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13 Books You Might Like
Hello lovely patrons! I'm trying to get rid of a bunch of my old books, so if you'd like them (complete with my highlights and notes in the margins) then come get 'em!Antifa: The Antifascist Handbook – Mark Bray Women & Gender in Islam – Leila Ahmed Infinitely Demanding - Simon Critc...
What I'm Reading: Lisa Guenther, "Solitary Confinement"
CW: Torture“There are many ways to destroy a person, but one of the simplest and most devastating is through prolonged solitary confinement.”WOW.As the title implies, this is a book about solitary confinement and what it does to people. Guenther argues that its effects are so profound and devast...
Reacting To My First Video | 5 Years of Philosophy Tube!
Hello Patrons.Yesterday, the 31st of May, marked five years of Philosophy Tube. THANK YOU all so, so much - it's you that have enabled me to make this my job. In this video I look back on my first ever video. You've helped me come such a long way. Thank you!
Intro to Plato | Philosophy Tube
Hello lovely Patrons! Here's a fun video for you, it should be helpful if you're studying philosophy or if you need a refresher on your classics!
Comments: Hegel, Racism, & Healthcare
Hello lovely Patrons! Here's me going through your comments from the last month, including some stuff from that video I did on Reni Eddo-Lodge's book "Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race," which sortof blew up... As well as stuff from the episode on Healthcare an...
Healthcare, Ethics, & Postmodernism
Hello Patrons! Here's a brand new video about ethical decision-making when it comes to medical resources. Why are some people keen on denying care to those with certain lifestyles, and not others? What is the meaning of "personal responsibility" when it comes to caring for bodies? Can Fo...
Thank You to You All!
Thank you to all of you for supporting me this month! I literally would not have this roof over my head were it not for you! This month your money has been going towards some exciting research materials for Friday's episode on Healthcare, Ethics, and Postmodernism, which $15+ Patrons will be abl...
Book Chat: "Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race"
Hello lovely patrons! Here's a chilled out video of me talking about a book that's soaring to the top of bestseller lists in the UK right now and is a great introduction to anti-racist thinking. Hope you like it!
Intro to Hegel (& Progressive Politics)
Hello lovely Patrons! This is the biggest project I've done in a while, it's a half-hour special on Hegel and Identity Politics, as well as a FIVE-WAY COLLAB with a host of other YouTubers. Enjoy!
Your Comments: AI & Flat Earth
Hello lovely Patrons! Here's a brand new video featuring all your shout-outs and rewards, as well as me answering comments about uploading minds into computers and the Flat Earth Myth. Enjoy!
Flat Earth OR Why Do People Reject Science?
Hello lovely patrons! Today's episode is about the philosophy of science, and it also explains Direct Realism, which you'll need to know if you're studying A-Level philosophy. Enjoy!
What I'm Reading, Reni Eddo-Lodge, "Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race"
This book caused quite a stir in the UK when it came out last year and is still a prominent part of major bookshop window displays, so I was very much looking forward to diving into it. As the title suggests it’s about race and racism, with a particular focus on the UK, which I found very refreshi...
Is YouTube Like the Printing Press?
Hello lovely Patrons! Here's a video about how YouTube shapes the self, or maybe the other way around?? Hope you like!
What I'm Reading: George Ciccariello-Maher, "Building the Commune"
Whoa.I didn’t know much about Venezuelan politics or history before reading this book, and having read it I now realise just how much of what I thought I knew was wrong. Not just wrong, but how foolish it was to apply the kinds of models of government and economy I’m familiar with to a country g...
Could You Upload Your Mind Into A Computer?
Hello lovely patrons! Here's a new video about minds and computers, and whether you could put one inside the other! Hope you like it!
Your Comments: "Self-Driving" Cars & Ethiopian Philosophy
Hello lovely patrons! Here's me going through your comments from the last month; I got called out on a few things, especially RE Zera Yacob, and wanted to set them straight. Enjoy!
What I'm Reading: Stacy Clifford Simplican, "The Capacity Contract"
This is my first foray into disability studies and I liked it! The book is tough: it lays its methodological bones bare in ways that sometimes feels like treading water and on top of that the concepts it’s trying to get across are difficult too. But I picked up a lot.Clifford explains that for abo...
The Ethics of Self-Driving Cars
Hello lovely Patrons! Here's a new episode all about "autonomous vehicles" and the ethical problems they throw up. I also discuss trolley problems and whether they're really useful. Enjoy!
March Book Recommendations: Inspiring Female Authors
Hello lovely Patrons! Just in time for International Women's Day, here's three books by and/or about inspiring women! Hope you like!
Come See Me In A Play!
Hey Patrons, if you're in London and you'd like to see me play Pontius Pilate in front of like 20,000 people, well now you can! All the details are here.
YouTube Will End Someday
Hello lovely Patrons! Here's some more on the Philosophy of Technology as Applied to YouTube - how might YouTube end, and what can imagining that end tell us about how we relate to the Internet and tech generally?
African Philosophy & the Enlightenment
Hello lovely Patrons! I was so inspired by Black Panther that I decided to make and release this episode early; it's about Zera Yacob, the Ethiopian philosopher who beat a lot of the Enlightenment thinkers to the punch! This is a rare gem: his works are hardly available in English. Enjoy!
175k Livestream Tonight!
Hello Patrons! I'm doing a livestream tonight to celebreate 175,000 subscribers! I hope you can make it!
What I'm Reading: Deirdre McCloskey, "The Rhetoric of Economics"
This book could just as easily have been called The Rhetoric of Biology or The Rhetoric of Physicsor even The Rhetoric of Sciencehad the examples been swapped out. McCloskey demonstrates that whilst the scientific (specifically economic) methodology of investigation, experimentation, and evidence is...
Your Comments: Are You Rational?
Hello lovely patrons! Here's me answering your comments from my latest series. This video also features the credits, which contain the names of many of you! Enjoy!
February Reading Recommendations: How to Cite Other Authors
Hello lovely Patrons! Here's my book recommendations for February, and this lot includes some Edward Said, some philosophy of mind, and some post-Marxism from George Ciccariello-Maher. I also talk a little about how to effectively cite other authors while writing. Hope you like it!
Are You Rational? #4 Are You Open Minded?
Hello lovely patrons! Here's the conclusion to my latest series, this time I'm tying everything together and talking about W.E.B. Du Bois' ideas of "double-consciousness," plus some fun stuff about how to make socially conscious art! Enjoy!
What I'm Reading: Evgeny Morozov, "Click Here to Save Everything"
This was a challenging read, and not challenging in the sense of the prose being difficult but that refreshing kind of challenging that made me take a hard look at what I do as a YouTuber and how I think about my work and the media through which I do it. It’s a book about the philosophy of technol...
Are You Rational? #3 Are You Emotional?
Hello lovely Patrons! Here's Part 3 in my new series on epistemology, it's about the supposed dichotomy between reason and emotion and how philosopher Sara Ahmed (among others) thinks they may not be so opposed after all! Enjoy!
Are You Rational? #2 Are You Moral?
Hello lovely Patrons! Here's Part 2 in my ongoing series about rationality. This one's all about moral reasons, and what happens if you just want to be wicked - plus a little philosophy of mind mixed in there too!
