Rene Descartes, Passions of the Soul, part 1

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Rene Descartes, Passions of the Soul, part 1 - Introduction to Philosophy

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IIn this lecture/discussion session from my Fall 2013 Introduction to Philosophy class at Marist College, we begin our study of Rene Descartes' late work, The Passions of the Soul, focusing on the first part of the work. In that part, Descartes discusses how the mind/soul and the body interact, specifically through the brain. We examine some of Descartes long-since outmoded views on physiology (e.g. involving animal spirits) and mind-body interaction (e.g. through the pineal gland) and discuss how some of his main conceptions could still be relevant today. We also discuss what Descartes understands passions proper, i.e. emotions to be, how they work, and how they fit in with the will
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@goodlife3390 4 жыл бұрын

I can't afford to go to school, so these lectures are priceless. I enjoy philosophy. Thank you for posting.

@GregoryBSadler 4 жыл бұрын

Glad they’re helpful for you?

@nadeem6628 Жыл бұрын

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@GregoryBSadler Жыл бұрын

@@nadeem6628 You're communicating right there in the comment

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@GregoryBSadler Жыл бұрын

@@nadeem6628 I don't do either of those formats. And my time is scarce and valuable. If you want to book it, consider tutorial sessions.

@GregoryBSadler 10 жыл бұрын

after discussing the correspondence about mind, body, and emotion between Descartes and Princess Elisabeth, we now dive in to his late work, The Passions of the Soul

@Mrm3t21 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much from denmark! Studying my masters in Philosophy and to be honest, Descartes is a lot harder to understand without this video! Thanks for making philosophy as accessible as it deserves! Keep the conversations going :)

@StevenSanterre 5 жыл бұрын

I'm a Philosophy Undergrad and I'd just like to thank you Dr. Sadler for these lectures. They help a lot. At my University our lectures are much shorter and less in depth. I finding these longer lectures very helpful.

@GregoryBSadler 5 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@bbxcos565 5 жыл бұрын

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@GregoryBSadler 4 жыл бұрын

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@scorpiogirlva8421 2 жыл бұрын

I'm here because I'm thinking about purchasing The Passion of The Soul. I was searching for a review. I came across this lecture and I found it to be quite interesting! I remember once having a near out-of-body experience 13-14 years ago. I will never forget! There are parts of that experience I vividly remember. One: Loosing track of time and confusion upon reawakening. Two: A sudden thought came to me, "two in one." For years I couldn't figure out what "two in one" meant. I realized when it's the appropriate time to know, the message will be clear.

@valmajames1556 7 ай бұрын

Amazing interpretation on the connection between the Mind ,Body Soul we often forget we are integrated. We just need to get the Medical perternity to acknowledge that our Soul plays a significant role in our recovery and existent. .

@GregoryBSadler 7 ай бұрын

Mind and soul are the same thing for Descartes

@91dgross 9 жыл бұрын

I only watched the first 5 minutes but I couldn't go on due to a misunderstanding I may be having. In my personal studies i found that the "mind" or brain/organ of common sense is apart of the body. In your descriptive chart it seems that you are separating the body from the organ of common sense. In my understanding, Descartes specifically refers to the mind as the soul now pure intellect working in conjunction with the phantasy or imagination. It would seem to me that in the first five minutes or so, what you are describing is not the mind, but the brain/organ of common sense. But this is only my interpretation of what Descartes describes

@GregoryBSadler 9 жыл бұрын

91dgross Well, there you go. If you seriously can't consider alternative points of view to what your "personal studies" have yielded, you probably should skip philosophy videos

@91dgross 9 жыл бұрын

i'm sorry if i came off the wrong way. unfortunately, i don't quite have the luxury of holding discourse on such topics with actual live people lol and because of this, it is my hope that you might excuse my rusty rhetorical skills (they're still in the process of major development haha) Though, the reason why i stopped your video at 5 minutes was not due to my not wanting to consider alternative points of view, but more so that I wanted to "agree on terms" if you will. I can only afford self-study right now so there is really no other way for me to know whether my understanding on such a topic like the mind and body is correct other than through expressing my understanding as i did in my previous comment. I sincerely only stopped watching not as a means to be closed off to other view points but only to ensure that I first have at least a foundational or intuitive understanding of these natures (as expounded on by, descartes) which i was hoping that you would verify only so that I don't move farther along your video into dimensions i might not be prepared for (i'm trying to exterminate down those "heedless" acts of observation and judgement that descartes counsels us on lol). excuse me if I originally came off rude, professor, it certainly was not my intent! cheers, del g.

@GregoryBSadler 9 жыл бұрын

No problem

@lornelayman9132 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe because he's a rationalist. " I think therefore I am." Your body is just an extension of the mind. Your brain/soul is the natural self maybe. Haha sorry i don't know.

@tsi2467 8 жыл бұрын

Philosophy has lost meaning

@GregoryBSadler 8 жыл бұрын

+TSI Possibly for you. Not so much for those of us who work in the field

@tsi2467 8 жыл бұрын

Gregory B. Sadler Tell that to Lawrence Krauss Richard Dawkins Neil Degrasse Tyson And many other prominent scientist. As someone who studies philosophy I agree that it has not caught up with the science, and much of it is nonsense with useless arguments about what idealist believe and the nature of reality Nothing more than mindless piffle. Since you are already invested in philosophy your opinion can only be taken at a grain of salt seeing that you are biased.

@JakeShields09 6 жыл бұрын

You don't have the mental capacity to fathom idealism. It is beyond you.

@lornelayman9132 5 жыл бұрын

@@GregoryBSadler much love to those that work in the field. If you meant finding a way to work in the field making money. Congrats! That's a tough thing. Much like cooking. Not much money just a love for it.