Philosophy Talk: The Very Idea of a University

[potpie921]

great vid!

[sonic9rg]

In my opinion these two guys at the main table are acting like stage actors, playing to eachother. I dont sence any real honesty or depth in anything that comes out of their mouths. The third guy seemed interesting enough but by the time it got to him i found a Slavoj Zizek video (Continental Philosopher) to watch, who I find has great depth and I enjoy listening to him very much. If you like philosophy. Check him out.

[vasco1983]

@sonic9rg senSe

[tramsay1027]

From an undergrad: thank you.

[Dino2266]

Philosophy Talk is a great show. Couldn't listen to this week's show and found it on YouTube. Excellent debate.

[paveldit]

Well done. Sure, there is a place for philosophy in the world and I hope that we dont forget where this title "Philosophy" comes from...love of wisdom.... therefore we should expect from those guys to share more then just only information and knowledge - but skillfully linked it with experience and then spread the wisdom ... truths - for the benefit of all, thanks and Good luck

[Chick6517]

wow i didnt know about this it is very interesting you see this is one of the reasons why i like you tube its such a great learning tool.

[snowpants73]

long live philosophy talk! best radio program ever.

[noobyfromhell]

This radio show style seems awkward - why do thay do that? It really gets boring because useful information is so loosely packed. And that fast-talking guy was weird - how is anyone supposed to really understand what he's saying?

[marcus3379]

Yeah it seems scripted, also a lot of it is just pretentious backpatting.

[nknejad]

@marcus3379 True

[hunterbender]

Interesting topic, especially when about 20 of my friends just got rejected/deferred from Stanford.

[blackberryjuice1]

if everyone who applied to stanford got in, the campus would have to expand like 10 times over.

[marsCubed]

and that would be a bad thing?

[numbers3934]

it would, in theory, decrease the excellence of the academic institute because the teaching would be less individualized. That and the dorms would be crowded.

[marsCubed]

With existing staff and facilities it would obviously dilute the various courses. However if a programme of building educational facilities was carried out with proper funding and care, then there is no reason why such centres of excellence may not multiply and become the backbone of a sane society, as is the case in other countries in Europe, which are not as awfully educated as the USA. islands of excellence in a sea of ignorance is a recipe for disaster, failure and stagnation.

[hunterbender]

That's rather interesting. The main issue is whether any institutions/university is capable of maintaining such "proper funding and care". But it should be something worth considering (maybe something like Berkeley?)

Well, I (personally) don't mind the fact that Stanford accepts a limited number of students. However, I would like to see Stanford post more of their lectures online such as MIT OCW. I believe Stanford to have some courses online, but not sufficient. (I like to self-study ^.^)

[greatestiron]

lol STANFORD PRIDE LOL

[Maxell720]

bad topic

[Cremolero]

Interesting conversation . It really gives a deeper idea of what's the purpose of a university

[rogermarquee]

nice job