everyone I can and be able to just appreciate life.
I really enjoy listening to what you have to say and your perspective on things. I, too, am on this path to find lots of meaning in life. I recently read these three books which I liked a lot and have shared them with others. Hopefully, you will be able to relate to some of the content and it just might add a different dimension to your views on this "life" of ours. 1. The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles 2. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles 3. Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life by Beth Kempton Keep up the good work and continue to get the message across to everyone.
It's been 6 months, so I will do it for you. 1. The Republic - Plato 2. Nicomachean Ethics - Aristotle 3. Meditations - Marcus Aurelius 4. Summa Theologica - Thomas Aquinas 5. Discourses on Livy - Niccolò Machiavelli 6. Meditations on First Philosophy - René Descartes 7. Leviathan - Thomas Hobbes 8. Rights of Man - Thomas Paine 9. Ethics - Baruch Spinoza 10. Critique of Pure Reason - Immanuel Kant 11. A Treatise of Human Nature - David Hume 12. The Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith 13. On Liberty - John Stuart Mill 14. Beyond Good and Evil - Friedrich Nietzsche 15. A History of Western Philosophy - Bertrand Russell 16. Philosophical Investigations - Ludwig Wittgenstein 17. The Second Sex - Simone de Beauvoir 18. Naming and Necessity - Saul Kripke Fiction: 19. When Nietzsche Wept, Irvin Yalom 20. Alamut, Vladimir Bartol
Do you have a list of the 50 books? You mentioned Meditations and Tao, and I didn't seem to hear any ideas that didn't come from those two. The photo-shopped stack in the thumbnail isn't helping my suspicion either
In the description he names like 5 or 6 of his favourite books so it's highly probable that he read all 50.Also Cole seems to be an honest guy who admits to his faults so no reason to accuse him of lying.
Yes! One of my all time favorites is also “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl. Also, anything Kierkegaard and C.S. Lewis will open your eyes and mind exponentially!
That’s great! We need philosophy now more than ever. Not sure if you have done it yet but I would recommend diving into the philosophy that isn’t just about individual living and turns to the social and political. Ultimately we can and should be able live our personal philosophy in our personal lives but we also need concepts and understandings that can be shared in order to give us a foundation for ethics in making decisions that affect us on a group level and are relevant to social life and shared needs and interests.
One book I can recommend is "Meandering Sobriety". Although it's a philosophical book, it is a bit humorous and still thought-provoking. The book is a series of funny and thought-stimulating stories that will help you have a moment of escape from hustle reality to see and understand it deeper. Most importantly, it's short and can be completed in a day.
I really appreciate you mentioning to not get too wrapped up into a philosophy. That’s the first time I’ve ever heard someone say it. It’s extremely important. I use obsessed over stoicism and tried to read every single book about it. I would also watch Jim Carey videos and I got really big into the ‘I’ and the ego. I was watching videos about being one with the universe and all that crap. It was a massive rabbit hole of information. Like yourself; I’ve taken many parts from the philosophy’s I’ve learn and I’ll occasionally think about them when I need to in my life.
Man this is crazy. So....I graduated Highschool in Texas and left there to go to college at SNU in Oklahoma, City. Dropped out after the first semester. Left there and went and worked in the oilfield. Worked there for seven years and really thought I had it figured out. Got laid off one day and asked myself...is this it? This cant be the entire reason we are born. To work till we die. Although we are born to Live and live till death. So I challenged myself, I got into acting because its something I've always wanted to do. Chasing that till this day. Four year's into acting and have currently booked some pretty cool projects. Moved to Los Angeles to discover a different lifestyle other than the one I had living in Texas. Let me tell you it was a major culture shock. Small town farm boy living just North East of downtown LA. I mean 15 mins from downtown and about 25mins from the "Hollywood" sign. Anyways...Moved there in December of 2019 to chase my dream. Well four months later EVERYTHING gets shut down due to "We all know what shut us down in 2020" So I moved back to Texas just lost. In my pursuit of acting it forced me to start studying the Art's and philosophy. Although I'm a very new guy to the study...I've always questioned my existence and well the entire purpose of this life. Well fast forward to a year later here I am watching this video. I mean this is a sign right. Well this was alot of jabbering but I find that it may relate in someway. Just wanted to let you know where I'm at in my journey. Post virus and all the crazy things happening in the world right now. I feel like this is a dying study and I feel like its so important. Thanks. haha Its late and this makes no sense but just wanted to let you know that there are a few of us still listening.
