You’d Be Surprised How Closed-Minded You Are | Jacques Derrida

[@johnex273]

"Being open minded is being open to the possibility that you're close minded"

[@aura.expanse]

me seeing this video on my front page: "i should watch this to see if im actually close minded as fuck"

[@Zibonnn]

Same here. I thought there would be some kind of test that will teach me to evaluate myself. 😅​@@aura.expanse

[@autumnkeys]

I like how he started the video with a binary "whether we realize it or not"

[@phantomisle]

The ever-changing flux and flow of binary in-two-ition.

[@fernandoorozco5968]

YEAH

[@billhicks8]

GOT EM. I of course ignored everything he said after that. I am wise.

[@kaushalkishore4053]

​@@billhicks8😂😂😂😂

[@Downandproud]

I hate how he started the video with “ This video is sponsored by”

[@RobG811]

Reminds of a quote by Gerry Spence; "I would rather have a mind opened by wonder than one closed by belief."

[@ilovebutterstuff]

Beliefs are definitely within the crucible. Very astute observation. 👍 Trial by fire and ultimate compassion. Violence by nature and travel by nurture.

[@Zett76]

Which is a sentiment. Wondering is nice. Having to chose beliefs is, in a way, the end of childhood.

[@Guys_Love_Each_Other]

BUT MY FRIENDS DONT WANT OPEN MINDEDNESS 🤣

[@sparklenights5421]

y e s! i dont want to limit myself to one thing, theres so much to explore!

[@littleantukins4415]

Even the "controversial" ones

[@honeytubs]

Levels of thought: 1) binary (black/white) 2) along a scale (shades of gray) 3) as a graph in two dimensions (we need some water but there is a point when less water is better; a bell curve) 4) as a graph in 3 dimensions (balance of right amount of food, exercise and sleep) 5) feeling of the right amount of multiple variables. Feels like intuition because it is too difficult to verbalize.

[@user-zu1ix3yq2w]

There's a difference between addition and multiplication here. 5 + 15 or 10 + 10 doesn't change the result. But 5 * 15 and 10 * 10 have different results. In fact, [10,10] maximizes this result. To me this is akin balance, as you can see the inputs are.. balanced. Because they are equal. In this case, the result is a value you care about and thus would prefer to maximize. Life has lots of multiple variable situations and problems. And of course there are qualia and quantities..

[@pedrova8058]

1st: binary (b&W) then: nested thoughts , where each level implies exponentially greater complexity on the overall context

[@FuckWithMeSober]

5. Thinking in colour

[@Moe_Posting_Chad]

That sounds really cool and whatever. But is it actually reflective of reality and applicable reason? No. No its not. How sad. Its really cool for Pokemon and other imaginary internally consistent logic. But its still not real my man. You've been manipulated.

[@FuckWithMeSober]

@@Moe_Posting_Chad what happened to the magic 🤣

[@snehil011]

Wow guys this is amazing. I was feeling depressed today. But somehow this video gave me hope. Especially, the uncertainty part "being uncertain is not a sign of intellectual weakness but this can make you open up to new things" This blew me away. Thanks Pursuit of Wonder!!! ❤

[@woohunter1]

I hope your depression is only temporary. Being uncertain also means you are open minded.

[@snehil011]

@@woohunter1 thanks.. I see that now

[@ravenclawsden2103]

I have ADHD but with an anxious side and it also gave me hope. I really know what you mean! Please tell us if you've noticed any changes for the better after listening to all of this😊 get well soon!

[@whatsupinspace854]

Uncertainty is a sign of intelligence - more importantly, it's evidence you are using your mind properly. You want to hear a bunch of people who put caveats and warnings in front of everything they say and list out the things they are unsure about in their conclusion? Go to a symposium of physicists and talk about their area of expertise. Want to speak to people who have no uncertainty and are 200% confident in everything they say? Go to a flat-earth convention.

[@pauljack7170]

with a net of wonder i chase the elusive butterfly of ... 😂😂😂

[@shellisonwullian6217]

05:41 Now it makes sense how my critical thinking incresead a lot after I started readind English and French philosophical books. My mother tongue is portuguese, and I was feeling claustrophobic having only one language to understand the reality. The advantage: watching amazing videos like yours. The disadvantage: losing the sense of a self based on simple and shallow narratives.

[@damyr]

Facts. That's what happened to me too. And now, when I see my friends, they reflect what I was before... shallow, 1-dimmensional being, without any proportions and of poor imagination... more or less.

[@blizzard1198]

Losing sense of self hmm, it's not too bad tbh.

[@blizzard1198]

@@shellisonwullian6217 I don't really know what I am, I do like some stuff about Buddhism but I lean a bit to indifferent. I'd like a more loose perspective on myself, like a more indifferent 3rd person perspective on the world and maybe myself too.

[@Random_Lurker]

Where does a sense of self come in? I don't understand how you lose anything by learning a language

[@shellisonwullian6217]

@@Random_Lurker I mean, I didn't say: "I lost the sense of a self", but "I lost the sense of a self based on something shallow". It's different.

[@skramzy6628]

`My understanding of this reminds me a great deal of my understanding of Buddhism. Nothing has a self or essence, a "Form" or true nature, but everything is just a relationship with everything else, and all those "things" and relationships are constantly changing. Words are like buckets full of water taken from a river, claiming to be the river. Language can never adequately express reality, but always misleads, as it always assumes "things" have "natures" and is always static whereas reality is always in motion.

[@Takeoutstories]

It reminded me of ying and yang Sth I don't believe in though

[@enlightenedanalysis]

Thanks for making this video. It’s amazing to me how many people today completely misunderstand the meaning of “deconstruction” - which has little or nothing to do with what Derrida meant by it. All over KZbin there are videos about “deconstructing” this and that - but they are not really deconstructing at all. By the way, someone once said that deconstruction is NOT something you do to a work, it’s something that HAPPENS (usually organically) within any given discourse. Once again, many thanks for your great videos.

[@chrissimpson4322]

Discourse vs framing & hurling sound bytes, thems were the days.

[@ilovebutterstuff]

Not organically, but consciously. Excellent video, and the comments here are impressive. 👍

[@intercakefederation]

YEAH RIGHT that really bothered me when I first saw that sort of title

[@chantith4060]

Modern chefs just got triggered

[@jeffffro7674]

One night while speaking with a best friend of mine, I said something that set him off and he disappeared for a moment into the next room….. Upon his return he was covering half of his face with one of Derrida’s books. He gives it to me happily exclaiming, “IT IS TIME!!! IT IS TIME!!!!!” The book was written so well I blazed through it! Derrida opened my eyes and mind both to just how simply the entire universe is strung together! He helped me to understand that anything that exists has an equal and similar opposite. One gives meaning to the other and both cannot exist without the other. Everyone is so quick to say ‘right and wrong’ but I don’t think that right is an opposite to wrong, left is the opposite of right. We have correct and incorrect if you want to describe something as ‘right’ and to me it is more than just semantics! There is good and bad but no right and wrong. Ever since I have been challenging people to give me a legitimate opposite to wrong and no one has been able to do so. This is because there is no such thing as ‘wrong’!!!!! Every choice we make is the correct choice simply because you made that choice. It can be a good choice or a bad one, but it will never be the wrong choice. It is the correct choice for one to choose, whether it’s good or bad doesn’t come into play as much as it’s the correct choice because of the circumstances of your life at the time and something leading up to this choice has compelled you to go in that direction. It’s a tough concept for so many to comprehend, but it’s really quite simple if you are able to break down enough of the CRAP that has been shoved into our heads to think clearly and from an unbiased point of view. After finding your channel and realizing just how important the work you are doing is, I’ve been hoping to see Derrida make it into the picture!! Here we are!!!! THANK YOU!!!!! I believe this post can help a great many toward finding the WONDER we are all in pursuit of!!!! I hope all are doing well on this night!

