I chose philosophy to find out why I chose philosophy.

this made me realize that philosophy is just overthinking everything

Me: I'm alive! Philosophy: That raises a question.

Scientists ask "how". Philosophers ask "why".

When I was a kid, our parents were jealous of our toys. Now I'm jealous of our kid's online learning resources. Awesome.

this is proof that a "teacher" can determine how u look at a subject

What is philosophy? Everything Philosophers : Is it?

I want to do philosophy in college but all my friends and family laugh at me :( I think its utterly fascinating

I'm supposed to be studying mathematics right now but here I am thinking what are numbers?

One of my favorite things about a new Crash Course series is pausing the intro to read the little info bubbles.

My gf is laughing at me because I'm watching this and taking notes in my free time

Philosophy is an attempt to understand the world around us and the reasons for it and us and the things that we do. A lot of it can be introspective and deals with questions as to the ideal society and the motivations of people and why they do things. Whilst I like philosophy there exists a caveat within it for me as a central issue: Namely, Philosophy can encourage apathy as regards too much thinking and not doing, or not putting ones thoughts into a physical manifestation in the real world, this is of course where philosophy can encounter the realms of politics, economics and sociology. But I find for my own introspective analysis that philosophers as a whole tend to to be sterotypically disconnected with real world issues and more focused on spouting platitudes and stoking their own egos. An idea is nothing if not acted upon, Plato took no action to create his republic of ideal guardians, Machiavelli espoused his theories but did not connive and manipulate to put them into effect, Locke took his notions of a liberal or liberated society of freedom but did he campaign for it, did he issue speeches or create a movement or cause to do so? One may of course retort that he practised it by allowing others to do as they do, to which I say the ideal or idea not put into affect is nothing, and less than nothing it detracts. I may have the idea of making a sandwich to appease my hunger, but without the inclination or will to do so i shall remain hungry. Buddha drew an interesting parallel here when he described a person shot by a poisoned arrow, he states that the man could enquire from whence direction the arrow came, where it was made, what it was made from, who shot the arrow, what is the poison etc etc, but only by dealing with the arrow, i.e. by acting upon it can he affect his life. Thus whilst I admire philosophy and love it myself, I find that most take no action from it, worse they may become armchair philsophers, worse still they may stoke their own egos and platitudes and lastly they may, surrounded only by followers lose touch of the real world they once tried to understand. Wisdom can therefore be a snare, for it is not a conclusion that is important, indeed only dead fish swim with the stream but the evermore exploration and continuance of the journey, once one reaches a definite conclusion and no longer takes an action, is it not that he/she is indistinguishable from the corpses of those laid to rest in previous generations? he/she that states that they now know truth are thus now nobody, for they have stopped action, thus it is that to know, or truly know is to know that you know nothing and thus one lives by continuing on the journey of trying to understand. Philsophy is therefore a journey, for which the action of walking that path IS the aim, the quaint phrase: It is not the destination but the journey that matters springs to mind. Ugh....you now have me getting philosophical...ah well, here's to more understanding and more wisdom. Have a nice day anyone who reads this.

I'm not even in a philosophy class and I'm watching this! I'm just generally interested in the subject.

its funny how ppl. pay for university, yet KZfaq has taught me everything I studied in business in order for me to get my business degree...

8:43 sums up philosophy and human reasoning. He said it so casually but yet it was so profound

For me, the best definition I've ever come across for philosophy was "the activity of trying to work out the right way to think about things." The keyword in that definition is "activity," because part of what makes philosophy so rewarding is engaging with the ideas of different philosophers and interrogating our own ideologies and biases in order to better ascertain whatever the truth is. If all we're doing is learning what others have said and simply repeating it, then we're little more than contemporary sophists.

I'm ready for my existential crisis!

I hope this series never, ever ends.

i am 13 years old. i already know i want my college majors to be philosophy and psychology. i want to know why i want that. i want to know why i see things the way they are. why do we exist? what’s the point of life? if we all die, there’s no reason to live, right? ever since i was a little boy (like 5) i used to think i was in a movie, or life was just an illusion, or life is a dream and when we die, we wake up in an alternative world.

I’m so happy to see a comment section that has literally every thought I think at least TWICE per week. 😂😂

I will never tire of the arts, even though I am an engineer.

I've always been a deep thinker- constantly asking these unanswered questions about everything. And I've always loved Philosophy and Psychology. These topics are really intriguing

this first episode taught me more than my high school philosophy teacher ever did

I watched this in high school and this helped me find out what I wanted to do as I always thought like this and now I'm studing philosophy and learning Latin

hopefully an episode about why the freakin hell 'how to think' is not part of every education system. It would solve so many problems

Just imagine how much information Hank has doing all these Crash Course series! Doesn't only prove how good teacher he is but also as a student.

I'm doing philosophy as a subject next year... im actually going to have a 24/7 existential crisis

I am currently taking an accelerated 4-week college course in Philosophy, and this 10-minute video taught me more than my first 1/4 of the course and was clearer about concepts proposed to me. Thanks Hank u a real one

"Logic is the philosophers toolbox." Is one of the most important pieces of information within the video.

