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1 Creative Commons Value of Humanities Lecture 6: For it's own sake Sixth and final lecture First lecture in the Value of Humanities series in which Professor Helen Small discusses the philosophical idea of intrinsic value, or the humanities as valuable for its own sake 0:40:41 Helen Small 13 May 2013
2 Creative Commons Value of Humanities Lecture 5: Democracy Needs Us: The Gadfly Argument for the Humanities Fifth lecture in the Value of Humanities series in which Professor Helen Small discusses the idea that a flourishing democracy needs the Humanities 0:50:13 Helen Small 13 May 2013
3 Creative Commons Opening the Black Box: Examining the Deliberation of Assisted Reproductive Technologies in the UK and US; Second St Cross Special Ethics Seminar HT13 How best to govern the field of assisted reproductive technologies? As UK and US authorities utilise different approaches, will the disparate structures and missions of these two bodies result in significantly different answers? 0:30:51 Kyle Edwards 05 Mar 2013
4 Creative Commons Uehiro Seminar: Psychopaths and responsibility Neil Levy explores some of the previous debates about whether psychopaths are fully responsible for their wrongdoing, especially work on the moral/conventional distinction. 0:52:20 Professor Neil Levy 26 Feb 2013
5 Creative Commons 1st St Cross Seminar HT13: Two Conceptions of Children's Welfare Anthony Skelton examines possible reasons why philosophers have neglected to discuss children's welfare. After outlining and evaluating differing views, a rival account is presented. 1:20:17 Professor Anthony Skelton 05 Feb 2013
6 Creative Commons Uehiro Seminar: Sleep and Opportunity for Well-being Discussing a paper co-authored with David Birks, Alexandre Erler suggests sleeping less can provide a greater opportunity for well-being. 0:42:20 Alexandre Erler 05 Feb 2013
7 Creative Commons Philosophy in 45 minutes! Marianne Talbot takes participants on a romp through the nature of philosophy for complete beginners discussing some of the BIG questions of life: does God exist? How should we live? What is truth? Does space come to an end or is it infinite? 0:46:47 Marianne Talbot 19 Dec 2012
8 Creative Commons The Metaphysics of Rovelli's Relational Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics Mauro Dorato (University of Rome) gives a talk for the Metaphysics of Relations Conference, held on 3rd-5th October 2012 in University of London. 0:39:30 Mauro Dorato 12 Dec 2012
9 Creative Commons Causal Relations John Heil (Washington University in St. Louis) gives a talk for the Metaphysics of Relations Conference, held on 3rd-5th October 2012 in University of London. 0:36:29 John Heil 12 Dec 2012
10 Creative Commons External Relations, Causal Coincidence and Contingency Peter Simons (Trinity College Dublin) gives a talk for the Metaphysics of Relations Conference, held on 3rd-5th October 2012 in University of London. 0:42:10 Peter Simons 12 Dec 2012
11 Relations All The Way Down? Stephen Mumford (Nottingham University) gives a talk for the Metaphysics of Relations Conference, held on 3rd-5th October 2012 in University of London. Co-written by Sebastian Briceno 0:51:58 Stephen Mumford 12 Dec 2012
12 Positionalism Revisited Maureen Donnelly (SUNY at Buffalo) gives a talk for the Metaphysics of Relations Conference, held on 3rd-5th October 2012 in University of London 1:03:45 Maureen Donnelly 12 Dec 2012
13 There Are (Probably) No Relations Jonathan Lowe (University of Durham) gives a talk for the Metaphysics of Relations Conference, held on 3rd-5th October 2012 in University of London 0:52:55 Jonathan Lowe 12 Dec 2012
14 Creative Commons Galen and the Ontology of Powers Jim Hankinson (University of Texas at Austin) gives a talk for the Causing Health and Disease: Medical Powers in Classical and Late Antiquit conference, held at Corpus Christi College on 21st-22 September 2012 1:04:06 Jim Hankinson 12 Dec 2012
15 Creative Commons Immanent Intelligence and the Natural Faculties in Galen Brooke Holmes (Princeton University) gives a talk for the Causing Health and Disease: Medical Powers in Classical and Late Antiquit conference, held at Corpus Christi College on 21st-22 September 2012 0:53:43 Brooke Holmes 12 Dec 2012
16 Creative Commons On Weakness/Strength and Sickness/Health in Ancient Daoist Philosophy Hans-Georg Moeller (University College Cork), gives a talk for the Causing Health and Disease: Medical Powers in Classical and Late Antiquit conference, held at Corpus Christi College on 21st-22 September 2012 0:39:33 Hans-Georg Moeller 12 Dec 2012
17 Causing Health and Disease: Medical Powers in Classical and Late Antiquity Philip van der Ejik gives a talk for the Causing Health and Disease: Medical Powers in Classical and Late Antiquit conference, held at Corpus Christi College on 21st-22 September 2012 0:51:43 Philip van der Ejik 12 Dec 2012
18 Creative Commons A Determinable-based Account of Metaphysical Indeterminacy Jessica Wilson (University of Toronto) gives a talk for the Metaphysics of Relations Conference, held at Senate House, University of London on 3rd-5th October 2012 0:47:58 Jessica Wilson 12 Dec 2012
19 Creative Commons If I could just stop loving you: Anti-love drugs and the ethics of a chemical break-up Emotional pain and difficulty in relationships is potentially dangerous and destructive. In this talk, I explore some of the potential uses and misuses of anti-love biotechnology from a scientific and ethical perspective. 0:40:33 Brian Earp 04 Dec 2012
20 Creative Commons Sex in a Shifting Landscape Lecture Three Oxford Uehiro Lectures 2012 Third and final lecture from the 2012 Oxford Uehiro lectures in Practical Philosophy given be Professor Janet Radcliffe-Richards 0:58:44 Janet Radcliffe-Richards 04 Dec 2012
21 Creative Commons Sex in a Shifting Landscape Lecture Two:Oxford Uehiro Lectures 2012 Second lecture in the 2012 Uehiro Lecture series 'Sex in A Shifting Landscape' 0:49:38 Janet Radcliffe-Richards 23 Nov 2012
22 Creative Commons Sex in a Shifting Landscape Lecture One: Oxford Uehiro Lectures 2012 Professor Janet Radcliffe-Richards gives (OUC Distinguished Research Fellow) gives the first of three lectures on feminism for the Uehiro Practical Ethics lecture series 0:49:07 Janet Radcliffe-Richards 19 Nov 2012
23 Creative Commons The Possibility of Religious-Secular Ethical Engagement Debate 1: Abortion The Possibility of Religious-Secular Ethical Engagement: Abortion 0:38:37 Charles Camosy, Julian Savulescu 24 Oct 2012
24 Creative Commons The Possibility of Religious-Secular Ethical Engagement Debate 2: Euthanasia The Possibility of Religious-Secular Ethical Engagement: Euthanasia 0:38:34 Charles Camosy, Julian Savulescu 23 Oct 2012
25 Creative Commons Consciousness and Computability Prof. Sir Roger Penrose on the idea of artificial intelligence and whether consciousness can be replicated by a computer - a discussion of new physics which may take us closer to explaining the mind. 0:24:40 Roger Penrose, Ankita Anirban 28 Aug 2012
26 Creative Commons Parallel Worlds Dr. David Wallace on the many-worlds theory, an explanation of the baffling results that quantum mechanics provides us with - and that there may be more worlds than just our own. 0:14:35 David Wallace, Ankita Anirban 20 Aug 2012
27 Creative Commons 8. Conclusion; Scepticism in the Treatise and the Enquiry Eighth and final lecture in Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Central Principles 0:54:09 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
28 Creative Commons 7. Scepticism with Regard to Reason, the Soul and the Self Seventh lecture in Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Central Principles 0:47:39 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
29 Creative Commons 6. Hume on the External World Sixth lecture in Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Central Principles 0:53:18 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
30 Creative Commons 5: Hume on Causal Necessity Fifth lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:55:46 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
31 Creative Commons 4: Hume on Induction Fourth lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:51:44 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
32 Creative Commons 3: Hume's Logic: Relations, and Forms of Argument Third lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:50:18 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
33 Creative Commons 2. Overview, Theory of Ideas, and Faculty Psychology Second lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:55:53 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