“If you were deliberating about the gymnastic training of your son, would you follow the advice of the majority of us, or the opinion of the one who had been trained and exercised under a skilful master?” - Socrates
You said 50 books but mentioned like 10 of them. Have you read Nietzche? Descartes? Plato? Schopenhauer? And if you really like zen, have you read any part of the Mumonkan? Shobogenzo? Maybe some modern more self-helpish stuff like The Power of Now? There's so much to learn. Goodluck!
Hey hey hey....hold up hold up😊🤔its not a law class philosophy kinda like...soft and easily digesteable philosophy...we dont wanna go back to 'cogito ergo sum'😊🤔though arguably that's where it all begins...save for Immanuel Kant's disapproval
The last one is probably the more important one. I knew lots of people being stuck in a unique philosophy and... well, didn't seem to make them really happy at all. They looked frustrated for some reasons..
I think it’s incredible how you can learn this through reading books, and another can learn it from a mystical experience, even from someone meditating. There is so many different pathways to reach this same conclusion!
Philosophy degree holder here, the main thing to know about philosophy is that It's the reason paracetamol is so cheap, us philosophers used it so much the cost went down
As a Humanities and Social Sciences M.A. student, I have started producing videos. I will produce content both in English and Spanish. I'm waiting for you.
I can imagine you would also like Eckhart Tolle, other books on mindfulness and much of the Buddhist-based spiritualities as well. Maybe existentialism to some degree as well. The books in philosophy I've read so far: 1. Meditations 2. Letters from a Stoic (Seneca) 3. Descartes 4. Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling 5. Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil 6. Heraclitus 7. Zizek, Event, The Sublime Object of Ideology 8. Badiou, Wittgenstein's Antiphilosophy 9. The Monarchy of Fear, Nussbaum 10. Camus, The Stranger . . . And I'm about halfway through about 20 others (mood reader).
Hey Cole 👋🏽 I have an interest in philosophy and while I was searching for videos I found yours! I definitely enjoyed it and am looking forward to watching more. And I'm from Buffalo, so maybe I'll run into you sometime and we can have a nice philosophical convo lol. Thank you for your videos
Philosophy for me , it’s cold water from the mountain, where the view is so shiny and white ... where the snow still abiding on ground. .. philosophy is a strong meal , where not every one get to; is like music , where Gods drown from above .. making the Cosmos very close with Divine and make rational minds to perceive clear emotions and feelings.
Spinoza's Ethics is best read together with a (book) guide by a modern scholar who is able to convey its ideas in a more digestible form for us mere mortals.
Here's a book called love Love is impressive of consultation..but love is conquest of justice..so consume all vision of preference..and visualise the importance of solution..so whether you are a jealous lover or a confident trust of worthy.. sustinance of creativity is to commit your value to impress him or her..and to confine in your attribution of defence..is to convince all your commodities of life within your mind
When you’re faced with something you cannot change perhaps nagging worry as an exercise would be best looked into. There is value in evaluating motivation for worry. Maybe “changing” as a desired outcome is less important than chipping away at why you think it needs changing. We could discover something about ourselves in context, not a worthless outcome. We could also discover that something once believed unchangeable is not nearly so and avoid a pattern of labeling to prevent us from doing the busy work of trying.
I’ve recently been watching videos like this and similar so now I think very different and have different thoughts and feel better mentally and can appreciate little things more Thank you
I woke up and discovered the secret of life this morning. It’s all about me, what I think, my feelings, my happiness, my wants my desires, my relationships, my money, my success, me, me, me, the game’s all about me.
Kindred spirits, you and I. Philosophy isn’t some esoteric, rhetorical theory, but a methodology, a process for seeking fulfillment: what the Ancient Greeks called “eudaimonia”.
You really do try to use your platform for good man, I admire that a lot. Keep up the good work, you’re an inspiration to someone like me who wants to improve their life
Harry Frankfurt’s books On Inequality and Reasons for Love are worth reading. The latter is not an easy read, though. I enjoyed the Wittgenstein module i did at university. Epistemology was interesting but gets difficult quite quickly, same with Logic.
