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The video discusses the various ways in which people can doubt the validity of their knowledge of the world. It covers the philosophies of skepticism, Stoicism, and mindfulness-based stress reduction, and argues that they are all based on false assumptions. The speaker concludes by saying that he is committed to multiculturalism and to the idea that different cultures have valuable practices that can be integrated into a single, cohesive worldview.

00:00:00 Brian Cam is working on a history of epistemology, cultural evolutionary theory, and the question of suffering.
00:05:00 The author discusses some of the issues with pragmatism and its place in western philosophy. She then goes on to discuss the Buddhist concept of "dependent origination" and how it can be applied to everyday life. She notes that pragmatism can be a hindrance to understanding dependent origination, as it leads people to become attached to their views and suffer as a result.
00:10:00 The video discusses the idea of pragmatism, and how it is a more practical way of looking at things. It also covers the philosophy of Stoicism and Epicureanism, and how they are both philosophies that can be useful in today's society. The author goes on to explain that he ended up going deep into philosophy for a while, and that it led him to study Buddhism. He concludes the video by saying that he is committed to multiculturalism and to the idea that different cultures have valuable practices that can be integrated into a single, cohesive worldview.
00:15:00 The video discusses the various ways in which people can doubt the validity of their knowledge of the world. Ontological skepticism is the belief that reality is unknowable and therefore we can never know anything for certain. Epistemological skepticism is the belief that we can never know how we know anything, as there is always a possibility that our knowledge is false.
00:20:00 The video discusses the different philosophies of skepticism, Stoicism, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. The Stoics believe that there is no knowable reality and that our views of the world are the problem. Mindfulness-based stress reduction is more on the Stoic side, in that it stresses the importance of living in the present without judgement.
00:25:00 The video discusses different strands of Western Philosophy that the speaker opposes, including Stoicism and Epicureanism. The speaker argues that these philosophies are based on false assumptions and that reason is not always appropriate. He cites the example of Epicurus and Lucretius, who wrote about pleasure, and discusses the influence of Schopenhauer on Tolstoy.
00:30:00 This 1-paragraph summary of the video "Strands I oppose in Western Philosophy" describes some of the philosophical positions that the speaker opposes. These include the connection between literature and philosophy, the idea that knowledge is abstract, and the belief in the correspondence theory of truth.
00:35:00 The video discusses the philosophy of Strands I oppose, which includes the idea that reality is conceptually coherent and that if we spend enough time working on talking about these things, we will get a better understanding of concepts. The French poet, Niche, writing in the 1860s-70s, is cited as an example of someone who opposes the correspondence theory of truth. Rambo, the philosopher's thought on the matter, is also discussed. Steiner thinks that the idea of mathematical realism is misguided and that reality may be something other than mathematical.
00:40:00 In this video, the speaker argues that mathematics is not a necessary part of the universe, and that it has been invented multiple times. He believes that this invention process is not always coherent, and that some aspects of mathematics may be innate, but that the majority of the mathematics we know was invented after the universe was created.
00:45:00 In this video, the speaker opposes the idea of teleology, or an end goal, in Western philosophy. He argues that this idea is a tool that is culturally contingent and has a history. He also mentions that the Indo-European language Proto-Indo-European is a possible source of this idea.
00:50:00 In this video, the speaker explains some of the strands of Western Philosophy that they oppose, including the idea of teleology. They argue that this idea is misguided and ultimately leads to incorrect conclusions.
00:55:00 The speaker discusses their opposition to strands of Western philosophy, including abstract Truth, rationality, and the idea that there is some underlying beauty in the same way that paintings are beautiful. They also mention their opposition to relativism and the idea that once these notions are undermined, everything becomes relativized. The speaker concludes the video by mentioning their upcoming podcast episode on the health model of inquiry, and their desire to have conversations with others about their philosophies.

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The author in the video opposes certain aspects of Western philosophy that focus on the correspondence between the world and the mind. He believes that this approach is flawed and that a better way of looking at the world is needed.