Majesty of Reason

Joe Schmid,https://twitter.com/majestyofreason/status/1417564307504594946 (born: August 2000 [age 21])https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0QRtp07TbQ&t=7101s, better known online as Majesty of Reason, is a YouTuber who discusses critical thinking and philosophy.
==Personal life==
Joe is the youngest of four siblings. He grew up as a Catholic,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4WUa9HMNQE and attended Catholic schools as a child, which made him interested in theology.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0QRtp07TbQ&t=7110s Joe’s interest in biology stemmed from a fascination with evolution,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0QRtp07TbQ&t=5912s which led him to question his religious faith, due to the suffering involved.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4WUa9HMNQE He suffers from anxiety.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4WUa9HMNQE
==Philosophy==
Joe is an agnostic.https://twitter.com/majestyofreason/status/1417564307504594946 He has always loved debating,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0QRtp07TbQ&t=2686s and studies at Purdue University, where he is majoring in philosophy and minoring in biology.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KArVwq57e-g&t=50s Joe’s favourite theistic philosophers are Josh Rasmussen, Alexander Pruss, and R.T. Mullins.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KArVwq57e-g&t=4234s He decided to specialise in the philosophy of religion because of its importance, and overlap with other philosophical disciplines.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0QRtp07TbQ&t=4948s
==YouTube==
The name Majesty of Reason comes from a quote by the philosopher .https://www.youtube.com/c/MajestyofReason/about
Joe uploads debates and discussions with various thinkers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsmpcCh4UBk&t=585 He also makes videos about philosophy books, with a short video for each chapter,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsmpcCh4UBk&t=104s and papers about various philosophical disciplines.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsmpcCh4UBk&t=260s Joe has a series summarising definitions from the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy (SEP) and the Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy (IEP).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsmpcCh4UBk&t=256s He discusses a variety of philosophical arguments,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsmpcCh4UBk&t=302s and has a series of videos discussing the logical fallacy of .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsmpcCh4UBk&t=376s
His channel was designed by Esteban Bonilla, also known as Guarded Acumen.https://www.youtube.com/c/MajestyofReason/abouthttps://www.twitch.tv/estejpg
In August 2020, Joe discussed definitions of God with Shannon Q.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KArVwq57e-g
==The Majesty of Reason: A Short Guide to Critical Thinking in Philosophy==
Joe wrote a book titled The Majesty of Reason: A Short Guide to Critical Thinking in Philosophy. It was published in 2020, and is available in both print and as an e-book.https://majestyofreason.wordpress.com/2020/03/27/i-wrote-a-book/ A Guide to Critical Thinking in Philosophy is a YouTube series about the book, which summarises each chapter.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QsmpcCh4UBk&t=652s
==Trivia==
*He has anxiety, and has described it as a motivating factor for philosophical productivity.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0QRtp07TbQ&t=9429s
*His favorite books are Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, ’ The Principle of Sufficient Reason: A Reassessment, and The Atlas of Reality: A Comprehensive Guide to Metaphysics., by Rob Koons and Tim Picovance.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0QRtp07TbQ&t=45s
*His favourite film is .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0QRtp07TbQ&t=116s
*He has played football for most of his life.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0QRtp07TbQ&t=1356s
==References==
Category:Educational YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2020