Jacobus’ World of Ideas

A World of Ideas, 5th edition

By Lee A. Jacobus

Lecture #1: Intro to texts, Intro to Annotation, Intro to Rhetoric

World of Ideas, Lecture #1, Intro A: https://youtu.be/pYKKymAZZDE

World of Ideas, Lecture #1, Intro B: https://youtu.be/5I44Z4qtoa4

Lecture #2: Intro to Part 1: Government, pages 11-6

World of Ideas, Lecture #2, Intro to Part 1, Government: https://youtu.be/Nyf5J8RkdaI

Lecture #3: Lao-Tzu: Thoughts from the Tao-te Ching, pages 17-32

World of Ideas, Lecture #3, Lao-Tzu’s Tao te Ching, A: https://youtu.be/NslsyFxzccw

World of Ideas, Lecture #3, Lao-Tzu’s Tao te Ching, B: https://youtu.be/pSUMM4jqG6Q

Lecture #4: Machiavelli: The Qualities of the Prince, pages 33-50

Machiavelli’s The Prince: http://youtu.be/aAxW0Z9OO8o

World of Ideas, Lecture #4, Machiavelli, The Qualities of the Prince, A: https://youtu.be/eNqKlvY6nuQ

World of Ideas, Lecture #4, Machiavelli, The Qualities of the Prince, B: https://youtu.be/9JmkhieyXPc

Lecture #5: Rousseau: The Origin of Civil Society, pages 51-72

World of Ideas, Lecture #5, Rousseau, The Origin of Civil Society, A: https://youtu.be/RMwEyalt3S8

World of Ideas, Lecture #5, Rousseau, The Origin of Civil Society, B: https://youtu.be/OiMsAJ5s4ik

Lecture #6: Jefferson: The Declaration of Independence, pages 73-82

Original AP lecture on Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence:

Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, A: http://youtu.be/ApbImvWxYvE

Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, B: http://youtu.be/sN_Rfi6NjRc

World of Ideas, Lecture #6, Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, A: https://youtu.be/vVsFtVPhJ2Y

World of Ideas, Lecture #6, Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, B: https://youtu.be/Frsn2V04iwg

Lecture #7: Arendt: Ideology and Terror, pages 83-102

World of Ideas, Lecture #7, Arendt, Ideology and Terror: https://youtu.be/PUg-IN6EGwU

Lecture #8: Intro to Part 2: Justice, pages 103-106

World of Ideas, Lecture #8, Intro to Part 2, Justice: https://youtu.be/CqcO7Cw1Ync

Lecture #9: Douglas: from Narrative, pages 107-122

Earlier lecture on Frederick Douglass, from My Bondage and My Freedom:

Douglas, A: https://youtu.be/pajACbyxEj0

Douglas, B: https://youtu.be/SvhtYkArV6k

Douglas, C: https://youtu.be/SSiyrCvZRwI

World of Ideas, Lecture #9, from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, A: https://youtu.be/Fnb3VEFEa04

World of Ideas, Lecture #9, from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, B: https://youtu.be/1jTZtbQQXAU

Lecture #10: Thoreau: Civil Disobedience, pages 123-150

Earlier lecture on Thoreau: Thoreau, from Civil Disobedience: http://youtu.be/qLZ3bYQoMOY

World of Ideas, Lecture #10, Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, A: https://youtu.be/3b37wkSisAk

World of Ideas, Lecture #10, Thoreau, Civil Disobedience, B: https://youtu.be/-KDbb-ZxyIM

Lecture #11: King: Letter from Birmingham Jail, pages 151-172

Earlier lecture on M.L. King, Jr., from Letter From Birmingham Jail:

Letter, A: https://youtu.be/RItJku7nEAo

Letter, B: https://youtu.be/uBL1006uhU8

World of Ideas, Lecture #11: M.L. King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, A: https://youtu.be/2VGIWI8gaC8

World of Ideas, Lecture #11: M.L. King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, B: https://youtu.be/OMjfOpVgFyI

World of Ideas, Lecture #11: M.L. King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail, C: https://youtu.be/bKIkqKBFhaw

