My name is Christopher Satoor, and I am a doctoral candidate/researcher in the Department of Humanities at York University in Toronto, Canada. I am also a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Philosophy, a freelance tutor, and educator.
My scholarly research focuses on German idealism, & Jena Romanticism, with an extra special concentration on F. W. J. Schelling. My goal for this channel is to make educational content that is both free and accessible for everyone.
I have been devoted to creating a digital archive on Classical German Philosophy & Post-Kantian Thought. The idea behind this project, was to set up lively discussions with scholars on the many lives & philosophies of each thinker. I did not want to just focus on the big names, but also on the many neglected figures in this fruitful history. Meaning, this channel, will also have episodes on the important Jewish thinkers of Germany, as well as, the ideas of important women philosophers.
Enjoy the channel!
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6 years ago today. I couldn't find anyone to talk about Schelling's philosophy with ... so I joined forces with Chelsea Harry & Anna Winckelmann to create a Facebook group devoted to Schelling and German Idealism.
We added every Schelling scholar & student we could find. We reached out to European, South American and Asian scholars to create a community and space for Schellingians to discuss F. W. J. Schelling and German Idealism.
After 6 years, our little group & Community has almost 4000 members. On my own, I spent hours on X/Twitter posting quotes and secondary literature on Schelling to popularize his ideas to everyone. I even built a discord group devoted to Schelling.
Quickly, members joined our Facebook Group and posted about workshops, conferences, new books and articles. And now, looking back, 6 years later, I am so happy to see Facebook, Instagram, and X filled with new posts, and intrigue on Schelling's philosophy!
Happy 251st Herr Schelling.
"Schellingians of the world unite!"
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One of the highlights of my academic career was when The Faculty of Graduate Studies at York University featured an expose on my YouTube Series: The Young Idealist Series. In July of 2025, FGS (The Faculty of Graduate Studies) posted a short article in their monthly review of current student academic achievements. My series was brought to their attention by the Chair of the Department of Humanities; Dr. Victor Shea, who was impressed by my work and by the series. It was truly an honor to be featured in FGS' Monthly review and to have my series nominated for spotlight in July by Dr. Shea and FGS. #TheYoungIdealist
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Sending out a big thank you to everyone that is subscribed to #TheYoungIdealist Series. The series has hit two milestones on YouTube & I couldn't have done it without all of your support. 8,000 subscribers & over 180,000 views. Thank you all, so much. I make this content for all of you!
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German Idealism.
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My 15 year old niece made me a homemade Schelling Christmas Card. It made me tear up. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all my fellow Idealists.
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On the Life & Philosophy of Ernst Cassirer with Professor Sebastian Luft (Paderborn University). The Following video is a continuation of my series on Classical German Philosophy and Post-Kantian Thought. The title of today's episode is On the Life & Philosophy of Ernst Cassirer with Professor Sebastian Luft (Paderborn University).
This episode explores central issues surrounding The Marburg School, Neo-Kantianism, Hermann Cohen, Paul Natorp, Martin Heidegger, and delves deep into Ernst Cassirer's philosophy.
Professor Luft also discusses Cassirer's main philosophical influences, and talks about the 1929 Davos debate between Cassirer and Heidegger. Andl lastly, Professor Luft gives an in-depth analysis of Cassirer's Philosophy of Symbolic Forms.
Professor Luft does a brilliant job of navigating the viewer through these complex philosophical, and cultural concepts giving the viewer deep insight into the life and thought Cassirer. This video is key for any student, scholar or enthusiast of philosophy and the humanities.
Dr. Sebastian Luft is a Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at University of Paderborn (Germany) Before teaching at Paderborn he was a Professor of Philosophy at Marquette University from 2004 to 2023. Professor Luft’s research interests are: Metaphysics, Epistemology, History of Western Philosophy, Phenomenology and Consciousness, 19th-century German Philosophy, Including Husserl, Cassirer.
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Philosophy Friends and Colleagues: I am so excited to share my most recent episode of The Young Idealist Series On Classical German Philosophy and Post-Kantian Thought.
The title of today's episode is Adorno’s Aesthetic Theory, with Distinguished Prof. of German, Dr. Rolf Goebel, UAH.
The following episode explores Adorno's views on the autonomy of art, beautiful semblance, & the historical unfolding of meaning.
Dr. Rolf Goebel does a brilliant job of navigating the viewer through these complex philosophical, Aesthetic concepts giving the viewer deep insight into music, art and philosophy. This video is key for any student, scholar or enthusiast of the humanities.
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It is my great honor to share with you all the inspiration behind Sean J. McGrath's new book, titled: The Lost Road: A Search for the Soul in the West.
Dr. McGrath's substack post goes deep into his own personal journey as a philosopher and gives the reader a taste of what we all can expect from this forthcoming work.
Sean has been my greatest mentor, and one of my greatest teachers from a distance, through his scholarlily work I have learned to develop my own voice and to slowly become a keen reader of Schelling, while also remembering the importance of both history and religion.
Sean's most recent work "Political Eschatology," was an outstanding text that sheds light on the history Christianity, philosophy and seeks ways to transcend both the dichotomizing positions of left and right political affiliations.
I am excited for this new work. I hope you all are too! Sean Mcgrath work has become the voice for a new generation of scholarship.
Check it out here: smcgrath.substack.com/p/the-lost-road?r=1mkoyg&utm…
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I was extremely honored to participate in youtube.com/@whyshivaay
Podcast on German Idealism. Check out this video of me discussing the origins, and background to German Idealism. And if you haven't yet, please subscribe to Why Shivaay's Podcast for more videos.
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For the last 8 to 9 years I have been intensely; reading, studying, researching, and writing, on these four pivotal, and brilliant philosophers. Of course, with Schelling it has been much longer but all four of these thinkers have changed my thinking, and how I view the world.
Each thinker adds a complex network of questions and problems, whether it is through the traditions of early phenomenology and Scholasticism, with Stein, or an in-depth study of habit and nature, with the French Spiritualism of Ravaisson.
Through Bradley, one enters a detail study of truth, appearance and the reality of the absolute. One is also thrown head-first into a dialogue with the profound tradition of British Idealism and its rich history.
And with Schelling, what can I say? His works continues to move me, and plunge me into the complexities of the universe with it's deep roots in German Idealism & German Romanticism.
This deep curiosity, and thirst for knowledge; and creativity is why we need both philosophy and the humanities.
The arts, may not be a rigorous science that studies the sub-atomic world of quantum mechanics, but in an odd sense they offers us so much more.
The Humanities and the Arts, allow us to study, our world and nature through a critical lens, and to study the enigma that is the human being. #philosophy #Humanities #thearts #education
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