Owen Barfield - Man and Meaning

A documentary on Owen Barfield (1898-1997). Owen Barfield was a Christian philosopher educated at Oxford, where he met his good friend C.S. Lewis in 1919. Barfield was instrumental in converting C.S. Lewis to theism during the early period of their friendship.
A member of the Inklings, Barfield's thinking informed the writings of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, among others. His abiding interest was in the history of language, through which he investigated the evolution of consciousness.

[@akroatis]

This is an example of the sort of free boon youtube offers, which makes it all worthwhile. Many, many thanks for uploading!

[@martm216]

What a gem. I know of Barfield from biographies of C S Lewis, but never expected to come across the man himself. Born the same year as Lewis. Wow - I used to have a terrible stammer, stutter, such as Barfield describes - the hard sounds, the b's, the p's, the t's, the d's and in my case an s followed by a consonant, like 'sn'. Still get afflicted by the stutter sometimes. If anyone reading this suffers in a similar way, learn to relax. Your stuttering is likely caused by not breathing properly, because of nerves. No one stutters when they sing.

[@joannortham5517]

I am just delighted to SEE Barfield! I knew he lived at The Wallhatch in Forest Row, which is not many miles from my home. When I used to drive to Eastbourne, the road passed through Forest Row and I would give a nod to The Wallhatch, thinking of Barfield. Thank you so very much for this video.

[@tshkrel]

Lewis's characterization of the "second friend" is absolutely hilarious and priceless

[@martinst8764]

Fabulous to see and hear Barfield the man himself - I've heard so much about him from very smart modern thinkers in recent weeks. See Mark Vernon's book and channel for more!

[@repentantrevenant9776]

I've continuously been coming across incredibly fascinating videos relevant to ideas I'm interested, only to look down and see that they are all hosted by this KZbin channel. Incredible stuff. Excellent job catering these clips.

[@natureszodiac]

His ideas are so inspiring. What a lovely documentary!

[@emilyzena7070]

Thank you very much for this. What a man.

[@revpgesqredux]

this guy has got to be Bombadil. the poetry. the first and last and the one who stays stationery, upon unassailable ideas but also in one place. just saying.

[@TimChambersUSA]

If you really look at a simple phenomenon like, say, a flower and the butterfly hovering over it, it will really tell you of itself that it is not something that arose through the interplay of discrete physical units, but the material manifestation of an immaterial unity from which both flower and butterfly have sprung. An invisible "common ancestor," if you like. - 23:42

[@audreywebb3943]

Tim Chambers what is truth

[@revpgesqredux]

the image on the Shroud and its Origin and Originator

[@TimChambersUSA]

Audrey Webb Are you channeling Pilate?

[@kazman_6899]

So many words to say nothing

[@Ornamentmountain]

@@kazman_6899I’m sincerely sorry about your severe lack of mental capacity

[@zbiniyam09]

I take my hat off to the great Barfield

[@andregas6327]

Subtitles for the dialogs are available.

[@moesypittounikos]

Emanuel Swedenborg says something similar about the ancients participating and seeing spirits and angels.

[@brynicecream5824]

❤

[@TimChambersUSA]

Subtitles of Barfield speaking are so inaccurate that they are a distraction.

[@anselman3156]

"finals and kent" for Aquinas and Kant,. "just really" for just reading.

[@AveDistra]

❤

[@Robert-zb5ep]

This is priceless and timeless. Thanks so much for the post.

[@Jacob011]

I can barely begin to grasp what Barfield is trying to say, but I'm intrigued beyond words. I'll have to read his seminal works some day.

[@Bersztipflag]

Tomorrow?

[@tomegg]

Thanks for this - knew very little about him, still do, but this docu helps.

[@dominicmdesouza]

wow... I've known little to nothing about Barfield, and this was a wonderful intro to his life and thought. I'm stunned at how recently he lived. Heading over now to Kindle to get a copy of Saving the Appearances....

[@nirvaready7476]

Extraordinary. What a mind well used and life well lived. Thank you for posting.

[@theesotericcunt5029]

I was born on the day he died.

[@MrSpleeno]

and may you live as long!

[@dongabriel821]

I had the honor of being in a small discussion with Barfield and 4-5 others in 1976. He told us the story of how “The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe” came to be dedicated to his daughter Lucy. Seemed to be proud of it. I didn’t realize at the time what a great mind he had. Glad to have rediscovered him in the meantime.

[@annchovey2089]

For your next birthday, you should give yourself a new screen name.

[@gavstuimpressions6206]

Same

[@kiwitoffee]

Do yourself - and us - a favour. Change your YT name to something half decent.

[@revpgesqredux]

some of what he says later in the video has to do with anthropic observational effect at the quantum level of reality, I think

[@MrSpleeno]

easily the best western mind of the 20th century

[@Rg-es9kv]

Skip to the second half half if you aren't to interested in the biography. A brilliant inquisitive mind!

[@team2learn]

A priceless gift from a master. -Thank You

[@andrewbiggins9404]

Wonderfully enlightening