[@dixroby]

Corretto e scorretto, Giusto e sbagliato, Buono e cattivo, La dualità è il solo bersaglio da centrare per dare un senso a noi stessi

[@5WIM]

che figo @@dixroby

[@MrBennylargo]

Given a particular goal, and given set of circumstances (at least the circumstances as you understand them), the wrong choice is in one that is obviously unlikely to achieve your goal.

[@jphottroddlincoln4424]

Which book were you referring to?

[@intercakefederation]

So basically ying and yang in more words?

[@ReynaSingh]

We think in terms of binary because of our fundamental understanding of who we are. Self and other, if we allow those rigid boundaries to become fluid, we’d more easily welcome nuances

[@vivelarxvolution84]

I Me Mine, the ego doing a nice lil jig in front of our faces !

[@riaandewinnaar5040]

Who are we?

[@boomerang0101]

Lol

[@AnshuKumar-fi2jy]

​@@riaandewinnaar5040 animals who are trying to become Human , because being human is an idealistic concept.

[@Sexyhomedepot]

​@AnshuKumar-fi2jy not to argue, but animals are just a concept, too. They weren't called that until we made it up

[@roflstomplolmao]

I can’t describe how much I love this video. We need more Aporia in this world, there are too many divides when basically every human being is a vast constellation on an indivisible spectrum. Thank you so much 🫂

[@humourlessjester3584]

I've just graduated from this and I still can't escape Derrida no matter how far I run from him.

[@antonwesley1078]

What about his philosophy makes you want to run from him? This is my first time exploring who he is

[@_pure1019]

@@antonwesley1078i assume that would be the aspect of essay writing and research 🤣

[@No-ky3kb]

@@antonwesley1078 for me it would be the question of whether his philosophy is helpful or obscuring for my ends. When people bring up Derrida type ideas they often do it in a derailing, obscurantist sort of way which is unhelpful. I'm not saying he is obscurantist, but I'm not sure whether I already get what he's trying to say or I would actually gain something from reading him.

[@prakaashmishra]

"The word is not the thing. The word love is not love. Definitions may give us ideas but they are at the end just ideas not the reality" J. Krishnamurti. It really took years for me to completely grasp this simple fact. Now when i struggle to express how i feel to my friends, only in that predicament I realised the truth.

[@darfoz8807]

such a great feeling when you discover a philosopher and recall having thoughts that align with his before reading/listening to his writing! I have noticed certain people in my day to day life who have "aporia". they just seem to be open minded, not attached to any idea, always gracefully and tactfully playing devil's advocate. and it's clear they have a high level of self actualization and an understanding of how things are not binary. great video important to note also that aporia, at least in my understanding of it, is not the same as indifference. it's more like an innate acknowledgement of the foolishness of dogmatism

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

"Wisdom is earned through listening, but not solely in what we hear..." --DD2 🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

[@ChaoticNeutralMatt]

There's a touch of irony in calling it foolishness.

[@darfoz8807]

@@ChaoticNeutralMatt haha yea true, but dogmatism is practically the exact opposite of the way of thinking that derrida strives for. so even though i did ironically contradict myself by making an absolute/non-marginal statement as you pointed out, i think its fair in this instance.

[@mongoose6685]

I'm sure they are open to consider MAPs and people that think they are cats as being perfectly normal people like everyone else since they like to deconstruct the idea of what is a human... which would make them quite foolish.

[@JoBlakeLisbon]

I know plenty of people like this too. Typically they are relative failures and struggle to have meaningful relationships. Everything is about ideas and thoughts. Not enough love and physicality.

[@flamencoprof]

A man after my own heart. In 2016 I wrote a blog entry titled "What Is a Blues? The Perils of Binary Thinking". I considered how many Blues songs are not 12-bar, and how many 12-bar songs are not Blues, and considered conceptual failures such as "the source" of a river being a point and not an area. I discovered the concept of the False Dilemma, which this video opens with. Regarding these insights, I observed that "a large part of humanity seems determined to ignore them, and persists in futile arguments like Nature vs Nurture, and in asking futile questions like "Is she a real Jew?", "Is it a planet or not?", "Is he normal?", "Is it a tree or a shrub?", and so on.".I can't remember exactly when I first concluded that Binary Thinking was deeply flawed, but it was a few decades before that. This insight has guided my thinking for much of my life.

[@BlacksmithTWD]

You call them futile questions, I'd call them ambiguous silly questions since they are presented as simple yes/no questions while they are not since the question lacks the necessary context. They are all formulated in the sense of "how long is the distance from x to y" rather than "how long is the distance from x to y in meters", leaving out the intended unit in which you expect the answer as if there only is one to consider, which is demonstrably false. "Is she a real Jew according to the jewish faith" is on the other hand rather easy to answer, was her mother a Jew, then it's yes, if her mother wasn't it's a no. "Is it a planet according to todays definitions in physics", if if forms a sphere orbits around a star and is massive enough to clear it's orbit from debree and is not a star it is a planet. Similarly the "Is he normal?" question can be answered if the one posing the question was clear about what norm he/she was referring to. Similarly the "Is it a tree or a shrub?" question depends on what definitions on what a tree is and what a shrub is makes all of the difference, and as such this latter question could even be a false or loaded question since it states that being a tree excludes being a shrub and vice versa while since the definitions of what a tree is and what a shrub is are both lacking, the object the question is asked about could also be neither or both. It's not so much that there is a problem with binary thinking, it's more that there is a problem with oversimplified binary thinking. Just asking how long something is, assuming the one answering will provide the answer in a decimal numeral system with the unit for distance in meters without mentioning this in the question warrants a bunch load of answers that are all technically true but rather useless to the one asking the question. For instance it allows for an answer like "when I was X years old we had a dog, and the distance you are asking about is IV taillenghts of that dog then." Which is useless in regard to the distance asked about to someone who doesn't know how long the tail of the dog was when the person answering the question was 10 years old.

[@flamencoprof]

@@BlacksmithTWD You lost me after the first sentence.

[@BlacksmithTWD]

@@flamencoprof Interpunction and grammar could have been better, how about this: You call them futile questions, I'd call them ambiguous silly questions because they are presented as simple yes/no questions, yet they are not simple yes/no questions because these questions lack the necessary context to be simple yes/no questions.

