Three Minute Philosophy - Immanuel Kant

[GeistFright]

Wow. Kant was a kant.

[geetarRamblin]

I just Kant be Utilitarian.

[LidarDan15]

You just saved me from reading 20+ pages in my textbook! Bless you, sir!

[PrljavaPederchina]

whats the name of the third maxime?

[HarduntheRanger]

@PrljavaPederchina Kingdom of Ends or something like that I believe.

[Duffblue]

This gave me a lot of stuff to think about!

[RyuHayabusa360]

gotta love that xD

[1albrighton]

brilliant, short and to the point, if only my lectures were like this

[clarkshapedbox]

My philosophy professor showed me these haha.

[Nothiean]

Hegel next

[MrLoadingscreen]

I'd have to disagree with Kant. The greater good is far from irrelevant, the ends often justify the means. What is Moral Truth anyway? Never lying? Fuck that, humans are BUILT to lie and manipulate for their own benefit. It's up to us to have a good time whilst doing it.

[Ultermarto]

Damn ... I agree with Kant.

At least, until that final doctrine. Another persons morality is indeed your own responsibility. In fact when Kant writes about ethics to shift his reader's views, he is taking responsibility for their morality. Moral truth = knowledge, and knowledge must be taught.

[1337Tempest]

I love you.

[AmparitoVic]

Good job :) Liked it

[AngelOfSephiroth]

Now that you've mentioned the pronunciation, I am dreading teaching this next term. :-/

[FreeeeS]

philosophybasics[.]com is a good site check it out it's orederly and neatly bundled up

[benopolly]

@FreeeeS THANK YOU!

[3daysgracerok]

His pronunciation would have made our Philosophy classes much more fun :D

[KaediChaos]

Loving it.

[urbanphase1992]

Really great! Very helpful!

[WarPig15]

cool stuff, do hobbes and rousseau

[TheMaven19]

@WarPig15 I think he kinda did Hobbes vis-a-vis Locke.

[leillum]

why is he talkin so fast gossh

[terminatorsrevenge]

this beats most philosophy revision books hands down! a clear and enjoyable summary of what you need to know!

[keesvangulik127]

19th-century?????

[benmoser11]

Btw, are you a hedonist? The way you were talking about kant made it seem so

[neosuna1]

@benmoser11 I knew subbing you, was a great investment!!

[benmoser11]

@neosuna1 lol thanks! you're the confusing one, from dare you to move, right? lol

[neosuna1]

@benmoser11  Yes sir, that'd be me! Wait. what do you mean con=fusing? But the Dare you to move vid=4 sure!

[benmoser11]

@neosuna1 lol yes :3 i didn't know you were into philosophy. not many people are now days. lol

[neosuna1]

@benmoser11 yea=I tried to read some of Emmanuel Kunts work awhile back, and it was somewhat confusing(like running around in circles), and this I have 2 agree with floralvege (1 of the top commenters above) this is alot easier! So thanx again=and Happy New Year!

[benmoser11]

@neosuna1 lol you too :) also check out this guy's other philosophy videos. this is just my favourite one. lol

[benmoser11]

Lol, Jones.

[ForeverSistersMom]

FABULOUS JOB.  THANK YOU!

[redquoter]

...wanna do Hegel?

[firestarter72]

If I want to laugh at his name. I will.

[reliwhat]

damn, i've been pronouncing it jones for years, i feel like a moron.

[MrGmanual066]

Youtube is an investment.  Now I don't need to go to college.

[gavinspwnsall]

Kant seems like an idiot

[ladyxluckxrulesxok]

Do Wittgenstein pl0x :3

[DesertRose367]

This actually saved my ass, thanks :)

[DBHEcho]

 . . . cunt . . .

[snoop26505]

I would say that Kant would respond to the "children about to be murdered" scenario by saying that if you have the prior knowledge that someone is most definitely going to kill your kids, then you should not reveal their location. That has universiality. But I do agree with what you said too, Kant really emphasized that we are our OWN moral legislators.

[gracearlis]

you need to do one for HEGEL!!

[MoeAlza]

i wish this guy made an hour long version of everything... its sooo informational and educational!!

[Alexeagle0]

Oh that was amazing!! I'm trying to manically learn philosophical things for a university interview later today and you have helped me greatly! Thank you!!!

