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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CleanA 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. | 13 11 2008 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanThe philosophical method - logic and argument | Logic and Argument: the joys of symbolic and philosophical logic. | 9 1 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanEthics and politics | Moral and Political Philosophy: how should we live? What constitutes a just state? | 9 1 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanMetaphysics and Epistemology | Metaphysics and Epistemology: what exists, what is its nature and how can we acquire knowledge of it? | 9 1 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanPhilosophy 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? | 9 1 2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 6 | CleanReading List (Slides) | Reading list for the Philosophy for Beginners series of podcasts. | 16 4 2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 7 | CleanFurther reading and more... (Slides) | So you've finished this series of podcasts. Find out where to go from here... | 16 4 2012 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Recording quality
“A romp through....” the recording is very tinny and distorted
What a Joy
What a joy listening to this podcast. Excellent
Excellent and it’s free - what’s not to like!
I really don't know why some people didn’t seem to enjoy this. The idea is to introduce the audience to multiple philosophical topics, not to indulge the audiences own ideas. I don’t really care what the 'audiences opinions’ are, I want to hear beginners explanations of the major schools / areas of philosophy, and that’s exactly what I got.
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