You won't believe it if I tell you how much you and I have same experiencess in life. I watched most of your important videos and I realized these are exactly what happened in my life, and this man has same beliefs and attitudes as me. Although with one big difference, you've reached to this position at the age of 24 but me on the other hand got reached at age of 29. It was a very painful journey for me and I wish I could've become better sooner. What you are doing with making these videos are wonderful, because you are helping others just like you and me to become better sooner in every aspects of their lives before it becomes too late. You are showing how most of our problems have so much easy solutions, so we should seek right answers instead of those answers which society is trying to presents to us. We should be aware of traps and illusions, so put our focus on becoming a better person for ourselves and others sake, not becoming the one who wants just consume everything other people offer, and become a greedy and selfish person. So thank you. Sorry about my bad English. I hope you see this comment. I wish someday we meet each other in person. I don't have any friends but having you as a friend is such a great honor. Until then take care and be safe.
Great job presenting the process! I share the views and love them. Yay, Bon Buddhism of Tibet has been rocking my world lately. Yogas of Dream and Sleep especially. Its gorgeous attributes lead to same place of all the greats, far as I can tell. Awareness breeds compassion, and spaciousness is the cradle of appreciation. I subscribed and am looking forward to the rest of your catalog! Love your work
@@xavier1404 I read English version. You could read it very slow. It's not a book that you need to absorb all at once. I think about the sentences I read few times a week.
Hi Cole, been following and listening to you a few times now, and I think you've made a good way ahead into consciousness, because I'm in the same spirituality now but it took much more time for me, I'm in my late 40s. I'll be following your advice and reading those books. Greetings from France V David.
This is the second vid Ive watched of your and am now subscribed. Keep up the great work! Side note, the Toa Te Ching section reminded me a lot of "The Maybe Story".
The problem with Stoicism is the timeline that is written is completely different to the timeline we live now. In Ancient Greece they had way more knowledge and power over things, but there were some things they couldn't change, thus Stoicism says to focus on the things we can change instead. The problem comes when we come to this timeline. Nowadays we have technology and we live in such comfortable lives making us weak. There's so much we could change yet we choose not to, because its the easy path. TLDR: Back when Stoicism was written, people were trying to change the things they couldn't, now we dont even change the things we can
I think you have that backwards somethings we can change others we can't change such as I once got a kite stuck in a tree so I went to throw my cat but I remembered my dog ate my cat and my cat ate my mouse so I threw all three, so I climbed the tree now who will eat me?🐴
Not so sure. We live in a time of Superstructures, of problems so huge it’s hard to make an argument without for or against any action for you have no real impact, it’s why apathy has reigned for decades.
My Philosophy final exam I read Socrates, Aristotle , descarte , Sartre and final was presented. The final asked one term and define. Define : Love. I took the course a second time and today I love philosophy and found happiness. Thank you Downey California
Love it. The only thing I disagree is on the matter of other things existing because of our observation. If every human died, or every thing that can perceive sound, vibrations will still move through the air.
Shards Of Divinities is an incredible novel that will transform you spiritually and intellectually. It's about the intersection between science/logic and religion/spirituality. The novel is available on that site named after a river in South America.
@Cole Hastings, Islam as a religion, if anyone understands it in fundamental level, you can have the broadest view ever, way more than philosophy. I recommended you to understand and convey it to us.
Let me know some of your favorite philosophy books below, I'm tryna pick up some new ones.
If you're interested in reading my self help book I wrote last year:
Ebook Version: seasonedtofu.com/books
Paperback version: amzn.to/3s4elfO
I didn’t read any till now.. But i think Alan Watts, Jeal paul sartre and friedrich nietzsche's book will be Great❤️🖤
you should definitely read some more absurdism, Albert camus and Franz kafka are amazing. Albert Camus is my biggest inspiration, His books are the best! You should start with the stranger
Read HOLY QURAN babe.. U won't need read 50 philosophy books any more
Radical Honesty: How to Transform Your Life by Telling the Truth
I would recommend Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche. He is one of the best deconstructive philosophers of all time and it helps to prove your point that every philosophy/philosopher has its pros and cons. I like to think of philosophy as something which constantly repeats itself throughout history because it is only our reaction to the current circumstances we find ourselves in. Great video!
"Don't follow one philosophy": refreshing advice.
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Is that the eclectic philosophy?
@@noblephoenix6151 AI "persona" creating. Also, I've found that string theory programming beats all
Don't follow anyone's philosophy
@@Kenji.95 but in doing so I would follow your philosophy 😌
My #1 favourite quote of all time:
*"Last time I recall, I was using my mind, my mind was not using me! Our mind is a tool, use it, don't let it use you."*
M always early on your vids.. But u give no hearts to me.. 💔
As a determinist, this doesn't apply. But I understand the point of this.