34 Creative Commons 1. Historical Background, and His 'Chief Argument' First lecture on David Hume's Central Principles; focusing on the historical background and Hume's Chief Argument 0:55:29 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
35 Creative Commons Quantum Paradoxes Prof. Vlatko Vedral on the mind-boggling and paradoxical nature of quantum mechanics and its consequences on modern technology - the possibilities of superfast computing and teleportation. 0:13:35 Vlatko Vedral, Ankita Anirban 13 Aug 2012
36 Creative Commons Space and Time Prof. Frank Arntzenius on whether space and time are absolute entities or simply relational properties derived from the idea of motion - an old debate between Newton and Leibniz, carried on today. 0:15:38 Frank Arntzenius, Ankita Anirban 06 Aug 2012
37 Creative Commons 5c. Of the Ancient and Modern Philosophies Third and Final part of Lecture 5 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of the Skeptical and Other Systems of Philosophy 0:52:05 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
38 Creative Commons 5b. Of Skepticism with Regard to the Senses Second part of Lecture 5 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of the Skeptical and Other Systems of Philosophy 0:24:33 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
39 Creative Commons 5a. Of Skepticism with Regard to Reason First part of Lecture 5 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of the Skeptical and Other Systems of Philosophy 0:16:18 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
40 Creative Commons 4f. The Point of Hume's Analysis of Causation Sixth part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:09:06 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
41 Creative Commons 4e. Understanding Hume on Causation Fifth part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:25:54 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
42 Creative Commons 4d. Of the Necessary Connection Fourth part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:36:03 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
43 Creative Commons 4c. Belief and Probability Third part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:29:03 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
44 Creative Commons 4b. The Argument Concerning Induction Second part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:35:51 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
45 Creative Commons 4a. Relations, and a Detour to the Causal Maxim First part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:20:37 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
46 Creative Commons 3b. Space and Time Second part of Lecture 3 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Abstract Ideas, Space and Time 0:27:21 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
47 Creative Commons 3a. Hume's Theory of General (or Abstract) Ideas First part of Lecture 3 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Abstract Ideas, Space and Time 0:22:10 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
48 Creative Commons 2. Hume's Theory of Relations Lecture 2 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:20:20 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
49 Creative Commons 1c. Hume's Faculty Psychology Third part of lecture one of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:28:27 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
50 Creative Commons 1b. The Theory of Ideas Second part of lecture one of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:32:02 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
51 Creative Commons 1a. Hume's Theory of Ideas and the Faculties First part of lecture one of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:20:43 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
52 Creative Commons From Argument to Experiment Dr Christopher Palmer on the historical ties between physics and philosophy - from ancient philosophical thought through to the scientific revolution and the pioneers of modern physics. 0:10:10 Christopher Palmer, Ankita Anirban 30 Jul 2012
53 Creative Commons Physics and Philosophy: An Introduction On the inextricable links between physics and philosophy and the ways in which one can lead to the other - how they complement each other in answering the big questions. 0:09:18 Ankita Anirban 30 Jul 2012
54 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'morality? It's all a matter of opinion' Final of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:15:24 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
55 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's too risky' (the Precautionary Principle) Eighth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:11:43 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
56 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's not natural' and 'it's disgusting' Seventh of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:11:11 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
57 Creative Commons Induction Sixth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:15:50 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
58 Creative Commons Deduction Fifth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:21:19 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
59 Creative Commons Arguments Fourth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:19:13 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
60 Creative Commons Utilitarianism Third of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:22:39 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
61 Creative Commons Deontology Second of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:16:23 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
62 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics First of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:17:42 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
63 Creative Commons Literature and Form 4: What is "Comparative Literature"? Dr Catherine Brown gives the fourth and final lecture in the Literature and Form lecture series. With a philosophical discussion on what Comparative Literature is and how we can study 'literature in comparison' 1:00:57 Catherine Brown 21 May 2012
64 Creative Commons 8. Faith and Pascal's Wager Eighth and final lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series 0:39:01 TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
65 Creative Commons 7. Arguments against the Existence of God - The Problem of Evil Seventh lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series 0:40:28 TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
66 Creative Commons 6. Arguments for the Existence of God - Religious Experience and Miracles Sixth lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series 0:42:50 TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
67 Creative Commons 5. Arguments for the Existence of God -The Design Argument Fifth lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series 0:40:22 TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
68 Creative Commons 4. Arguments for the Existence of God - The Ontological and Cosmological Arguments Fourth lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series 0:41:23 TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
69 Creative Commons 3. The Accidental Properties of God Third lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series 0:43:58 TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
70 Creative Commons 2. The Essential Properties of God (continued) Second lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series 0:45:24 TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
71 Creative Commons 1. The Essential Properties of God First lecture in the Philosophy of Religion Lecture series 0:41:30 TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
72 Creative Commons Part 5: Questions and Answers Marianne Talbot presents the last of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, engaging in a questions and answers discussion with the audience. 1:07:24 Marianne Talbot 10 Apr 2012
73 Creative Commons A Platonic Theory of Truthmaking Berman (St Louis Univ.) lays out and defends a platonic explanation of non-modal and modal truths using Forms as their truthmakers. He argues that this platonic theory is parsimonious, naturalistic, and ontologically serious. 0:46:47 Scott Berman 06 Mar 2012
74 Creative Commons Objective and Subjective Powers and Dispositions Kistler (Sorbonne) introduces a distinction between powers and dispositions: A 'multi-track disposition' manifests itself in different ways Mi in different triggering circumstances Ti. 0:56:13 Max Kistler 06 Mar 2012