[@flamencoprof]

@@BlacksmithTWD Well, that was my point. You are just reiterating the same thing. I will reiterate in kind. "...because they are presented as simple yes/no questions, yet they are not simple yes/no questions" they are futile.

[@BlacksmithTWD]

@@flamencoprof I had no problem following your sentence, nor did i disagree with it, I was merely elaborating on why they are futile.

[@vivekkaushik9508]

I can't say I understood all of it but I loved the overall theme and background music that goes with it. It makes me wanna quit software engineering as a profession and become a full time philosophy student/professor dedicating my life to understand the truth and psychology behind human motives, emotions and suffering.

[@Mactakun]

I dare you to do that right now :P

[@Livineasyleavinfree]

Don't

[@FireyDeath4]

Do philosophy, psychology and software engineering all at once. (Unless the software you're developing is just vapid and pointless :P)

[@No-ky3kb]

AI might be the place for you

[@jon780249]

One of the best short introductions to Derrida I have come across and so much better than many philosophical introductions dealing with his work. You get to much of the heart of his thinking very eloquently and with exceptional clarity without reducing it. Thank you.

[@-Evergreen.]

If you're wondering which song plays in the background from 6:45 - 8:50 the name is "Spring Equinox" by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen, Hanna Ekström, Anna Dager.

[@MrUnknownmix]

Spring equinox christoffer moe ditlevson

[@stephencox34]

Thanks so much! How did you find it?

[@ELMAMADOUSOUIBOUBAH]

thanks so much!!!

[@SanchitKarwal]

Thank you for putting this in a word for me, Aporia. I've been training my mind to be as open minded as possible for over 10 years. It's not an easy task. Being open minded is not the difficult part, setting your own moral principles while accepting all versions of a reality is. It is very important for one to understand their own innate nature and also constantly question any influence of a predisposed bias or societal conditioning. I feel it's a life long journey of never ending learning. It's beautiful!!

[@not_daijobu_]

In this highly opinionated world, people have become so clouded by their bigotry that they tend to build a sort of hate towards people who might not quite think as similar as them. Opinions are great but only when they are not forced upon. Though I have my own passionate opinions, I recognize the importance of seeking to understand and appreciate different perspectives. By actively listening to others and empathetically considering their viewpoints, I can expand my own understanding and build more meaningful connections with those around me. My father, although a very strongly opinionated person, has instilled in me the importance of being attentive to different perspectives and ideas. He emphasized the significance of reading books, even those that I may not agree with, as it helps me understand and appreciate diverse viewpoints. This practice has enabled me to broaden my perspective and gain a greater awareness of how others think and perceive the world around us. It's quite fascinating to view the same world or situations without limiting yourself to certain choices. I absolutely love your videos, cause they are a source to widen my perspective even more. 💙💙

[@upthumbs]

Something that I like to say-further that I've not thought of a reason for this-is that the ambiguity of how we perceive ideas, how we view the world where no such one-sided way of life is 100% correct; it brings me comfort. Maybe I just don't like to adhere to one idea because I believe there is novelty in knowing what others have to say. I think of this like there is some masterful piece of art on display. I look at it and think "huh, neat." But other people likewise have their own reactions to that art; some passionate on how the art is made in it's smallest details, others moved and grieved on how this art represented the very object and pain of what they've been through. I think it's just all interesting. And thus, I wonder about other's comments in a video essay like this, seeing what story, additions, rebuttals or simply comedic things they have to say. I wonder about how people are gonna feel about this little comment some other guy with thoughts yapped on. Thank you for your curiosity if you read this far, and I hope to see your own opinions as well! (edited to fix grammar and add more to my comment)

[@chromaflow9313]

This was really well done - thank you for sharing. I agree with a lot of what Derrida said. I think, for me, value comes in becoming aware of just how much my brain filters the world around me to fit with concepts I “know” and “understand”. However, that being said, I think that conceptualizing the world around us is what allows us to even function - it would just be too much ambiguity from moment to moment if we always “lived in” a non-concept based world. What I mean is I don’t think we have the brainpower, as humans, to always live in a nonjudgmental world. Judgement is functional. What I think would be ideal would be to become aware of just how “wrong” most of our assumptions are, and to be able to switch into a non-conceptual state from time to time to be able to better evaluate our biases. I work in AI and a big part of my work is actually creating systems that generalize. Things just get way too complex, otherwise, and the computations become intractable without some level of generalization. So, again, I think what’s most important is becoming aware of just how much we generalize, and becoming aware that most of our thinking is “wrong”, even if it has been functional for us.

[@rickwrites2612]

You can't avoid assumptions, so assume many possibilities.

[@anthonypc1]

I can appreciate this intellectual humility, in moderation. Certain real life contexts deserve more conviction to take action.

[@KingOfAceZ1]

And funnily enough; inline with the stated philosophy here: the tension between this humility and uncertainty, and the usefulness of being decisive, do not need to be fundamentally in conflict with each other. To some extent, the way that I understand this is that requiring conviction or “true understanding” of something to make a decision is a road paved in fear and intellectual weakness. Being able to accept uncertainty means being able to accept it not just in the external world, but also in your OWN future. It is succumbing to dogmatism, thinking that one’s own fate is somehow exempt from the uncertainty of the universe and can be completely understood. If you can accept uncertainty in your own future too, there is no reason why one cannot take a RISK, and acknowledge it as such. Take a decisive action, without being SURE where it leads. Once one realizes their fate cannot be controlled with any amount of certainty, it logically follows that no decision one makes can be sure to lead to anything, no matter how convicted, or how much time is spent trying to secure a specific outcome. As I see it, every decision is a risk. Realizing the naive futility of trying to infinitely de-risk decisions, I think, is itself a conviction that can lead precisely to the decisive action you speak of. Being able to tolerate risks and the unknown can lead someone down the same path, they’ll just be more open to learn on the way.

[@antonwesley1078]

​@@KingOfAceZ1Well said

[@michaelfried3123]

"You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice, if you choose not to decide you still have made a choice. You can choose from phantom fears or kindness that could kill, I will choose a path that's clear, I will choose freewill." Rush "Permanent Waves" 1980.

[@BIGPIE3333]

‼️ L💓ve me some Rush ‼️ ‼️ Wee are ALL just running in A circle 🌎 on A circle 🌎 ‼️ ‼️ Despite all our rage we R stihll just trapped ihn uh cage 🌎 ‼️ ‼️ Just try to get as much happiness and fun out of this didn't ask for it and no one knows why wee exist life ‼️ ‼️ In 200 years from now - time will completely erase U & every 1 U know, az if U/thay never existed, have A good day 🙂‼️ NEWCASTLE CALIFORNIA,USA 🇺🇸

[@vellasdad]

I immediately knew what you were referring to .

[@plumeater1]

This video saved me. I'm in a cusp of confusion. The constant either-or agenda being instilled to us by social media. That either you're against, or with them. It's truly a world that's not that. Philosophical debates should be inherently being taught in schools. Open discussion without any types of negative connotation being interpreted to it.