Your mind is you.
@@davidh5101 there's a difference between mind and conciousness. see, every human is unique it self by his body and mind. Even if you look at things, its impossible to find the perfect exact the same thing. this is because mind,body,things, have huge ammount of memory. But theres no such things as my conciousness and your concioussness, conciousness is the fundamental.
What is I?
You read 50 philosophy books but came out with a short series of self-help platitudes. Well done.
He skimmed two and listened to a lot of Alan Watts.
@@lehkitteh9927 Marcus Aurelius is another guy who likes platitudes. Meditations is a short book of fortune cookie philosophy and boring bromides by an emperor clearly in the midst of a midlife crisis.
@@MegaLotusEater I came here to expand my knowledge of philosophy. No real books under my belt yet. You seem like somebody who has read deeper stuff than fortune cookie philosophy. Got any suggestions? :3
@@lehkitteh9927 Bertrand Russell's 'History of Western Philosophy' is a good summary of ideas from the ancients to modern.
Also, on RUclips, there's a famous BBC series of philosophical talks with Bryan Magee. It's entry level but actually a very good place to start.
@@lehkitteh9927 What is Philosophy? by Gilles Deleuze gives a really good basic rundown of the field, probably a good one for gauging how much it will click with you.
Philosophy is a conversation through history. It’s a story about us and our world. Read philosophy as a social history and you see how thinkers are responding to the issues they saw around them. Our ideas connect to the consensus we form and shows how and why we got where we did.
Yes damn right, best explanation of the subject. Very nice!!
something i always remember from science class is humans are the only animals whose culture changes with time and not genetics. Makes you think about nature vs nurture
@@autumnsterling7693 Hey
That's really true!
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One thing I try to remember is that everyone can teach you something. One quote that has stuck with me is, "Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools speak because they have to say something." It has helped me be more tactful and intricate with my words so I can express my ideas and be able to listen before I speak.
My first philosophy book has been Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky, which I've thoroughly enjoyed and can't wait to read Beyond Good and Evil by Nietzsche. I try to see the bigger picture in life and not stress over the little things. And, I also wish to soak up as much knowledge as I can, I want to keep learning throughout my life and want to learn from everyone I can and be able to just appreciate life.
I love Crime and Punishment. Have you read Dostoyevsky's other works yet? They are all so thought-provoking.
Awesome!!!
Here is my favourite quote “You don’t learn much, from hearing yourself speak” 🗣
Jordan peterson fan?
@@lyricaldetective4310 you actually do...
I read 59 philosophy books, here's what i learned : My Brain Hurts
My brain hurts and life sucks
life is gay - Neech
Could you list them
Why not 69 books instead?
🤣
Such a solid video, dude! Great topic and awesome storytelling 🙌
Thanks man! Been watching your vids for years
Why read 50 philosophy books when you can just watch a short video about a guy talk about what he learned from them 😅
Precisely
Pretty sure he was just joking lol
@@adriansavastian8774 r/woosh
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@@CurtSummers Imagine reading 50 philosophy books and still not getting a joke. XD
"The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are" by A. Watts is amazing!
Agreed. That book had a huge impact on me
This book is mind blowing, it’s the best book recommendation I’ve ever had
Loove that book. Watts’s autobiography In My Own Way is amazing too
I have seen a few Alan Watts video on RUclips. He seems to represent eastern religions well.
@@conversationcorner1837 One of the first if not the first who introduced west to eastern philosophy in depth
You're one of the most humble and honest person that I've ever seen. Keep doing the good work and stay blessed 🙌
Thank you!
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@@ColeHastings Hello Brother! Translate the Video to Portuguese. for me to understand better. I understand very little English. it would help me a lot
@@ulisesgil4209 lol
I recommend the book The Psychology of C. G. Jung by Jolande Jacobi to everyone. It's tough to read but mind-blowing.
Why would I read something that’s tough to read?
@@stunna_CODM For the sake of knowledge?
tough to read . like the translation ?
@@stunna_CODM why not? try escaping your comfort zone a little
@@xavier1404 Tough to read, as in the concepts are hard to grasp.
