Aristotle never uttered those words: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.” - Will Durant, 1926

@Σωκρατης Σωφρονισκου Αθηναιος I am saying that Aristotle did not say "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." Will Durant said that quote.

Plato was a student of Socrates. Plato mentoredAristotle. Aristotle mentored Alexander the Great

@@PatrickWanisPHD No i m pretty sure Kevin Durant said that.

i agree

+The School of Life Can you please do one for Socrates?

+whalbringma because it's pretty much wrong. Κάθαρσις is the Greek word and catharsis is derived from that. Greeks didn't use the latin alphabet back then. In modern Greek it's called κάθαρση. Great video nevertheless !

+ΣΚΡΟΥΤΖ ΜΑΚ ΝΤΑΚ Literal much.

Jarl Jackson Surviving by mere luck in a world of metaphor

+Yahya K I liked that one, too as I am myself Greek. Only the intonation is wrong. In Greek the tone is in the first syllable, CAtharsis. Not caTHArsis. ;-)

I wish it was one of the main courses

it really should be, each individuum and the whole of society would greatly profit from this.

I find it really sad that I had to wait until College to take a philosophy course. Though it shows why the world is how it is I suppose.

I always wanted to take AP Philosophy.

Here, in Portugal, it's a mandatory subject through 10th and 11th grade. We usually have to take a national written exam on Philosophy at the end of 11th grade, as well. Right now, I'm studying Aristotelian Logic. We actually have a really good education system, despite our current economic struggles. Some students just don't make the best of it. Well, that and our job market is terrible right now. Most of our graduates are emigrating to France, England, Spain, etc. Now, I feel like rambling for a bit, so if anyone's a bit curious about our school system, do read on. If not, a good day to you, fellow sir, madam and/or apache. __ Portugal's school system is almost upside down, in comparison to the American, for example, in the sense that our public schools have, generally, (much) better education than the private ones. But I'm well aware that USA's private universities are among the best in the world. First, we have what we call Basic School (1st-9th grade), composed of 3 "Cycles" (literally translated). After this, you have to enter one of the many Professional Courses (which are more job-oriented, although they're usually seen kind of badly, because it was the sort of education you'd get before the Carnation Revolution of 1974), or you have to choose a field between "Sciences and Technologies", "Socioeconomic Sciences", "Languages and Humanities" or "Visual Arts". These are collectively called the "Scientific-Humanitarian Courses". These 4 all have the same core subjects (Portuguese; a second language, though we learn a 3rd language during the 3rd Cycle; Philosophy and Physical Education) and then each field branches out with their own subjects (you do have to choose from some of them). All Secondary Schools teach these 4 fields and sometimes professional courses. These are the most common options for education, from 10th to 12th grade, but there some more. For example, right now, I'm half a month into 11th grade, in a Specialised Artistic Course (same core subjects, plus History of Culture and Arts, Drawing A, along with quite a few others, depending on which specialisation you choose). There are only two Specialised Artistic Schools in Portugal, which are the "Escola Artística de Soares dos Reis" (the best one, of course), and the "Escola Artística de António Arroio". A "Mini-Bauhaus", like some of our teachers call it. Yet again, if you're curious about the names, Soares dos Reis was a very important Portuguese sculptor from the 19th Century, although he wasn't very recognised and/or understood. Search for images of "O Desterrado", one of his best pieces. On the other hand, António Arroio was an engineer, critic, politician and teacher that, between other things, promoted art and technical education in Portugal. Alright then, this is plenty enough. Thank you for reading. I'll get off your lawn now. Good day!

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@@furkanaltun2116 "Aristotle remained in Athens for nearly twenty years before leaving in 348/47 BC. The traditional story about his departure records that he was disappointed with the Academy's direction after control passed to Plato's nephew" en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle

@@rodrigoserra8985 maybe it’s a joke? Like saying Henry the 8th had a few marital issues, to those who understand the context may find it somewhat humorous.

@@KangarooMonkey that's right

Perspective

+Alex Ander Ted Talks is quite popular but yeah the entertainment business gets way too much attention, so many psychos in there and people look up to them. More education is needed.

With this idea we could have better rulers I mean philosophers-rulers.

Funny enough, Plato had said exactly that.

They're just called 'authors' now, or 'futurists'

Real philosophers are out changing the world as we post. Stefan Molyneux is a good example. But you are right, most "philosophers" are professors stuck in their ivory towers, not out spreading their philosophy to the world (if they have even created anything).

Prisons should be about rehabilitation and not simply confinement. The idea that just locking someone up will solve everyones problems is ludicrous,

What about the people who are virtuous and kind. So if you don't act out and be an ass to society you're ignored. That is a great message you are sending to our youth. What if you are a VICTIM to this re offender?

What if you have a brain tumor? Can you get guidance when you have a brain tumor?

