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Oxford was one of the pioneers of the University Extension movement in the United Kingdom, and we still retain our original mission of making the scholarship of the University accessible to wider audiences.

In recent years the Department has grown very considerably, and now every year more than 15,000 people join one or more of our courses. Our students may be members of the public who wish to study a subject out of general interest or for personal satisfaction, members of professional groups or business organisations who wish to update their professional knowledge and skills, or participants in our increasingly large number of courses for international groups.

Most of our longer courses now lead to a University award or other forms of credit but the large number of short courses on offer may be taken by those who are less interested in obtaining further qualifications. Courses last from one day to several weeks; the residential courses are held in Oxford but other part-time courses are also held in a large number of other centres.

Associated Series

#		Episode Title	Description	Duration	People	Date
1	Creative Commons	The Num8er My5teries	Professor Marcus du Sautoy - mathematician, footballer and amateur musician - shows how mathematicians have contributed to our understanding of the world around us for millennia.	0:52:48	Marcus du Sautoy	19 Dec 2012
2		Economics: which way now?	Dr Martin Ruhs introduces the Department's expanding portfolio of economics courses, in the context of the on-going debate about where economics is headed, starting with the world economic downturn.	0:23:14	Martin Ruhs	19 Dec 2012
3	Creative Commons	Henry II and the Twelfth-Century World	Dr Elizabeth Gemmill introduces the most remarkable monarch, Henry II, whose dominions stretched from the south west of France to the north of Britain. His achievements have lasted until our own times, but his reign was marred by tragedy too.	0:53:41	Elizabeth Gemmill	19 Dec 2012
4	Creative Commons	W.B. Yeats and the Ghost Club	Dr Tara Stubbs uses exciting new research findings to discuss the close links between Yeats's attendances at the Ghost Club during the 1910s-1920s, his (sometimes amusing) spiritualist experiments, and his poetic works.	0:37:52	Tara Stubbs	19 Dec 2012
5	Creative Commons	Boulevards, Brushwork and Bugattis : Modern Art and Design in Paris	In the nineteenth-century Paris was transformed into an alluring spectacle of cafés, department stores and exhibitions. Dr Claire O'Mahony looks at the inspiration of the modern city of light from Impressionist painters to the glamour of Art Deco.	0:40:07	Claire O'Mahony	19 Dec 2012
6	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
7	Creative Commons	From global credit-crunch to Eurocrisis and double-dip recession: whatever next?	The 25 years up to the 2007-8 global credit crunch were ones of privatisation, deregulation, financialisation and, in the UK, demutualisation. Professor Jonathan Michie will discuss the causes and consequences of the global credit crunch.	0:46:46	Jonathan Michie	19 Dec 2012
8		Gandhi in the 21st century	Dr Yasmin Khan's mini-lecture will discuss some of Gandhi's most significant ideas and analyse their relevance to politics in the 21st century.	0:43:17	Yasmin Khan	18 Dec 2012
9	Creative Commons	Shedding light on the dark ages	The Dark Ages are traditionally seen as nasty, brutish and short - a cultural and intellectual waste land, with virtually nothing worthy of art historical consideration. But Janina argues this is far from the truth.	0:48:19	Janina Ramirez	05 Dec 2012
10	Creative Commons	Fullbright Lecture 2012: When can international intervention be justified and effective?	The doctrine of the international community's responsibility to protect the citizens of a country whose government has failed them has strengthened the presumption in favour of international intervention for humanitarian reasons.	0:46:31	Sir John Holmes	05 Dec 2012
11	Creative Commons	Morphogenesis Then and Now	Philip Maini, Oxford University, gives a talk for the Alan Turing Centenary weekend	0:43:02	Philip Maini	22 Oct 2012
12		Congruent Worlds: Turing, Lovelace and Babbage	Doron Swade, Royal Holloway, Univ. of London, gives a talk for the Alan Turing Centenary weekend	0:49:09	Doron Swade	22 Oct 2012
13		What Alan Turing might have discovered	Stephen Wolfram, founder and CEO of Wolfram Research and creator of Mathematica, gives a talk for the Alan Turing Centenary weekend.	0:51:06	Stephen Wolfram	22 Oct 2012
