Channel Title: Michael Pierce Channel Description: A channel about Jungian personality type theory (best known through its application in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), as well as miscellaneous topics in philosophy. I wrote a book on Jungian type theory! Print version: https://www.amazon.com/Motes-Beams-Neo-Jungian-Theory-Personality/dp/B089278TWR Ebook: http://subjectobjectmichaelpierce.blogspot.com/p/buy-my-book.html?m=1 I owe a great debt to IDRLabs.com for my early education in Jungian type theory. Other fundamental resources: Jung's "Psychological Types" chapter 10, and Myer's "Gifts Differing". <video> Nietzsche's Zarathustra - 9 - Prologue 1.1, On Solitude & the Sick Animal Description: 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. Series Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xR&si=CI9i8Hdq-ClDovi8 </video> <video> Nietzsche's Zarathustra - 2 - Health and Morality Description: 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: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xR </video> <video> Nietzsche's Zarathustra - 5 - Pity versus Gratitude Description: 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. Essentialsalts' series on "Philosophy in the Tragic Age of the Greeks": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWvkIjSzJhc For a more neutral take on Rene Girard, you can see my video on him here: https://youtu.be/LWBJYa1AhKI?si=Iy4EAh3pKp6_Z5-z I also did a video on Marx here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQscKTYaue8 Series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xR </video> <video> Nietzsche's Zarathustra - 3 - Nietzsche and "Christianity" Description: 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". Rene Girard video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWBJYa1AhKI&t=279s Series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xR </video> <video> Nietzsche's Zarathustra - 6 - Orders of Rank Description: I got it out this week after all! Though a day later than I'd like. 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: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xR </video> <video> Nietzsche's Zarathustra - 8 - A Secret of the Book Description: 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. My interview with Logan Reynolds: https://youtu.be/Ky9cuocS7Ww?si=pTbmKo92Zs7BC0Y7 Series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xR </video> <video> INFJ and ENTP Discuss Typology, Topology, Quantum Physics and Metaphysics Description: John Barnes (ENTP) and Michael Pierce (INFJ) sit in the woods and discuss ideas at the intersection of Jungian typology, Aristotelian formal topology, and concepts in quantum physics. It was a jolly good time! ( @johnschultzbarnes3196 ) Check out John's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@johnschultzbarnes3196 Check out my book: Print: https://www.amazon.com/Motes-Beams-Neo-Jungian-Theory-Personality/dp/B089278TWR Electronic: https://subjectobjectmichaelpierce.blogspot.com/p/buy-my-book.html?m=1 My essay on consciousness, part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YHc1uQj9Wk and part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqJ-OqjdUL0 The Feynman lecture: https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/III_01.html See especially section 1-6 Rupert Sheldrake video: https://youtu.be/w_GyAzXvcRs?si=I6rT--VbSgau-Mac Physics videos I've made: My Master's Thesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o35bYuQ2lIo The New Physics series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL653cKkG4z1KaTb8dEqDVuzP&si=a5qWdC42QER67o_Z Interpreting the Double-Slit Experiment, part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGGfEOxZrC4&t and part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ns1GX7WBR8&t </video> <video> Nietzsche's Zarathustra - 11 - Prologue 1.3, Of Stars, Beasts and Honeybees Description: This is the third lecture of my commentary series on Nietzsche's masterpiece Thus Spake Zarathustra. I am commentating on the text of section one from the Prologue. I get a bit further this time, diving into Zarathustra's speech to the sun. Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xR&si=CI9i8Hdq-ClDovi8 </video> <video> Nietzsche's Zarathustra - 1 - Who was Nietzsche? Description: A biographic sketch of Friedrich Nietzsche. This is the first official lecture in my commentary series on Nietzsche's masterpiece "Thus Spake Zarathustra". Series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xR Ronald Hayman, "Nietzsche: A Critical Life", Penguin Books (1982) Leonard Sax article on Nietzsche's diagnosis: https://www.leonardsax.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Nietzsche.pdf essentialsalts' Nietzsche Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjnhfrJcWicBPaG0YnghbCgBRV-YP6rT2 essentialsalts on Nietzsche's break with Wagner: https://youtu.be/Pb61tYy_5hg?si=6t4a6D7g09bgQpGi Article on Nietzsche and Salome: https://paradoxoftheday.com/friedrich-nietzsche-and-lou-von-salome-the-myth-of-marriage-proposals/ A limited view of Rudolph Binion's book, "Frau Lou: Nietzsche's Wayward Disciple", Princeton UP (1968): https://books.google.com/books?id=3AJ-BgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false </video> <video> Against Antirealism in Quantum Mechanics (my Philosophy Master's thesis) Description: I gave my successful defense of this paper on Wednesday. I thought I would share it with y'all. ABSTRACT: Should one be an antirealist about quantum mechanics? This was the fundamental philosophical disagreement between the two giants of twentieth-century physics: Niels Bohr the antirealist and Albert Einstein the realist. The prevailing orthodoxy in the physics community still favors Bohr and antirealism, but a fierce minority (including such figures as David Bohm, John Bell, and Tim Maudlin) champion Einstein and realism. The controversy continues today. This paper weighs in on the issue, by offering a critique of antirealism, in the context of an important quantum phenomenon: single-photon interference. The picture is my own photograph and setup. A green laser is being fired through a diffraction grating taped to the side of a clear tank filled with yellow-dyed water. I should be ready to pick back up with Zarathustra next week! </video> <video> Nietzsche's Zarathustra - 4 - Dionysos the Crucified Description: 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: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xR </video> <video> Happy Halloween! || The Four Temperaments as Horror Villains Description: </video> <video> Nietzsche's Zarathustra - 12 - Prologue 1.4, Zarathustra's Sunset Description: This is the final of four videos breaking down the first section of the Prologue to Nietzsche's masterpiece "Thus Spake Zarathustra". I recorded the audio a number of months ago, but I was unable to find the time to edit the audio and put the video together. However, today being Nietzsche's birthday (Oct 15) I decided it was fitting to finally get this uploaded. I hope you enjoy it! Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xR&si=sBrG_3MOlzuFUPti </video> <video> Nietzsche's Zarathustra - 7 - What is the Plot? Description: 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. Series playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xR </video> <video> Nietzsche's Zarathustra - 10 - Prologue 1.2, The Sun's Circle Description: This is the shortest of the Nietzsche videos I've made so far. It's been a very busy week for me! We are still on the Prologue, section 1. In this episode, I discuss the symbolic relationship between Zarathustra and the Sun, as well as some notes about Eternal Recurrence, circles vs. lines, and eternity. Series Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6rzdODmcL677sl9LWnjPWD79qu69l9xR </video>

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A channel about Jungian personality type theory (best known through its application in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator), as well as miscellaneous topics in philosophy.

I wrote a book on Jungian type theory!
Print version: https://www.amazon.com/Motes-Beams-Neo-Jungian-Theory-Personality/dp/B089278TWR
Ebook: http://subjectobjectmichaelpierce.blogspot.com/p/buy-my-book.html?m=1

I owe a great debt to IDRLabs.com for my early education in Jungian type theory. Other fundamental resources: Jung's "Psychological Types" chapter 10, and Myer's "Gifts Differing".

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