[@godofgods4854]

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:05 🧠 Binary thinking dominates our minds, pushing us to make one-sided choices in various aspects of life. 00:57 🌍 Philosopher Jacques Derrida critiqued binary thinking and advocated for a more democratic, modest, and fluid approach to ideas. 03:27 📚 Derrida's philosophy includes deconstruction, challenging Western thinking's tendency to favor one idea over its opposite, emphasizing the value in both. 05:18 🗣️ Derrida criticized logocentrism, arguing that language is subjective and context-dependent, making absolute truth elusive. 07:30 🤔 Embracing uncertainty and ambiguity, represented by aporia, is essential for intellectual honesty and maturity, according to Derrida. Made with HARPA AI

[@youssefhossam327]

When you learn multiple languages, you get a peek into different opposing cultures from around the world. You realise that greater minds than yours from africa to the americas have delved into morality and expressed what they see as compelling. They all convince you while saying compeletely opposing ideas and it really opens you up to: 1. See everyone as human 2. Be way more introspective 3. Be understanding of things you compeletely hate/dislike If we all had access to this kind of knowledge i doubt we'd be at war. I encourage everyone to learn at least 3 languages to a fluent level

[@robertduran5920]

I completely agree with this. This was like listening to my own thoughts

[@rivenraven1]

"Being confused and uncertain is not a sign of intellectual weakness, but it is an inevitable recurring destination on a honest open-minded intellectual journey. "

[@IndiDaddiii]

Moment of silence for all those who didn't watched the video because they thought they are not closed minded

[@wyzer9]

*Gasp* _How Derrida they do that!_ 😁

[@aura.expanse]

had to watch because i thought this 🙏

[@sunbeam9222]

I hesitated then thought get over yourself and watch that video 😁

[@Spider_7_7]

@IndiDaddiii 😂

[@DreamingBlindly]

I live in the Philippines and have learned early on about both wester and eastern mindsets so I think I've gained both a solid and flexible way of thinking, placing the import self over others but flexible enough to mold it still. I'm not gonna lie, I didn't grow up in this way. My country was and is still big on the whole America thing. Right and wrong, black and white, light and dark etc. But I learned how to be open minded through my own ways so don't worry if you're having a hard time understanding and processing certain ideas or ideologies. Just keep working on it and it'll click eventually.

[@egomagiting]

Im in the visayas parts of the philippines, this is what i observed. we just had this conversation that education is always the key. but we as filipinos or a nation, failed to see that we are the same locksmith to this very key and keyhole. As a colony state, i agree to all these notions and that its crazy to think that we ourselves here in the comment sec can assess that we are this. I hope our generation of filipinos are well fit for the years to come. And yea with consistent work your neurons will do the work.

[@pizzapatrica7044]

Thank you so much, I’ve been thinking about these things every day and finally someone is addressing the issue. Glad to see I’m open minded

[@thinkersonly1]

This is exactly what I taught now 18 year old daughter growing up and still do. One of many things I teach her of course. This one is listen to the both sides . Those who are against a topic will do a great deal of research of negatives for you about the other topic and vica versa. By listening to both sides saying negatives and positives and using your own eyes and morale you can see the truth

[@TheOfAnd]

I already apply this to my life and I feel like life itself hates me, and I can never feel happy, even when in comparison, I'm better off than many other people who are happier than I am.

[@zinnmann3883]

You need 1 day in a warzone and believe me you will be happy to be alive. You are the product of softness

[@r3dsnow757]

I think happiness can only be a way of being and tied to hope. We are doomed to never find it by seeking it. Yet our lives are always plagued by concerns and worries that have us seek for happiness and carefreeness. I think we have to agree with Albert Camus' "We have to imagine Sysiphus happy".

[@BIGPIE3333]

‼️ Wee are ALL just running in A circle 🌎 on A circle 🌎 ‼️ ‼️ Despite all our rage we R stihll just trapped ihn uh cage 🌎 ‼️ ‼️ Just try to get as much happiness and fun out of this didn't ask for it and no one knows why wee exist life ‼️ ‼️ In 200 years from now - time will completely erase U & every 1 U know, az if U/thay never existed, have A good day 🙂‼️ NEWCASTLE CALIFORNIA,USA 🇺🇸

[@SgtCarter69]

I really suggest Vsauce2 recent video where he says being happy is a matter of attitude towards what happens and a consequence of Living well He even cites a peculiar Latin word PS: binary options helps us simplify life and lessen the risk of over burdening our minds How do you feel balanced ...? It's (we) a dynamic system,... sometimes you sense yourself capable of handling/wanting more details/more nuance and other times less .. ask yourself what do you gain, what does it cost/impact and what do you feel Oh and cultivate your judgement of a continuous basis, taking inspiration from new and old wisdom to create a more satisfying global vision for yourself

[@johndiss]

We can learn to love or to hate anything. The way you feel is a habit. Not just the things you do that result in how your emotions are affected, your emotions entirety are habits.

[@paulpaulsen7245]

After three strokes I was totally devastated and experienced somehow the presence of the divine or God. Today I have the impression to be intimitely familiar with the essence of truth - it happens to be of personal content than just something impersonal in nature... Thank you for that wunderful short clip! PS: It seems as if God enjoys confusing people from time to time by sending people into the world who bring a good portion of unrest among groups of people, probably to shake them up from their primary "security" apart from God, doesn't it? Kindest regards & thank you again from Germany!

[@PursuitofWonder]

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[@SpayAndNeuterChristians]

Outstanding

[@tescrin1890]

Hey douche, you didn't cite what music is in the video while I, and several others, would like to know.

[@sasquatchrosefarts]

Jews accept child abuse and genital mutilation ... And in fact worship child abuse. There is nothing a Jew has to offer .

[@888_vav]

Thank you for your massive contribution to : 1)my personal development and unfolding path. 2)the evolution of the collective consciousness 3)making real videos from your own self, holding true knowledge. My subjective opinion is that in this day and age this is the path of finding yourself and yourself in the universe. Therfore I'd say your doing God's work, put simply. The only objective truth is the collective sum of all subjective truth from individual experiences. The gnosis in everything is the beginning of this path to truth. Great work and thanks again! Wish you the best ✌🙏

[@csmamc3379]

Your videos sometimes are so freaking sad but i dont know how you manage to make them feel so good and almost feel like a breath of fresh air ❤ Hope you will continue to make us feel sad , awaken , happy and see life with good and bad as you always do ❤

[@namarupa3015]

After a decade of yoga, Buddhist meditation, and various other contemplative practices, it's been exceedingly difficult to put the phenomenological insights gleaned therefrom into words capable of being understood by others who are non-practitioners. When I first picked up 'Of Grammatology' it made perfect intuitive sense. There was kind of a 'eureka!' moment when learning about the trace, differance, and the approach of putting words under erasure. When you tell a person something like "I have discovered that I have no self," they immediately assume contradiction; but when you put the word "I" under erasure, indicating that grammar constrains us into using terminology and categories which are inadequate but still nonetheless necessary due to how language functions, this opens a sort of window or gives a peek behind the curtain, so to speak. In the Diamond Sutra, a formula like "x is not a thing, which is why it is called a thing" recurs frequently, and this seems paradoxical. Similarly, in the Heart Sutra, "form is emptiness, emptiness is form." To a western mind steeped in rigid and indissoluble binaries, this seems on its face to be completely nonsensical; but the works of Derrida provide a fresh epistemological lens which may be helpful for illuminating this ancient wisdom by indicating that while logic is sharply defined, reality has fuzzy edges, and our attempts at reifying language must necessarily fail. Granted, there is limited soteriological value in mere philosophizing because words are the proverbial finger which points at the moon and should not be mistaken for the actual moon. However, when paired with contemplative practices, the work of Derrida could be extremely helpful in pointing us westerners in the direction of the ineffable.

