0:00 Introduction 4:40 Archetypes as guiding forms of nature 10:20 Sexual archetypes 28:07 Movies as the dreams of society 35:00 Jung's "transcendent function" and the coming future 42:20 Subverting the "central dogma" of molecular biology 58:56 The current rut in scientific innovation 1:05:10 Derrida and "deconstructing" modern biology 1:21:20 Talking about typology 1:33:40 Wrapping up ________________ I WROTE A BOOK: Purchase the print paperback: amazon.com/dp/B089278TWR/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_l9.XEb3FR3K3B Purchase the ebook pdf: http://subjectobjectmichaelpierce.blogspot.com/p/buy-my-book.html?m=1
0:00 Introduction 4:40 Archetypes as guiding forms of nature 10:20 Sexual archetypes 28:07 Movies as the dreams of society 35:00 Jung's "transcendent function" and the coming future 42:20 Subverting the "central dogma" of molecular biology 58:56 The current rut in scientific innovation 1:05:10 Derrida and "deconstructing" modern biology 1:21:20 Talking about typology 1:33:40 Wrapping up ________________ I WROTE A BOOK: Purchase the print paperback: amazon.com/dp/B089278TWR/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_l9.XEb3FR3K3B Purchase the ebook pdf: http://subjectobjectmichaelpierce.blogspot.com/p/buy-my-book.html?m=1Nietzsches Zarathustra - 9 - Prologue 1.1, On Solitude & the Sick AnimalMichael Pierce2024-04-01 | This is the first of my Nietzsche's Zarathustra series that actually gets into direct commentary on the text of Thus Spake Zarathustra. I cover approximately two lines of the Prologue. Lol. I don't expect this slow pace to be the norm, but I had a lot to say right off the bat.Nietzsches Zarathustra - 8 - A Secret of the BookMichael Pierce2024-03-24 | Last week, I gave an overview of the plot of Nietzsche's masterpiece, Thus Spake Zarathustra. This week, before delving into a more detailed commentary, I want to present an unconventional theory I have about the true meaning of Eternal Recurrence as it relates to the Ubermensch as a true Creator. After all, how can there be any creators if all of history recurs eternally? How can anything new appear? How is the Ubermensch reconciled with the Eternal Recurrence? My theory is intended to solve these issues; I'm curious what you all will think of it.
Series playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xRNietzsches Zarathustra - 7 - What is the Plot?Michael Pierce2024-03-18 | In this video, I finally give a plot synopsis of Friedrich Nietzsche's masterpiece, Thus Spake Zarathustra, with some preliminary commentary. I think the next few videos will be about the plot and themes of the work, taken as a whole. After that, I will begin working my way along, chapter by chapter, as necessary.
This is the last of the introductory lectures on Nietzsche, before I get into "Thus Spake Zarathustra" itself. It is a bit of a miscellany, but the throughline is Nietzsche's controversial concept of an "order of rank" among human beings, as well as his conception of "slavery" and slave morality.
Series playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xRNietzsches Zarathustra - 5 - Pity versus GratitudeMichael Pierce2024-03-04 | In this video, I begin tackling Nietzsche's controversial stance on "Mitleid" or "pity", as well as elements of his equally controversial aristocratism.
Also, the nature footage at the beginning is fully intentional. I did that on a whim of inspiration--I can't articulate why I think it is important to begin this video with that, but I know I needed to. The lecture itself starts at 4:00.
This was a tricky one for me, but it has revealed some new insights for me. Hopefully I am able to convey those to you. I'm uploading it a bit later than I'd like, and I'm pretty exhausted. I may need to take a week off, either this week or the next week. But we'll see.
Series playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xRNietzsches Zarathustra - 4 - Dionysos the CrucifiedMichael Pierce2024-02-25 | This lecture discusses Friedrich Nietzsche's ideas regarding the ancient Greek god Dionysos (often spelled "Dionysus"), and argues that Dionysos bears a deep underlying resemblance to Christ, as a dying and resurrecting god. This naturally leads me into some theological and philosophical reflections on major ideas in Nietzsche's thought.
Next week will be, I think, the last in these prefatory videos: after that I will finally get into "Thus Spake Zarathustra" itself.
Series playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xRNietzsches Zarathustra - 3 - Nietzsche and ChristianityMichael Pierce2024-02-18 | Before finally getting into Thus Spake Zarathustra, I feel the need to shed some light on Friedrich Nietzsche's complex relationship with Christianity.