Lecture #12: De Beauvoir: The Second Sex, pages 173-186

World of Ideas, Lecture #12, De Beauvoir, The Second Sex, A: https://youtu.be/bhiczCIHEWw

World of Ideas, Lecture #12, De Beauvoir, The Second Sex, B: https://youtu.be/jQZpN2eCpjE

Lecture #13: Intro to Part 3: Wealth, pages 187-192

World of Ideas, Lecture #13, Intro to Part 3, Wealth: https://youtu.be/KccqAYIdS3g

Lecture #14: Smith: Of the Principle of the Commercial, pages 187-19

Earlier lecture on Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations:

Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, A: https://youtu.be/BGhoa3TdEsY

Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, B: https://youtu.be/8idUCAq_nps

Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, C: https://youtu.be/ARxnUHncTVk

Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations, D: https://youtu.be/gwn0CDWqCZ0

World of Ideas, Lecture #14 Adam Smith, Wealth of Nations, Of the Principle of the Commercial: https://youtu.be/JVph_T3FrVA

Lecture #15: Marx: The Communist Manifesto, pages 209-236

World of Ideas, Lecture #15, Marx, The Communist Manifesto, A: https://youtu.be/O58CrQaFmtc

World of Ideas, Lecture #15, Marx, The Communist Manifesto, B: https://youtu.be/tpzqdiOtSEA

Lecture #16: Galbraith: The Position of Poverty, pages 237-250

World of Ideas, Lecture #16, Galbraith, The Position of Poverty: https://youtu.be/HAW8xZ9_cu8

Lecture #17: Reich: Why the Rich are Getting Richer, pages 251-268

World of Ideas, Lecture #17, Reich, Why the Rich are Getting Richer: https://youtu.be/xn9g1hO_9mw

Lecture #18: Intro to Part 4: Mind, pages 269-274

World of Ideas, Lecture #18, Intro to Part 4, Mind: https://youtu.be/Ksn5kLggf90

Lecture #19: Plato: The Allegory of the Cave, pages 269-274

Intro to Plato’s Republic:

Intro to Plato’s Republic, A: https://youtu.be/UjQsGGOQA4Y

Intro to Plato’s Republic, B: https://youtu.be/4JvvVSY3AH4

Intro to Plato’s Republic, C: https://youtu.be/XC68mUWYxoA

Intro to Plato’s Republic, D: https://youtu.be/-Tl0-JSiQmI

Intro to Plato’s Republic, E, Republic 7, The Cave Allegory: https://youtu.be/1kfoNnr7VX4

Intro to Plato’s Republic, F, Republic 7, The Cave Allegory: https://youtu.be/ic9iuBSe_u4

Intro to Plato’s Republic, G: https://youtu.be/82G-7MNG8vw

World of Ideas, Lecture #19, Plato, The Allegory of the Cave, A: https://youtu.be/MZKy4Bfo5zs

World of Ideas, Lecture #19, Plato, The Allegory of the Cave, B: https://youtu.be/rxteDZfTfoY

Extra lectures on Republic:

Republic, Review of books 1-5: http://youtu.be/O84oL8Nj3DA

Republic 6: http://youtu.be/63wwv_MFg7g

Republic 7, Part 1: http://youtu.be/zOpnxv5HItg

Republic 7, Part 2: http://youtu.be/rwOX9mFjuqE

Republic 1-7, A review, A: https://youtu.be/hgWa356xqxI

Republic 1-7, A review, B: https://youtu.be/WzXEdy1LfoE

Lecture #20: Maimonides: On the Limits of Man’s Intellect, pages 289-306

World of Ideas, Lecture #20, Maimonides: On the Limits of Man’s Intellect: https://youtu.be/aRE8EPLKg9g

Lecture #21: Freud: The Interpretation of Dreams, pages 307-320

World of Ideas, Lecture #21: Freud: The Interpretation of Dreams: World of Ideas, Lecture #21 Freud, The Interpretation of Dreams

Lecture #22: Jung: The Personal and Collective Unconscious, pages 321-336

World of Ideas, Lecture #22, Jung, The Personal and Collective Unconscious: https://youtu.be/MjrpkX4ldrQ

