On Awakening | Philosophical Diaries (Alexander Koryagin, Athens 2023)

A brief reflection on philosophy as a practice of waking up, and as a struggle to stay awake. With cameos by The Matrix, the Buddha, Aristotle and all the usual friends!

Aristotle, Nietzsche, Augustine, Gnosticism, Manicheanism, Buddha, The Matrix, Red Pill, Neo, Morpheus, Awakening, Nirvana, Insight, Cultivation, Second Law of Thermodynamics

Cover photo: the island of Hydra (Ύδρα) near Athens
Alexander Koryagin, Athenian Diaries, February 2023

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My previous videos on the topic:
Philosophy as Self Defence: https://youtu.be/7375-_AqD6Q
Mediation basics: https://youtu.be/O5gJ4GHustM
Daily Practice of Philosophy: https://youtu.be/03WxbHhRMas

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Introduction to Political Philosophy Course by Alexander Koryagin: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB4w-p0WTsoLNmg8yYbucBczABaQash7C
My Philosophy & Methodology of the Natural & the Social Sciences playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB4w-p0WTsoJ9_ZifVRuI1IxrY6OJKKg2

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My Telegram: https://t.me/alexanderkoryagin
My Discord: https://discord.com/invite/YU8z9M98qx

Alexander Koryagin, February 2023

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