Some principal claims in this video are, (1) that Nietzsche does not attack the doctrines of Christianity, but rather its sociological effects and the tendencies of its believers; (2) The title of his book "The Antichrist" is a double entendre: the true "antichrists" for Nietzsche are Christians themselves, who have tended to warp Jesus' "glad tidings" into a pretext for resentment against "the world".
Series playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xRNietzsches Zarathustra - 2 - Health and MoralityMichael Pierce2024-02-12 | This is the second recording in my commentary series on Nietzsche's masterpiece "Thus Spake Zarathustra". This is still introductory material. The script originally grew out of answering the question of why Nietzsche chose "Zarathustra" as a character, but that quickly branched into other topics. So this episode is a rather eclectic. Next week (hopefully) I will have completed a more focused lecture on Nietzsche's complicated relationship to Christianity.
Also, I suggest early on that Nietzsche should have referred to himself as a "doctor". It slipped my mind that he does in fact use that name, at the end of section 7 of "The Antichrist" (a book that will feature prominently in the upcoming lecture): "To be physician here, to be inexorable here, to wield the knife here---that pertains to us, that is our kind of philanthropy, with that are we philosophers..."
Series playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xRNietzsches Zarathustra - 1 - Who was Nietzsche?Michael Pierce2024-02-04 | A biographic sketch of Friedrich Nietzsche. This is the first official lecture in my commentary series on Nietzsche's masterpiece "Thus Spake Zarathustra".
This is one of my favorite poems; I love reading it aloud to myself, so I figured I would try making a recording of it. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!Interview with the Cowboy Philosopher!Michael Pierce2023-04-09 | A very professionally filmed interview with my friend and colleague Logan Reynolds! He sings country too! Check it out: youtube.com/@loganlreynolds
It was a productive evening: a lot of pent-up energy got released at once. So there are three more videos which I will be uploading today and tomorrow.Closing My Patreon AccountMichael Pierce2023-01-18 | ...Interpreting the Double-Slit Experiment (2/2)Michael Pierce2022-09-06 | First video: youtube.com/watch?v=KGGfEOxZrC4
Interview with Jack Aaron, vol. 3: youtube.com/watch?v=QjFSi_6bWV4&t=3744s Skip to 1:02:24 in that interview to see Aaron's tentative words for the dichotomies.
"Bell Bottoms", ESTP - 0:00 "Trashcan", ESFP - 5:10 "Endlessly", ISFJ - 10:08 "Hurt", ISTJ - 13:20 "Riders on the Storm", ISFP - 17:30 "Dog Days are Over", INFP - 21:15 "This Too Shall Pass", ESFJ - 25:25 "Colossal", ENFJ - 28:10 "Hard Sun", ENTJ - 31:26 "Wake Up", ESTJ - 35:00 "Space Oddity", INTP - 39:05 "Big Iron", ISTP - 41:10 "Psycho Killer", ENFP - 44:24 "Where Is My Mind?", ENTP - 47:38 "Little Dark Age," INFJ - 50:30 "Kashmir", INTJ - 53:0816 Songs, 16 Types! (Guessing Game)Michael Pierce2022-06-27 | I have made a playlist of 16 songs: youtube.com/watch?v=XlTqcshkmc8&list=PL6rzdODmcL64xR5w0HZ4lMLZrf1l-o-sH
In one month (July 27th) I will reveal which type I associate with which song! (I'm pretty sure no one will agree with me but it's all in good fun, lol). Chen Yu has been kind enough to create a Google Doc to keep track of everyone's guesses---check out the pinned comment.
