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Decoding Norwegian Wood: Murakami's Masterpiece Explored
In 1979, a young jazz bar owner named Haruki Murakami had a moment of inspiration at a baseball game that would change literature forever. Today, we're diving deep into his breakthrough masterpiece, Norwegian Wood — a novel that blends Eastern and Western influences to create something uniquely powerful.
8:52
Why you should write according to George Orwell
In this video I will be looking at the four motivations which George Orwell believed inspired each writer to write, according to his essay 'Why I Write'.
7:26
Leonardo Da Vinci the philosophy of a creator
In this video, I am exploring the life of Leonardo Da Vinci and the philosophy that we can take away from his life.
8:24
The philosophy of Thomas Sankara ?
Thomas Sankara was a revolutionary who would become the president of Burkina Faso and is one of the most unrecognised historical figures in the western world, but one which deserves to be told.
8:17
The philosophy of Franz Kafka
In this video I am breaking down the philosophy of Franz Kafka by looking at the history of his life alongside my own views from my reading of his work.
9:32
The philosophy of Michael Jordan
In this video I am exploring the mentality of Michael Jordan and the philosophy of how hard work can pay off.
5:12
The philosophy of Martin Luther King; turn the other cheek
In this video I am exploring the parable of ‘turn the other cheek’ through how Martin Luther King acted, completely embodying that philosophy in the civil rights movement of the 1960s.
11:13
Ernest Hemingway journalism in fiction (Ernest Hemingway writing style)
In this video I am exploring Ernest Hemingway’s writing style and how he brought the style dominated by his early journalism years to fiction.
11:05
Abstract expressionism the art movement which changed the world
In this video essay I am exploring how the art movement 'abstract expressionism' changed the way people approach art and the world, breaking down the philosophy and history behind the movement and the artists who made it.
11:13
Hunter S. Thompson and the philosophy of gonzo journalism
In this video I am looking at Hunter S. Thompson's life and how he developed the gonzo style of writing, specifically in journalism, alongside the philosophy of gonzo journalism itself.
5:35
The 27 club and the philosophy of a tortured artist
In this video I am exploring the misunderstanding that to be a true artist or creator you have to have some kind of emotional conflict or mental problem which inspires your work, through the perspective of the 27 club and its romanticisation.
5:16
Charles Bukowski; The beauty of pessimism.
In this video essay I am exploring the prolific writer that is Henry Charles Bukowski, delving into the philosophy of his work and life, or at least how I see it to be.
9:51
The Philosophy of the Beat Generation.
The Beat Generation is a literary movement which came to prominence in the 1950s with books such as 'Naked Lunch' by William Burroughs and 'On The Road' by Jack Kerouac becoming classics of American literature.
6:48
Midnight In Paris; A Philosophy Of A Generation
In this video I'm looking at how Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris showcases a philosophy of how to look on our generation and the ones of the past.
5:48
Tenet A Lost Nolan.
In this video I am exploring Christopher Nolan's most recent movie Tenet and how I feel it compares to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
3:51
Robert Nozick's 'Experience Machine', Hedonism and its prevalence in modern society.
In this essay I am looking into the links between modern societal advances in technology and their advancement into humanity's cognitive thought, and the link to the ethical thought of hedonism through the thought experiment of the experience machine.
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