[Floralvege]

Ah, so damn helpful! Learnt more in 3 minutes that I have in 3 months. Thankyou.

[MultiBlasian]

I think Koorsgard analyzed kant saying you CAN lie to the murderer/nazi.

[SeargantSwashy]

I heard its not actually pronounced cunt. Did yo lie to me>!?!?!

[XiaMichaelX]

Joke at the end! You sir should do philosophy themed stand up comedy!

[XxencagedxX]

We listened to this in history! We couldn't stop laughing!

[rocketsfan01n11]

This video greatly helped me write my Philosophy paper on Kant. Thank you!

[andyhartleyacting]

haha this was awesome

[Stevenio]

Its not pronounced CUNT. I'm German and you are completely off base.

[BananaHeadBen]

@Stevenio dude hes australian, its his accent man. and hes doing this in three minutes, anyone who can explain any type of philosophy in three minutes, OBVIOUSLY cannot get down to the finest of details, but he's doing an impressive job of covering all the basics...

[TheHofdingi]

I disapprove of the bias of this material. Kant argues that the type of action is morally right or wrong, not the consequences. Everyone acknowledges that lying is wrong. Everyone believes that they know what is best, so they will justify an immoral act. Categorical Imperative is a philosophical theory, not a religion. You can't just "decide to not like it" because it sounds uptight. It is a statement about people, not a set of guidelines.

[ohevshalomel]

I love your Three Minute Philiosophy videos!

[AdamsTeinz]

My god, I am not English and now that he pronounced it, that's when I burst out laughing at the name Kant

[sodaxcandy08]

wow i cant believe i actually enjoyed this vid....

[Nswayze22]

2:05 hahahaha

[Pr0pagandaFilms]

I like cunt.

[JayGatsbyOdysseus]

I took one existentilism course in college. I read Zarathrustra. I watched three DVD from The Teaching Company on Greek Philosophy. I think I will give it up. A lot of philosophy is just the manipulation of language. I have discovered theoretical physics and this has more meaning to me.

[zaneacademy]

There might be a contradiction between 1 & 2:

-1-Kant indicating that you should not lie under any circumstance

-2-Kant's indicating that all your actions must have universality

If everybody told the truth all the time the world would be a giant mess

[DyeAlabaster]

@zaneacademy really? Actually it would be a pretty awesome place to live, seeing as b/c of this inability to lie, people would gradually stop doing things that are "wrong"

"did you bone my sister"

"er..... yesss....."

How many times would this happen to you before you's think.... damnit, not going to bone anymore sisters.

[zaneacademy]

@DyeAlabaster you first have to survive somebody very angry and now knowing concretely that you keep boning his or her sister and probably now wanting to take care of things the old fashion way... and than your argument might make sense...

[TheImmolater]

You Sir, have got another subscriber. And I shall force my philosophy class to get you too.

[doombybbr]

no gay areas? but isn't morality a concept and hence, undefinablr?

[glockman1727ak47]

Fantastic learned more in three minutes than a whole semester!

[zabelicious]

Context is EVERYTHING!

[ccslax6]

what about sleeping? if everyone slept all the time that would be a disaster

[BIasphemer]

@ccslax6 but if everyone slept 8 hours a day or even 12, it'd probably be quite ok

[TheMizark89]

If we are all our own moral agents though why should I/you/we force a categorical imperative onto someone else. Surely if we all have moral decisions to make for ourselves, the existence of a moral black and white sort of system is kind of contradictory. Stop being so up your own arse you fucking KANT lol

[denfilade]

@TheMizark89 Because of the third formulation, at 2:34 of the video. The categorical imperative is supposed to be moral law, not morals themselves. Being one's own moral agent does not mean that one decides for themselves what or what isn't moral, but means that they take responsibility for their own actions.

[RockyBalboa211]

2:04 - hahahaha! :D

[RandyAnders]

19th century philosopher? 1724-1804 seems much more rooted in the 18th century.

[1Roze]

Can I get the transcript? You talk so fast, I can barely follow XD

[antiussentiment]

this should be called ~

kant in 3'30"~

..so i can keep up..

:-)

[pancaketosser33]

2:06 Is she....? 

