Charles Darwin Vs Karl Marx | Philosophy Tube
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Channel: Philosophy Tube
Views: 1,026,568
Rating: 4.9344029 out of 5
Keywords: science, evolution, Charles Darwin, Karl Marx, philosophy, nature, natural selection, social darwinism, herbert spencer, thomas malthus
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Length: 61min 26sec (3686 seconds)
Published: Wed Jul 01 2020
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And the hot sauce is COMMUNISM
One of his stronger recent videos I think; punchier, more content-laden, more thought-provoking. I especially liked the part which emphasized the theological underpinnings of Malthus' work; this is something I've never encountered before (although which tracks nicely with contemporary Christian conservatism in the US).
New headcanon: the Arsonist is Tabby's father!
I know the subtitles at the end contradict this but I don't care, I like my version better.
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This is probably the comfiest philosophytube video, despite often getting into challenging subject matter.
The vibes in victorian England were not cool
I need to learn how to make gifs so I can gif the 'I'm putting hotsauce in my omelette and the hotsauce is COMMUNISM' cue USSR theme
I liked this one, it was chill. I really enjoyed the arsonist bit, and the explanation of Darwin's whiggist beliefs was interesting (though I had known Darwin was opposed slavery beforehand), but I kinda felt like a lot of it wasn't new to me. Like, I'm a Jewish leftist studying Biology, so I'm curious to know how people newer to the subject feel, but the video could have been trimmed down to <30 minutes and I wouldn't have learnt much less.
I am a bit disappointed by what he left out regarding Darwin, though. Like, his rivalry/partnership with Alfred Wallace ties in really nicely with notions of competition and cooperation, and it is important to mention when discussing Darwin's life. I also feel it's relevant to note, from a biological perspective, that natural selection is by no means the only force which determines the course of evolution. Extinction events and random changes in the frequency of traits (drift) play equally crucial roles, which pokes some pretty big holes in the Social Darwinist/Fascist idea of evolution being a process of constant improvement.
My main takeaway from this video is that I personally think eggs are fucking disgusting.
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