I really enjoy listening to what you have to say and your perspective on things. I, too, am on this path to find lots of meaning in life. I recently read these three books which I liked a lot and have shared them with others. Hopefully, you will be able to relate to some of the content and it just might add a different dimension to your views on this "life" of ours.
1. The Book of Ichigo Ichie: The Art of Making the Most of Every Moment, the Japanese Way
by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
2. Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles
3. Wabi Sabi: Japanese Wisdom for a Perfectly Imperfect Life by Beth Kempton
Keep up the good work and continue to get the message across to everyone.
How is it going today, 8 months later?
Alan watts is the man, i went through a philosophy phase myself and lately have been drawn back to it. This video was a good refresher
Hi Cole, can you perhaps give us a list of the 20 books you believe we should read? I would love that! Thank you.
I agree!!
It's been 6 months, so I will do it for you.
1. The Republic - Plato
2. Nicomachean Ethics - Aristotle
3. Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
4. Summa Theologica - Thomas Aquinas
5. Discourses on Livy - Niccolò Machiavelli
6. Meditations on First Philosophy - René Descartes
7. Leviathan - Thomas Hobbes
8. Rights of Man - Thomas Paine
9. Ethics - Baruch Spinoza
10. Critique of Pure Reason - Immanuel Kant
11. A Treatise of Human Nature - David Hume
12. The Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith
13. On Liberty - John Stuart Mill
14. Beyond Good and Evil - Friedrich Nietzsche
15. A History of Western Philosophy - Bertrand Russell
16. Philosophical Investigations - Ludwig Wittgenstein
17. The Second Sex - Simone de Beauvoir
18. Naming and Necessity - Saul Kripke
Fiction:
19. When Nietzsche Wept, Irvin Yalom
20. Alamut, Vladimir Bartol
@@manzero134gd thank you!
Do you have a list of the 50 books? You mentioned Meditations and Tao, and I didn't seem to hear any ideas that didn't come from those two. The photo-shopped stack in the thumbnail isn't helping my suspicion either
Same
good point
In the description he names like 5 or 6 of his favourite books so it's highly probable that he read all 50.Also Cole seems to be an honest guy who admits to his faults so no reason to accuse him of lying.
@@benedekistvan2655 sad, I only came here for a full list in the description
@@benedekistvan2655 where is the list then?
Stoicism really helped me see how emotion people are when they really don’t have to be
Yeah there are some good advice and some bad whatever floats your boat
Too be less emotional is not the point, if that's what you're thinking
Im somewhat of a stoike myself
@@YOitsJohnDough No but staying calm in trying situations is key.
I was confused by the confusion itself, and then I realized that I was the confusion.
MY GOD.. 50 philosophy bookssd.. Now I know from where this divine knowledge was coming.. 😳
Yes! One of my all time favorites is also “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor Frankl. Also, anything Kierkegaard and C.S. Lewis will open your eyes and mind exponentially!
I’m currently reading “man’s search for meaning” it’s such a great book.
Literally my favorite book of all time
@Karthik R not literally but the topic is present a lot
That’s great! We need philosophy now more than ever. Not sure if you have done it yet but I would recommend diving into the philosophy that isn’t just about individual living and turns to the social and political. Ultimately we can and should be able live our personal philosophy in our personal lives but we also need concepts and understandings that can be shared in order to give us a foundation for ethics in making decisions that affect us on a group level and are relevant to social life and shared needs and interests.
love this so much. do you have any recommendations on books to read for this? i’m thinking about digging into some ethics-related stuff
You are literally an inspiration to me and many other people
Really appreciate that
@@ColeHastings
One book I can recommend is "Meandering Sobriety". Although it's a philosophical book, it is a bit humorous and still thought-provoking. The book is a series of funny and thought-stimulating stories that will help you have a moment of escape from hustle reality to see and understand it deeper. Most importantly, it's short and can be completed in a day.
I really appreciate you mentioning to not get too wrapped up into a philosophy. That’s the first time I’ve ever heard someone say it.
It’s extremely important. I use obsessed over stoicism and tried to read every single book about it. I would also watch Jim Carey videos and I got really big into the ‘I’ and the ego. I was watching videos about being one with the universe and all that crap. It was a massive rabbit hole of information.
Like yourself; I’ve taken many parts from the philosophy’s I’ve learn and I’ll occasionally think about them when I need to in my life.
