Damon Horowitz: Philosophy in prison
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Uploaded by TEDtalksDirector on Nov 28, 2011
http://www.ted.com Damon Horowitz teaches philosophy through the Prison University Project, bringing college-level classes to inmates of San Quentin State Prison. In this powerful short talk, he tells the story of an encounter with right and wrong that quickly gets personal.
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lol i love Kunt
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Lame.
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@haigfeinn just incase you havn't seen this yet
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I love this. When people to asked me what philosophy is, I used to respond somethink like "well it's the love of wisdom" or "we do philosophy when we examine a matter from the ground up to have complete understanding of it". Now I can just tell them to watch this vid
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What a fucking show pony.
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wish his speech was longer i loved to listen to him talk
1 month ago 6
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@kierkengaardify I understand your position but partly disagree, I loved it.
1 month ago 2
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Really well done.
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@oc00011 and that is precisely why true freedom can never come from within a society. regulations and harmony are extremely desirable for any group of people, but freedom? in this context it is merely just a buzzword
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Some people teach.
Some people can teach.
Waltham1892 2 months ago 50
This would have been a more effective and significant without the stupid theatrics.
kierkengaardify 2 months ago 34