14	Creative Commons	Turing in the History of Software	Cliff Jones, Newcastle University, gives a talk for the Alan Turing Centenary Weekend	0:39:12	Cliff jones	22 Oct 2012
15	Creative Commons	Turing in the age of the Internet and the quantum computer	Samson Abramsky, Oxford University, gives a talk for the Alan Turing Centenary weekend	0:51:10	Samson Abramsky	22 Oct 2012
16	Creative Commons	Decidability: The Entscheidungs problem	Robin Whitty, London South Bank University, gives a talk for the Alan Turing Centenary weekend	0:45:24	Robin Whitty	22 Oct 2012
17	Creative Commons	Turing and the Public Consciousness: Turing 2.0(12)	Sue Black, University College London, Turing and the Public Consciousness: Turing 2.0(12)	0:22:30	Sue Black	22 Oct 2012
18	Creative Commons	Welcome Address	Jonathan Bowen, London South Bank University	0:03:17	Jonathan Bowen	22 Oct 2012
19		Can robots be made creative enough to invent their own language?	Luc Steels delivers the 2012 Simonyi lecture and asks can machines be creative enough to invent their own language?	1:22:43	Luc Steels, Marcus du Sautoy	18 Oct 2012
20	Creative Commons	Creating a 'John Lewis' economy? - encouraging Corporate Diversity for Sustainable Growth	The Coalition Government is committed to greater corporate diversity in the financial services sector, and are promoting 'John Lewis' style mutuals to deliver public services.	0:48:12	Jonathan Michie	02 Oct 2012
21	Creative Commons	Ethics	Ethical decisions, and often dilemma, lie at the heart of all research methodologies and practice. Marianne Talbot, course director in Philosophy, chaired three presentations from across the disciplines.	1:36:01	Marianne Talbot, Abi Sriharan, Kate Blackmon, David Griffiths	20 Jun 2012
22		Revolution	Revolutionary concepts continually shape and uproot research agendas, and occasionally researchers themselves. This seminar examined the many ways revolution impacts on research.	0:59:45	Adrian Stokes, Kerry Lock, Peter Watson	20 Jun 2012
23		Risk	The inaugural research seminar invited three speakers to consider how the concept and experience of 'risk' influenced their current research.	1:32:12	David Howard, Jonathan Michie, Nigel Mehdi, Adam Josephs	20 Jun 2012
24	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
25	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
26	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
27	Creative Commons	Induction	Sixth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	0:15:50	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
28	Creative Commons	Deduction	Fifth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	0:21:19	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
29	Creative Commons	Arguments	Fourth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	0:19:13	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
30	Creative Commons	Utilitarianism	Third of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	0:22:39	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
31	Creative Commons	Deontology	Second of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	0:16:23	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
32	Creative Commons	Virtue Ethics	First of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	0:17:42	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
33		Inspector Morse in Print and on TV	Highly acclaimed crime writer Colin Dexter, OBE, talks at the Crime Fiction Day at St John's College, University of Oxford, on the theme of Inspector Morse.	1:06:12	Colin Dexter	15 May 2012
34	Creative Commons	Dons, Deaths and Detectives: Oxford in Crime Fiction	Professor Colin Bundy, University of Oxford, talks at the Crime Fiction Day at St John's College around the history of detective fiction in Oxford.	0:50:17	Colin Bundy	15 May 2012
35		Cluedo and Cadavers: British Detective Fiction	Peter Kemp, the Sunday Times fiction editor, talks at the Crime Fiction Day at St John's College, University of Oxford, on the theme of British Detective Fiction.	1:01:07	Peter Kemp	15 May 2012
36	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
37		Veterinary Vaccines: Protecting livestock - saving human life	Lecture given by Dr Michael Witty, former Chairman, GALVmed, during Human and Veterinary Vaccinology short course November 2011.	0:54:43	Michael Witty	16 Mar 2012
38		Effective Introduction of New Vaccines: "the UK experience"	Lecture given by Prof David Salisbury, Director of Immunisation, UK Department of Health, during Human and Veterinary Vaccinology short course November 2011.	1:00:38	David Salisbury	16 Mar 2012