Kelly oxo No, but I'm fairly sure you don't get put in prison or scolded for it either. And actually come to think of it where I'm from you can get counselling for dealing with the emotional side of life threatening illnesses.

MyNameIsSasha owned kelly oxo

Relatable

Matheus Lacerda he was also dangerously sexist,he would be just a crazy old man nowadays

@@olderwomenenthusiast6147 Most people were at the time.

@@matepavic6929 Plato is strikingly egalitarian, at least in the Republic. He is not "not a sexist" by the strictest definition, but it's almost shocking to see him write that women are to be treated just like men in his kallipolis, and defend it with argument. They can even become philosopher-queens. Note that the kallipolis is an analogue for the human soul, so Plato (via Socrates) essentially argues that women are just as worthy of philosophical pursuit and perfecting their souls as men. Aristotle, on the other hand, is not so progressive.

Aristotle is talking about individuals. He would also consider it unbecoming to make light of everything, so some people are in fact righteously indignified (another virtue), and even sticking with this virtue, it is good to be serious about some things. That is the whole point of moderation.

thankyou

@@exploringhistory4351 ukposts.info/have/v-deo/bmZ1moyhkIKXwqM.html

Lyceum is used in other languages/nations too Like Polska

thank you bro

+mangobanana Please don't stop. According to these philosophies being educated is good.

Go on don't worry. That's your(but all of us too) true nature!

+mangobanana USE YOUR MIND AS A SCYTHE TO HARVEST THE CROPS OF KNOWLEDGE AND LIFE - Scythe

Same lol, just don't try to not skip parts you don't understand, replay or pause to think about the concepts, I find it more satisfying that way.

mangobanana SAME

+Dave Marx They got the rhetoric down. ;)

A good platform for learning.

+Nash Ensinck "A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens but by how it treats its criminals." "The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering the prisons" Both are by Fyodor Dostoevsky A society can be judged by the way it treats its animals. -Mahatma Ghandi Aristotle has been often quoted as saying "you can judge a nation by the way they treat their most vulnerable citizens." /yahoo answer

Saad Butt Thank you. Should've searched for to author myself, but i'm lazy.

+Nash Ensinck you're welcome :) we're all abit lazy its cool lol

Romantic. But I disagree. There are elementary values, everyone should know. Without ANY excuse. Common sense, is not a community obligation. Criminals already are not punished enough.

@@Saadrbutt Haha that Ghandi quote says a lot! = We're demons (basically)

Македонски јазик...mother language

@@zarkomarko4640 You speak Cyrillic not Macedonian 😂

Pela is Bela Бела.. capital city of MACEDONIAN kingdom.

@@zarkomarko4640 You have the same alphabet and language to Bulgarians 😂😂😂 I can read the words in ancient "Macedonian" coins, you can't 😂😂😂😂😂😂

What they don't tell you is, they all studied and spent years in Kemet and plagiarized everything they claimed ownership of. They renamed everything to their own credit, including renaming Heliopolis to become a Greek name. Renamed Kemet to become Egypt. The greatest plagiarizers of all times.

@@tripada8964 lmao

He probably had quite an impression when after being taught by one philosopher Alexander was asked not to close sun by another who was Diogenes

Is that success or failure of the philosophical enterprise?

@@Simpaulme neither one. Aristotle is not responsible for Alexander´s actions. We are still learning useful things from Aristotle´s life. What can we learn from Alexander´s life? In my opinion, Alexander, Julius Cesar, and Napoleon, and other similar men, were just mass murderers, who brought chaos, death, tragedy, to thousands of people who lived far away from them, who were not causing any harm to them, just for the "glory" of conquering more land. History should praise more the thinkers than those futile murderers. On the other hand, these other three men, Socrates, Plato, and Aristoteles, have been a completely different influence in the world for more than two thousand years.

⁠@@alfredomedina5835people were just far different back then , they believed in prophecy and destiny especially royalty. These men were just a product of their time and not necessarily evil. Everything is not always as black and white as you think , also everyone has the capacity for great good or great evil within them.

Yessss that’s what I was thinking!!!! And also the video says that Aristotle invented rhetoric but I don’t think that’s right because the sophists already talked about it back in the day (not sure tho I just remember that from my philosophy class)

@@AriadnaGrauInfintyBlue you are right, rhetoric as a practice pro-existed of course and so did other scholars like the sophists, but Aristotle wrote three books (which all together are called Rhetoric) which analyze and explain rhetoric and its methods, structure etc. It's a complete treatise (a disquisition) of the theory of rhetoric, consisted of three books, including 60 chapters. A complete theory. Rhetoric was very influencial in this tradition and his analysis on logic and its influence continued in the 19th century. That's why he is called the father of rhetoric , among other things.