[soulessENERGY]

There is no inherent wrong or right. Only what people desire and that is how morals are created.

[dvhotti2]

do Rousseau please

[tenseman08]

Bravo my good man. Excellent vid

[Sjoholm13]

The opposite of Immanuel Kant? Automatic Penis.

[doctorwhoknows1]

@Sjoholm13 what did Automatic Penis write about moral Philosophy ?

[Sjoholm13]

@doctorwhoknows1 Loads of grey areas.

[bongolongo]

@Sjoholm13 Would the opposite of Immanual not be Unautomatic? Perhaps it's leaning on a paradox... If you read it as "Im-manual" then you must flip both parts of the word to get their opposites and arrive at "Is Automatic", i.e. simply automatic, but in regard to the function they describe, "Immanual" and "Automatic" mean the same thing: Not manual. The opposite from that perspective would be "Unautomatic". What to do?!?! Kant, give us an absolute answer!

[Sjoholm13]

@bongolongo Oooh, I get where you're coming from on this, and I like it. I did however think of it as in "Im-manual". But yes, Kant, for Petes' sake, rise up and give us some bloody answers!

[madderbass]

@Sjoholm13 The opposite of Immanuel Kant? Closest would probably be Ayn Rand.

[Kidzilla99]

@Sjoholm13 Wouldn't it be Manual Penis?

[Arminsaf2]

On the second maxim and the example given. Why would i have to tell the truth to the murderer, because then I would not be true to myself which would be the urge to protect my children. So if I was asked where my kids were, I would be lieing to myself to tell the murderer where the kids are and I am the moral authority according to the third maxim. Therefore, I should be more truthful to myself then the other on a scale basis. I just shit on Immanuel Kant. NO applause needed.

[spenceII]

Hehehe, you continued before I was mature enough to get over it

[Devranderya]

Germany injure the human rights.Rich germans fight 18 years with my family.They essay to kill my mother me and my sister.Germans give me 14 years medicals to make me sick.My poor mother cry but germans have no pitty.

[Iloerk]

@Devranderya lol?

[Ramsez]

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell...

[NexSX3]

I lolled at Jones

[mlcollins10]

IT is not pronounced cunt - rather cahnt. get over it.

[yukipillows]

@mlcollins10 Well. He's British, in Britain they pronounce things differently

[MainTottenhamMan]

He's Australian, which has a completely different accent to the English/Scottish/Irish/Norther­n Irish/Welsh/Regional English accents. :)

[beatle96]

@mlcollins10

If a german were to say his name, it would be cunt.

[Himbeertoni90]

@mlcollins10 In german it actually sounds very much like the english "cunt".

[GoldenSilence333]

@Himbeertoni90 No, it actually sounds like "cahnt", I live here, and speak the language, so I know. If you don't think so, look up the pronunciation for "Kante"(edge)

[Himbeertoni90]

@GoldenSilence333 Thanks, but I speak german and study philosophy in Switzerland. Until now I only heard it being pronounced like "cunt", and the "a" in "Kante" is definitely short as the "u" in "cunt". But I guess there are people who do pronounce it differently, I can just tell from what I've heard. And from what wikipedia says, but you KAN'T always trust it, can you :-P

[Iloerk]

@Himbeertoni90 cunt written in German = könt

can't written in German = kant

pronounce Kant like can't, not like cunt.

that said I have to say that Switzerland-people speak the weirdest German I've ever heard, I didn't really recognize it was German until someone told me.

[Himbeertoni90]

@Iloerk What you heard was Swiss German, which is a different language than German (or, let's say, a german idiom which to foreigners doesn't sound anything like German). But let me assure you that "cunt", as pronounced in english, would not be written "könt" (although there are Swiss and Germans who do pronounce it like that, but it's simply wrong), but "kant". And the way "can't" is pronounced would be spelled in german "känt", with a long "ä", which is not the way to pronounce "Kant".

[Iloerk]

@Himbeertoni90 hmm, I see. You are absolutely correct about can't and känt and since pronunciation of English is utterly random and moronic I'll take your word on the "cunt" business.

[MIPDANCE]

lmao it literally took those few seconds of silence for me to stop laughing

[broomiester]

I respect him as a Philosopher and a man. But anyone who can be that uptight and systematic about morality must be a right Kant.

