"Kant went out and he saw a tree, and this was very problematic for him."

I'm so glad that I found JBP, and even gladder that Jordan brought me here.

"Conditions don't make things happen. They make things possible." *mind blown*

John you are amazing. It is so fitting that this series is free, Socrates would be proud.

I am so proud to be a part of the community of people watching these videos

We are blessed to be living in a time where access to such important, deep, and truly life changing content is readily available for FREE. Mr. Vervaeke, you’re well on your way to be as fully human as possible! God bless.

The academy needs more professors like you Dr. Vervaeke, especially regarding this general topic of the Meaning Crisis.

This is basically everything a western civ course SHOULD be: Holistic and essential. BRILLIANT!!!

Aristotles said: It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. And you Dr.John, you are the that little glimps of light that in this moment of writing this, showed me the light again. Thank you

JP constantly interrupting Dr. Vevaeke brought me here and boy am I glad for those interruptions because this series has led to many breakthroughs in Participatory knowing and the whole lot of ideas he's elaborated on. Grateful to JP and Dr. Vevaeke

Take a shot every time he says "structural functional organization" and see how well you can actualize your potential to survive alcohol poisoning. Fantastic series though, this channel/series deserves exponentially more exposure.

maybe you can hear me as I declare in a very loud voice "that was absolutely brilliant... just brilliant!" loud declaration of profound thanks sent from the UK...

“You are a match for the World. And the World is a match for you.” - Joseph Campbell

How calming this is to me... John Vervaeke is fantastic and i apprecieate the work that went into this. With Jordan Peterson and Iain McGilchrist John enters into my Holy trinity of present intellectuals. Its so great to have you (all of you) here.

6 down, 44 to go. Clinging onto every word and building up my knowledge database in Notion. Can't believe we get this for free. Love all the way from Ukraine sir, you're helping me to get through some tough times.

I found this lecture to be deeply challenging emotionally even more than intellectually. I feel like I'm clay being kneaded and (in)formed from the inside out. The discomfort I felt in getting beyond Kant's causality became a churning that seemed to finally coalesce in that question: "what are you doing to cultivate your character?" What other lectures are able to do that!?

Sir, you to me are what Socrates was to Plato. I am more than content to listen for now and meaningfully connect it to what I've managed to glean on my own, but I also wish there were an academy where I could participate in the conversation. I'd bet many others wish the same. We need more spaces where wisdom can be actualised.

JBP's biblical series got me primed for three hour lectures. I love these and I wish they were longer. I'm hungry for more John Vervaeke

I honestly can’t believe this is free to view on the internet. Thank you John 👏

Pastor vanderklay, the pastor of the idw brought me here.

This series is a gift to mankind. I'm certain that Vervaeke will be remembered for generations to come.

By making a comment here the KZfaq algorithm cites this video as more interesting to others, hence more likely to be recommended.

As a retired engineer any mention of "systems" gets my attention. At 40:20 is where it come together for me. Your starting to answer my Husserl and Heidegger question I asked in your previous lecture. I hope you will get into what "Being" and "Being - in - the World" really means since I believe the Germans went back to Aristotle to develop their systems of thought. Sidebar ... I read your book "Zombies in Western Culture"... couldn't put it down. Thanks.

Hi John, I'm a PhD student studying microbial ecology. I'm giving my first talk to my department next month and I found this video to be very helpful in focusing my thoughts about evolution and translating theories in evolutionary biology from the macro-world into the microbial world. The way you described evolution by natural selection as a series of restricting and enabling constraints feels deeply important, though I'm not exactly sure why yet. Thanks for uploading!

John, Your series on meaning is brilliant. The University of Toronto Psychology Dept seems to be intellectually on fire. At age 63 I am now feeling enthused to do more studies in your area.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you, John. This series has helped me tremendously. I’m taking charge of my life in a way I have never before. Thank you so much 🙏

Every time I rewatch this video series a little more knowledge is gained. What he is explaining is timeless knowledge.

