Philosophy for Beginners
by Oxford University
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Description
Philosophy has been studied for thousands of years. It involves the use of reason and argument to search for the truth about reality - about the nature of things, ethics, aesthetics, language, the mind, God and everything else. This series of five introductory lectures, aimed at students new to philosophy, presented by Marianne Talbot, Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, will test you on some famous thought experiments and introduce you to some central philosophical issues and to the thoughts of some key philosophers.
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A romp through the history of philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to the present day. | A romp through the history of philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to the present day. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 11/13/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The philosophical method - logic and argument | Logic and Argument: the joys of symbolic and philosophical logic Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 1/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ethics and politics | Moral and Political Philosophy: how should we live? What constitutes a just state? Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 1/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Metaphysics and Epistemology | Metaphysics and Epistemology: what exists, what is its nature and how can we acquire knowledge of it? Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 1/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Philosophy of language and mind | Language and Mind: What is rationality? What is consciousness? How do we manage to express our thoughts and experiences in language? Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ | 1/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 5 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Philiosphy for beginers
Really enlightening and very well broken down for those interested in studying philiosphy for the first time. I would highly recomend this for anyone interested in learning philiosphy 101 and it's backround.
fresh air for your mind
Marianne is engaged in the subject and easy to listen to... charasmatic and wonderful!
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