[@blobfish86]

Interesting, I guess i acidentaly started to pratice this philosophy not much time ago. I started letting go of many believes and concepts and become more open minded to new ideas and a more "fundamental" perception of things. After this, I have the impression that life became somewhat fundamentaly paradoxal. I never felt so lost in my life, but I feel it's a good thing actually, don't know why

[@honeytubs]

Socrates thought he was wiser than others 'because whereas all men thought they knew something and did not, Socrates knew that he knew nothing.

[@antonwesley1078]

The deeper you look into anything, the more paradoxical it becomes

[@daniele4312]

Jesus says he is the way the TRUTH and the life. John 14:6 Also describes most people as lost sheep. We don’t know where we came from, we don’t know what we’re doing here, and we don’t know where we’re going. You only find yourself when you find him

[@TheLindenbaum]

it was just this afternoon that I understood, that my man and boyfriend, who just refuses to quit drinking, for his personal reasons, and me, who is so tired of the presence of alcohol, can walk this path in the middle of it all. I felt it was a violent act to claim that I know for sure what would be best for me, for him, for us, and that he needs to stop drinking. Hell no, I do not know. Not really. And it is also an act of violence to sit on a behavior that is constantly stressing the others tolerance and patience and just keeping on drinking as if it was his daily bread. Not the permanent absence nor the being under influence all the time is "the goal". It sure used to be that way. Drinking is soo bad! Yes! Always Being sober is so bad! Yes! depending a lot from where we look at it. thank you so much for supporting my process

[@marcelo90z]

Interesting line of thought, I feel like I have found myself thinking about a similar concept. If I could explain what I got, I thought about not only how concepts and moral values can be abstract, but they are eventually reflections of our own perception of the world, both personal experience and what we got as a human culture. Not as in depth nor elaborated, but I found myself thinking why do we act the way we do, and why do we set expectations and idealisms when, if we think about it for time enough, our understanding of the universe isn't really concrete nor tangible to the grand scheme of the universe. Glad I'm not 100% alone and another scholar could develop some work more in depth about this idea of deconstruction

[@jpthinks]

Who makes this channel? Its one of the all time greatest, but no idea who is behind it.

[@chrisbirch4150]

He's called Robert Pantano. He has a couple of books out

[@vp4744]

2:50 There is no University of Cambridge in Boston, Massachusetts. Near Boston, there is Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. There is also University of Cambridge in England, and nowhere near Boston.

[@SoulsMission]

One observation I've made is, that what appears to be someone opening their mind, goes off on a mission to open other peoples minds, often against their will. I believe this is due to not wanting to feel alone with their thoughts. From my own perspective, I've counted myself as "oh so open minded" and faced the struggle to be understood. But I've also noticed the opposite, when someone I knew changed his world view and told me truths I could not accept. It was then I began to realize the pain I've been spreading "with my own mission", by seeing what it feels like when someone is not respecting boundaries. So, am I open minded or close minded? Perhaps I am both. I am not open to everything, and not closed to everything. What about you?

[@TremblingQualifier]

Im on the leading edge of open minded and it really has some drawbacks. I think if you are somewhat closed minded it’s okay. Just don’t hurt anybody and be open to supporting societies that expand opportunities for everybody, even if you don’t fully understand.

[@404errorpagenotfound.6]

"I'm on the leading edge of open minded" hahahaha, you sir are a wanker.

[@MrMelonsz]

Do you know some of the drawbacks. I only see one, and it’s that certain view points REALLY just aren’t worth listening to. I believe in being absolutely open minded, unfortunately I can’t waste my life listening to viewpoints I’m sure are almost worthless or mainly harmful. The only skill I need to work on, is properly determining the value of others viewpoints, but as I begin to logically explain this world as I grow older, I think I’ve boiled it down to this. --- If an idea is presented to me with disrespect and immaturity, as long as I can find no reasonable explanation for said disrespect and immaturity (and they aren’t willing to explain their own behaviours reasonably), I will disregard it. I will listen to viewpoints delivered respectfully and constructively, and then determine their value after so. --- This solves my issue of being unable to determine who is worth debating, whilst staying open minded.

[@zekulir6419]

​@@MrMelonszBeing truly open to believing and hearing anything is a drawback on its own. Tbh.

[@brasileirosim5961]

I was strongly influenced by an experienced I had in Brazil when I was in my early twenties. After a horrible car crash I came (with other people) to help a family from one of the cars. A woman seemed to be in shock and was asking loudly where her baby was. She and her family was rushed to a hospital. We all thought she was in shock. But her baby was indeed ejected from the car and was somewhere out of view! I don’t know exactly what happened after this, I think I heard about the baby in the next day. I just hope the baby was fine. This story pops up from time to time in my mind, telling me how stupid I was to assume I knew what was going on. This was 40 years ago! From this day on I tried to take people seriously, doesn’t matter how much I believed they are just confused or something else. This means, if an old and confused woman tell me she needs my help, I will talk to her and ask what is going on, even if she has severe dementia and asks all the time for help (as happened today again!). Or I listen patiently to a very drunk guy who tells me he once saw aliens, or an author comes with a silly hypothesis which smells like pseudoscience. I give my best to understand, at least for a while. Having this mindset helped me in my scientific research, asking questions which most people would say they are not great or they were probably answered. It is surprising how much a mindset of “perhaps we don’t know so much as we think” can help us to find new areas if research. Most scientists will jump in an area without the interest (or often not the time) to understand the historical roots or bias in their fields.

[@ghostgate82]

4:00 He disproves his own point. If he’s attempting to prove objectivity doesn’t exist, then how can he claim deconstructionism is indeed “the best way” to view the world?

[@michaelfried3123]

all this philosophical mental masturbation is just for pleasure, its not real. said in another way, its not a D dude, so don't take it so hard! LOL

[@chrissimpson4322]

😂 think about that once more.

[@ghostgate82]

@@chrissimpson4322 I’ve thought about it more than once. Maybe you can elaborate instead of being a passive-aggressive twat. 😃

[@billhicks8]

He's not trying to prove "objectivity doesn't exist". He's trying to say we can't use language to reveal true forms in the platonic sense because language does not map directly on to the world without elements of contradiction, subversion, exaggeration, etc that exist in the web of language and refer to each other. If we admit this, then it is not contradictory to imagine there are limitations on what we can say about the world without obfuscation.