He's reacting love to most of the comments.. Here go mine
Man this is crazy. So....I graduated Highschool in Texas and left there to go to college at SNU in Oklahoma, City. Dropped out after the first semester. Left there and went and worked in the oilfield. Worked there for seven years and really thought I had it figured out. Got laid off one day and asked myself...is this it? This cant be the entire reason we are born. To work till we die. Although we are born to Live and live till death. So I challenged myself, I got into acting because its something I've always wanted to do. Chasing that till this day. Four year's into acting and have currently booked some pretty cool projects. Moved to Los Angeles to discover a different lifestyle other than the one I had living in Texas. Let me tell you it was a major culture shock. Small town farm boy living just North East of downtown LA. I mean 15 mins from downtown and about 25mins from the "Hollywood" sign. Anyways...Moved there in December of 2019 to chase my dream. Well four months later EVERYTHING gets shut down due to "We all know what shut us down in 2020" So I moved back to Texas just lost. In my pursuit of acting it forced me to start studying the Art's and philosophy. Although I'm a very new guy to the study...I've always questioned my existence and well the entire purpose of this life. Well fast forward to a year later here I am watching this video. I mean this is a sign right. Well this was alot of jabbering but I find that it may relate in someway. Just wanted to let you know where I'm at in my journey. Post virus and all the crazy things happening in the world right now. I feel like this is a dying study and I feel like its so important. Thanks. haha Its late and this makes no sense but just wanted to let you know that there are a few of us still listening.
“If you were deliberating about the gymnastic training of your son, would you follow the advice of the majority of us, or the opinion of the one who had been trained and exercised under a skilful master?” - Socrates
You said 50 books but mentioned like 10 of them.
Have you read Nietzche? Descartes? Plato? Schopenhauer?
And if you really like zen, have you read any part of the Mumonkan? Shobogenzo? Maybe some modern more self-helpish stuff like The Power of Now?
There's so much to learn. Goodluck!
Hey hey hey....hold up hold up😊🤔its not a law class philosophy kinda like...soft and easily digesteable philosophy...we dont wanna go back to 'cogito ergo sum'😊🤔though arguably that's where it all begins...save for Immanuel Kant's disapproval
its clearly a clickbait bro, did he studied 50 books then alan watts wouldn't be focused primarily
Have you ever read any great philosopher? All you mentioned are not great philosopher, but some people that said some reflessions about life
As always, great content Cole. You deserve all the success you are having. Keep creating, educating and transforming lives.
-ImprovementU
Much love!
The last one is probably the more important one. I knew lots of people being stuck in a unique philosophy and... well, didn't seem to make them really happy at all. They looked frustrated for some reasons..
8:08 “You are a lens, in-which the universe can view itself” wow 👏
Wow Cole, today i met you and i watch most of your modern films. Im greatful for your work. Thank you. Love from Poland.
I think it’s incredible how you can learn this through reading books, and another can learn it from a mystical experience, even from someone meditating. There is so many different pathways to reach this same conclusion!
What can I achieve through meditation? Ps I haven’t watched the vid yet reading comments
Philosophy degree holder here, the main thing to know about philosophy is that It's the reason paracetamol is so cheap, us philosophers used it so much the cost went down
Reading philosophy is easy but to know the core meaning is very hard
Good vid, wish he included Nietzsche who really takes you on a thrill ride through history and philosophy.
As a Humanities and Social Sciences M.A. student, I have started producing videos. I will produce content both in English and Spanish. I'm waiting for you.
Never esteemed your self over anyone. Everyone is unique in their own way.
"Realize you aren't shit" I must be, because everyone say's "I'm full of shit".
Piss on their head
@@fatimallama5176 lol
When is a shit not a shit?
I can imagine you would also like Eckhart Tolle, other books on mindfulness and much of the Buddhist-based spiritualities as well. Maybe existentialism to some degree as well.
The books in philosophy I've read so far:
1. Meditations
2. Letters from a Stoic (Seneca)
3. Descartes
4. Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling
5. Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
6. Heraclitus
7. Zizek, Event, The Sublime Object of Ideology
8. Badiou, Wittgenstein's Antiphilosophy
9. The Monarchy of Fear, Nussbaum
10. Camus, The Stranger
. . . And I'm about halfway through about 20 others (mood reader).