[vendetta89]

@broomiester poor bastard had to be born with a name that sounds like it suits his narrow vision. Oh to be a "cunt"

[MissKitty0404]

lool



[katknight0003]

Thanks this really helped with my philosophy Essay!

[sirchums]

you can't pronounce Kant. Kant = can't (in aussie english). the german 'a' is more rounded like a double a, 'aa'.but hey, maybe you know that and just like saying cunt

[twentyseveninch]

@sirchums that depends. "kant" really is pronounced pretty much exactly like "cunt". deal with it. (not to sound presumptuous, but i think that 18 years of german as my mother language do account for something.)

[bestthing234]

this is great

[Savorist]

Do you have a speech impediment?

[Azlankz]

@Savorist no its an aussie accent.

[SuramoiaArashi]

Thanks a lot for this resume! Way easier to remember than those 10 pages in my book! ^^ I like!!

[MrZackeriess]

im going around naked from now on.

[thatkamikid]

I laugh so hard at kant's real pronounciation that I came

[thatkamikid]

@thatkamikid I mean "laughed"

[berrim]

baha - kant! so good!



[Chefodeath]

Meh, you should do another 3 minute philosophy on Kant's epistemology. His ethics are great and all, but the critique of pure reason was a work of unabashed genius, albeit horribly written.

[havabighed]

Also... you dont have to answer "Yes, my children are in back" you can just choose to not answer.

[PaperNun]

This is actually wrong Kant had a Categorical and Hypothetical imperative.

[yuirrr]

@boggymog It's impressive how easily we, amateur philosophers, are able to beat the life's work of a philosopher.

[Shoesarequiteuseful]

@yuirrr The problem I pointed out was not in Kant's work, it was in CB's interpretation of Kant's work.

[Donuticusklok]

lol Kant

[gabrielhsg]

you talk way too fast sometimes :(

[mrstevenos]

not expected but well recieved - we are our brothers keeper but first to thine own self be true

[LittleMegha]

Do Terence McKenna!

[xlr8rkid98]

@LittleMegha yessssss

[zhangvict1]

Kant's second point is not about desiribility of a world where every fucking person cheats. It's about CONTRADICTION vis reason. Instead of saying cheating is bad because it would suck if everyone did it, you should say cheating is bad because if everone did it, it would undermine the whole point of relationships because if everyone fucking cheats no one is in a real relationship...

[Frankthetank0808]

@zhangvict1

Then again some couples live very happily knowing their partner may be flirting or even sleeping with other people. For these people, this type of relationship proves to make them the most happy. It is just a matter of subjectivity that engaging in intimate activities with a person other than your partner (i.e. the derogatory term you use, cheating), is actually a good or bad thing.

[zhangvict1]

@Frankthetank0808 Well that would be perfectly acceptable to Kant. Sorry I forgot to add a detail. The statement should be: 'It is wrong to cheat without the other person's full understanding and permission'. Since the wife who knew her husband is cheating and does not mind and gave him permission to cheat, it is acceptable.

[SigLaw221]

Love this!!! Hey guys in Philosophy CTY!!!! Awwww Yeahhhh!!!!

[midgard83]

it's amazing how many people end up liking this. I was honestly expecting less but i'm happy it is like it is.

[chrismrulz]

Kant is the cancer of happen.

[serbwithblade]

You have the same lisp my philosophy major friend has. Weird.

[allabastormaroe]

This is good. i took ethics a few years ago (required) and even the teacher pronounced his name kAnt. i wanna go back to see her and practically ruin her professionalism. she'll be so disappointed.

[AJAshland]

@allabastormaroe So a video on Youtube has more credibility than a Philosophy teacher?

[allabastormaroe]

@AJAshland credibility vs. facts is the real focus. she could have just said that so that she wouldn't have to deal with people saying it so often. now the cat's out of the bag.

[qwertypoiu4321]

Deontology and the categorical imperative is an area of morality, not civility. Lying is a question of civility, not deontological morality, which would be subjects of coercion. The categorical imperative fully applies deontologically, morally but not in regard to civility, which is subjective.

[MrBenMcLean]

These videos have inspired me to start my own (rather longer) philosophy series on C. S. Lewis's "The Abolition of Man" - a defense of moral absolutes.

