“Why Philosophy Matters”: interview with Isaiah BERLIN (1976)

Bryan Magee—world-renowned author and professor—and Sir Isaiah Berlin, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and biographer of Karl Marx, answer fundamental questions such as "What is philosophy?" "Why does it matter?" and "Why should anybody be interested in it today? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vib2rqJKS08&t=59s Check out these Isaiah Berlin books on Amazon: Freedom and Its Betrayal: Six Enemies…

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John Searle & Bryan Magee discuss Wittgenstein (1987)

Professor John Searle discusses the life and thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein in a discussion with Bryan Magee in this 1987 program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2JVMOkoDo8 Bryan Magee and John Searle discuss the legacy of Ludwig Wittgenstein; ranging from his early work, the Tractatus, to his posthumously published, Philosophical Investigations. The two linguistic philosophies of Ludwig Wittgenstein are discussed…

“Mundo como metáfora e as metáforas-mundo” – Hans BLUMENBERG

Uma expressão como "chove" poderia ser vista como a forma originária da determinação mínima, como se pode verificar na fácil metaforização "chovem protestos". Quem é que propriamente chove? Já foi dito que este impessoal descreve a generalidade da situação em que se fixa o fenômeno especial da chuva, do relâmpago e do trovão. Disso derivaria…

“The Believing Brain: Ghosts, God and Politics” – Michael SHERMER

Michael Shermer, Ph.D., publisher of Skeptic magazine, speaker at the Reason Rally, Washington, D.C., lectures about skepticism and conspiracy theory. This lecture comes from Shermer's class, "How to Think Like a Scientist Without Being a Geek." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SujNne9ZJow Shermer is a professor at Chapman University and at Claremont Graduate University. Video produced by Panther Productions.

When Language Is Used to Deceive You: How Doublespeak Distorts Reality and Corrupts Thought (1989)

Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. Doublespeak may take the form of euphemisms (e.g., "downsizing" for layoffs and "servicing the target" for bombing), in which case it is primarily meant to make the truth sound more palatable. It may also refer to intentional ambiguity in language or…

“Decoding Putin’s Speeches: The Three Ideological Lines of Russia’s Military Intervention in Ukraine” – Marlene LARUELLE; Ivan GREK

RUSSIA MATTERS, Belfer Center, Kennedy School for Science and International Affairs, Harvard, 25 February 2022 Russia’s strategic concerns regarding the post-Cold War European security architecture, as expressed in the two treaty drafts published by Moscow in December 2021, may be seen as legitimate, or at least deserving to be heard and taken seriously. The new lines of…

“Sofística, performance, performativo” – Barbara CASSIN

ANAIS DE FILOSOFIA CLÁSSICA, vol. 3 nº 6, 2009 / tradução publicada em vol. 10 nº 20, 2016 RESUMO: “Como fazer coisas com palavras”, pergunta Austin. De certa forma, a sofística ou o discurso sofístico é o paradigma de um discurso que faz coisas com palavras. Não se trata, certamente, de uma simples ação “retórica”…

Barbara Cassin : une heure en tête-à-tête avec la philosophe | Télérama

Depuis 2012, la rédaction de Télérama organise, à Paris, au Théâtre du Rond Point, Télérama Dialogue, une joyeuse journée de palabres et émulation intellectuelle avec 36 artistes, comédiens, penseurs, écrivains, musiciens et autres créateurs ravis d'y rencontrer nos lecteurs. Pour l'édition 2018, vous étiez plus de 7000 à venir rencontrer Jean Dujardin, Léa Salamé, Amélie…

Barbara Cassin: « Il faut au moins deux langues pour savoir qu’on en parle une » – entretien avec Fabienne Durand-Bogaert

GENESIS – Manuscrits – Recherche – Invention, 38 | 2014 Mots-clés : traduction, traducteur, langue, entretien, traduire, Europe, dictionnaire, philosophie, vocabulaire, édition Fabienne Durand-Bogaert – J’aimerais que vous retraciez pour les lecteurs de notre revue la genèse de cette entreprise du Vocabulaire européen des philosophies1. Pourriez-vous décrire le cheminement de la réflexion qui vous a menée…

Barbara Cassin et la performativité du langage | France Culture

"Quand dire c'est vraiment faire" Barbara Cassin est philosophe et philologue, spécialiste en rhétorique et sophistique grecques, et académicienne. Son nouvel essai Quand dire, c'est vraiment faire ouvre une nouvelle réflexion sur la dimension performative du langage à l’ère de la post-vérité. Elle en parle à la Grande table. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUyWiyTs0fQ Gorgias, qui vient après Parménide,…