"you are a lens through which the universe can see itself..." We are basically a camera with a consciousness xd
Today I had a debate with myself that what is actually consciousness and I came to answer that consciousness is everything
Hey Cole 👋🏽 I have an interest in philosophy and while I was searching for videos I found yours! I definitely enjoyed it and am looking forward to watching more. And I'm from Buffalo, so maybe I'll run into you sometime and we can have a nice philosophical convo lol. Thank you for your videos
Philosophy for me , it’s cold water from the mountain, where the view is so shiny and white ... where the snow still abiding on ground. .. philosophy is a strong meal , where not every one get to; is like music , where Gods drown from above .. making the Cosmos very close with Divine and make rational minds to perceive clear emotions and feelings.
Chilled epic music + smiling child photo of yours? You got me haha!
I love your content and additude, have a great weekend!
“The Ethics” by Baruch Spinoza is 🔥 might need a translator though lol but it’s been life changing for me
I'm having trouble grasping some of the stuff too but its interesting
Really? You could understand it?
@@blahbleh5671 nope lol not completely but I’ve listened to summaries and read articles to better understand it
@@AllSeeingThai Ah I see, I wouldn't have believed you if you said yes. It was extremely difficult for me to read.
Spinoza's Ethics is best read together with a (book) guide by a modern scholar who is able to convey its ideas in a more digestible form for us mere mortals.
one stoic practice that really changed my life is being proactive
What is it?
I would love to know what these 50 books you ‘read’ are
that alan watts perspective about life is something deep
Brillant piece of moviemaking and preaching deep truths at the same time. Content creators like you are needed on YT 🙏
Thanks bro!
Here's a book called love
Love is impressive of consultation..but love is conquest of justice..so consume all vision of preference..and visualise the importance of solution..so whether you are a jealous lover or a confident trust of worthy.. sustinance of creativity is to commit your value to impress him or her..and to confine in your attribution of defence..is to convince all your commodities of life within your mind
Thank you brother ❤ for video 😊
When you’re faced with something you cannot change perhaps nagging worry as an exercise would be best looked into. There is value in evaluating motivation for worry. Maybe “changing” as a desired outcome is less important than chipping away at why you think it needs changing.
We could discover something about ourselves in context, not a worthless outcome. We could also discover that something once believed unchangeable is not nearly so and avoid a pattern of labeling to prevent us from doing the busy work of trying.
I’ve recently been watching videos like this and similar so now I think very different and have different thoughts and feel better mentally and can appreciate little things more
Thank you
So refreshing to see young people who are woke not on autopilot people who are self aware conscious we are a rare breed keep up the great work
I woke up and discovered the secret of life this morning. It’s all about me, what I think, my feelings, my happiness, my wants my desires, my relationships, my money, my success, me, me, me, the game’s all about me.
It is about “My game is better than your game”, surely, even for the loftiest of philosophers.
WOW, this video is amazing! you are doing the universe part left me shook
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself"
-Leo tolstoy-
S brother
Philosophy and Akira on his bookshelf? This man has great taste
Good explanation.
Kindred spirits, you and I. Philosophy isn’t some esoteric, rhetorical theory, but a methodology, a process for seeking fulfillment: what the Ancient Greeks called “eudaimonia”.
You really do try to use your platform for good man, I admire that a lot. Keep up the good work, you’re an inspiration to someone like me who wants to improve their life
Harry Frankfurt’s books On Inequality and Reasons for Love are worth reading. The latter is not an easy read, though. I enjoyed the Wittgenstein module i did at university. Epistemology was interesting but gets difficult quite quickly, same with Logic.
You must've read many books on stoicism with a splash of buddhism. Both really cool thoughts
Very informative bro. Thanks
Man’s Search For Meaning / logophilosophy is the GOAT of all philosophy and really all anyone needs to live a fulfilling and in turn happy life.
You won't believe it if I tell you how much you and I have same experiencess in life. I watched most of your important videos and I realized these are exactly what happened in my life, and this man has same beliefs and attitudes as me. Although with one big difference, you've reached to this position at the age of 24 but me on the other hand got reached at age of 29. It was a very painful journey for me and I wish I could've become better sooner.
What you are doing with making these videos are wonderful, because you are helping others just like you and me to become better sooner in every aspects of their lives before it becomes too late. You are showing how most of our problems have so much easy solutions, so we should seek right answers instead of those answers which society is trying to presents to us. We should be aware of traps and illusions, so put our focus on becoming a better person for ourselves and others sake, not becoming the one who wants just consume everything other people offer, and become a greedy and selfish person. So thank you.