Lecture #23: Horney: The Distrust between the Sexes, pages 337-352

World of Ideas, Lecture #23, Horney, The Distrust between the Sexes: https://youtu.be/prc9xP5CdxU

Lecture #24: Gardner: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, pages 353-372

World of Ideas, Lecture #24, Gardner, The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, A: https://youtu.be/T6qftNbqxcE

World of Ideas, Lecture #24, Gardner, The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, B: World of Ideas, Lecture #24, Gardner, The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, B

Lecture #25: Intro to Part 5: Nature, pages 373-378

World of Ideas, Lecture #25, Intro to Part 5, Nature: https://youtu.be/G9eULwOpKh8

Lecture #26: Bacon: The Four Idols, pages 379-396

World of Ideas, Lecture #26, Bacon, The Four Idols: https://youtu.be/Qyprw-il4Gc

Extra lecture on Bacon:

Harvard Classics, Volume 3, Bacon’s Essays and New Atlantis, A: https://youtu.be/soXDRy3Mz1I

Harvard Classics, Volume 3, Bacon’s Essays and New Atlantis, B: https://youtu.be/fQt61I-19sA

Bacon's Of Studies: find the essay here: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/wheatonhs/departments/aphonors/Bacon_OfStudies.pdf

Sr. A. Bacon’s Of Studies: Sr A Bacon's Of Studies

Lecture #27: Darwin: Natural Selection, pages 397-414

World of Ideas, Lecture #27, Darwin, Natural Selection: https://youtu.be/3UDuxeG-jf8

Extra lecture on Darwin:

Harvard Classics, Volume 11, Darwin’s Origin of Species, A: https://youtu.be/5PCEljMWADo

Harvard Classics, Volume 11, Darwin’s Origin of Species, B: https://youtu.be/zMpNpGGttQQ

Harvard Classics, Volume 11, Darwin’s Origin of Species, C: https://youtu.be/0T35s4W_qgM

Lecture #28: Gould: Nonmoral Nature, pages 415-430

World of Ideas, Lecture #28, Gould, Nonmoral Nature, A: https://youtu.be/NmeRT0dCfU0

World of Ideas, Lecture #28, Gould, Nonmoral Nature, B: https://youtu.be/dRLvv09XtdA

Lecture #29: Kaku: The Theory of the Universe? pages 431-448

World of Ideas, Lecture #29, Kaku, The Theory of the Universe?: https://youtu.be/o7SLJ0MeasY

Lecture #30: Dawkins: All Africa and Her Progenies, pages 449-470

World of Ideas, Lecture #30, Dawkins, All Africa and Her Progenies: https://youtu.be/4LoCExNluyA

Lecture #31: Intro to Part 6: Culture, pages 471-476

World of Ideas, Lecture #31, Intro to Part 6, Culture: https://youtu.be/4qhg0zNZhmI

Lecture #32: Herodotus: Observations on Egypt, pages 477-496

World of Ideas, Lecture #32, Herodotus, Observations on Egypt: https://youtu.be/q2M7skO4iy8

Lecture #33: De Vaca: La Relacion, pages 497-510

World of Ideas, Lecture #33, De Vaca, La Relacion: https://youtu.be/OpikY_A4_tg

Lecture #34: Benedict: The Pueblos of New Mexico, pages 511-528

World of Ideas, Lecture #34, Benedict, The Pueblos of New Mexico: https://youtu.be/F5YQo5OrJBg

Lecture #35: Mead: Women, Sex, and Sin, pages 529-542

World of Ideas, Lecture #35, Mead, Women, Sex, and Sin: https://youtu.be/atNlSqZL0mQ

Lecture #36: Geertz: From the Native’s Point of View, pages 543-562

World of Ideas, Lecture #36, Geertz, From the Native’s Point of View: https://youtu.be/_l364tkfr54

Lecture #37: Intro to Part 7: Faith, pages 563-568

World of Ideas, Lecture #37, Intro to Part 7, Faith: https://youtu.be/MszTJ_dorVU

