Philosophy Tube

An examination of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, putting him in his historical context and asking the big questions like, "Yo, this guy woke?"

Continuing our exploration of Friedrich Nietzsche, we apply his work to Donald Trump and the MAGA movement to learn about the Will to Power and Antimodernism.

An artsy video about how playing a lot of video games is helping me confront nihilism. This video puts into practice a lot of what we learned in both Nietzsche videos, as well as some themes from Nolan Gertz's book "Nihilism."

An exploration of the limits of the video essay format, using a particular book as an example. Along the way we'll also learn about the gridding of the early USA, so there's some history and geography in there too! It's a weird one lol. You'll see,

Thomas Jefferson's views on American Indians hugely shaped what the USA has become. Let's go super in depth to find out what he thought and the impact his ideas had, including his possible participation in settler colonialism and genocide. This episode features Jonathan Frakes as the voice of Thomas Jefferson.

Early colonists in North America liked to pretend that American Indians weren't really "using" the land, and therefore it was okay to take it. This was never true! In this bonus segment to our Thomas Jefferson video, we bust this myth.

Are birth rates and ageing populations actually worth worrying about? Or is there some philosophical shenanigans at work here? (Content warning for shenanigans.)