This series has been a revelation. Thank you!

Am I the only one depressed that Vervaeke isn't as popular as JBP?

John is an incredible speaker.

A gift for humanity. Can't thank you enough

Minute 52: “Ur purpose is to become fully human as possible.” I came to this conclusion a while ago although I didn’t put all the work in to get there. I’m very appreciative for the work this gentleman is doing.

"Kant went out and he saw a tree. This was very problematic for him" me too Kant

This lecture changed my perspective in so many ways I'm not even sure I'm aware of all of them. The concept that the world is made of matter and patterns and how they interact and the idea of expansion and selection are so profound and so illuminating and useful it's beyond belief. Thank you for everything prof. Vervaeke ♥️ This helped me so much in understanding my work better and finding meaning in my career ♥️ You are a miracle ♥️

This may be one of my favourite episodes of the series. Dynamical systems theory was paradigm-shifting for me when I first got into contact with it (in the context of the physical and social sciences), and looking at virtue and development within this paradigm is very enlightening.

Thank you for your time and labor... I am enjoying the discussion...

i love the dual meaning of "inform", give shape to objects, give propositions to people, but simultaneously give propositions to objects and shape to people

This is one of the best lectures of all time, in any subject. Thank you, Professor.

Thank you John for this amazing work. Its a great gift for all of us that are awakening. I wish that these classes last for ages here, as they can enhance our character and support the purpose of many of us.

"Triangle!" 🤣Love these!

These courses are absolutely fantastic. I never met before such a wonderful way to deepen my knowledge in so various fields of phylosophy and psychology. Thank you so much Professor Vervaeke.

Thank you John. I was first introduced to your material through your dialogue with Jordan Peterson and Johnathan Pageau, and have found these lectures to be so engaging. They’ve opened up a whole world of thought for me that I’m incredibly grateful for.

Nice marker pens this time round! Much love for this series!

This series is amazing. Thank you John!

Absolutely fantastic series John, thank you so much for your work on this and for sharing it with us all.

Passion of Prof. John

Cannot get enough! Amazing! Thank you 🙏

This has been my favorite of the series so far. I will be watching this a few more times...

Great work John! Thanks for these lectures!

Another great lecture, thanks so much for uploading!!

Your lectures are priceless! Thank you so much. It's a real pleasure and honour to be able to listen to them.

Thanks again Verkaeke amazing!!

Thank You John! Amazing content Really stretching my mind Much appreciated

I appreciate YOUR time JV ❤️🍄 this is amazing work you’ve done

Amazing! Thank you for this content!

That was intense! Great lecture!

It would be hilarious if one of these was something completely random, like him baking a cake. Then the next one is back to the Awakening explanation without ever addressing the random cake baking episode.

Thank you John.

This series is a treasure.

Thanks John.

outstanding work, genius, thank you

36:25 made me "wow" out loud. WOL

Very grateful these lectures are available online for free. Awesome stuff. This lecture is especially packed with insights. Great job weaving all of this together for us. Impressive.

Thanks for sharing this, it contrasts quite a bit from what I've listened from eastern philosophy.

Every episode has it's own mind blowing moments... and there are many of them in each... love from Germany!

thank you so much for sharing

I see such a nice hyperlinking back to most of the content that you been part of. This nexus of dense interconnecting information is an amazing resource. I framed Socrates as a pagan prophet and had my 70 year old mother watch your Socrates video. During you talk there was a nice realization of what it is I have been talking about my whole life.

wow...your discussion about causation and constraints in biology was incredibly profound. The conflation of the two is something i see all the time in medicine. best talk yet!

Grateful for your genersity. Thank you for this enlightenment.

Rafe Kelley's podcast brought me here. Burning through this series. You're an excellent lecturer, Mr. Vervaeke!

Thank great Jedi Master....I love your passion

Thank you Professor!