I have a feeling that this is going to be great series, I hope they do episodes on Karl Marx and Tom Regan.

That moment when you realise you LOVE philosophy. I'm definitely going for philosophy as one of my subjects

Started in Greece in early 500 BC : Philos (scientific approach - used analytical approaches) vs Mythos (story telling approach) Philosophia (n) - love of wisdom Philosophy - the academic study of anything Evolved to Philosophy - way of thinking about questions - BIG questions Three Main Branches of Philosophy: 1. Metaphysics - branch that studies the nature of reality 2. Epistemology - branch that studies the nature and scope of knowledge 3. Value Theory - i. Ethics - branch that studies and evaluate human conduct ii. Aesthetics - branch that studies beauty Logic is the philosopher's toolbox.

Philosophy is so fascinating. Thumbs up to those who agree! :D

C'mon schools. make philosophy part of the curriculum already!

I first watched this series while playing super Mario odyssey, and now certain levels in it are associated in my brain with the philosophical topics I had been learning about while I played them. Like, the part in new Donk city where you drive away from the t-rex makes me think of the philosophy about what rules we should obey for society to function. And likewise, when people mention that type of philosophy, I think of t-rexes. It’s weird.

شكرًا لترجمتكم الدورات باللغة العربية. ----- Thank you for translating Arabic courses.

I've been waiting for this forever! I honestly have never been so excited for anything on youtube

I'm taking Philosophy during Senior year, haven't had my first class yet and I'm watching this video so I can be ahead of everyone in my class.

This course honestly sounds amazing. I'm starting it from today even though i just got done with high school and have a lot of free time because this subject is worth it and so is the style of teaching. Thank you.

I forced myself through 3 years of college and this has helped me understand more about philosophy than a whole semester in school...

As a current Philosophy major at my University, I cannot begin to express the extent of my excitement in seeing CrashCourse Philosophy take off! I hope that all of those who study Philosophy by way of this series will find it to be as liberating and fascinating as I have.

3:59 was literally the first time I've ever heard someone use the pronoun 'she', as opposed to 'he' or 'he or she', to describe a hypothetical person. For some reason, that really struck a chord in me. Thanks Hank and the team! I can't wait for the rest of the series!!!!

I am an engineering grad, but you motivated me to see everything through the glass of philosophy. Its awesome. Thanks

I hope y’all make more videos about philosophy. These 46 videos are very helpful. The way you explain it is so easy to understand and to remember!

I'd love to see a Crash Course Music Theory or Crash Course Music History. Actually, as a music teacher, I'd love to help make these! Philosophy is off to a great start! You guys do excellent work!

Hank is a better teacher than any in my school :/

This was so amazingly unbiased and I cannot wait for the rest of the series thank u hank❤️

Do you think they'll ever create a Crash Course Physics because I could really use that right now?

I look forward to dissecting these in search of biases.

This guy speaks FAST

Hi, I'm a 2nd year Philo Major and these videos, although already 6 years old, still helps me immensely from time to time. Makes me realize and remember why I actually chose to take Philosophy in the first place.

My favorite Philosophical question is "If I had a different father, would I still be me? Would I simply not exist, or would I be an entirely different set of genetic code? Am I just one of millions of possible matches of genetic code, making my very existence a one in a million chance?"

what a nice coincidence. just switched my second major from history to philosophy =)

Well done grounded insight into 'philosophy'. As a yogi who spent time in solitude and caves to find the wholeness of truth, I look back at my initial quest of seeking as a school kid- as 'philosophy' in reading Betrand Russel, Krishnamurthy etc. Later, in my inner journey, I was guided within with the question of my Guru "Why do you look outside you when it is all within you- waiting for you? " To awaken the light within through loud silence and stillness of thought, the effortless of wisdom from 'knowing' was simply the flow. Its good to seek, question, ask and ultimately seek within to know the vastness within. Meditation is the first step to unravel the inner journey. Consciousness is the fruits of the quest that aligns science to wisdom. Aum

Coming back for a second time. Thanks again for this awesome crash course.

I'm so happy. I found your videos last night. I cried with happiness for the first time in 5 years. Never thought I would see objective thinking be so popular. Since I was a kid I was swayed in this direction by events that were supposed to happen. of course my only challenge is other people's world views. Not saying you're promoting any thing in your videos, cause you're not. You are providing people with the chance to think more through multi tired research. Me I wanna help make society recognise things (have general overview and knowledge) about social constructs, entertainment, research and politics. That way we'll live in a world with less judgement and punishment and more freedom. *sigh* I'm just feeling so overwhelmed by information, and existence. I just wish I could have what I want, a world of people who don't attack or ostracise each other based on biased information and social power and tradition. But look to fix problems. I know ultimately it isn't of most significance. But... It is significant to me and I hope I can go through with all I imaging doing. of course I know I don't have magical, unexplainable free will and every action I make is reacting to another action in the millions beyond what I can comprehend at a time. But I feel hatred for general society and people's mundanity, short sighted views and I want a world where everyone realises the importance of understanding each other for their TRUE happiness and fulfilment.

i have found my calling apparently ive been a philosopher all of my life without knowing all along !