75 Creative Commons Philosophy Reunion Seminar: Emotion, Imagination and Education Kathleen Lennon, Philosophy, University of Hull gives a Special Philosophy Seminar at St Anne's. Introduced by Roger Crisp, Oxford and featuring responses from Constantine Sandis and Dawn Wilson 0:45:44 Kathleen Lennon, Roger Crisp, Constantine Sandis, Dawn Wilson 05 Mar 2012
76 The nature of human beings and the question of their ultimate origin The Archbishop of Canterbury, Prof. Richard Dawkins and Sir Anthony Kenny took part in a discussion titled "The nature of human beings and the question of their ultimate origin". Held at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford in Feb 2012. 1:28:16 Richard Dawkins, Rowan Williams, Anthony Kenny 28 Feb 2012
77 Creative Commons Limitations of Power Bird (Bristol) warns against overextending the case for a powers ontology, arguing that it cannot answer typical questions outside fundamental metaphysics, for example concerning the analysis of causal statements. 0:59:09 Alexander Bird 15 Feb 2012
78 Creative Commons Mutual Manifestations and Martin's Two Triangles Mumford (Nottingham) argues that although superior to a stimulus-response model, Martin's mutual manifestation model must be amended to resemble less mereological composition and more causation. 0:49:19 Stephen Mumford 15 Feb 2012
79 Creative Commons Identity, Individuality and Discernibility Ladyman (Bristol) explains the recent debates about the Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles and results about weak discernibility. He considers their implications for structuralism and the light they shed on ontological dependence. 1:00:41 James Ladyman 15 Feb 2012
80 Creative Commons Relational vs. Constituent Ontologies Van Inwagen (Notre Dame) argues that relational ontologies (denying properties can be constituents of particulars) are preferable to constituent ontologies (holding properties are constituents of the particulars that have them) 0:49:20 Peter Van Inwagen 15 Feb 2012
81 Creative Commons Is causation a relation? Jacobs (St. Louis Univ.) explores the view that between a substance and its power, on one hand, and the result of the substance manifesting its power, there is no relation at all. Thus, causal, relational truths have non-relational ontological grounds. 1:07:34 Jonathan Jacobs 15 Feb 2012
82 Creative Commons Part 4: Are We Asking the Wrong Questions? Marianne Talbot presents the fourth of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, wondering if we are asking the wrong questions? 1:22:50 Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
83 Creative Commons Part 3: If Physicalism Won't Work, What is the Alternative? Marianne Talbot presents the third of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on alternatives to Physicalism. 1:07:44 Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
84 Creative Commons Part 2: Non-Reductive Physicalisms and the Problems they Face Marianne Talbot presents the second of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on Non-Reductive Physicalisms and the problems they face. 1:31:45 Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
85 Creative Commons Part 1: Identity Theory and Why it Won't Work Marianne Talbot presents the first of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on Identity Theory and why it won't work. 1:30:32 Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
86 Targeted Killing in War and Peace: A Philosophical Analysis Professor Fernando Teson (Florida State University College of Law) gives a talk for the ELAC/CCW Seminar Series on 31 Jan 2012. Introduced by Dr David Rodin 0:42:13 Fernando Teson 01 Feb 2012
87 Creative Commons Brain Chemistry and Moral Decision-Making Answers to moral questions, it seems, depend on how much serotonin there is flowing through your brain. In the future might we be able to alter people's moral behaviour with concoctions of chemicals? 0:16:48 Molly Crocket 04 Jan 2012
88 Creative Commons Responsibility If someone caught me shoplifting, and I was later diagnosed with kleptomania, should I be held responsible? Should I be blamed? 0:16:03 Hanna Pickard 01 Dec 2011
89 Creative Commons Selling Organs Everyday people die in hospitals because there aren't enough organs available for transplant. In most countries of the world - though not all - it is illegal to sell organs. 0:18:18 Tim Lewens 01 Nov 2011
90 Justice Between Generations Mark Philp, Simon Caney and Adam Swift discuss the issue of intergenerational justice and ask questions like how do we allocate resources intergenerationally accross areas like welfare, pensions, higher education and environmental costs? 0:49:12 Mark Philp, Simon Caney, Adam Swift 12 Oct 2011
91 An interview with Gabriele Taylor by Dr Nigel Bowles An interview with the philosopher Gabriele Taylor (Senior Research Fellow at St Anne's) conducted by Dr Nigel Bowles (Director of the Rothermere American Institute). 0:24:20 Gabriele Taylor, Nigel Bowles 20 Sep 2011
92 Creative Commons Trust Radically new techniques are opening up exciting possibilities for those working in health care - for psychiatrists, doctors, surgeons; the option to clone human beings, to give just one example. 0:18:13 Onora O'Neill 01 Sep 2011
93 Creative Commons Mindreading: From Neuroimaging to the Philosophy of Mind Dr Timothy Baines, Oxford, gives a talk for the Oxford Humanities Research Showcase conference on 11th July 2011 0:10:02 Timothy Bayne 24 Aug 2011
94 4. Arguments from Harm James Grant, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, discusses arguments that claim citizens of rich countries are responsible for harming poor people in other countries. 0:53:14 James Grant 08 Aug 2011
95 3. Arguments from Distributive Justice James Grant, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, discusses the debate over whether distributive justice requires that well-off people do something about poverty in other countries. 0:51:22 James Grant 08 Aug 2011
96 2. Arguments from Beneficence, Part 2 James Grant, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, discusses objections to the belief that well-off people have extremely demanding obligations to poor people in other countries. 0:52:28 James Grant 08 Aug 2011
97 1. Arguments from Beneficence, Part 1 James Grant, Lecturer in Philosophy at Oxford University, introduces some of the key concepts in philosophical debates about global poverty. 0:52:24 James Grant 08 Aug 2011
98 Creative Commons Making Up Your Mind Part 7 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". This final episode is a time to take stock and bring together all the strands we've considered. 1:21:34 Marianne Talbot 08 Aug 2011
99 Creative Commons Status Quo Bias Suppose a genetic engineering breakthrough made it simple, safe and cheap to increase people's intelligence. 0:19:17 Nick Bostrom 01 Aug 2011
100 Creative Commons The Sacred Rites in Kant's Soul Steve Clarke, James Martin Research Fellow, Institute for Science and Ethics, Oxford Martin School, Oxford gives a talk for the Ian Ramsey Centre for Science and Religion 1:00:00 Steve Clarke 22 Jul 2011
# Episode Title Description Duration People Date
1 Creative Commons Philosophy in 45 minutes! Marianne Talbot takes participants on a romp through the nature of philosophy for complete beginners discussing some of the BIG questions of life: does God exist? How should we live? What is truth? Does space come to an end or is it infinite? 0:46:59 Marianne Talbot 19 Dec 2012
2 Creative Commons Sex in a Shifting Landscape Lecture Three: Oxford Uehiro Lectures 2012 Third and final lecture from the 2012 Oxford Uehiro lectures in Practical Philosophy given be Professor Janet Radcliffe-Richards 0:58:44 Janet Radcliffe-Richards 04 Dec 2012
3 Creative Commons Sex in a Shifting Landscape Lecture Two:Oxford Uehiro Lectures 2012 Second lecture in the 2012 Uehiro Lecture series 'Sex in A Shifting Landscape' 0:49:58 Janet Radcliffe-Richards 23 Nov 2012
4 Creative Commons Sex in a Shifting Landscape Lecture One: Oxford Uehiro Lectures 2012 Professor Janet Radcliffe-Richards gives (OUC Distinguished Research Fellow) gives the first of three lectures on feminism for the Uehiro Practical Ethics lecture series 0:49:07 Janet Radcliffe-Richards 19 Nov 2012
5 Creative Commons 8. Conclusion; Scepticism in the Treatise and the Enquiry Eighth and final lecture in Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Central Principles 0:54:20 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
6 Creative Commons 7. Scepticism with Regard to Reason, the Soul and the Self Seventh lecture in Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Central Principles 0:47:49 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
