What's Philosophy?

In this video, I answer the ultimate question, what's philosophy, by looking at philosophy's origin to present day, a whopping 2500-year history of human thinking. I answer all the major philosophical questions.

I spent at least 150 hours on reading, researching, synthesising ideas, recording, editing and uploading this video. In the process I lost a laptop, so if you enjoyed this video or learnt something useful, please consider supporting me. I really appreciate your help.

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🕔Time Stamps🕔
00:00 Introduction
02:42 Origin of philosophy
08:10 What’s philosophy?
20:17 Philosophical terms
35:01 Eastern philosophy vs western philosophy
53:21 Socrates vs Plato vs Aristotle
01:09:36 Laozi vs Buddha va Confucius
01:27:40 Purpose of Human Civilisation: Humanism vs Animalism
01:41:12 Purpose of Human Life: Knowledge vs Happiness
01:55:14 Rationalism vs Empiricism & Kant
02:06:24 Hegel vs Marx vs Sartre vs Zizek
02:19:03 Schopenhauer vs Kierkegaard vs Nietzsche
02:34:54 Final Words

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[Fiction_Beast]

This video took me about 150 hours to produce. If you enjoyed it, please support the channel. Thank you!

[SpokoR]

After listening to this entire video in one sitting my hairline receded by 80% and beard grew by 300%. What a ride!

[nachiketh]

The spirit of a true teacher shall never go unrewarded, education like this being freely available makes me happy.

[looseleaf]

Philosophy major here. Fantastic introduction that I wish I had when I first started. You absolutely nailed everything here. A note for beginners, don't be afraid to study ideas that conflict with yours. A lot of people stick to one or two thinkers and I think it's the biggest mistake you could make.

[Saber]

It’s crazy how even a 2 and a half hour video is still barely an introduction to the sheer amount of stuff thinkers and scholars have produced over the years, man it makes me want to get up and do something with my life

[stevechu]

This episode is an ambitious undertaking and is surprisingly well done. This is one of the few philosophical presentations that connect western and eastern philosophies in a succinct and meaningful way, probably due to author's Indian upbringing and in-depth knowledge of western philosophy. Highly recommended.

[GreenMorningDragonProductions]

A real treasure. I get more information and entertainment from YouTube than anywhere else, but I don't think I've seen anything better than this.

[nawaababdul]

I have never seen anyone before put together such a simple understanding of this subject. GOOD JOB.

[abrilherrera]

This video is a Master piece! Thank you for all your work and for summarizing human thought. 🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽
I think I resonated the most with Kant, but I love Zizek for his willingness to challenge and be disruptive while laughing about it. I also find Foucault and his take on power very interesting, but I also value the sense of balance that Aristotle developed... So yeah, still thinking about where we're heading, but intuition is a very great guess.

Once again, amazing video!! 🙌🏽

[sarahk]

I love your videos so much! Thank you for summarizing these philosophical ideas. I would love to learn more about applied philosophy, and how philosophical wisdom can help solve modern problems.

[kevinmccabe]

I come back this video over and over again. Maybe once a week for different chapters. Each time it stimulates new thoughts. It’s like a therapy (which is maybe just what philosophy is ultimately?).

[pjsoc]

Thank you very much for this summary on philosophy and introduction to so many different thinkers. At the end of the day i usually go for a 1 hour walk and enjoy listening to your videos. This unusually long video accompanied me for about 16km ... and eventually i would like to give several thumbs up.
I enjoyed particularly the chapter on the differences between western and eastern philosophies and how geography and the ways of living influenced philosophy and mentality.
Looking forward to your next videos !

[Balakay_Adkins]

This was an absolute joy to listen to. I appreciate the work you put into this. I’ve resonated the most with Nietzsche personally, although admittedly I have not read enough philosophy yet to say definitively that another philosopher wouldn’t hit closer to home for me.


I can see the future of philosophy heading towards developing the intuition of the self. Already I am noticing a trend in society of people who are turning away from modernity’s promise of what brings happiness. More people are realizing that their fulfillment cannot come from anywhere other than the self.

In addition to that, with our exposure to clashing world views having increased drastically so much in the last 15 years I believe more people will have to adopt Nietzsche’s views on morality to keep themselves from suffering from all the ideological clashing. I believe as the good word spreads that recognizing there is no one “goodness” or “truth” out there and that we can healthily disagree on anything, people will want to adopt that world view more and the people who stay tethered to a single ideology will begin to be shunned.

[dontaskforit]

Truly beautiful, can't think of the efforts it will take to make such a beautiful video

[oqntrxo]

This is hands down the best explanation of philosophy I've ever come across! I've gotten ideas from this video I never encountered before! Such as: Quality vs. Equality! Never made that connection before! Brilliantly organized and presented!

[kailashkanoria]

Best video on Philosophy i have seen till now... you summed up everything in just 2.5 Thank you so much

[rshowghi]

The best two and a half hours of learning experience I have had. Thank you for all your efforts. I'm sure this would become a to-go- to video for those seeking a summary on the topic of philosophy!

[akashrathore]

Thankyou so much.

I am just developing my interest in philosophy and your work and efforts has helped me gain a brief overview of the subject.

[Aarati_]

This video is a masterclass for me on my favourite subject. A huge respect and salute fiction beast. I can't thank you enough for the effort, time and knowledge you put in making this video possible ... Always grateful to you wish you nothing but everything you want... Thanks a million.❤️

[dwifred]

Thank you for the hard work you do to provide quality education for free! God bless you man foreal