[@ghostgate82]

@@billhicks8 What is his definition of “true forms?” From where I’m standing, math is a universal language, and it’s quite good at revealing objective forms. Numbers are numbers. Geometry is geometry. A square is a square, no matter what someone’s opinion is. Could you explain “true forms” to me?

[@kilgoretrout413]

I was once lucky 🍀 enough to meet Professor Derrida. He was extraordinarily warm as well as brilliant

[@ThisEvilBunny]

oh nice. what did you guys chat about if your don't mind? Also, love your username. Big Vonnegut fan over here lol.

[@commodus324]

„There can never be a singular absolute truth, because it will always fall victim to the subjectivity and the shifting of meaning in language.“ What about this truth? If it is true, then this has to be a victim of subjectivity as well, and therefore also changeable, and so it implicates the possibility of it´s opposite to be true, namely that something can be absolute truth.

[@alexholesa7585]

True modern philosophers often base their theories on something they reject.😅Derrida wrote as if his views were objective and biding for others. If they were subjective they would be equally true as its negations. And why then write a book? :D

[@sebastiansirvas1530]

Not only that, but often postmodern thinkers mix up reality itself with language or our perception or our models of it.

[@romisa01]

Dang... I got goosebumps when he started talking about aporia. THAT was deep ngl.

[@winstonalaneme7610]

This video does a disservice to Derrida’s work. Analysing opposites to understand meaning is more Hegelian, predating Derrida. Whereas Derrida’s work is focused on deconstructing language and knowledge themselves. Derrida was a charlatan. Fuzzy boundaries to words and concepts do not make the objects to which they refer fuzzy and boundless. Derrida would argue that the Sun is the Moon due to linguistic constraints - but these planets long predate human consciousness. We can still analyse the material world even though human language may be unclear. Human consciousness does not beget the world.

[@chrissimpson4322]

The tree falls. There's never "nobody" to hear it.

[@billhicks8]

Your comment does more of a disservice. Derrida would not argue that the sun is the moon. That isn't anti-realism, that is a nonsense pseudo-idealist strawman nobody is arguing for and is completely besides the point. What Derrida says is simply this: the thing in itself is not comprehendible (as Kant understood), but if you want to develop a more informed view, look to language. Deconstruction is an attempt to analyse the polarities of signs and symbols in language and their hierarchies of influence. The revealing of these hidden assumptions, presumptions, contradictions, and so on can give way to a negative space in which we see the world clearer, through the vulnerabilities of linguistic constructs. The finger pointing at the moon is not the moon, even if it actually points to an actual thing called the moon. But what does the gesture tell us? Do I agree with the efficacy of such a language-obsessed process? Not particularly, but it has its place and deserves not to be ridiculed, yet again, as some "sky is whatever colour I call it, everything is as good or bad as anything else just because context" type bullshit, that Derrida spent considerable amounts of time trying to clarify and debunk over his lifetime.

[@winstonalaneme7610]

@@billhicks8 Deconstruction is an attempt to deconstruct; by definition, it is not an attempt to analyse anything, only to destroy knowledge. This is philosophy wading in on empirical categorisations used in the sciences, of which the philosopher knows nothing. Leave it to the relevant experts, not an abstract critique on process and forms, arrogantly said to apply to every area of human knowledge. To be clear - the video does a disservice to Derrida’s work because it subscribes to Derrida Hegel’s notion of opposites having a role in describing the original. This is not a part of Derrida’s original thinking - which again, is an arrogant processorial view that no one has any knowledge whatsoever because we have used unclear and changeable words as proxies for category distinctions in the real world - as if mere human consciousness has an affect on the real world itself, it does not. This is the arrogance of the philosopher. I would feel less passionate about this had Derrida, Foucault and others not caused untold damage to human thought, especially in the developing world.

[@billhicks8]

@@winstonalaneme7610 How does this diatribe address the errors you've made in your original comment? In order to criticise Derrida's work - especially in the acidic way you've decided to do so - you ought to understand it. Saying that his work culminates in one being able to claim the sun is the moon is completely incorrect. This video is not asserting dialectical analysis is an invention of Derrida. Such a claim is, again, absurd. You obviously have a bee in your bonnet about continental philosophy, at least in the French tradition, and have decided that anger is a fair replacement for accuracy and coherency. There are plenty of fetishists for positivism who are capable of levelling real arguments against deconstruction rather than strawmen. You need to read up on your enemy before you jerk your knee out of joint.

[@billhicks8]

@@winstonalaneme7610 also, deconstruction is not a demolition of everything to nothing. You clearly haven't read a lick of Derrida or anyone who wasn't already incoherently wailing about him.

[@creativetake_1]

Much of it can be seen and observed within oneself. Nothing exists outside of you but whats within you is often ignored also. You don't need a second person to comapre it with. Sadly, It is not a norm to desconstruct and naviagte through the ocean of beliefs and ideas but a second nature often forced with dire circumstances, one that leaves no other option. But in the process can come the liberation truly worthy of the struggle and courage. We are not binary, at least not just becuase its easy to understand and exlpain things that way. We have mutliple layers to us and those layers remains our intuition and judgement, neither wrong nor immaculate, but something that is born out of our capability and courage to change the world view we were presented with.

[@TridTV]

Your vids never fail to make me think new thoughts keep it up!

[@thirstresponder4569]

We live in a world of many choices. Often, we can categorize in terms of this or that, here or there, up or down, hungry or full, etc. There may be nuances and subsets, but usually we can break things down to two choices.

[@joshkardos1673]

It is disgusting that so many people are fans of Jacques Derrida. In France from 1977-1979, there were 3 different petitions to reduce the age of consent. Two of them specifically discussed lowering the age of consent for children: The January 1977 petition and the 1979 petition. Derrida, along with Simone de Beauvoir, Jean Paul Sarte, and Michel Foucault were some of the supporters.

[@JHimminy]

moralizing - an intrepid showing of one’s wounds.

[@SannaJankarin]

While this action was really unthoughtful of them, you cannot condamn or reduce their contributions just because of this. I think it is important to have more nuanced views of people.

[@harryhalfmoon]

How do you know it was unthoughtful? @@SannaJankarin And OP's remark on the possible sexual preferences of the supporters of the bills is exactly that what you allude to: He is nuancing the views on those individuals. Which by you words is important.

[@ericcricket4877]

That's not relevant to his work. I mean lots of people dislike that guy with the funny mustache, but they don't hate his mustache, they hate his work. People even dress in Hugo Boss. People use the medical work done with warcrimes. You're not being rational when you say that. Oh ok, i read the facts now and it seems that the law was very different for homosexuals (hence the petition), and the age of consent was being lowered for what is considered an adult today, not children. So you're just the usual big0t, a liar, and maybe a little something more i'd wager, but not at all a serious person with rational ideas.

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[@lay4898]

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[@jamesrichie7844]

I'm here for the Derrida content!

[@TheOneWhoKnocks969]

Feels like he's inspired from Heraclitus ideas about opposites was the concept of "unity of opposites."