7 Creative Commons 6. Hume on the External World Sixth lecture in Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Central Principles 0:53:32 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
8 Creative Commons 5: Hume on Causal Necessity Fifth lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:55:59 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
9 Creative Commons 4: Hume on Induction Fourth lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:51:54 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
10 Creative Commons 3: Hume's Logic: Relations, and Forms of Argument Third lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:50:34 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
11 Creative Commons 2. Overview, Theory of Ideas, and Faculty Psychology Second lecture in Peter Millican's series on Hume's Central Principles 0:56:08 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
12 Creative Commons 1. Historical Background, and His 'Chief Argument' First lecture on David Hume's Central Principles; focusing on the historical background and Hume's Chief Argument 0:55:39 Peter Millican 14 Aug 2012
13 Creative Commons 5c. Of the Ancient and Modern Philosophies Third and Final part of Lecture 5 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of the Skeptical and Other Systems of Philosophy 0:52:05 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
14 Creative Commons 5b. Of Skepticism with Regard to the Senses Second part of Lecture 5 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of the Skeptical and Other Systems of Philosophy 0:24:33 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
15 Creative Commons 5a. Of Skepticism with Regard to Reason First part of Lecture 5 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of the Skeptical and Other Systems of Philosophy 0:16:18 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
16 Creative Commons 4f. The Point of Hume's Analysis of Causation Sixth part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:09:06 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
17 Creative Commons 4e. Understanding Hume on Causation Fifth part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:25:54 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
18 Creative Commons 4d. Of the Necessary Connection Fourth part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:36:03 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
19 Creative Commons 4c. Belief and Probability Third part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:29:03 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
20 Creative Commons 4b. The Argument Concerning Induction Second part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:35:51 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
21 Creative Commons 4a. Relations, and a Detour to the Causal Maxim First part of Lecture 4 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Of Knowledge and Probability 0:20:37 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
22 Creative Commons 3b. Space and Time Second part of Lecture 3 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Abstract Ideas, Space and Time 0:27:21 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
23 Creative Commons 3a. Hume's Theory of General (or Abstract) Ideas First part of Lecture 3 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Abstract Ideas, Space and Time 0:22:10 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
24 Creative Commons 2. Hume's Theory of Relations Lecture 2 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:20:20 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
25 Creative Commons 1c. Hume's Faculty Psychology Third part of lecture one of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:28:27 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
26 Creative Commons 1b. The Theory of Ideas Second part of lecture one of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:32:02 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
27 Creative Commons 1a. Hume's Theory of Ideas and the Faculties First part of lecture one of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. 0:20:43 Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
28 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'morality? It's all a matter of opinion' Final of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:15:24 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
29 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's too risky' (the Precautionary Principle) Eighth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:11:43 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
30 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's not natural' and 'it's disgusting' Seventh of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:11:11 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
31 Creative Commons Induction Sixth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:15:50 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
32 Creative Commons Deduction Fifth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:21:19 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
33 Creative Commons Arguments Fourth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:19:13 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
34 Creative Commons Utilitarianism Third of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:22:39 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
35 Creative Commons Deontology Second of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:16:23 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
36 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics First of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. 0:17:42 Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
37 Creative Commons Literature and Form 4: What is "Comparative Literature"? Dr Catherine Brown gives the fourth and final lecture in the Literature and Form lecture series. With a philosophical discussion on what Comparative Literature is and how we can study 'literature in comparison' 1:01:07 Catherine Brown 21 May 2012
38 Creative Commons Part 5: Questions and Answers Marianne Talbot presents the last of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, engaging in a questions and answers discussion with the audience. 1:07:24 Marianne Talbot 10 Apr 2012
39 The nature of human beings and the question of their ultimate origin The Archbishop of Canterbury, Prof. Richard Dawkins and Sir Anthony Kenny took part in a discussion titled "The nature of human beings and the question of their ultimate origin". Held at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford in Feb 2012. 1:28:16 Richard Dawkins, Rowan Williams, Anthony Kenny 28 Feb 2012
40 Creative Commons Part 4: Are We Asking the Wrong Questions? Marianne Talbot presents the fourth of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, wondering if we are asking the wrong questions? 1:22:50 Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
41 Creative Commons Part 3: If Physicalism Won't Work, What is the Alternative? Marianne Talbot presents the third of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on alternatives to Physicalism. 1:07:44 Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
42 Creative Commons Part 2: Non-Reductive Physicalisms and the Problems they Face Marianne Talbot presents the second of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on Non-Reductive Physicalisms and the problems they face. 1:31:45 Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
43 Creative Commons Part 1: Identity Theory and Why it Won't Work Marianne Talbot presents the first of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on Identity Theory and why it won't work. 1:30:32 Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
44 Justice Between Generations Mark Philp, Simon Caney and Adam Swift discuss the issue of intergenerational justice and ask questions like how do we allocate resources intergenerationally accross areas like welfare, pensions, higher education and environmental costs? 0:49:12 Mark Philp, Simon Caney, Adam Swift 12 Oct 2011
45 Creative Commons Mindreading: From Neuroimaging to the Philosophy of Mind Dr Timothy Baines, Oxford, gives a talk for the Oxford Humanities Research Showcase conference on 11th July 2011 0:10:02 Timothy Bayne 24 Aug 2011
46 Creative Commons Making Up Your Mind Part 7 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". This final episode is a time to take stock and bring together all the strands we've considered. 1:21:44 Marianne Talbot 08 Aug 2011