39	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
40	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
41	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
42	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
43	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
44	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.	1:30:24	Marianne Talbot	27 Jun 2011
45	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.	1:28:48	Marianne Talbot	03 Jun 2011
46	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.	1:27:32	Marianne Talbot	02 Jun 2011
47	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.	1:22:14	Marianne Talbot	24 May 2011
48	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.	1:18:44	Marianne Talbot	20 May 2011
49	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.	1:33:14	Marianne Talbot	19 May 2011
50		Mathematics in the real world	Inspired by Évariste Galois's attempts to express symmetry using mathematical equations, Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores the inextricable link between the physical world and mathematics.	0:09:22	Marcus du Sautoy	25 Nov 2010
51	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 from 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
52	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
53	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
54	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
55	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
56	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
57	Creative Commons	Evaluating Arguments Part One	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.	1:06:22	Marianne Talbot	15 Mar 2010
58	Creative Commons	What is a Good Argument? Validity and Truth	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.	0:52:58	Marianne Talbot	11 Mar 2010
59	Creative Commons	Setting out Arguments Logic Book Style	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.	1:20:21	Marianne Talbot	10 Mar 2010
60	Creative Commons	Different Types of Arguments	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.	1:10:56	Marianne Talbot	29 Jan 2010
61	Creative Commons	The Nature of Arguments	The first of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn how to recognise arguments and what the nature of an argument is.	1:19:09	Marianne Talbot	29 Jan 2010
62		Mathematics: Navigating Nature's Dark Labyrinth	"Mathematics: Navigating Nature's Dark Labyrinth" - the Inaugural Lecture of the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, 2009	0:52:27	Marcus du Sautoy	30 Nov 2009
63		The Visitors and Residents Principle: A guide to assessing motivations towards the web	An update to Prensky's 'Digital Natives' idea, taking the stand-point that individuals attitudes to the web are not primarily governed by age or technical skill.	0:19:13	David White	25 Nov 2009
64		Occupational Health and Safety in a Research Setting	Dr Simon Ndirangu, Bioanalytical Laboratory at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya discusses the importance of implementing occupational health and safety standards in research settings.	0:19:42	Simon Ndirangu Muchohi	29 Oct 2009
65		Measurement of Drug Levels in Clinical Trials	Dr Simon Ndirangu, Bioanalytical Laboratory at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya describes the basic concepts of pharmacological clinical trials, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.	0:18:46	Simon Ndirangu Muchohi	29 Oct 2009
66		Setting Up a Laboratory for Clinical Trials in Resource-Poor Settings	Ken Awuondo, Clinical Trials Laboratory Manager for the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya gives an overview of the requirements for setting up a laboratory in resource-poor settings.	0:11:41	Ken Awuondo	29 Oct 2009
67		The Role of Laboratory in Clinical Trials	Ken Awuondo, Clinical Trials Laboratory Manager for the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya gives an overview of the role of the laboratory in clinical trials.	0:14:37	Ken Awuondo	29 Oct 2009
68		Data Safety Monitoring Boards: Their Place and Role in Trials	Dr Roma Chilengi, Head of Clinical Trials at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya discusses clinical trial data safety monitoring boards (DSMBs).	0:22:55	Roma Chilengi	29 Oct 2009
69		Clinical Trial Protocol Development	Dr Phaik Yeong Cheah, Head of Clinical Trials at the Mahidol-Oxford Research Unit in Bangkok, Thailand discusses clinical trial protocol development.	0:34:09	Phaik Yeong Cheah	29 Oct 2009
