Something a little different! A Philosofan recommended an online video game to me called 'Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher' in which you play as a character examining the arguments of .. show full overview
Something a little different! A Philosofan recommended an online video game to me called 'Socrates Jones: Pro Philosopher' in which you play as a character examining the arguments of famous philosophers, Phoenix Wright-style. So I made a Let's Play video of it!
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0x6 "Church of Skeletor" - Socrates Jones Part II Episode overview
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Mar 02, 2014
The bizarre adventures of Socrates Jones continue! This episode features Euthyphro, as in the Euthyphro dilemma, as well as songs from the Little Mermaid and CSI!
The bizarre adventures of Socrates Jones continue! This episode features Euthyphro, as in the Euthyphro dilemma, as well as songs from the Little Mermaid and CSI!
The penultimate episode of Socrates Jones is here! We take on Immanuel Kant, the toughest of the tough, and I show off my range of voice acting capabilities by switching accents rapidly!
The penultimate episode of Socrates Jones is here! We take on Immanuel Kant, the toughest of the tough, and I show off my range of voice acting capabilities by switching accents rapidly!
Today is Philosophy Tube's birthday, so here's a montage of how far we've all come in the last year! We've done amazing things, so here's to next year being even better!
Today is Philosophy Tube's birthday, so here's a montage of how far we've all come in the last year! We've done amazing things, so here's to next year being even better!
A Google+ hangout starring YOU, plus your fan mail answered, to answer your questions and say thank you to everyone who supports the channel and me with their loveliness.
A Google+ hangout starring YOU, plus your fan mail answered, to answer your questions and say thank you to everyone who supports the channel and me with their loveliness.
Are you thinking about studying philosophy and want to know what it's like? What can you actually DO with a philosophy degree? Watch and find out!
Are you thinking about studying philosophy and want to know what it's like? What can you actually DO with a philosophy degree? Watch and find out!
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0x20 #DearMe An Open Letter to My Teenage Self - BTSWO Episode overview
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Jul 18, 2014
There are loads of teenagers on YouTube, so in this episode of Behind the Scenes with Olly I was inspired by Maddie Moate to spread a format that could help them out a bit. It got a bit .. show full overview
There are loads of teenagers on YouTube, so in this episode of Behind the Scenes with Olly I was inspired by Maddie Moate to spread a format that could help them out a bit. It got a bit emotional towards the end! If you're a content creator then make your own!
Here’s my ice bucket challenge video, I couldn’t escape being nominated forever! My private donation and all the ad revenue money from this video will go to the Alzheimer’s Society.
Here’s my ice bucket challenge video, I couldn’t escape being nominated forever! My private donation and all the ad revenue money from this video will go to the Alzheimer’s Society.
We hit 10K subs a while ago, so I did a Google hangout to say thank you and answer questions. This is the edited version, I cut some questions if they were ones that I couldn’t really .. show full overview
We hit 10K subs a while ago, so I did a Google hangout to say thank you and answer questions. This is the edited version, I cut some questions if they were ones that I couldn’t really answer properly, or if the recording was too sketchy, or if I'd answered them elsewhere before. Thanks to everyone who turned up!
Discussion includes the role of physics, the ethics of owning a pet, absurdism, YouTube "fame", travel, philosophy A-level and my favourite novel!
Here’s an audio guide to supporting the channel by watching, commenting, subscribing, sending fan mail, getting involved on Twitter and Facebook, interacting with adverts and PATREON!
Here’s an audio guide to supporting the channel by watching, commenting, subscribing, sending fan mail, getting involved on Twitter and Facebook, interacting with adverts and PATREON!
A hangout with Olly from Philosophy Tube to celebrate 75,000 subscribers and 3 million views! I'll be taking your questions and answering them live!
A hangout with Olly from Philosophy Tube to celebrate 75,000 subscribers and 3 million views! I'll be taking your questions and answering them live!
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0x43 Your Comments: Bernie Sanders, Hillary, & Brexit Episode overview
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Jul 08, 2016
Answering your comments about Bernie Sanders vs Hillary Clinton, and the EU referendum that resulted in Brexit and chat about immigration and sovereignty
Answering your comments about Bernie Sanders vs Hillary Clinton, and the EU referendum that resulted in Brexit and chat about immigration and sovereignty
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0x44 3 More Books to Read! Anarchism, Slavery, and Language! Episode overview
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Jul 22, 2016
Here's some reading recommendations for you - covering linguistics, the Pirahã people of the Amazon, history, capitalism, slavery, the British Empire, and anarchism! Books by Daniel Everett and Eric Williams!