47 Creative Commons Utilitarianism: Mill and the utility calculus Part 6 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". A reflection on Mill's account of morality, and the greatest happiness of the greatest number. 1:30:38 Marianne Talbot 27 Jun 2011
48 Creative Commons Deontology: Kant, duty and the moral law Part 5 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Kant's account of morality, including the categorical imperative. 1:28:58 Marianne Talbot 03 Jun 2011
49 Creative Commons Humean Ethics: Non-Cognitivism, the passions and moral motivation Part 4 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Hume's account of morality and his rejection of reason as the source of morality. 1:27:42 Marianne Talbot 02 Jun 2011
50 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics: virtue, values and character Part 3 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we will reflect on Aristotle's account of morality and the centrality of the virtues in this account. 1:22:24 Marianne Talbot 24 May 2011
51 Creative Commons Creativity Lecture 1: Soul Dust - the Science and Art of Consciousness Nicholas Humphrey, a theoretical psychologist based in Cambridge, presents his work on the evolution of human intelligence and consciousness. Part of the Creativity Lecture Series by the Keble College Advanced Studies Centre. 1:09:10 Nicholas Humphrey 23 May 2011
52 Creative Commons Freedom, knowledge and society: the preconditions of ethical reasoning Part 2 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we examine the preconditions of ethical reasoning and make a comparison between the law of the land and the moral law. 1:18:54 Marianne Talbot 20 May 2011
53 Creative Commons Rules, truths and theories: an introduction to ethical reasoning Part 1 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we examine moral dilemmas, moral truth and moral knowledge, freewill and determinism. 1:33:24 Marianne Talbot 19 May 2011
54 Creative Commons The discipline of reason: The paralogisms and Antinomies of Pure Reason. Lecture 8/8. Reason, properly disciplined, draws permissible inferences from the resulting concepts of the understanding. The outcome is knowledge. 0:37:23 Dan Robinson 16 Mar 2011
55 Creative Commons The "Self" and the Synthetic Unity of Apperception Lecture 7/8. Kant argues that: "The synthetic unity of consciousness is... an objective condition of all knowledge. 0:41:49 Dan Robinson 16 Mar 2011
56 Creative Commons Concepts, judgement and the Transcendental Deduction of the Categories Lecture 6/8. Empiricists have no explanation for how we move from "mere forms of thought" to objective concepts. The conditions necessary for the knowledge of an object require a priori categories as the enabling conditions of all human understanding. 0:40:20 Dan Robinson 16 Mar 2011
57 Creative Commons Idealisms and their refutations Lecture 5/8. The very possibility of self-awareness (an "inner sense" with content) requires an awareness of an external world by way of "outer sense". Only through awareness of stable elements in the external world is self-consciousness possible. 0:42:43 Dan Robinson 16 Mar 2011
58 Creative Commons How are a priori synthetic judgements possible? Lecture 4/8. Kant claims that, "our sense representation is not a representation of things in themselves, but of the way in which they appear to us. 0:40:13 Dan Robinson 16 Mar 2011
59 Creative Commons Space, time and the "Analogies of Experiences" Lecture 3/8. Kant's so-called "Copernican" revolution in metaphysics begins with the recognition of the observer's contribution to the observation. 0:48:46 Dan Robinson 16 Mar 2011
60 Creative Commons The broader philosophical context Lecture 2/8. The significant advances in physics in the 17th century stood in vivid contrast to the stagnation of traditional metaphysics, but why should metaphysics be conceived as a "science" in the first place? 0:45:26 Dan Robinson 16 Mar 2011
61 Creative Commons Just what is Kant's "project"? Lecture 1/8. Both sense and reason are limited. Kant must identify the proper mission and domain of each, as well as the manner in which their separate functions come to be integrated in what is finally the inter-subjectively settled knowledge of science. 0:46:54 Dan Robinson 16 Mar 2011
62 Creative Commons Who did Plato (not) love? Platonic love? Plato's main text on love, the Symposium, takes a broad look at what love means, offering a serious yet humorous, poignant and flippant, literary philosophical discussion of the topic, with some famous but also surprising outcomes. 0:12:19 Cressida Ryan 15 Feb 2011
63 Creative Commons 8.4 Persons, Humans and Brains Part 8.4. The final part of this series. Explores the distinction between mind and body and whether this makes a difference to the idea of personal identity. 0:11:03 Peter Millican 01 Dec 2010
64 Creative Commons 8.3 Problems for Locke's View of Personal Identity Part 8.3. Criticisms of Locke's view of personal identity; if personal identity is dependent on memory then how does forgetting personal history and the concept of false memory change Locke's view of personal identity. 0:09:41 Peter Millican 01 Dec 2010
65 Creative Commons 8.2 John Locke on Personal Identity Part 8.2. Looks at John Locke's view of personal identity; how consciousness and 'personal history' distinguish personal identity and the idea of memory as crucial for personal identity. 0:15:06 Peter Millican 01 Dec 2010
66 Creative Commons 8.1 Introduction to Personal Identity Part 8.1. Introduces the concept of personal identity, what is it to be a person, whether someone is the same person over time and Leibniz's law of sameness. 0:08:54 Peter Millican 01 Dec 2010
67 Creative Commons 7.4 Making Sense of Free Will and Moral Responsibility Part 7.4. A brief explanation of Hume's argument for sentimentalism and Robert Kane's views on free will and determinism. 0:09:48 Peter Millican 01 Dec 2010
68 Creative Commons 7.3 Hume on Liberty and Necessity Part 7.3. Looks at Hume's views on liberty and its relationship to causal necessity; that we have free will but it is causally determined. 0:10:05 Peter Millican 01 Dec 2010
69 Creative Commons 7.2 Different Concepts of Freedom Part 7.2. Looks at Hobbes' and Hume's views of free will and the three concepts of freedom, and considers the idea of moral responsibility as dependent on free will. 0:14:06 Peter Millican 01 Dec 2010
70 Creative Commons 7.1 Free Will, Determinism and Choice Part 7.1. Explores the problem of free will and the ideas of moral responsibility, determinism and choice; the need for a concept of freedom to allow free choice, the problems associated with this and asking whether we really have freedom of choice. 0:18:48 Peter Millican 01 Dec 2010
71 Creative Commons 6.4 Making Sense of Perception Part 6.4. A brief overview of contemporary accounts of perception; including phenomenalism (that objects are logical constructions from sense data) and direct realism (that we perceive objects and the external world directly). 0:16:37 Peter Millican 30 Nov 2010
72 Creative Commons 6.3 Abstraction and Idealism Part 6.3. Criticisms of the resemblance theory of perception and an introduction to idealism - that perceptions of the external world are all within the mind as ideas. 0:10:18 Peter Millican 30 Nov 2010
73 Creative Commons 6.2 Problems with Resemblance Part 6.2. Explores Berkeley's and Locke's arguments concerning the resemblance of qualities and objects; that the perceived qualities of objects exist only in the mind or whether secondary qualities are intrinsically part of the object. 0:10:56 Peter Millican 30 Nov 2010
74 Creative Commons 6.1 Introduction to Primary and Secondary Qualities Part 6.1. Introduces the problem of perception (and the distinction between the world and what we perceive), along with the concepts of primary and secondary qualities. 0:14:32 Peter Millican 30 Nov 2010
75 Creative Commons 5.4 Scepticism, Externalism and the Ethics of Belief Part 5.4. Looks at the role the concept of knowledge plays in life, the different levels of knowledge we require in certain contexts and the return of scepticism over knowledge. 0:12:33 Peter Millican 29 Nov 2010
76 Creative Commons 5.3 Gettier and Other Complications Part 5.3. The difference between internalist and externalist accounts of knowledge; whether we need external factors to justify knowledge or whether internal accounts are sufficient, and the Gettier cases. 0:14:48 Peter Millican 29 Nov 2010
77 Creative Commons 5.2 The Traditional Analysis of Knowledge Part 5.2. Explores the idea of conscious and unconscious knowledge (should a person know that they know something or does it not matter?) and the theory of justification of propositions and beliefs. 0:16:38 Peter Millican 29 Nov 2010