"Man this summer break will be a movie" Philosophers: are we possibly in a movie?

When Hank says "she really might be asking..." that hit me hard. Thanks for the inclusivity CrashCourse.

out of all the cc intros this one has the best theme music "David Hume could out-consume Schnopenhauer and Hegel" "This guy says there is a teapot somewhere in between Earth and Mars"

Here CrashCourse will attempt the impossible. Teach the internet to think without bias, and communicate with an open mind. God bless you Crash Course. or boodah or Allah or Jehovah or Yahweh or Omeceh or Volcano lord or Theos or Jesus or Zeus or Mother Earth or Simon Magus or Bhagava or Karma or Satnam or Flying Spaghetti Monster. Bless to you....

Thank you so much for sharing, it was great

I’m starting college in the fall, I’ve chosen philosophy as a major! I love this, I just can’t get enough ❤️😍

WoOoOoOoOooo I really like the intro song! BEST ONE YET!

I love philosophy with a passion. Yesterday a girl in my class and I were arguing about whether or not everything is a chair... The real question is....is that a philosophical question?

I don’t recommend watching this while stoned

I'm SO thankful for this series

i just started taking philosophy this semester so this is so convenient. Thank You!!!!!

thanks for the fantastic graphics, edditing and easily understandable way of teaching. fantastic video.

Thank you very much to crash course and those who donate to keep the show. I've learnt a lot since finding this program. All the way in South Africa. It's my favourite. I've finished philosophy. Astronomy. Sociology and psychology. Hope you add law soon. And you expand more on the already posted topics.

One of my two majors in college was philosophy. This is a great refresher on different areas of philosophy I may have glanced over at university.

My intro to philosophy teacher, introduced Philosophy like this: Philosophy is interesting, and you become an interesting person when you know at least some things about it; and everyone (including girls) love interesting people. I take a casual interest to this day

Will Crash Course teach use about math? I could be using this to improve my grades or simply get smarter? Like Learning about math in a nutshell?

Love this channel! Thanks for posting these. Great background, and listening material in general, when doing my homework; little philisophical concepts can float through my head as I work.

You know what Hank? You're awesome! I learn a lot from your videos, they get me thinking.

I lloooooovvvveeeee philosophy! 😍

Am I the only one who is surprised Hank is doing this subject? I always thought someone else or John would do this theme.

Loved this course seven years ago, and I'm glad to be back.

crash course is often included in my reference materials for different classes I'm taking and having FINALLY been assigned one taught by one of the Green brothers i cannot describe to you my delight

I love this sorta stuff, I think of this all the time on my own.

Uhhh i love philosophy so much. Ive always wondered why people my age dont care about ir

What a great video. Man this dude really opened my mind. This is exactly what I was searching for. I hope to open my mind even further

When I was doing my first year of a Bachelor of Arts we had a compulsory course called 'Ways of Knowing', which was Philosophy based. I've been fascinated ever since. Looking forward to the rest of this course. :)

I love how unbiased you are. Thank you. Please continue.

I love these! I started in the middle and now I'm going to binge from the beginning! Thank you for making them. I truly appreciate them. =)

Literally cannot get enough of crash course!! AMAZIN GUYS

The quarantine really making me wanting to learn when I'm finally done with school...

I just watched Philosophy #1 and I am delighted to have found you. Entertaining and enlightening! Thank you.

Thank you so much. I am in ninth grade in Germany and I don't have the possibility to get these informations in school, so I am really thankful to get the possibility to have you telling me these things. I spend so much time thinking! Universe, oblivion .. everything. It is SO helpful to watch these videos! Thank you!

I really really, just love ❤️ This philosophy series so much that I am watching it the 3rd time Thanks a lot crash course it didn't just helped me in studies but also enabled me to see the world in a new lite & also helped me to become a better person 😊

“In philosophy basically you’ll try to knock down what you think you know about a particular view of the world and you’ll do this whether you agree with the view or not. Why? Because only when you challenge your understanding of how some people view the world, can you decide for yourself if theirs is a view worth having.” ~ Crash Course Philosophy #1

I love Philosophy and I'm Greek and my name is Sophia.

Looking forward to this series! One of my undergrad degrees is in Philosophy and it is a fascinating subject that enhances your overall world view. Good stuff guys!

Thanks for all these amazing videos, they have helped me so much

I am thrilled to find this course and look forward to taking it!

Why should I trust you?

I'll be making the Portuguese subtitles for this course.. It's gonna be awesome

THIS IS BEST INTRO EVER IN CRASHCOURSE!!! ITS SUCH AN EVERLASTING LIFE LESSON!!!

Man, i love this crash course already. The matrix and Descartes joke was funny. I can't wait to watch all of this.