Here's some reading recommendations for you - covering linguistics, the Pirahã people of the Amazon, history, capitalism, slavery, the British Empire, and anarchism! Books by Daniel Everett and Eric Williams!
Answering your comments about anime fanservice and aesthetics; X-Men, politics, discrimination, and Magneto's use of violence as a revolutionary tactic vs Professor X's liberalism. Also, I witter about Dragonball GT.
Answering your comments about anime fanservice and aesthetics; X-Men, politics, discrimination, and Magneto's use of violence as a revolutionary tactic vs Professor X's liberalism. Also, I witter about Dragonball GT.
This video is a few things: a vlog from Summer in the City in London, a serious chat about Patreon and the channel’s future, an interactive game of spot the famous YouTuber in the .. show full overview
This video is a few things: a vlog from Summer in the City in London, a serious chat about Patreon and the channel’s future, an interactive game of spot the famous YouTuber in the background, and the story of what Philosophy Tube is for, why I started, and the value of education.
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0x47 August Philosophy Reading Recommendations! Episode overview
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Aug 26, 2016
Books to check out! Some neuroscience and brain stuff, Edward Said's "Culture & Imperialism," and Frantz Fanon on Muslim women wearing veils during the Algerian revolution! Very relevant .. show full overview
Books to check out! Some neuroscience and brain stuff, Edward Said's "Culture & Imperialism," and Frantz Fanon on Muslim women wearing veils during the Algerian revolution! Very relevant to France and "burkinis." Oh, and "Art is Dead' by TomSka and Matt Ley.
Reading and replying to your comments about politics and honesty Vs "electability," as well as brains, psychology, and philosophy! Also in this video: H.P. Lovecraft and DragonBall GT.
Reading and replying to your comments about politics and honesty Vs "electability," as well as brains, psychology, and philosophy! Also in this video: H.P. Lovecraft and DragonBall GT.
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0x49 September Philosophy Reading Recommendations ! Episode overview
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Sep 23, 2016
More philosophy books! Ludwig Wittgenstein on colour; Carl Schmitt on politics, God, religion, and why he was a Nazi; and Miranda Fricker on the link between knowledge and ethics.
More philosophy books! Ludwig Wittgenstein on colour; Carl Schmitt on politics, God, religion, and why he was a Nazi; and Miranda Fricker on the link between knowledge and ethics.
Let’s look at your comments from my episodes on the philosophy of crowdfunding, which talked about aesthetics, art, and economics, and my video about children, which talked about ethics and reproductive rights!
Let’s look at your comments from my episodes on the philosophy of crowdfunding, which talked about aesthetics, art, and economics, and my video about children, which talked about ethics and reproductive rights!
Higher learning is hard! If you're going to university or college and want to get good grades, there is a secret technique that I can teach you to pass with flying colours! It'll help with essays and with exams!
Higher learning is hard! If you're going to university or college and want to get good grades, there is a secret technique that I can teach you to pass with flying colours! It'll help with essays and with exams!
Here’s me answering your comments about Donald Trump, politics, terrorism, and liberalism, as well as Black Mirror, war, remembrance, and my handsome face – apparently!
Here’s me answering your comments about Donald Trump, politics, terrorism, and liberalism, as well as Black Mirror, war, remembrance, and my handsome face – apparently!
I made a sponsored video as part of a campaign for SOAS, University of London. I'm donating the entire fee to their Student Union, but please, if you can, help me give away more free education!
I made a sponsored video as part of a campaign for SOAS, University of London. I'm donating the entire fee to their Student Union, but please, if you can, help me give away more free education!
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0x54 December Philosophy Reading Recommendations! Episode overview
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Dec 16, 2016
Philosophy reading recommendations! Books about prisons and government surveillance, religion, capitalism, history, colonialism, slavery, and economics! Featuring French philosopher Michel Foucault and historian Max Weber!
Philosophy reading recommendations! Books about prisons and government surveillance, religion, capitalism, history, colonialism, slavery, and economics! Featuring French philosopher Michel Foucault and historian Max Weber!
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0x55 January Philosophy Reading Recommendations! Episode overview
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Jan 27, 2017
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This extra has no summary.
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0x56 Your Comments: Anarchy, Technology, & Politics Episode overview
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Feb 10, 2017
Here’s me answering your comments about anarchy, the Internet Creators’ Guild, and the overlap between technology and politics!