78 Creative Commons 5.1 Introdution to Knowledge Part 5.1. Looks at the problem of knowledge; how can we know what we know, three types of knowledge and A J Ayer's two conditions for knowledge. 0:10:32 Peter Millican 29 Nov 2010
79 The Future of Humanity From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Nick Bostrom, director of the Future of Humanity Institute gives a talk on ideas surrounding future scenarios on what might happen to the human race in the future, from ideas of total extinction to post-humanity 0:46:09 Nick Bostrom 25 Oct 2010
80 Creative Commons Giving What We Can From the 2010 Alumni Weekend. Dr Toby Ord, a practical ethics researcher and founder of Giving What We Can, explains why he has pledged to donate more than £10,000 per year - an estimated £1 million over his career - to development charities. 0:42:59 Toby Ord 20 Oct 2010
81 Creative Commons The God Delusion: Questions and Answers Stephen Law and Marianne Talbot take part in a panel discussion with Tom Fisher, chairman of the Oxford Philosophical Society, chairing. They answer questions form the audience about The God Delusion and discuss the philosophical issues surrounding it. 1:14:42 Marianne Talbot, Stephen Law, Tom Fisher 20 May 2010
82 Creative Commons Attacking the God hypothesis in other ways Stephen Law gives the fourth talk on Richard Dawkins' The God Delsuon as part of The God Delusion Weekend 1:02:15 Stephen Law 20 May 2010
83 Creative Commons Has Dawkins shown that God is Redundant? Marianne Talbot presents the third talk on Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion as part of The God Delusion Weekend 1:08:22 Marianne Talbot 20 May 2010
84 Creative Commons The Strengths and Weaknesses of The God Delusion Stephen Law givs the second talk on Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion as part of The God Delusion Weekend 1:26:12 Stephen Law 20 May 2010
85 Creative Commons A Scientific Hypothesis? Marianne Talbot gives the first talk on Richard Dawkins' The God Delusion as part of The God Delusion Weekend 1:29:47 Marianne Talbot 20 May 2010
86 Creative Commons Some Fundamental Facts about the Infinite Professor Adrian Moore delivers a lecture on the concept of the infinite, a concept with deep philosophical implications. This lecture was given in St Hugh's College as part of the St Hugh's Special Lecture Series. 0:44:59 Adrian Moore 14 May 2010
87 Creative Commons Ethics, Hospitality and Radical Atheism: A Dialogue Dialogue between Martin Hägglund and Derek Attridge in Wadham College discussing Philosopher Jacques Derrida's ideas on hospitality and the challenge of Radical Atheism 1:38:52 Martin Hägglund, Derek Attridge 16 Apr 2010
88 Creative Commons 4.4 The Mind-Body Problem Part 4.4. Looks at some of the modern responses to Cartesian dualism including Gilbert Ryle's and G. Strawson's responses to the idea. 0:18:27 Peter Millican 08 Apr 2010
89 Creative Commons 4.3 Cartesian Dualism Part 4.3. Introduces Descartes' idea of dualism, that there is a separation between the mind and the body, as well as some of the philosophical issues surrounding this idea. 0:14:39 Peter Millican 08 Apr 2010
90 Creative Commons 4.2 Possible Answers to External World Scepticism Part 4.2. Investigates some of the possible solutions to Descartes' sceptical problem of the external world, looking at G.E Moore's response, among others, to the problem. 0:09:09 Peter Millican 08 Apr 2010
91 Creative Commons 4.1 Scepticism of the External World Part 4.1. Introduces the problem of how do we have knowledge of the world, how do we know what we perceive is in fact what is there? 0:08:47 Peter Millican 08 Apr 2010
92 Creative Commons 3.2 Responses to Hume's Famous Argument Part 3.2. Responses to and justifications of Hume's argument concerning the problem of induction. 0:10:02 Peter Millican 08 Apr 2010
93 Creative Commons 3.1 Hume's Argument Concerning Induction Part 3.1. Briefly introduces the problem of induction: that is, the problem that it is difficult to justify claims to knowledge of the world through pure reason, i.e. without experience. 0:12:57 Peter Millican 08 Apr 2010
94 Creative Commons 2.7 Overview: Kant and Modern Science Part 2.7. Concludes a historical survey of philosophy with Immanuel Kant, who thought Hume was wrong in his idea of human nature and how we gain knowledge of the world. 0:17:19 Peter Millican 08 Apr 2010
95 Creative Commons Evaluating Arguments Part Two Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mistaken for good arguments. 0:57:03 Marianne Talbot 18 Mar 2010
96 Creative Commons 2.6 David Hume Part 2.6. Introduces 18th Century Scottish philosopher David Hume, 'The Great Infidel', including his life, works and a brief look at his philosophical thoughts. 0:12:46 Peter Millican 16 Mar 2010
97 Creative Commons 2.5 Nicolas Malebranche and George Berkeley Part 2.5. Focuses on Malebranche, a lesser-known French Philosopher, and his ideas on idealism and the influence they had on English philosopher George Berkeley. 0:09:30 Peter Millican 16 Mar 2010
98 Creative Commons 2.4 John Locke Part 2.4. Introduction to the philosophy of John Locke, 'England's first Empiricist', he also gives a very simplistic definition of Empiricism; we obtain knowledge through experience of the world, through sensory data (what we see, hear, etc). 0:12:15 Peter Millican 16 Mar 2010
99 Creative Commons 2.3 Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton Part 2.3. An introduction to Robert Boyle's theory of corpuscularianism and Isaac Newton's ideas on mathematics and the universe. 0:14:02 Peter Millican 16 Mar 2010
100 Creative Commons 2.2 Thomas Hobbes: The Monster of Malmesbury Part 2.2. A brief introduction to Thomas Hobbes, 'The Monster of Malmsbury', his views on a mechanistic universe, his strong ideas on determinism and his pessimistic view of human nature: 'The life of man is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short'. 0:11:35 Peter Millican 16 Mar 2010
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1 Creative Commons 4. (Slides) Of Knowledge and Probability Accompanying slides for Lectures 4a to 4f of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature Book One Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
2 Creative Commons 3. (slides) Abstract Ideas, Space and Time Accompanying slides for Lectures 3a to 3c of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature Book One Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
3 Creative Commons 2. (Slides) Hume's Theory of Relations Accompanying slides for Lecture 2 of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise of Human Nature Book One Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
4 Creative Commons 1. (Slides) Introduction, Hume's Theory of Ideas and the Faculties Accompanying Slides for Lectures 1a to 1c of Peter Millican's series on David Hume's Treatise on Human Nature Book One. Peter Millican 01 Aug 2012
5 Creative Commons Reading List for Bioethics: An Introduction Reading List to accompany the Bioethics: An Introduction podcast series. Marianne Talbot 30 May 2012
6 Creative Commons Reading List for Bioethics: An Introduction Reading List to accompany the Bioethics: An Introduction podcast series. Marianne Talbot 30 May 2012
7 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'morality? It's all a matter of opinion' (slides) Slides to accompany the final of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
8 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'morality? It's all a matter of opinion' (slides) Slides to accompany the final of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
9 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's too risky' (the Precautionary Principle) (slides) Slides to accompany the eighth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
10 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's too risky' (the Precautionary Principle) (slides) Slides to accompany the eighth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
11 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's not natural' and 'it's disgusting' (slides) Slides to accompany the seventh of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
12 Creative Commons Common moral arguments: 'it's not natural' and 'it's disgusting' (slides) Slides to accompany the seventh of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
13 Creative Commons Induction (slides) Slides to accompany the sixth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
14 Creative Commons Induction (slides) Slides to accompany the sixth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