70		Introduction to Research Ethics	Dr Roma Chilengi, Head of Clinical Trials at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya gives an introduction to research ethics.	0:24:50	Roma Chilengi	29 Oct 2009
71		The Story of ICH-GCP: An introduction for investigators and site staff	Dr Roma Chilengi, Head of Clinical Trials at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya gives an introduction to ICH-GCP.	0:24:06	Roma Chilengi	29 Oct 2009
72		An Introduction to Clinical Trials	George Warimwe from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya presents an introduction to clinical trials aimed at trial site staff and anyone new to the field.	0:28:13	George Warimwe	29 Oct 2009
73		The world's first tracheal transplant	A lecture "The world's first tracheal transplant" given by Prof Martin Birchall, University of Bristol, at the 10th OIBC Spring Symposium, held jointly with the Department for Continuing Education, at St Edward's School, Oxford, on 4 March 2009.	0:45:49	Martin Birchall	05 May 2009
74		Tissue engineering and stem cell technology	A lecture, "Tissue engineering and stem cell technology" given by Prof ZhanFeng Cui, University of Oxford, at the 10th OIBC Spring Symposium, held jointly with the Department for Continuing Education, at St Edward's School, Oxford, on 4 March 2009.	0:39:40	ZhanFeng Cui	05 May 2009
75		Stem cells: what are they and why are they important	A lecture "Stem cells: what are they and why are they important" given by Professor Sir Richard Gardner at the 10th OIBC Spring Symposium, held jointly with the Department for Continuing Education, at St Edward's School, Oxford, on 4 March 2009.	0:54:17	Richard Gardner	05 May 2009
76		The reversal of cell differentiation and prospects for cell replacement therapy	The inaugural Anne McLaren Memorial Lecture, "The reversal of cell differentiation and prospects for cell replacement therapy", given by Prof Sir John Gurdon FRS, University of Cambridge, at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, on 7 November 2008.	0:55:35	John Gurdon	05 May 2009
77	Creative Commons	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?	1:27:55	Marianne Talbot	09 Jan 2009
78	Creative Commons	Metaphysics and Epistemology	Metaphysics and Epistemology: what exists, what is its nature and how can we acquire knowledge of it?	1:30:31	Marianne Talbot	09 Jan 2009
79	Creative Commons	Ethics and politics	Moral and Political Philosophy: how should we live? What constitutes a just state?	1:32:41	Marianne Talbot	09 Jan 2009
80	Creative Commons	The philosophical method - logic and argument	Logic and Argument: the joys of symbolic and philosophical logic	1:34:29	Marianne Talbot	09 Jan 2009
81	Creative Commons	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.	1:32:06	Marianne Talbot	13 Nov 2008
82		John Milton: poet, pamphleteer and patriot	Dr Anna Beer gives an overview of the life and works of the poet John Milton.	0:52:11	Anna Beer	11 Sep 2008
83		How foreign policy is made	Alan Hunt gives an overview of how foreign policy is made - part of a recent training course for junior diplomats.	0:38:47	Alan Hunt	11 Sep 2008
84		Introduction to the software life-cycle	Introductory lecture, given by Dr Raymond Flood, for the summer school part of the online diploma in computing.	0:47:23	Raymond Flood	11 Sep 2008
85		New economic powers: China	Introduction to the BRICs and China's political economy - lecture given by Dr Yueh.	0:18:31	Linda Yueh	09 Sep 2008
86		If I were you, I wouldn't start from here: understanding Oxford through its past	Local history lecture, by Chris Day, giving an overview of the history of the University of Oxford.	1:02:30	Chris Day	01 Sep 2008
87		Phoebe: a pedagogic planner	Marion Manton gives an overview of the Phoebe project which aims to guide practitioners working in post-compulsory learning (FE, HE and ACL) in designing effective and pedagogically sound learning activities.	0:23:55	Marion Manton	01 Sep 2008
88		Using virtual worlds for teaching and learning	David White gives an overview of the Open Habitat project which is investigating using virtual worlds for teaching and learning.	0:27:37	David White	29 Aug 2008
89		Choices and challenges: lessons learned in the evolution of online learning	Lecture given by Dr DiPaolo May 2006 on the lessons learned in the evolution of online education.	0:50:40	Andy DiPaolo	15 Aug 2008