Here’s me answering your comments about anarchy, the Internet Creators’ Guild, and the overlap between technology and politics!
Time to go through your comments from my series on the philosophy of Creativity! We talked about art, how to be creative, the link between creativity and anxiety
Time to go through your comments from my series on the philosophy of Creativity! We talked about art, how to be creative, the link between creativity and anxiety
Time for some more reading recommendations! This month I’m talking about Graham Greene, the artist David Hockney, crime and punishment, politics, and Slavoj Žižek.
Time for some more reading recommendations! This month I’m talking about Graham Greene, the artist David Hockney, crime and punishment, politics, and Slavoj Žižek.
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0x59 Your Comments: White Supremacy & George Orwell Episode overview
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Apr 07, 2017
Here’s me answering your comments from two videos, one about White Supremacist Propaganda and one about 1984, Knowledge, & Power!
Here’s me answering your comments from two videos, one about White Supremacist Propaganda and one about 1984, Knowledge, & Power!
Here's me answering your comments about the paradox of omnipotence, and about what fame and celebrity are. PLUS a special something for reaching 100,000 subscribers!
Here's me answering your comments about the paradox of omnipotence, and about what fame and celebrity are. PLUS a special something for reaching 100,000 subscribers!
To celebrate 125,000 subscribers I'm having a hangout! Come along and we'll chat; ask me your questions, say hello, look forward to Summer in the City with me!
To celebrate 125,000 subscribers I'm having a hangout! Come along and we'll chat; ask me your questions, say hello, look forward to Summer in the City with me!
Here's me reading out your comments about the philosophy of religion and what it means to have faith, and also the metaphysics of time and whether time really passes or stands still!
Here's me reading out your comments about the philosophy of religion and what it means to have faith, and also the metaphysics of time and whether time really passes or stands still!
Talking about the link between emotion and politics; learning French from a children's book; Noam Chomsky and American media; and Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein!
Talking about the link between emotion and politics; learning French from a children's book; Noam Chomsky and American media; and Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein!
Here’s me reading your comments from the last month of the show, talking about the difference between creative expression and creative communication, plus being nice on YouTube!
Here’s me reading your comments from the last month of the show, talking about the difference between creative expression and creative communication, plus being nice on YouTube!
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0x75 Something Different (Madrid Future Trends Forum!) Episode overview
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Dec 08, 2017
A vlog about something very different - longevity, technology, businessmen, a conference in Madrid, political activism, and artificially intelligent robot seals!
A vlog about something very different - longevity, technology, businessmen, a conference in Madrid, political activism, and artificially intelligent robot seals!
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0x77 December Reading Recommendations! Ideas & How They're Transmitted Episode overview
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Dec 15, 2017
Here's the last few books I've been reading! This month's theme is ideas and how they're transmitted. Some Horkheimer and the Frankfurt School, some epistemology and ethics, and some feminist history with Susan Faludi! Enjoy!
Here's the last few books I've been reading! This month's theme is ideas and how they're transmitted. Some Horkheimer and the Frankfurt School, some epistemology and ethics, and some feminist history with Susan Faludi! Enjoy!
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0x78 Your Comments: Antifa & YouTube Philosophy Episode overview
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Jan 05, 2018
Here’s me answering your comments from the big video I did on Antifa, plus some stuff about YouTube, communication, and morality. Enjoy!
Here’s me answering your comments from the big video I did on Antifa, plus some stuff about YouTube, communication, and morality. Enjoy!
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0x79 February Reading Recommendations! How to Cite Other Authors Episode overview
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Feb 09, 2018
Book time! Our theme this time is citations, and how to do them right! Some hardcore philosophy of mind with Simon Critchley's "Infinitely Demanding," Edward Said's "Orientalism," and .. show full overview
Book time! Our theme this time is citations, and how to do them right! Some hardcore philosophy of mind with Simon Critchley's "Infinitely Demanding," Edward Said's "Orientalism," and some new Marxism with George Ciccariello-Maher's "Decolonising Dialectics." Enjoy!
If you're one of the people who'd like to see me in my other job as an actor, then on Friday the 30th of March I'll be in "The Passion of Jesus in Trafalgar Square" as Pontius Pilate, and understudying Jesus!
If you're one of the people who'd like to see me in my other job as an actor, then on Friday the 30th of March I'll be in "The Passion of Jesus in Trafalgar Square" as Pontius Pilate, and understudying Jesus!