Sorry about my bad English. I hope you see this comment. I wish someday we meet each other in person. I don't have any friends but having you as a friend is such a great honor. Until then take care and be safe.
Thanks for the love
Wow we have the same interest and way of thinking and that is why i need to listen to you more and subscribed. Props dude.
Alan Watts is for sure my fav
Hes goated
Thank You for sincere videoss, teaching us a lot. Thank You!
This is the channel that I have been needing my entire life
That Alan watts philosophy is so mental when you actually think about it. Love the content :)
Thank you! Once you fully comprehend it you start looking at the world a little differently
Great job presenting the process! I share the views and love them. Yay, Bon Buddhism of Tibet has been rocking my world lately. Yogas of Dream and Sleep especially. Its gorgeous attributes lead to same place of all the greats, far as I can tell. Awareness breeds compassion, and spaciousness is the cradle of appreciation. I subscribed and am looking forward to the rest of your catalog! Love your work
This isn't philosophy.
Love, freedom , aloneness by osho. The power of now by Earhart tolle. Anything from nietzche and Krishnamurti
Nietzsche is trash
I took a philosophy class and read meditations on first philosophy by Rene Descartes, now I find myself reading philosophy books recreationally.
Great! Any reccomendations.
@@eduardochavacano oh my God....well done sir! You won the Internet!
Meditations is such a good book to calm anyone down.
Agreed
Agreed. fills the mind with a delusion of grandeur normally only permitted to hereditary monarchs
as a non native english speaker .. it was hard for me to understand... what translation you read ?
@@xavier1404 I read English version. You could read it very slow. It's not a book that you need to absorb all at once.
I think about the sentences I read few times a week.
Language
Hi Cole, been following and listening to you a few times now, and I think you've made a good way ahead into consciousness, because I'm in the same spirituality now but it took much more time for me, I'm in my late 40s. I'll be following your advice and reading those books. Greetings from France V David.
This is the second vid Ive watched of your and am now subscribed. Keep up the great work! Side note, the Toa Te Ching section reminded me a lot of "The Maybe Story".
Nice, bookworm will help u so much of things under and above da sun
Great content 👌
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The problem with Stoicism is the timeline that is written is completely different to the timeline we live now.
In Ancient Greece they had way more knowledge and power over things, but there were some things they couldn't change, thus Stoicism says to focus on the things we can change instead.
The problem comes when we come to this timeline. Nowadays we have technology and we live in such comfortable lives making us weak. There's so much we could change yet we choose not to, because its the easy path.
TLDR: Back when Stoicism was written, people were trying to change the things they couldn't, now we dont even change the things we can
I think you have that backwards somethings we can change others we can't change such as I once got a kite stuck in a tree so I went to throw my cat but I remembered my dog ate my cat and my cat ate my mouse so I threw all three, so I climbed the tree now who will eat me?🐴
Not so sure. We live in a time of Superstructures, of problems so huge it’s hard to make an argument without for or against any action for you have no real impact, it’s why apathy has reigned for decades.
My favorite book is “ outwitting the devil “ by Napoleon hill this changed my whole view on life
"All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are". Not all of them. some flow to inland lakes.
My Philosophy final exam I read Socrates, Aristotle , descarte , Sartre and final was presented. The final asked one term and define. Define : Love. I took the course a second time and today I love philosophy and found happiness. Thank you Downey California
this is such a well done video 👍
Yes,this is me right now(searching and questioning the meaning of life)
This is my favorite book:
Words for Our Time: The Spiritual Words of Matthew the Poor
Love it. The only thing I disagree is on the matter of other things existing because of our observation. If every human died, or every thing that can perceive sound, vibrations will still move through the air.
You're not better than anyone else and you're the entire universe.
use ur own philosophy but with inspiration from other things that make sense to u and ur life
the speeding was controllable lol
Everyone must read (Secrets of sanatan dharma) available on Amazon and kindle.
Shards Of Divinities is an incredible novel that will transform you spiritually and intellectually. It's about the intersection between science/logic and religion/spirituality. The novel is available on that site named after a river in South America.
I've read 100 philosophy and books and I learned this : Deez nuts thoughts of wonder
It’s weird that they were actually worried about Oden. They should know how durable he is by now.
Being open-minded is very important.
@Cole Hastings, Islam as a religion, if anyone understands it in fundamental level, you can have the broadest view ever, way more than philosophy. I recommended you to understand and convey it to us.