The Philosophy Of Voltaire | The Pen That Defined An Age

Поделиться
HTML-код
  • Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 50

  • @cs51207
    @cs51207 4 года назад +46

    Is it just me or is the audio extremely low?

    • @LetsTalkPhilosophy
      @LetsTalkPhilosophy  4 года назад +13

      Yeah, it's likely not just you. Earlier on when making videos I was having a hard time getting the volume to come out at the proper level. It sounded good when I exported the video, but once uploaded the sound was dampened. On my more recent videos I have upped the volume as much as I can, but still lower than I would like it to be. Sorry about that, still a work in progress. I appreciate you taking the time to listen, I hope you were able to get the volume to where you needed it to hear!

    • @hhaawke
      @hhaawke Год назад

      There is Low audio.

  • @abbymccraw246
    @abbymccraw246 3 года назад +24

    This is incredibly well done. Just wish it was louder so I could show my students!

    • @LetsTalkPhilosophy
      @LetsTalkPhilosophy  3 года назад +2

      Thank you for the kind words and I am very sorry about the volume. At the time there were a few videos which sounded great on my end volume wise, but after upload pretty much required a hearing aid to listen too. I hope at least you were able to find a way to turn it up and listen!

    • @scottshoe842
      @scottshoe842 2 года назад +3

      Wait, you’re not teaching your students about preferred pronouns?

    • @georgie1240
      @georgie1240 Год назад +3

      ​@@scottshoe842 tf does that have to do with anything

    • @Everythings_A_Lie
      @Everythings_A_Lie Год назад

      ​@@georgie1240everything, we have docile teachers who fail to understand basic biology lol. If teachers went back to basic and taught real knowledge from voltaire to bacon, locke,hume etc maybe the next generation would focuse on making/creating better society's rather then focusing on idiocracy ideologies have you seen the state of tiktok ? It's a plague these kids are LOST in a mind of chaos due to teachers pushing diabolical narratives that simply aren't true and irrelevant to any progress in mankind even saying mankind will have them rage ! 😂

    • @natanaelrivera2850
      @natanaelrivera2850 11 месяцев назад

      You can use an extension named "Volume Master." tell me if you need help

  • @johnhamann5861
    @johnhamann5861 4 года назад +12

    Great video from you though it may reflect Voltaire’s beliefs, writer Evelyn Hall actually coined the quote "I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" in her biography about Voltaire. I hope the correction does not diminish the compliment as your work is a great watch!

    • @LetsTalkPhilosophy
      @LetsTalkPhilosophy  4 года назад +10

      Thanks so much John, and you are absolutely right! I was sure he said it in a letter to d'Alembert, but further looking into it I see what you say is true. Unfortunately, or should i say fortunately, I do make mistakes here and there, but I always have great viewers like yourself there to correct me. It does not take away from your compliments, on the contrary I am honored to have people there to convey the truth constructively. A very rare thing to find, so thanks again and I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @fineartist7710
    @fineartist7710 2 года назад +5

    Excellent work!..Just a note, the quote about defending one's right to have to voice an opinion was not
    actually stated by Voltaire, though many wrongly believe it is his.

    • @LetsTalkPhilosophy
      @LetsTalkPhilosophy  2 года назад

      If this be true, I apologize for the mistake and thank you for the correction, I am in your debt!

  • @basha5642
    @basha5642 4 года назад +9

    Thank you for the great video, I’m doing a presentation about Voltaire (and I don’t know much about him and his works, since I’ve only read Candide), so this will definitely come in handy.

    • @LetsTalkPhilosophy
      @LetsTalkPhilosophy  4 года назад +1

      That's awesome, is it a presentation for university? If so good luck and I hope you nail it!

    • @basha5642
      @basha5642 4 года назад +1

      @@LetsTalkPhilosophy its for high school, advanced history! also, the presentation went good, so thanks again😊

  • @jaaz1b
    @jaaz1b 4 года назад +5

    This is an amazing video, extremely informative thanks man.

    • @LetsTalkPhilosophy
      @LetsTalkPhilosophy  4 года назад +1

      Thank you for the kind words, I am glad that you found it helpful! I try my best, even when summarizing, to make it as clear as possible so that even those who may not know much about the philosopher in question will understand without significant issues.

  • @Orion225
    @Orion225 3 года назад +3

    Love these vids. You got a new subs. 💓

  • @2Hesiod
    @2Hesiod 3 года назад +6

    Your sound is muffled...But it's a good video. In the present climate of censorship and political correctness, his ideas are badly needed.

    • @LetsTalkPhilosophy
      @LetsTalkPhilosophy  3 года назад

      Indeed, I was having a pretty rough time figuring out the proper sound settings when I first started creating videos. I have gotten it mostly figured out now, mostly... Also, sorry for the late reply, been away for the past couple of months, thanks for taking the time to watch the video!

    • @2Hesiod
      @2Hesiod 3 года назад +2

      @@LetsTalkPhilosophy Voltaire said the essence of the Enlightenment is tolerance, yet the modern critics of the Enlightenment, such as postmodernists, are extremely intolerant.

  • @lucialopezgonzalez885
    @lucialopezgonzalez885 4 года назад +3

    Thank you for this

    • @LetsTalkPhilosophy
      @LetsTalkPhilosophy  4 года назад

      You are very welcome, thank you for subscribing to the channel and lending me your support, it is not lost on me.

