From Michael Burns.

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Philosophy is the love of wisdom. YouTube is the love of attention and algorithmic data. So how is it possible to make philosophically engaging content on a platform that thrives off of drama and slop? This video tries to figure it out, to varying degrees of success.

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Selected works discussed in this video:
Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire
https://bookshop.org/a/116177/9781501314131

The Culture Industry, Theodor Adorno
https://bookshop.org/a/116177/9780415253802

An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, David Hume
https://bookshop.org/a/116177/9780199549900

Platform Capitalism, Nick Srnicek
https://bookshop.org/a/116177/9781509504879

Featuring:
@dr.fatima
@cjthex
@epochphilosophy
@whatsleftofphilosophy
@_jared
@Sisyphus55
@GregoryBSadler

0:00 intro
3:10 the philosophy youtube landscape
11:10 what is philosophy?
18:30 youtube’s platform capitalism
27:32 philosophy and the media
34:20 PhilosophyTube and the problem with video essays
38:46 the reality of the situation
48:46 the problem of community
55:25 bedtime for michael + credits

Research and creative support:
Michael Luxemburg
David Mesing

Edited by:
Gregory Elek

#philosophy #youtube #education