What is Brutality? – Gentleman Thinker
What is brutality, or primitiveness? How does it factor into logic and philosophy? Let the Gentleman Thinker explain!
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@Qu0thTheRaven
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
UNDER STOOD ?! ingenious.
@evasampaio8776
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
🦋🦋
@littledisneygoddess
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
well that was nothing like I thought it was gonna be. Is there much "names that don't relate intuitively to what they're about" in philosophy?
@ornos3133
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
I’m not sure if would ruin or enhanced it but there was an opportunity to put in brutality announcer from mortal kombat.
@oliverluke2363
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
"We must limit the primitives" Said in a posh English accent is perhaps one of the most frightening sentences imaginable.
@bertrandlecerf2565
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
No Nathan Explosion ? Ok … sad face
@linda5287-d1c
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
You should consider watching Psycho-Pass. It hints at a few philosophical topics and is very entertaining to watch. You might like it.
@jahquionbrown3066
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
I didn't know the Colossal titan was a philosopher maybe that's why he keeps braking down the walls as in to stop the people from not just walling them self's up but their mind and way of thinking 😀
@mothman84
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
@0:28 I had the most unexpected liberating laugh. I just have to thank you for that! 🙂
@davyjones3319
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
It's the last place i would expect to see Colossal Titan XD
@johnhilbert7640
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
So what's the difference between a primitive proposition and an axiom?
@bigfatredchicken1
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
This channel is better than 8-Bit Philosophy on Wisecrack.
@DavidFerguson68
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
Attack on Titan reference FTW
@GhostEmblem
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
That accent made the video that much more entertaining and for some reason easier to follow. hmm
@chemistryguy
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
And here I thought you were going to talk about the philosophy behind subway muggings.
@gotinogaden
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
The explanation was brutal, but the inclusion of the Colossal Titan resulted in a flawless victory.
@Notethos
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
Pretty "brutal" of a video but it's interesting and this is something I've never heard before. I subscribed in part for that reason i. e. The Fable of the Bees
@mathieuleader8601
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
love the authentic artwork
@danr.5017
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
Primitives tend to be concepts which by definition must be seen as logically true, right? A complex statement is "The sky is blue" since the words "Sky" and "Blue" need defining. In order to structure these definition requires a premise that everyone can agree upon. This is where it is most appropriate to claim an irreducible statement such as "Colour is a quality objects can demonstrate" is a brutal truth. Disputing this fact sends you of the deep end into the absurdity of the nether world. Asking weather the idea of "colour" is made up in text would leave most speechless. Using the mechanics of contrasting colours as a tool to ask weather it was possible to ask said question.
@thebatmanover9000
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
My hair has blue tips. Proceed with your analysis of me.
@chrisbell1256
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
Other examples could include, why are all singers in death metal bands so 'shouty'. Chin chin, and toodle pip old chap.
@AdamFromParadise
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
Considering that brute facts cannot be broken down into simpler parts, is it possible to arrive at a brute fact through deduction? Brute facts, I assume, cannot contain contingent parts, as that would mean each part could be explained individually, much like our universe can be understood as a whole by considering the parts that make the whole – forces and matter, perhaps. Primitives cannot be explained in such a way, if I understand correctly; something much like 'two and two make four' cannot be broken down to its parts: it is the addition of two couples that creates four, nothing in pairs (two) or four implies, at least as individual parts, that 'two and two make four' (at least from my own understanding, I can stand to be corrected).
Yet, barring that we cannot break down brute facts into contingent parts, which is necessary to our conception of brutality, can brute facts be deduced logically? When I consider this, Descartes arrival at his basic belief that "I think, I am", comes to mind. Descartes claims (and it is up to us to decide if he claims so correctly) that "I think, I am" is indubitable and able to be understood while not being able to be broken down into simpler parts. However, it appears that Descartes was able to deduce to the idea "I think, I am." So it seems that this can be done.
Anyway, pardon the cliché examples I've used and the rather lengthy comment. Great video as always!
@danBerwald
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
it is understood… UNDER STOOD
@calebharmon7404
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
Isn't another term that has been used to describe this property "simple"?
@unvergebeneid
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
Philosophers must be very civilised people if something like ∃(x) seems brutal to them. Breaking someone's nose or kicking in their front teeth used to be my notion of "brutal" but now I feel quite barbaric for my semantics since to a philosopher, even acknowledging that somebody has front teeth or a nose must be an act of brutality.
@garrettwilliams5502
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
Your videos are what I look forward to every Friday. Respect to you man.
@franstef
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
Do you think that these philosophical definitions (and maybe definitions of other fields, to an extent) can also be applied in our day to day lives? I've always seen Brutality like a synonym to Roughness and Violence, so this was very enlightening for me in a way. Thank you for this!
@SenpaiTorpidDOW
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
@daniel uroz Most axioms are actually not brute facts because most are contestable. Brute facts are meant to be so overtly obvious that they're just indisputable I guess you could say that all axioms should be brute facts, but they certainly aren't these days. Axioms being starting facts that we assume to be true in order to start a paradigm of knowledge.
@iggypopshot
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
But brute smells nice.
@zaidansarifromktown
March 21, 2026 at 6:13 am
Attack on titan anyone??
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