  • @netizencapet
    @netizencapet Год назад

    Turn up the recording volume please and rerelease!

  • @jeanclaudejunior
    @jeanclaudejunior 2 года назад +4

    Nice video. Voltaire was right when he said: "Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." And yet what has happened in Georgia, On January the 6th, when it comes to demagogues and conspiracy theorists like Trump, Vladimir Putin, Nigel Farage, Stephen Yaxley Lennon AKA Tommy Robinson, Adolf Hitler, Alex Jones and any Anti-WEF and anti-Vaccines person, that perfectly describes the quote

    • @LetsTalkPhilosophy
      @LetsTalkPhilosophy  2 года назад +2

      We as humans, it seems, have always had a problem with our political leaders being, let's say, less than honest. If we can learn anything from the century we just emerged from it is that if we pave our roads with bricks of lies then we should not be surprised if hell is where said road leads. I suppose they would not do it if it did not prove effective for their personal goals. Cheers for taking the time to watch!

    • @scottshoe842
      @scottshoe842 2 года назад

      Yes, we should round up all those people on your list and exterminate them…right, right guys?
      “If you want to know who rules over you, look to those you cannot criticize. “ voiltare. So many philosophers’ quotes can sound like it was written just for your special little team.

  • @HiNRGboy
    @HiNRGboy 3 года назад +5

    I'm a Voltairian ✌

    • @LetsTalkPhilosophy
      @LetsTalkPhilosophy  3 года назад +3

      Certainly not a bad way to be, an incredible mind he had!

    • @jeanclaudejunior
      @jeanclaudejunior 2 года назад

      Me too. I love Voltaire and he was right when he said something about absurdities making people commit atrocities like for example what has happened in Georgia, On January the 6th, when it comes to demagogues and conspiracy theorists like Trump, Vladimir Putin, Nigel Farage, Stephen Yaxley Lennon AKA Tommy Robinson, Adolf Hitler, Alex Jones and any Anti-WEF and anti-Vaccines person

  • @leloupleclair4685
    @leloupleclair4685 2 года назад +1

    The snow flake that ended up gigantic ice ball, with a fire core from momentum as he rolled up and over or rifled thru mountains.. leaving paths and tunnels for others to follow or find their own path.. path takers, path finders... but only one Dragon fire tail.. trail set a blazer... wait for sun to set.. then... hiway infinite inferno.. u cant miss it.... "whats in the way becomes the way" - i forget... live or leave me in peace or be left in pieces.. be a spoke or bump in my road.. pass tense, forgotten..or helpful revered and relevant.. my favorite and will remain so.... the only thing im trying to figure out.. what exactly a volt of lightning compared to a bolt.? Or maybe its Vaultaire .. a Vault seemingly ready to burst...for all the lightning in that bottle... Maybe walking proof that lightning can strike the same place... two infinity and beyond... Zaaaahhhhhp

  • @natanaelrivera2850
    @natanaelrivera2850 11 месяцев назад

    Use the extension "Volume Master" and you will be able to hear it well.

  • @mattpet7913
    @mattpet7913 4 года назад +3

    Dope video

    • @LetsTalkPhilosophy
      @LetsTalkPhilosophy  4 года назад

      Thank you, so glad you found it helpful! Let me know who you want to see me cover in a future video if you get the chance. Always trying to see what my viewers are interested in, thanks again, and I appreciate your support!

    • @mattpet7913
      @mattpet7913 4 года назад

      Honestly i was just googling which philosophers from the renaissance had ideas that looked like modern day philosophy. Then i found out he was kinda extreme and went on a youtube binge to find out what he's really all about because I was too lazy to read a long article on him. Maybe in stead of making a video on a certain philosopher like u did here it might be interesting to look at a certain question and then go through the history of most era defining answers to that question from the different philosophers. I think a lot of people including me aren't well read enough to really be interested in a certain philosopher but of course every normal person has thought about certain questions.

    • @LetsTalkPhilosophy
      @LetsTalkPhilosophy  4 года назад

      Thank you for that, it really does help out!

  • @mochaloca9741
    @mochaloca9741 2 месяца назад

    French furniture is still my favorite

  • @captainzork6109
    @captainzork6109 9 месяцев назад

    "No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking" That made me laugh (:

  • @Rico-Suave_
    @Rico-Suave_ Год назад

    Watched all of it 8:30

  • @rhysnichols8608
    @rhysnichols8608 Год назад

    I think Voltaire rejects and undermines too many fundamental traditionalist philosophical beliefs and goes too far, but he does make some good points and some of his philosophy is definitely beneficial.

  • @EclecticEngineer604
    @EclecticEngineer604 2 дня назад

    ❤️🙏🏼

  • @sigmundsamte115
    @sigmundsamte115 Год назад +1

    Audio so low I gotta say

    • @LetsTalkPhilosophy
      @LetsTalkPhilosophy  Год назад +1

      I apologize for that, this was during the time when I was trying to figure the audio volume out, I have been thinking of just doing another video or reuploading this one with better volume. Sorry for the inconvenience.

  • @doring4579
    @doring4579 6 месяцев назад

    🙂🌎⏳🙏♥️

  • @covidcol3505
    @covidcol3505 10 месяцев назад

    sound is really bad...i gave up

  • @Joe-li3zj
    @Joe-li3zj Год назад

    He satires so many ppl he had disagreements with, I find him quite a hypocrite