examined life - cornel west

cmomofilm Says:

Jul 26, 2011 - What a sad persona, all his views are that of other people. None of his ideas are his own. You can spend your life smugly quoting whoever you like if it makes you feel smart but it makes you look and sound intellectually vain and desperately patronising. If he was white he'd be laughed at and called egotistical.

deadfresh10 Says:

Jul 27, 2011 - He is providing a grand context, obviously heavily influenced from the ideas of others. Just because he does profusely quote others doesn't make him totally unoriginal. Have you ever read any of his work?

akma632 Says:

Aug 13, 2011 - Cornell talking about simplies stuff, but it's deep talking. like his talk & view

shqiperiany Says:

Sep 6, 2011 - hell will break lose. please dont

mburke000 Says:

Sep 23, 2011 - Quoting is different from stealing, you retard. By quoting you're directly stating you're borrowing someone else's idea. You're just another anti-intellectual hillbilly that is intimidated by people who are clearly more intelligent than yourself. I bet you can't even understand the words coming out of his mouth, quote or not.

cmomofilm Says:

Sep 23, 2011 - For your information I have a 1st and am nearing my PhD. Why you seem to feel so threatened by my opinion of someone you don't know would suggest to me that you think defending them will make you appear intelligent by proxy. It doesn't. And that you randomly seemed to come up with "retard" and "hillbilly" to describe me makes me think that you most likely are a retarded hillbilly.

thisischrisbliss Says:

Sep 26, 2011 - Considering you're near PhD (congrats, by the way), it surprises me you see this man as not smart. Why? Because no PhD candidate will be considered if his papers aren't referenced. Nothing you said in your thesis will be completely yours, or it simply will not be accepted. You should know, more than the rest of us, what Dr. West does is ethically the appropriate thing to do.

cmomofilm Says:

Sep 27, 2011 - What I was criticising wasn't how he would write a thesis, but how he speaks. Everything I've ever seen him speak on he talks like that. That is what I have a problem with if you read my original comment. He is the most intellectually vain person I've ever seen talk.

Eyemallfunkedup Says:

Oct 3, 2011 - Don't know exactly why, but I love Dr. West.PEACE

JonnieHaywardChannel Says:

Oct 13, 2011 - Him quoting people is just him using examples to further prove his point, that doesnt mean he doesnt have original ideas and believe it or not but most concepts and ideas are inspired by 1 or more other ideas anyway

Garrnett1 Says:

Oct 14, 2011 - The only truth is photosynthesis 

JPAnthonyy Says:

Oct 15, 2011 - enough said right there...nothing but great points

megajames3000 Says:

Oct 30, 2011 - the unexamined life is the unfufilled one. - socrates. i didnt fell like using punctuation marks dont judge me hahahacornel is cool. i'd like to be a philoopher.

CobainLennon8094 Says:

Nov 1, 2011 - He's one of the brightest men I've ever listend to. He's on Tavis Smiley all the time and it's a joy listening to him everytime. What a great black role model.

ArtistEdwinBoone Says:

Nov 22, 2011 - Great video

Javanoid15 Says:

Nov 24, 2011 - i want to be like him when i grow up

neutralwalker Says:

Nov 30, 2011 - learning how to die during life as a way of transformation, and it is done through critically analyzing ones self, while having the courage to be able to recognize and correct ones own fallibility. smart and cool cus he listens to beethoven and curt mayfield. great video

principio25 Says:

Dec 17, 2011 - @cmomofilm It's perfectly legitimate to cite many authors when exploring a concept. Cornel's originality, like that of many great geniuses, is in the synthesis of great ideas, and revealing their true implications. No such thing as a truly original idea.

elzLDN Says:

Jan 25, 2012 - lool yh he cant be that smart then

PierreLombardini Says:

Feb 5, 2012 - but its new york, theres traffic, and thus every car goes 5-10 mph.. and that wont be making him fly out the window either lol

elzLDN Says:

Feb 7, 2012 - @PierreLombardini lool but even with a great mind like his you should expect the unexpected thus you dont need to be driving to end up thought a window in ney york my friend lol

elzLDN Says:

Feb 7, 2012 - oops through i mean not thought

fede2 Says:

Mar 3, 2012 - the strongest voice in that documentary.

Blakeaholics Says:

Apr 11, 2012 - dope quote at 1:40

JermHD Says:

Apr 30, 2012 - Good thing this man speaks words of truth because i soak up every word like a sponge!