15 Creative Commons Deduction (slides) Slides to accompany the fifth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
16 Creative Commons Deduction (slides) Slides to accompany the fifth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
17 Creative Commons Arguments (slides) Slides to accompany the fourth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
18 Creative Commons Arguments (slides) Slides to accompany the fourth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
19 Creative Commons Utilitarianism (slides) Slides to accompany the third of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
20 Creative Commons Utilitarianism (slides) Slides to accompany the third of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
21 Creative Commons Deontology (slides) Slides to accompany the second of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
22 Creative Commons Deontology (slides) Slides to accompany the second of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
23 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics (slides) Slides to accompany the first of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
24 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics (slides) Slides to accompany the first of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot. Marianne Talbot 29 May 2012
25 Creative Commons 8. Faith and Pascal's Wager (Handout) Eighth and final lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
26 Creative Commons 7. Arguments against the Existence of God - The Problem of Evil (Handout) Seventh lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
27 Creative Commons 6. Arguments for the Existence of God - Religious Experience and Miracles (Handout) Sixth lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
28 Creative Commons 5. Arguments for the Existence of God - The Design Argument (Handout) Fifth lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
29 Creative Commons 4. Arguments for the Existence of God - The Ontological and Cosmological Arguments (Handout) Fourth lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
30 Creative Commons 3. The Accidental Properties of God (Handout) Third lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
31 Creative Commons 2. The Essential Properties of God (continued) (Handout) Second lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
32 Creative Commons 1. The Essential Properties of God (Handout) First lecture in the Philosophy of Religion Lecture series TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
33 Overview of the Philosophy of Religion Lecture Series (Handout) Introductory document for the Philosophy of Religion lecture series TJ Mawson 02 May 2012
34 Creative Commons Further reading and more... So you've finished this series of podcasts. Find out where to go from here... Marianne Talbot 16 Apr 2012
35 Creative Commons Further reading and more... So you've finished this series of podcasts. Find out where to go from here... Marianne Talbot 16 Apr 2012
36 Creative Commons Reading List Reading list for the Philosophy for Beginners series of podcasts. Marianne Talbot 16 Apr 2012
37 Creative Commons Reading List Reading list for the Philosophy for Beginners series of podcasts. Marianne Talbot 16 Apr 2012
38 Creative Commons Further reading and more... So you've finished this series of podcasts. Find out where to go from here... Marianne Talbot 16 Apr 2012
39 Creative Commons Further reading and more... So you've finished this series of podcasts. Find out where to go from here... Marianne Talbot 16 Apr 2012
40 Creative Commons Further reading and more... So you've finished this series of podcasts. Find out where to go from here... Marianne Talbot 16 Apr 2012
41 Creative Commons Further reading and more... So you've finished this series of podcasts. Find out where to go from here... Marianne Talbot 16 Apr 2012
42 Creative Commons Further reading and more... So you've finished this series of podcasts. Find out where to go from here... Marianne Talbot 16 Apr 2012
43 Creative Commons Further reading and more... So you've finished this series of podcasts. Find out where to go from here... Marianne Talbot 16 Apr 2012
44 Creative Commons Part 4: Are We Asking the Wrong Questions? (slides) Slides to accompany Marianne Talbot's fourth of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, wondering if we are asking the wrong questions? Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
45 Creative Commons Part 4: Are We Asking the Wrong Questions? (slides) Slides to accompany Marianne Talbot's fourth of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, wondering if we are asking the wrong questions? Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
46 Creative Commons Part 3: If Physicalism Won't Work, What is the Alternative? (slides) Slides to accompany Marianne Talbot's third of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on alternatives to Physicalism. Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
47 Creative Commons Part 3: If Physicalism Won't Work, What is the Alternative? (slides) Slides to accompany Marianne Talbot's third of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on alternatives to Physicalism. Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
48 Creative Commons Part 2: Non-Reductive Physicalisms and the Problems they Face (slides) Slides to accompany Marianne Talbot's second of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on Non-Reductive Physicalisms and the problems they face. Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
49 Creative Commons Part 2: Non-Reductive Physicalisms and the Problems they Face (slides) Slides to accompany Marianne Talbot's second of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on Non-Reductive Physicalisms and the problems they face. Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
50 Creative Commons Part 1: Identity Theory and Why it Won't Work (slides) Slides to accompany Marianne Talbot's first of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on Identity Theory and why it won't work. Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
51 Creative Commons Part 1: Identity Theory and Why it Won't Work (slides) Slides to accompany Marianne Talbot's first of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on Identity Theory and why it won't work. Marianne Talbot 07 Feb 2012
52 4. Arguments from Harm (Handout) James Grant, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, discusses arguments that claim citizens of rich countries are responsible for harming poor people in other countries. James Grant 08 Aug 2011
53 3. Arguments from Distributive Justice (Handout) James Grant, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, discusses the debate over whether distributive justice requires that well-off people do something about poverty in other countries. James Grant 08 Aug 2011
54 2. Arguments from Beneficence, Part 2 (Handout) James Grant, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, discusses objections to the belief that well-off people have extremely demanding obligations to poor people in other countries. James Grant 08 Aug 2011
55 1. Arguments from Beneficence, Part 1 (Handout) James Grant, Lecturer in Philosophy at Oxford University, introduces some of the key concepts in philosophical debates about global poverty. James Grant 08 Aug 2011
56 Creative Commons Making Up Your Mind (slides) Slides to accompany part 7 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". This final episode is a time to take stock and bring together all the strands we've considered. Marianne Talbot 08 Aug 2011
57 Creative Commons Making Up Your Mind (slides) Slides to accompany part 7 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". This final episode is a time to take stock and bring together all the strands we've considered. Marianne Talbot 08 Aug 2011
58 4. Metaphor and Art (Handout) James Grant, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, discusses the use of metaphor to describe music and other artworks. James Grant 04 Jul 2011
59 3. Speaking in Metaphor (Handout) James Grant, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, discusses the question of how we succeed in communicating to others with metaphor. He also examines the question of whether all metaphors can be paraphrased. James Grant 04 Jul 2011
60 2. How Metaphors Mean (Handout) James Grant, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, discusses different theories about what gives metaphors the special meaning or content they have. James Grant 04 Jul 2011