[@flymoolahman2763]

You have to have a human love in order to listen properly to another’s ideas and allow it to crash into your own. To humble yourself before the other person. And sometimes that’s only way because you are just a a higher level of thought than they could get to

[@barnabywilde374]

you will never convince me that i'm closed-minded lol

[@brandonwalker9254]

Good video to ponder the pull or Ying and yang. You will never fully understand all values unless you have tipped the scales and walked both lives. in which then the knowledge is obtained through experience, and even then, you never understand what someone else endures because of their own perceptions based on the contexts in which they comprehend or complexualize as an individual. This is why philosophy is great and intriguing to explore why we think and how we can think outside our own box and step outside of our own mind to see what other may see.

[@natepolidoro4565]

As a mathematician, the law of excluded middle is burned into my brain

[@TheArtofFugue]

Indeed! Likewise 😭.

[@JayTX.]

We gave up faith and philosophy to pursue math and science to solve man's problems....but they didn't. Man is not a math problem to be solved but a paradox

[@ilovebutterstuff]

I really wish I could have been a mathematician. Never received the proper instructions. I see it as the truth of our universe, nonetheless. I like poetry and prose, myself. Modes that don't oppose each other, but actually compliment each other. Some would say the opposite, but I've a feeling that you wouldn't.

[@captasticts8419]

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[@ЯсенЧапкънов]

I think Derida's critique adresses not the binary nature of formal logic but the way it is applied to the relativistic system of language we use. However I don't see how this affects the existance of objective reality.

[@Its_me_Stolas]

This videos beginning is the reason why I chose the life of a crab that can answer questions vaugely. There is no black and white, there is only grey and vague imagery of the future that doesn't really go further than couple months. Infinite amount of possibilities is an amazing thing

[@stephanieparker1250]

I went through much of this thinking over the last few years. I’ve grown to dislike the rigid labels we assign ourselves, it chains our thoughts.

[@adamapfel3254]

We are one. Identities, believes etc are just thoughts. We are not thoughts. All we can know for sure is that we know nothing. Why are we trying to understand existence intellectual? The mind is a tiny aspect of ourselves and we unconsciously try to squeeze is the vastness of existence in it. The mind is a fantastic tool but a bad master. You need the mind for survival but it can only preserve not expand, only split not unite. Only if the identification with the mind is dropped, expansion happens. Thanks for this video 🙏❤️

[@Justin-fn1ey]

I love your videos but at the same time I some how always leave feeling more depressed. For years I have tried to seek refuge from my depression with logic, reason, and philosophy.

[@CLOYO]

Not possible

[@pedrova8058]

We are thinking meat, not just logic and thoughts. Bodily things (sex, sleep, physical activity (movement, sport), food intake, etc) affect our rational capacity. Maybe you should try balancing the scale...

[@sofiamendez5248]

7:31 to 7:58 is definitely the answer no answer I was looking for! we are lost brings at the end, just we have to enjoy that!!

[@daron20133]

An open mind is like an open wound, it’s not quite fatal, but vulnerable to all sort of unnecessary infections and stuff, applicable for both internal and external wound.

[@shishiada5758]

Couldn't agree more.

[@Random_Lurker]

What is the vulnerability in accepting factual information? This seems like some strong pseudointellectual reddit level philosophy.

[@AcausalMonolith]

There is no obligation to be not ''open-minded''. Just like there are no transcendental moral or ethical obligations, directives or imperatives pervading above or within the universe to which we discover and adhere to.

[@Mynamewashere]

This is what I've been thinking when seeing reactions of people to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Most of them are quick to pick a side. But real life is never that simple. You cannot describe a conflict involving millions of people and many other countries with a single binary digit. We cannot feel love if we only think in black and white.

[@khaledezzat1375]

LOL, IN THIS "CONFLICT" the truth is clear isreal is occupying entity , picking side in morally issue is simple as that reading history and you will know the whole thing

[@voxsvoxs4261]

Allow me to correct you: Philosophy is the love of wisdom, hence philosopher lover of wisdom, yet of wisdom, there is that which it is and that which it is not, suppose without argument some object say a wild rock, would a philosopher love this rock by nature of philosophy? or might he instead love that which the rock leads him to? Say as in the case of Nietzsche the idea of eternal reoccurence (supposing him incorrectly a philosopher and perhaps too a story of how he developed it).

[@rikhavok]

Thanks for this one. I respect this philosophy, a lot. I will need to look into Jacques Derrida’s writings. I have always had a problem with Binary thinking. “Well, I didn’t do it.. so it must have been you”. My thinking is, I see dirty dishes, Clean em. So many people are so wound up with blame, that they don’t realize that it would have taken less time and stress to just fix the problem. See a spill, wipe it up. Why spend time staring at it and saying “it wasn’t me”.

[@endofjourney665]

Enabling others to do mistakes by fixing it for them may do more harm in the long term. Confronting someone, while can be just a way of revenge and an emotional outburst, is also an act of respect and belief that they can do better. The hardship comes in how and what moment you do it. Sometimes we need to play Jesus, sometimes we need to play the "bad parent". But remember it's life and we all ought to do mistakes. We are how we deal with our mistakes.

[@MikeTheCriticalGamer]

When relativism takes on the form of monstrosity, such as when Derrida defended a band of child molesters in the 70’s with Foucault, is when this topic of deconstruction completely falls apart. That is, unless, you’re as terrible of a monster as him and the post-modernists. Edit: they were defending pedophilia. Beauvoir and Sartre were included.

[@pedrova8058]

Controversy aside, there are no "postmodernist" writers and thinkers, post-modernity is a thing that happens, a state of society, not a line of thought (these guys basically made it visible, they showed - through criticism_what others didn't see)

[@sebastiansirvas1530]

​@Jonas-bv3oe None of that is the result of binary thinking, understood as the feared logocentrism of Derrida. Complexity exists, but at its most fundamental, things are either true or false. Also, Derrida was a Maoist and Maoism is responsible for the largest democide in history.

[@vijayrajkamat]

If nothing else, reading the comments on such videos makes me feel less alone. That there are so many people out there who care about thinking deeply (not to be confused with "becoming a deep thinker"), appreciate the importance of recognising the subtlest of nuances and are ready to risk being wrong for the love of the truth. Not just as an intellectual entertainment, but as a self exploration journey. It can feel terribly lonely to be in the company of people who don't see the value of this. And at best, think this is all some sort of intellectual escapism

[@hnallag]

University of Cambridge is not in Boston MA 😢😂

[@simphiwelenz7088]

I didn't know about Darrida but i had reached the same conclusion last year... But at the same time other philosophers have ssid, "what i do know is that i don't know" - Socrates

[@tails324]

I find it particularly interesting how certain substances, specifically in my case LSD, are able to bring about this "pursuit of wonder" if you will. Lots of people go totally blind until a single trip (or another meaningful experience, doesn't have to be drug related) totally changes their perspective. Is that not odd given the current stigma against "drugs"?