Also, Aristotle's Rhetoric and the sophists' rhetoric is not the exact same thing. You can find more info on that googling Aristotle's (or even Plato's) criticism on sophistical rhetoric. :)

@@anatellwntromos86 thank you so much bud!!!! I didn’t know any of this😅

@@AriadnaGrauInfintyBlue my pleasure to share knowledge, Ariadna. Cheers. Sofia

as time progress we seem to be in need of it more and more, democracy has become a mess, people vote on false promises not knowinf what they truly mean.

yes

+takyume same here

I don't know where and how to start my essay :(

same here lol

@@ba3ty Ancient Greek: πενία πολλών εστιν ενδεής, η δ’ απληστία πάντων. Modern greek: Η φτώχεια είναι έλλειψη πολλών πραγμάτων και η απληστία όλων. Write this and you should be set.

@@MartinQ-bl6co a bit late, but thanks

+The School of Life An Encyclopedic Polymath! Perhaps the most intelligent person of all time?!

look harder. nothing worthwhile comes easy

I may be lucky enough to say I have at least 2 of them.

Wow aren't you edgy... "look at me, I only like to talk about philosophy, politics, mathematics... only though provoking things"

At least you are around fun in stead of despair and boredom.

Use rhetoric.

We are lucky to have him!

and will always be - not only him but baiscally all philosophers

His influence on western culture is so pervasive that he shapes our way of thinking even if you never heard his name.

Wow! So true. I know exactly what you mean, i feel the same way.

@@farazhussain4714 pathetic

@@ignacioandresadasme8553 Lol. Why pathetic?

I think it's a conceit of the modern age to assume that those who came before us were somehow less than we are today. Why wouldn't Aristotle have acknowledged the problems of our society and complexity of our thoughts, then attempted to resolve them. (Note: I said "attempted.") I imagine there were plenty of others in cultures all over the world, who lived before Aristotle who also posited the same questions and attempted to resolve them. As we are, today, attempting to do the same as we struggle with the same problems that have always plagued humanity. Just because technology has changed, it doesn't mean human beings have.

history repeat itself

Bro, u sound like a crackhead.

+jabbard gilstrap a bit boorish aren't you?

+jabbard gilstrap Pretty sure most crackheads don't get high and study philosophy lol

me too bro. now I am high

+Anand Nair high as well lol

Makedonche cough john green cough.

Indeed...

It is here in italian schools! I'm watching these videos to prepare myself for Philosophy, the new subject we'll study soon :)

The Mind would be disappointed in your lack of consistent, albeit humble, ambition

OMFG HE DID

Pranam from Rajdhani Dilli.

Im an artist, and it occurs to me that, busy in my studio (or not as the case may be) that im producing nothing of value in society. then i remember the simple fact that the world doesnt need me to go on selling insurance or putting watches together. probably not a story the 6 o clock news would ever run, though

7kurisu I can relate completely. I'm a composer who has discovered after many years that no one is interested in my music. At my age, I have found myself with no social context. But really, with society the way it is, I don't really want to contribute to it any more. It is a sick and twisted thing, but I keep searching for a way I don't have to give up my self to stay alive. I think the key is to try and focus on making someone else happy, even for a moment, and then try to focus on that instead of the negativity. That might even be a little easier for you than it is for me; I don't know. I've burned all my bridges. If you wanted, maybe you and I could be friends and talk more. Please don't hesitate to send me a private message.

Alain de Botton Are you really Alain de Botton or are you just some guy pretending to be him? Also, even if you answer "yes I am him" there's no way of validating your response so I have no idea why I'm asking.

Chris O'Rourke It is not that there is no one around that is not interested, it is more of the fact that you have no platform to present. Doing something for others to make them happy is as easy as doing what you love and visa versa, what I am saying is I am sure that your music has made other people happy and would make more happy if they had a chance to hear it. I do not know your music but I do find it hard to discover new music of any genre (and I do love most of them).

yo creo que sí, la verdad

***** Did you ever find it? :D

***** the way he said it was very funny

didn't he. "the person" is singular as should be the pronoun following.

As a Greek I cringe at all the pronounciations XD

GREETINGS YEE OF WHO STILL THINKETH YEE ARE YOUR PHYSICAL BODY UNDERSTAND AND KNOW THAT YEE ARE MUCH MORE AS YEE ARE A CREATION FORCE WITHIN YEE AS ALL HAVE THE SAME BEGINNING FROM FORM TO FORMLESS LIMITLESS WE ARE ALL ONE

Pedro Leitão What does kek mean?

Lamb bone in turkish afaik it means cake not sure what he is referring to though

@@lambbone8302 It's the good old memes of twitch

@@lambbone8302 Kek actually means lol in Korean It became popularized in the west because it was the equivalent to lol in WoW I think