Caleb Beers

Caleb Beers is an American vlogger and self-styled "rough approximation of a philosopher." His videos are mostly philosophy themed, but also cover topics in politics and the future of education. He also hosts a bi-weekly live-stream with co-host Matthew Laine, running one to three hours from 3pm EST every Friday and Saturday. He also writes on a variety of platforms linked to from his YouTube channel.

"Rough Approximation"
His self-description is an inside joke among his followers, relating to an argument with a person over whether one could be a philosopher without working at a university. He had asked his opponent whether or not Socrates, Descartes, Spinoza, and Hume were philosophers, since none of them worked at a university. His opponent responded that they were "rough approximations of philosophers" and not real philosophers, so he adopted it as a title.