[@YusufGinnah]

I agree, citizens beginning to actually see things for what they are will never be allowed. Just keep them busy with 'business' and work and money. They won't have the time or the energy for anything else. 😎👍🏼

[@matejsteinhauser3974]

and you know that at same time, LSD can lead to harmful Esoteric false irrational beliefs of how world is fake and every disaster is a spiritual test? Meaning you can let Gorvement take you money because you think you are under a test of Psychopathic higher power

[@soulfulartmusic8487]

If I don't know, there is an opportunity to learn something new. If I know it, there is an opportunity to learn it better. No hurry to find and answer, the answer maybe a walking, not and ended concept.

[@mikeyfinn2]

University of Cambridge is in UK, not Boston.

[@stephenmorris3476]

Not if you deconstruct the geography in the right way, ha ha.

[@MrKrips]

Whoever is doing the video making is damn good at it.

[@boxingjerapah]

I'm never surprised at how closed-minded Derrida and his contemporaries were.

[@antonwesley1078]

What about Derrida was closed minded?

[@jameseverett4976]

As Thomas Sowell says of political & economic issues: "There are no solutions, only trade-offs". The main reasoning behind that is that politics/economics is dealing with large groups of people with differing opinions, desires, potentials and needs, and no single solutions will work well for all of them. But as you move down to individuals, you can start to find certain things that are better than others. However I think, like many people who discover a new way of looking at things, maybe Derrida takes it too far. There ARE some things that are over-all better than others, and while it's a good idea to understand both sides, you cannot do much or go far with this half-assed sort of thinking applied to everything. There is a very narrow and correct set of ways & requirements to make a plane fly, for example. An airline manufacturer cannot be open-minded and put just any fuse in the electrical circuit or use any airfoil shape in the wing construction. There are crucial right/wrong ways to do things, and this is true as well in our personal lives. Morality DOES matter, and regular discipline IS important. Some of the most stringent limitations & polarities lead to the best outcomes. In essence there is a place for Derrida's view, and a degree of use in most things, but using it as the ultimate way of dealing with reality is not wise, but an over-reaction to the problems he faced. He tends to do with his new philosophy the very thing his philosophy is against. What happens if you use his philosophy to evaluate his philosophy? Much like 'Determinism' it falls apart when applied to itself.

[@sooz5703]

@@jameseverett4976 wow, well said

[@aprilmackow7683]

I love to research the opposite of what my thoughts or position on things might mean/be and then I really look at every angle of each argument. Then I categorise them into what I think might be more or less likely in my mind…with both holding a position of possibility. Some outweighing more than others but almost never discounted completely.

[@21stCenturyViking]

I think the biggest critique of Derrida' s philosofical idea of binary thinking is its lack of shades of grey from shared social experiences. The world is not just made of binary words in relative sentences in nihilistic contexts, but mostly people who live their life with each other and experience pain and pleasure and find things that they care about as truth. To care is to assert ones attention. Where we assert attention is where we over time find our conviction, rational choice, anchor or what your want to name it... Living without conviction is just like sleeping in a Rollercoaster towards death. You miss out on so much of what life has to offer.

[@marchdarkenotp3346]

Derrida's object of critique is literally binary thinking, not once did he advocate for it. Did you not watch the video, or is comprehension a widespread trait amongst conservatives?

[@keizan5132]

I'm surprised that this is the case for most people. I'd be glad to be way far of this way of "thinking" but the problem is that the rest of the world being like this is too sad for that. Thanks for the video, though, now I can show it to lots of people who really need to watch it.

[@pmkaboo2446]

the world is full of people who think they are open minded, inclusive and tolerant, but they would crucify anyone who disagrees with them. if youre surprised, it could be because youre one of them.

[@ZhouMama69420]

Only a Sith deals in absolutes

[@chrisbirch4150]

And the non-siths do not. How binary

[@TiamattheDestroyerofWorlds]

This is the best video describing derrida’s ideas on the internet.

[@vincentvangogodancer]

Yes, but his pronunciation of Derrida's name is distracting. It's Derridah not Derriduh. Oh well, it was an enlightening video.

[@understandingaddicts]

Fastest ive ever clicked on a video, i love learning from Jacques Derrida

[@winstonalaneme7610]

Derrida only deconstructs existing knowledge. There is nothing to learn here. Perform an empirical analysis using Karl Popper’s falsification hypothesis if you wish to acquire new knowledge.

[@ravenclawsden2103]

7:12 I can't avoid ambiguity, so it's good to know I should embrace it! Great video for my advanced learners of English as a second language ❤

[@garrystubbs4891]

I do believe that the emergent philosophical school of thought currently labeled as 'Metamodernism' contains trace elements of Derrida's concept of deconstruction.

[@AyeBeyondVerse]

I agree with his theory and we all should practice this way of thinking/living.

[@lemonchanisrandom1531]

I don’t get it 🤖

[@anaszahiri8116]

Conclusion : Anti semitism should be normalized.

[@ScribblebytesWorldwide]

Do you get that everything you think is a framework?

[@lemonchanisrandom1531]

@@ScribblebytesWorldwide huh? What? Frame 🔲 work no?

[@arshaditya]

Us bro us (I read philosophy and classic literature)

[@lemonchanisrandom1531]

@@arshaditya who’s us ok guess I’ll rewatch

[@randominternetvideos5757]

The videography was here is so beautiful. Lovely video🔥

[@Postsforlife]

I always appreciate your videos, but Derrida deserved the criticisms levied against him, and for all of the right reasons.

[@asscheeks3212]

The funny thing is, Derrida would agree with you. The flaw of "everyone can be right" vague mindset.

[@hmwns3397]

Closed or Open its my own matter, no need for anyone else to comment about it before he/she spoken to me... I like to do so to other person as well... So after all this with almost unlimited numbers of lectures we have in social media, let all who reads realize... After all we all crave for peace and happiness on earth... Just take light calm steps toward them... I will try to do so even if I have to roll over or pick myself up again from time to time...

[@devanwiech]

Not ME, I'm too smart to think in binary terms. Anyways. Did you like this Video? Yes ✔ No []

[@cynnnthiaaa]

Me neither. Do you agree with Derrida? I do!

[@user-kq7gi7eh1s]

🤣🤣

[@abhishek4833]

Just liked it, will surely give it a listen later

[@SpokenSimple]

10 minutes of you saying absolutely nothing, there’s no information in this, you could condense it into 30 seconds “there’s always two sides to a story and make sure you look at things with a fresh perception or you will miss out”

[@tywonellington]

Well someone hates storytelling.

[@enchantingemeralds2953]

Jealousy

[@sarahha6523]

Your videos have gotten much better

[@corb5654]

Derrida was a hack. That's the best we can say about him.

[@ReligionAndMaterialismDebunked]

Many here found him great. 😊 But, carry on with your propaganda, I guess... Shalom. Ciao.

[@besknighter]

I don't fully agree with Derrida but he does have some really compelling points. Some I agree, some I don't, some are complicated to even explain what are my position about it. But one thing I believe is that by him starting this conversation, talking and writing and teaching about all this was much more positive overall than not.

[@jl9088]

lycee as I'm certain some figured out means high school in french. It's still quite difficult to stay in high school if you don't speak french or aren't good with math. So I'm glad I get to go to high school.