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My Ideas
An A-Z of -isms
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26 VIDEOS
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1:12:13
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Writers, academics and thinkers share their takes on some of the world's most important ideas (plus a few fun ones).
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2:37
Absurdism: What if life has no meaning at all?
56.8k views
2:43
Britishisms: Know your mucker from your muppet?
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3:23
Capitalism: Is it here to stay?
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2:27
Darwinism: The theory of evolution explained
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2:41
Existentialism: Who hasn't had an existential crisis?
19.1k views
2:08
Feminism: What does it mean to be a feminist?
64.8k views
2:44
Geocentrism: Why the world doesn’t revolve around you
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1:53
Hedonism: How to live a hedonistic life
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2:26
Individualism: Is it a good or bad thing?
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3:11
Journalism: Why 'fake news' is actually good news
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3:32
Keynesianism: The story behind this key economic theory
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2:49
Libertarianism: What is it? A simple guide
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2:30
Minimalism: Who needs all this stuff anyway!
41.1k views
3:40
Neoliberalism: The story of a big economic bust up
37.1k views
3:08
Orientalism: When will we stop stereotyping people?
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2:32
Populism: A brief history (it's nothing new)
83.6k views
2:35
Quietism: Why we all need more of it in our lives
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2:54
Relativism: Is it wrong to judge other cultures?
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3:01
Socialism: A very brief history
37.6k views
2:27
Transhumanism: Will humans evolve to something smarter?
44.5k views
2:32
Utopianism: The search for a perfect world
30.9k views
3:28
A brief (and ghoulish) history of vampires
17.1k views
2:02
Whataboutism: Finger-wagging as a political tactic
19.9k views
3:02
Xenophobism: The story of its ancient roots
21.1k views
2:40
Youngism: Do we discriminate against young people?
10.9k views
3:08
Zionism: A very brief history
80.1k views