#		Episode Title	Description	Duration	People	Date
1	Creative Commons	The Num8er My5teries	In this lecture Professor Marcus du Sautoy - mathematician, footballer and amateur musician - shows how mathematicians have contributed to our understanding of the world around us for millennia.	0:53:01	Marcus du Sautoy	19 Dec 2012
2	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
3	Creative Commons	From global credit-crunch to Eurocrisis and double-dip recession: whatever next?	The 25 years up to the 2007-8 global credit crunch were ones of privatisation, deregulation, financialisation and, in the UK, demutualisation. Professor Jonathan Michie will discuss the causes and consequences of the global credit crunch.	0:46:57	Jonathan Michie	19 Dec 2012
4		Gandhi in the 21st century	Dr Yasmin Khan's mini-lecture will discuss some of Gandhi's most significant ideas and analyse their relevance to politics in the 21st century.	0:43:28	Yasmin Khan	18 Dec 2012
5	Creative Commons	Shedding light on the dark ages	The Dark Ages are traditionally seen as nasty, brutish and short - a cultural and intellectual waste land, with virtually nothing worthy of art historical consideration. But Janina argues this is far from the truth.	0:48:30	Janina Ramirez	05 Dec 2012
6	Creative Commons	Fullbright Lecture 2012: When can international intervention be justified and effective?	The doctrine of the international community's responsibility to protect the citizens of a country whose government has failed them has strengthened the presumption in favour of international intervention for humanitarian reasons.	0:46:38	Sir John Holmes	05 Dec 2012
7		Can robots be made creative enough to invent their own language?	Luc Steels delivers the 2012 Simonyi lecture and asks can machines be creative enough to invent their own language?	1:22:43	Luc Steels, Marcus du Sautoy	18 Oct 2012
8	Creative Commons	Creating a 'John Lewis' economy? - encouraging Corporate Diversity for Sustainable Growth	The Coalition Government is committed to greater corporate diversity in the financial services sector, and are promoting 'John Lewis' style mutuals to deliver public services.	0:48:12	Jonathan Michie	02 Oct 2012
9	Creative Commons	Ethics	Ethical decisions, and often dilemma, lie at the heart of all research methodologies and practice. Marianne Talbot, course director in Philosophy, chaired three presentations from across the disciplines.	1:36:01	Marianne Talbot, Abi Sriharan, Kate Blackmon, David Griffiths	20 Jun 2012
10		Revolution	Revolutionary concepts continually shape and uproot research agendas, and occasionally researchers themselves. This seminar examined the many ways revolution impacts on research.	0:59:45	Adrian Stokes, Kerry Lock, Peter Watson	20 Jun 2012
11		Risk	The inaugural research seminar invited three speakers to consider how the concept and experience of 'risk' influenced their current research.	1:32:12	David Howard, Jonathan Michie, Nigel Mehdi, Adam Josephs	20 Jun 2012
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	Creative Commons	Induction	Sixth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	0:15:50	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
16	Creative Commons	Deduction	Fifth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	0:21:19	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
17	Creative Commons	Arguments	Fourth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	0:19:13	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
18	Creative Commons	Utilitarianism	Third of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	0:22:39	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
19	Creative Commons	Deontology	Second of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	0:16:23	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
20	Creative Commons	Virtue Ethics	First of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	0:17:42	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
21		Inspector Morse in Print and on TV	Highly acclaimed crime writer Colin Dexter, OBE, talks at the Crime Fiction Day at St John's College, University of Oxford, on the theme of Inspector Morse.	1:06:12	Colin Dexter	15 May 2012
22	Creative Commons	Dons, Deaths and Detectives: Oxford in Crime Fiction	Professor Colin Bundy, University of Oxford, talks at the Crime Fiction Day at St John's College around the history of detective fiction in Oxford.	0:50:17	Colin Bundy	15 May 2012
23		Cluedo and Cadavers: British Detective Fiction	Peter Kemp, the Sunday Times fiction editor, talks at the Crime Fiction Day at St John's College, University of Oxford, on the theme of British Detective Fiction.	1:01:07	Peter Kemp	15 May 2012
