Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, Robert Paul Wolff Lecture 1

[yourhealinghome]

This man, Robert Paul Wolff is a human treasure. I am in my 60th year now; spent my life in industrial steel fabrication, and now using youtube to expand my academic background a bit, and understand something more of the world, and the history of thought. A little philosophy seems like a nice thing to have some exposure to, so why not watch a little college on TV, right? WHOA - - man this gets so deep, it's frightening! But what a JEWEL of a man to spend time with; digging in and picking it apart. I expect the depth of this material will be beyond my ability to fully comprehend, but Dr. Wolff's storytelling approach, his humor, his humility, and his humanity makes his class a JOY to witness. Thank you, professor, for your gift to the world.

[tergre]

"Seated behind a little desk, (he) spoke in a conversational tone, in a low voice, and very rarely indulged in gesture, but he enlivened his discourse with humour and abundant illustrations. His aim was to teach his students to think for themselves." No, not Prof Wolff. This is Somerset Maugham on Kant.

[strobe]

My god what a ride. His knowledge of philosophy combined with his storytelling prowess almost made me feel like I was watching a techno enlightenment thriller.

[Ballr]

When I was an undergraduate I once took a graduate course with Bob Wolff on Hume's Treatise. He enjoyed telling stories as much then (in 1988) as he did still in 2016. I recall also that among his favorite words at the time were "fatuous, " "maudlin, " and "jejune, " and my vocabulary increased exponentially during that time. It was a great course, and I went on to get a doctorate in philosophy and become a philosophy professor. It's a wonderful thing that his talks here on Kant's first Critique are available publicly.

[onixz]

How outstanding. What an outstanding lecture. I will be following these every single week; you are doing a great service to humanity.

[mostlynewfies]

Wow! I've just come across this for the first time today while looking for thoughts on Kant, and I'm hooked. What a talented, intelligent individual with fantastic storytelling. The world needs more people like this.

[chillingotakus]

I Kant believe how good these lectures are.

[CPDEAN]

I very much appreciate this being available! Thank you to all.

[jessjohnson]

I put this on as something to listen to while playing a game and then it was more interesting than the game. Thank you so much for letting us listen for free.

[PiousParable]

I'm stunned at how much fun I'm having watching and digesting this material. Thank you Dr. Wolff

[nathanielpitts]

Extremely grateful to have found these lectures. Thanks.

[blairhakamies]

Thank you Professor. Thank you organizers for making it available. 🌹

[AlexCruceruPhotography]

I would listen to your course over and over, it is illuminating. Thank you for sharing!

[johnnywilley]

Wow. How luck we are to have this. Thank you for making & posting this!

[videodaniel]

I have to say, for some reason I love Profesor Wolff's little stories. I find them interesting and also sweet. They make him such an interesting lecturer to listen. I hope someday I will have the experience and prestige to be able to do something similar with my own students.

[Ayala]

These lectures are a privilege and a pleasure. Drawn to them again and again. Thank you.

[dorjehundertandeight]

I can’t express the deep Joy I felt listening to you, Man.

[AndrewAme]

coming back to these lectures for the nth time since I found them 4 years ago. eternally grateful for their posting.

[hjalmarschacht]

What a magnificent, COOL professor. He knows Kant, Marx, Lead Belly and Lords of the Ring plus God knows what else. He is an icon. Instructors like this are hard to come by. I am looking forward to watching the rest of his lectures.

[robertpapps]

Backed into a curiosity about Kant due to my recent readings on the history of psychoanalysis. Looking forward to the lectures.