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[Vincent Alexander]

I've been sick nearly a week, mostly sitting around watching junk on Netflix and HBO Go while I recuperate. While looking through documentaries, I realized there is nothing out there about Plato, Aristotle, Socrates, or even more modern philosophers. Or is there? At this point, I'm looking for something that explores either their lives or their actual philosophies. And it doesn't have to be one of those 3. I'm just looking for something to dig into, and need a break from documentaries about World War II or social issues. It doesn't necessarily have to be available on those platforms either. I'll go buy it on Amazon if I need to. I'm desperate.

 

[Quikies83]

Being in the World.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009MRMV8Q/?tag=neogaf0e-20

 

[Vincent Alexander]

Being in the World.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B009MRMV8Q/?tag=neogaf0e-20

I've heard of Heidegger, but never read any of his work. I'm starting a 7 day trial of Gaia on Amazon, whatever that is, and watching now. Thank you!

 

[temp]

Here's a little list that I just found.

http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/category/philosophy/


Got some Sartre and some Nietzsche in there. I like Slavoj Zizek pretty well, but I dunno if I could really recommend watching one of his documentaries.

 

[Ovid]

Here you go.

This is my favorite documentary on Western Philosophy. I watched this over a decade on the History Channel aka H2. Plus, you get the added bonus of Bayou Billy music in the intro of each video. It's three parts broken up into 16 YT videos. It goes from Pre-Socratic to Jean Paul Sartre (modern day).

Western Philosophy: 3 Part Documentary: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCD181CDF9DF652F7

 

[Vincent Alexander]

You're all awesome. I'm halfway through Being in the World and loving it. I'll watch anything and everything posted in here.

 

[CaleDawkins]

Thomas Paine: The Most Valuable Britishman Ever(The actual title) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gu2c2iNoOUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Gu2c2iNoOU

Although it's labeled as a biography, it goes into philosophical detail of the inalienable rights of men and representative democracy. Plus the narration is like nothing I've ever seen before.