[famileri]

thats 3 minutes of my life I wont get back!!!!!

[MrSieish]

No you cant :) 

[Schweinehunder]

When philosophers decide to double down with something as stupid as "You are morally at fault if you don't give psychos information they need to kill people.", that's when you know they're complete idiots.

[StreetBarPhilosopher]

Hahaha, this is brilliant!

Who needs to read the Critique of Pure Reason after this?

[reg12269]

@StreetBarPhilosopher oh please, kant was a cunt!

[kleban10]

@StreetBarPhilosopher Actually, Kant neither introduced nor expounded his ethical system in the first Critique. 

[easychair96]

15years old...big words...:/ haha

[duncangray2011]

its catagerical is bottom and its imperitive not.

[JackJosephh]

do a three minute philosophy on beyonce

[joergus]

Great stuff!

[rrwryan]

Am I stupid for finding philosophy mind-fuckingly hard to follow? It's even worse when its explained at this speed! Bravo to all of you who gets it, cause I certainly dont......I'll keep trying though....

[Dathinkingman]

@rrwryan not really. if u read some basics of the ideas of these people u will follow them very easily. its not about intelligence its just unfamiliarity with the subject. like a person not following the rules of a game he has seen the first time.

[Kytherei]

Actually it's even more like what I expected than what I expected to expect

[simonk512]

hahahahha! very good!

[stephanorion]

Sir, I highly advise you make a 3 minute philosophy on Voltaire but.. based on your lack of posting in recent time I find this unlikely, However If you do this I will explain to you the meaning of life. Using *Philosophy*

[QuantumSandwich]

I actually did log on with the sole purpose to hear you talk about Kant for 3 minutes. Love the series! Please keep doing what you do!

[punkuddha]

every teacher does that CUNT KUNT thing so students would get over it at first. There wont be stupid giggling and shit over the course of the class.

[therealtruth123]

Heh. Kant. lol

[prs00]

man this is awesome... you should put on the description or in CC the text you're saying... sometimes its too hard to understand so many concepts in just a few seconds..... your videos are my choice to study philosophy!!

keep on

[ABVortex]

@boggymog What of Kant's Contradiction of the Will? The Contradiction in the Law of Nature reveals the maxim to be irrational in its conception (exposing an inner contradiction which makes it inconcievable to be put into action), but in appealing to the will (which is based on temperaments that differ based on experience) we immediately can't be thinking on a basis of objective rationality alone.

So I thought the problem enlies more with Kant's use of the will rather than CB's explanation.

[boggymog]

@ABVortex 'The Contradiction of the Will', as you call it, is the Hypothetical Imperative. CB is explaining the Categorical Imperative, which is what you call 'The Contradiction in the Law of Nature'. If he were explaining the Hypothetical Imperative, then his example would work.

[QFT2]

Not Kant's most important work, the critique of pure reason should be the focus of the video.

[RickDemetro]

sounds like he's saying cunt



[Flyingoutofadream]

3:20 exactly what I experienced

[elo333333333]

do Aleister Crowley

[bongolongo]

@elo333333333 in three seconds. "Batshit crazy."

[totalewereldheerser]

Those are not Kants most important subjects, this is just a summary of one of his books(Kritik der praktischen vernunft) but Kritik der urteilskraft and kritik der reinen vernunft are whole different subjects and are more important

[m9ikelourens]

WRONG! The categorical imperative is not about if the world would be desireble state if everyone would act on a certain maxim, it is about if the maxim could be stated consistently if it would be put as a universal law.

[fntime]

Morality comes from the body's instinctive wisdom. And most morality is gender specific. Intellectuals who dissociate themselves from their body, have no reference points but their own thoughts which also has no reference point to reality. This is part of the current political conflict. Men of the body against men of mind. Solution: Unite your heart & mind, Having only 1 makes you incomplete. Posessing both is makes you devine. that is devine!

[Sewblon]

@fntime What does that mean?

[fntime]

@Sewblon What it means is that morality is often more 'instinctive'

than volitional. Man and dogs are 'territorial'. Elephants and

gorillas are not territorial. Most of man's laws are about property,

territory. A gorilla doesn't fight for territory, man and wolves,

will kill an interloper of their 'domain'. There is no choice,

it's in their 'instincts', dna or programming.