Love this lecture. Moving on to the next. 😊

Every single video is thorough, deep and so engaging. What makes them even more profound, is how these concepts are unfolding and explained in a way that you grasp it. Amazing work, John, thank you, I feel like being your student and without doubt, having those publicly placed is simply invaluable. Now, realizing that question is too early to ask, as much as I've nearly reached 1/8rd, think it's still worth to. From what I understand, one of the biggest problem of human being declining from wisdom cultivation (even when knowing what must be achieved) is a bad memory. We tend to give away experience easily, forgetting what it took for us to reach to the point where we are, what we've been gone through. And there is no simple answer or solution to this, partially because we have habits deeply embedded, or as you've said, we don't sufficiently acknowledge contribution which is laid-out in perspective. How to tackle this? Does it worth to defend your opinion and sacrifice your needs even no one near understands that (or does, but don't share those beliefs in a way to support/develop on their own). For me answer is clear - yes, as this is the right thing to do, however, you need a character to develop, before you inarguably can firmly stand on the ground and even drag others. This is not easy at all and not everything depends on your actions. I should say however, that if you stop trying, you're done, doomed to serve for other's needs only, as much as struggle to identify your own commitment. Reflection & feedback can be practiced (meditation), getting back to turning points of your life, feeling that moment you've failed that can serve you as an alert for you to stay off from self-destructive behaviors and move on to new course. But what else? How to retain your character steady and confident in social environment?

This is an important lecture for me. And I just realized that Moshe Feldenkrais of the Feldenkrais method worked with options and constraints to optimize growth and learning. Very cool association!

Thank you, John, for everything you are giving of yourself to others who you are unlikely to ever meet (including myself), through these lectures.

I'm in love with the way you explain words as metaphores revealing their deeper meaning and it fascinates me - I'm trying to map it into my native language (Polish) and it's so difficult! Respect!

This is breathtaking

The fact that this content is freely accessible is as radical as it is benevolent. Thank you for imparting such indelible truths.

39:54 _Listen to my language_ I would like to welcome John to the pantheon of dictionary sages. Along with Rich Hickey (Clojure), Kevlin Henney, Rich Harris (Svelte) and others these people illuminate our lives with the torch of clarity using the modest yet dazzling approach of looking up what words actually mean and where they come from. Thanks! 👏

Thank you!

Definitely worth a re-watch. Everything comes together nicely from around the 30:00 minute mark.

This Man's mind is so deep, what a gift this series is. I would love to have beer with John. Come down to Aussie and it's my shout Mate.

I'm on ep6 and already imagining myself to watch this course over and over again till I die. Thx for the light and wisdom you've shared with us

You don’t find this series, it finds you.

This series is what I've been searching for. I also just started jiu-jitsu so my internal conflict is become in some ways an external conflict.

This is so relevant

That statement, "Your purpose is to become as fully human as possible" really had an impact on me. I hadn't even considered that before - the idea that that would be enough purpose in itself.

Amazing, Amazing, Amazing, Amazing….

When I was 18, I watched Gregory b sadlers playlist on plato, Aristotle and Socrates. This channel is giving me strong vibes and relating to his channel a lot.

Brilliant!

Learning a lot. he's got clout. Thankyou JBP and Akira the Don.

Holy shit! This is incredible.

Thank you.

14:00 Homuncular Fallacy = "It's just Turtles all the way down!" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Thank you

The part about ‘blablabla’ cracked me up 😂. People just use terms without knowing what they really mean. It’s so funny. Funny and sad at the same time.

I looked up “character” a few months ago. It comes from a Greek root meaning ............... “to carve”... a char-actor ... is then, “one who acts to carve.” I think that’s so spot on. It’s how you carve your self, as in a sculpture, and how you carve your self upon the world. How you will make your mark. And this goes well with his statement about “building yourself up, or “growing up”..

Who or what is the "I" cultivating my character?

This is what it’s like to be high on life.