Also, I did an interview with Jack Aaron of World Socionics Society! Check it out here: youtu.be/QjFSi_6bWV4
The songs are: 1. "Bell Bottoms" by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion 2. "Trashcan" by Delta Spirit 3. "Endlessly" by Mystery Skulls 4. "Hurt" by Johnny Cash 5. "Riders on the Storm" by The Doors 6. "Dog Days Are Over" by Florence + the Machine 7. "This Too Shall Pass" by OK Go 8. "Colossal" by Wolfmother 9. "Hard Sun" by Eddie Vedder 10. "Wake Up" by Arcade Fire 11. "Space Oddity" by David Bowie 12. "Big Iron" by Marty Robbins 13. "Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads 14. "Where Is My Mind?" by The Pixies 15. "Little Dark Age" by MGMT 16. "Kashmir" by Led ZeppelinThe Categorical Imperative: Kant (INTP) vs. Fichte (INTJ)Michael Pierce2022-06-17 | Portuguese translation announcement video: youtube.com/watch?v=R020pZmBgSs
0:00 Horizontal Gene Transfer 4:13 Human Examples 12:45 Other Critters 20:37 Bdelloid Rotifers 29:24 Emergent Physics of Life 42:22 Summary Flowchart 45:18 Creativity is "Real" 58:13 Artificial vs. Natural 1:13:58 Recursive Complexity 1:18:30 Philosophical Implications 1:21:02 Conclusion
Thumbnail art is "Pollinator," taken from Edible Baja Arizona magazine, 2014.Teleology in Nature: a presentation by Ilya Dubovoy [Part 2/3]Michael Pierce2021-07-03 | Part 2 of a presentation by Ilya Dubovoy on the extensive scientific evidence for goal-oriented processes in evolutionary biology. View Part 1 here: youtube.com/watch?v=3sxnfOiAraM
0:00 Transcription Relationships 10:56 Built-in Biases of Mutation 32:16 Mutations by Region 42:06 Hot Genes 47:44 Mobile Genetic Elements (MGEs) 51:30 Barbara McClintock 1:07:38 Regulation of MGEs 1:18:31 De Novo Genes 1:26:10 Sex -- Network Level Evolution 1:33:18 CRISPR 1:35:42 Stress Induced Mutation 1:38:08 RNA 1:40:54 Epigenetics
Thumbnail art is "Pollinator," taken from Edible Baja Arizona magazine, 2014.Teleology in Nature: a presentation by Ilya Dubovoy [Part 1/3]Michael Pierce2021-07-02 | Part 1 of a presentation by Ilya Dubovoy on the extensive scientific evidence for goal-oriented processes in evolutionary biology. View Part 2 here: youtube.com/watch?v=Gta950wWJjg
0:00 Introduction 5:25 Jung and Archetypes 12:40 The Psychoid Archetypes 18:33 Ontological Reductionism 30:00 Pierre Teilhard de Chardin 32:06 The Neo-Darwinian Paradigm 39:30 Origins of the Paradigm 48:48 Ad Hoc Mods -- Genes vs. Population 54:45 Random Mutations 58:45 Crucial Questions (about the paradigm) 1:05:55 The Clockwork Universe Model 1:12:50 Concerning Chromosomes 1:21:08 How DNA "Works" 1:25:55 Your Genome Structure
Thumbnail art is "Pollinator," taken from Edible Baja Arizona magazine, 2014.Nonlocality and Metaphysics | The New Physics (9)Michael Pierce2021-05-17 | A little series (so far in 9 parts) about relativity and quantum mechanics.
00:00 Section Two continued 04:03 Section Three: Two Houses, Both Alike in Dignity 19:14 Section Four: From the Many to the OneAn Essay on Consciousness (1/2)Michael Pierce2021-04-11 | Watch Part 2 here: youtube.com/watch?v=IqJ-OqjdUL0
An essay which I wrote as a writing sample for philosophy graduate programs. I wasn't accepted anywhere this round, so I decided to share the essay here. Looking back, I feel it was probably not written in the way most programs would like it to be...but I like it and I'm curious what people think.
00:00 Introductory Comments 04:16 Preface 05:52 Section One: Where Is My Mind? 15:50 Section Two: Emergent Properties and IllusionsRené Girard SummarizedMichael Pierce2021-03-12 | Girard's lecture: youtube.com/watch?v=-L7uJgl2360&t=129s The quote comes from 1:00 in that lecture.
0:00 Foyer and Staircase 3:30 The Bedroom 7:00 Mannequin Storerooms 9:50 The Fight 11:50 Count Sixula 13:30 Final Cutscene 16:15 Credits 20:05 Post-credits shotLittle Nightmares: Symbolic Commentary | (4/5) The Guest AreaMichael Pierce2021-02-09 | Just so you know, my interpretation leads me into some pretty rough waters of the already dangerous ocean of abuse. So, yeah...
0:00 Unexpected Discovery 1:18 Resurfacing 5:50 The Chant of Death 8:18 The Feast Begins 10:50 First Chase 12:11 Hideaway 13:20 Don't Eat Me I'm a Journalist 15:35 Second Chase 18:30 The Chef and the Mirror 22:30 A Sleeping Guest 23:30 Everybody Wants Six 24:50 Six Betrays the Nomes 26:50 Begin the Showdown