Lecture #38: The Buddha: Meditation, pages 569-588

World of Ideas, Lecture #38, The Buddha, Meditation: https://youtu.be/tqUx0jfgq8g

Lecture #39: St. Matthew: The Sermon on the Mount, pages 589-600

World of Ideas, Lecture #39, St. Matthew, The Sermon on the Mount: https://youtu.be/I3KZhhhmxIA

Lecture #40: The Gita: Meditation and Knowledge, pages 601-616

World of Ideas, Lecture #40, The Gita, Meditation and Knowledge: World of Ideas, Lecture #40, The Gita, Meditation and Knowledge

Lecture #41: The Prophet Muhammad: from The Koran, pages 617-628

World of Ideas, Lecture #41, The Prophet Muhammad, from The Koran: https://youtu.be/GMFI9PNO478

Lecture #42: St. Teresa: The Raptures of St. Teresa, pages 629-640

World of Ideas, Lecture #42, St. Teresa, The Raptures of St. Teresa: https://youtu.be/gMjivo_7kQU

Lecture #43: Nietzsche: Apollonianism and Dionysianism, pages 641-660

World of Ideas, Lecture #43, Nietzsche, Apollonianism and Dionysianism: World of Ideas, Lecture #43, Nietzsche, Apollonianism and Dionysianism

Lecture #44: Buber: from I and Thou, pages 661-674

World of Ideas, Lecture #44, Buber, from I and Thou: https://youtu.be/nh62Qw8EETM

Lecture #45: Intro to Part 8: Poetics, pages 675-680

World of Ideas, Lecture #45, Intro to Part 8, Poetics: https://youtu.be/O18n0kzaHwo

Lecture #46: Aristotle: Tragedy and the Emotions, pages 681-698

World of Ideas, Lecture #46, Aristotle, Tragedy and the Emotions: https://youtu.be/RHG_f3DsVOk

Previous lectures on Aristotle and Poetics:

An introduction to Aristotle’s Poetics and film: http://youtu.be/VmcfXAbgIaM

Introduction to Aristotle’s “Poetics”: http://youtu.be/3sGENILfFFw

Oedipus Rex: http://youtu.be/aGv37aWXN1w

An Introduction to Greek Drama, A: https://youtu.be/H3v5IG6qxFs An Introduction to Greek Drama, B: https://youtu.be/cKOhSUl3HdE

Lecture #47: Pope: from An Essay on Criticism, pages 699-714

World of Ideas, Lecture #47, Pope, from An Essay on Criticism: https://youtu.be/uvPDVjvgkTU

Earlier lectures on Pope:

Pope’s Essay on Man:

A: https://youtu.be/4brQQswze_g

B: https://youtu.be/emMSiZQHiIY

Pope’s Rape of the Lock:

A: https://youtu.be/dOFqhC8XG-E

B: https://youtu.be/yPqXii0EMVw

Lecture #48: Wordsworth: Preface to Lyrical Ballads, pages 715-730

World of Ideas, Lecture #48, Wordsworth, Preface to Lyrical Ballads: https://youtu.be/72IxhG66Umc

Earlier lectures on Wordsworth:

Intro to Wordsworth: http://youtu.be/WbvOUCQqnx0

Tintern #1: http://youtu.be/KcAKQSEROtc

Tintern #2: http://youtu.be/iBVDGuLDTvk

Wordsworth’s Preludes and London: Sr B Wordsworth's Prelude and London

Lecture #49: Woolf: A Letter to a Young Poet, pages 731-750

World of Ideas, Lecture #49, Woolf, A Letter to a Young Poet: https://youtu.be/AtwFugTIloY

Earlier lectures on Woolf:

Woolf. Reflection: http://youtu.be/QRoP-u_xEjk

Woolf. Dalloway: http://youtu.be/bixv6cUYf8c

Woolf. Shakespeare’s Sister: http://youtu.be/RXJ_pnMitPM

Lecture #50: Sontag: Against Interpretation, pages 751-768

World of Ideas, Lecture #50, Sontag, Against Interpretation: https://youtu.be/qblnMadZU18