61 1. What Metaphors Mean (Handout) James Grant, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Oxford, introduces some of the key concepts in discussions of metaphor in the philosophy of language. James Grant 04 Jul 2011
62 Creative Commons Utilitarianism: Mill and the utility calculus (slides) Slides to accompany part 6 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". A reflection on Mill's account of morality, and the greatest happiness of the greatest number. Marianne Talbot 27 Jun 2011
63 Creative Commons Utilitarianism: Mill and the utility calculus (slides) Slides to accompany part 6 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". A reflection on Mill's account of morality, and the greatest happiness of the greatest number. Marianne Talbot 27 Jun 2011
64 Creative Commons Deontology: Kant, duty and the moral law (slides) Slides to accompany part 5 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Kant's account of morality, including the categorical imperative. Marianne Talbot 03 Jun 2011
65 Creative Commons Deontology: Kant, duty and the moral law (slides) Slides to accompany part 5 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Kant's account of morality, including the categorical imperative. Marianne Talbot 03 Jun 2011
66 Creative Commons Humean Ethics: Non-Cognitivism, the passions and moral motivation (slides) Slides to accompany part 4 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Hume's account of morality and his rejection of reason as the source of morality. Marianne Talbot 02 Jun 2011
67 Creative Commons Humean Ethics: Non-Cognitivism, the passions and moral motivation (slides) Slides to accompany part 4 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we reflect on Hume's account of morality and his rejection of reason as the source of morality. Marianne Talbot 02 Jun 2011
68 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics: virtue, values and character (slides) Slides to accompany part 3 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we will reflect on Aristotle's account of morality and the centrality of the virtues in this account. Marianne Talbot 24 May 2011
69 Creative Commons Virtue Ethics: virtue, values and character (slides) Slides to accompany part 3 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we will reflect on Aristotle's account of morality and the centrality of the virtues in this account. Marianne Talbot 24 May 2011
70 Euthydemus introduction (PDF) Introductory document on the Euthydemus dialogue series Christopher Kirwan 24 May 2011
71 Creative Commons Freedom, knowledge and society: the preconditions of ethical reasoning (slides) Slides to accompany part 2 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we examine the preconditions of ethical reasoning and make a comparison between the law of the land and the moral law. Marianne Talbot 20 May 2011
72 Creative Commons Freedom, knowledge and society: the preconditions of ethical reasoning (slides) Slides to accompany part 2 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we examine the preconditions of ethical reasoning and make a comparison between the law of the land and the moral law. Marianne Talbot 20 May 2011
73 Creative Commons Rules, truths and theories: an introduction to ethical reasoning (slides) Slides to accompany part 1 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we examine moral dilemmas, moral truth and moral knowledge, freewill and determinism. Marianne Talbot 19 May 2011
74 Creative Commons Rules, truths and theories: an introduction to ethical reasoning (slides) Slides to accompany part 1 of 7 in Marianne Talbot's "A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners". In this episode we examine moral dilemmas, moral truth and moral knowledge, freewill and determinism. Marianne Talbot 19 May 2011
75 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 8 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 8. Peter Millican 01 Dec 2010
76 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 8 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 8. Peter Millican 01 Dec 2010
77 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 7 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 7. Peter Millican 01 Dec 2010
78 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 7 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 7. Peter Millican 01 Dec 2010
79 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 6 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 6. Peter Millican 30 Nov 2010
80 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 6 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 6. Peter Millican 30 Nov 2010
81 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 5 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 5. Peter Millican 29 Nov 2010
82 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 5 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 5. Peter Millican 29 Nov 2010
83 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 4 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 4. Peter Millican 08 Apr 2010
84 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 4 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 4. Peter Millican 08 Apr 2010
85 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 3 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 3. Peter Millican 08 Apr 2010
86 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 3 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 3. Peter Millican 08 Apr 2010
87 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 2 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 2. Peter Millican 08 Apr 2010
88 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 2 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 2. Peter Millican 08 Apr 2010
89 Creative Commons Evaluating Arguments Part Two (slides) Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mistaken for good arguments. Marianne Talbot 18 Mar 2010
90 Creative Commons Evaluating Arguments Part Two (slides) Part six of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this final lecture we will look at fallacies. These are bad arguments that can easily be mistaken for good arguments. Marianne Talbot 18 Mar 2010
91 Creative Commons Evaluating Arguments Part One (slides) Part five of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will continue with the evaluation of arguments - this time deductive arguments - focusing in particular on the notion of validity. Marianne Talbot 15 Mar 2010
92 Creative Commons Evaluating Arguments Part One (slides) Part five of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will continue with the evaluation of arguments - this time deductive arguments - focusing in particular on the notion of validity. Marianne Talbot 15 Mar 2010
93 Creative Commons What is a Good Argument? Validity and Truth (slides) Part four of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will learn how to evaluate arguments and how to tell whether an argument is good or bad, focusing specifically on inductive arguments. Marianne Talbot 11 Mar 2010
94 Creative Commons What is a Good Argument? Validity and Truth (slides) Part four of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will learn how to evaluate arguments and how to tell whether an argument is good or bad, focusing specifically on inductive arguments. Marianne Talbot 11 Mar 2010
95 Creative Commons Setting out Arguments Logic Book Style (slides) Part three of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will focus on how to identify and analyse arguments, and how to set arguments out logic book-style to make them easier to evaluate. Marianne Talbot 10 Mar 2010
96 Creative Commons Setting out Arguments Logic Book Style (slides) Part three of a six-part series on critical reasoning. In this lecture we will focus on how to identify and analyse arguments, and how to set arguments out logic book-style to make them easier to evaluate. Marianne Talbot 10 Mar 2010
97 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 1 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 1. Peter Millican 19 Feb 2010
98 Creative Commons General Philosophy Lecture 1 (slides) PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 1. Peter Millican 19 Feb 2010
99 Creative Commons Different Types of Arguments (slides) The second of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn about the different types of arguments, in particular deductive and inductive arguments. Marianne Talbot 29 Jan 2010
100 Creative Commons Different Types of Arguments (slides) The second of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn about the different types of arguments, in particular deductive and inductive arguments. Marianne Talbot 29 Jan 2010