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0x83 March Book Recommendations: Inspiring Female Authors Episode overview
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Mar 09, 2018
To celebrate International Women's Day, here's 3 books either by or about inspiring women! Some stuff on s*x work with Melissa Grant's "Playing the Whore," some sociology with Ashton .. show full overview
To celebrate International Women's Day, here's 3 books either by or about inspiring women! Some stuff on s*x work with Melissa Grant's "Playing the Whore," some sociology with Ashton Applewhite's "This Chair Rocks," and some witchcraft history with Silvia Federici's "Caliban and the Witch."
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0x84 Your Comments: "Self-Driving" Cars & Ethiopian Philosophy Episode overview
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Mar 23, 2018
Answering your comments about the ethics of "autonomous vehicles," especially in the wake of Uber's recent debacle in Arizona, as well the Ethiopian philosopher Zera Yacob.
Answering your comments about the ethics of "autonomous vehicles," especially in the wake of Uber's recent debacle in Arizona, as well the Ethiopian philosopher Zera Yacob.
Here's me answering your questions and comments about putting minds inside computers, and also about flat earth and why people reject scientific statements. Enjoy!
Here's me answering your questions and comments about putting minds inside computers, and also about flat earth and why people reject scientific statements. Enjoy!
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0x86 Book Chat: "Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race" Episode overview
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May 04, 2018
Here's a video chatting about a great book I read recently that's topping charts and winning all sorts of awards here in the UK!
Here's a video chatting about a great book I read recently that's topping charts and winning all sorts of awards here in the UK!
Here’s me going through your comments from the last month of the show, including some stuff about Hegel, White Fragility, and Healthcare!
Here’s me going through your comments from the last month of the show, including some stuff about Hegel, White Fragility, and Healthcare!
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0x87 Reacting To My First Video | 5 Years of Philosophy Tube! Episode overview
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Jun 01, 2018
To celebrate five years of making this show I decided to go back, re-watch my very first slightly cringeworthy video, and give my unscripted reactions. Thank you to all of you for an amazing 5 years!
To celebrate five years of making this show I decided to go back, re-watch my very first slightly cringeworthy video, and give my unscripted reactions. Thank you to all of you for an amazing 5 years!
To mark the channel reaching 200,000 subs I'll be having a livestream, taking questions, and talking about my upcoming VidCon visit, plus Natalie stops by for a chat!
To mark the channel reaching 200,000 subs I'll be having a livestream, taking questions, and talking about my upcoming VidCon visit, plus Natalie stops by for a chat!
Here’s some book recommendations along political lines, including some stuff about Venezuela and communes, as well as some stuff about intellectual disability and what it can tell us about democracy.
Here’s some book recommendations along political lines, including some stuff about Venezuela and communes, as well as some stuff about intellectual disability and what it can tell us about democracy.
This is a lecture I gave to students at the Hague about the ethics of using Artificial Intelligence in warfare. I haven't given many lectures before, so I was a bit nervous! Thank you to .. show full overview
This is a lecture I gave to students at the Hague about the ethics of using Artificial Intelligence in warfare. I haven't given many lectures before, so I was a bit nervous! Thank you to everyone at THUAS for a wonderful time and your insightful questions!
Here's some reading recommendations on the theme of data and how it can lead us astray! Includes some economics, some philosophy of technology, and some cool science!
Here's some reading recommendations on the theme of data and how it can lead us astray! Includes some economics, some philosophy of technology, and some cool science!
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0x95 Any Questions? | Comments & AMA Stream, July Episode overview
I've improved Philosophy Tube's sound, and picture - what's next? My face! Watch me struggle through learning makeup, and also celebrate reaching 10 million views!
I've improved Philosophy Tube's sound, and picture - what's next? My face! Watch me struggle through learning makeup, and also celebrate reaching 10 million views!
An exclusive look behind the scenes at Philosophy Tube, an educational web channel about philosophy, created by Abigail Thorn.
From starting out filming herself in her parents’ .. show full overview
An exclusive look behind the scenes at Philosophy Tube, an educational web channel about philosophy, created by Abigail Thorn.
From starting out filming herself in her parents’ bedroom to an audience of over a million, Abigail has created a platform that both educates and entertains, by combining her expertise in philosophy and a passion for theatre. This candid interview details the history of the channel, her creative process in bringing it to life, and her hopes and fears for the future of content creators.