24	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
25		Veterinary Vaccines: Protecting livestock - saving human life	Lecture given by Dr Michael Witty, former Chairman, GALVmed, during Human and Veterinary Vaccinology short course November 2011.	0:54:59	Michael Witty	16 Mar 2012
26		Effective Introduction of New Vaccines: "the UK experience"	Lecture given by Prof David Salisbury, Director of Immunisation, UK Department of Health, during Human and Veterinary Vaccinology short course November 2011.	1:00:38	David Salisbury	16 Mar 2012
27	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
28	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
29	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
30	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
31	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
32	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
33	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
34	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
35	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
36	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
37	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
38		Talking to Camera	A new one-day course at the Department for Continuing Education taught by Paul Heiney, writer and broadcaster, this course is intended to help people face a video camera with confidence, and communicate through the fast-growing video media.	0:01:18	Paul Heiney	04 May 2011
39		Mathematics in the real world	Inspired by Évariste Galois's attempts to express symmetry using mathematical equations, Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores the inextricable link between the physical world and mathematics.	0:09:22	Marcus du Sautoy	25 Nov 2010
40	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
41	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
42	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
43	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
44	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
45	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
46	Creative Commons	Evaluating Arguments Part One	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.	1:06:22	Marianne Talbot	15 Mar 2010
47	Creative Commons	What is a Good Argument? Validity and Truth	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.	0:52:58	Marianne Talbot	11 Mar 2010
48	Creative Commons	Setting out Arguments Logic Book Style	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.	1:20:21	Marianne Talbot	10 Mar 2010
49	Creative Commons	Different Types of Arguments	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.	1:10:57	Marianne Talbot	29 Jan 2010
50	Creative Commons	The Nature of Arguments	The first of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn how to recognise arguments and what the nature of an argument is.	1:18:29	Marianne Talbot	29 Jan 2010
51		Mathematics: Navigating Nature's Dark Labyrinth	"Mathematics: Navigating Nature's Dark Labyrinth" - the Inaugural Lecture of the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, 2009	0:52:50	Marcus du Sautoy	07 Dec 2009
52		The Visitors and Residents Principle: A guide to assessing motivations towards the web	An update to Prensky's 'Digital Natives' idea, taking the stand-point that individuals attitudes to the web are not primarily governed by age or technical skill.	0:19:26	David White	25 Nov 2009
53		An Introduction to Clinical Trials	George Warimwe from the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya presents an introduction to clinical trials aimed at trial site staff and anyone new to the field.	0:28:28	George Warimwe	29 Oct 2009
54		The Story of ICH-GCP: An introduction for investigators and site staff	Dr Roma Chilengi, Head of Clinical Trials at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya gives an introduction to ICH-GCP.	0:24:08	Roma Chilengi	29 Oct 2009
55		Introduction to Research Ethics	Dr Roma Chilengi, Head of Clinical Trials at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya gives an introduction to research ethics.	0:25:03	Roma Chilengi	29 Oct 2009
56		Clinical Trial Protocol Development	Dr Phaik Yeong Cheah, Head of Clinical Trials at the Mahidol-Oxford Research Unit in Bangkok, Thailand discusses clinical trial protocol development.	0:34:12	Phaik Yeong Cheah	29 Oct 2009
57		Data Safety Monitoring Boards: Their Place and Role in Trials	Dr Roma Chilengi, Head of Clinical Trials at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya discusses clinical trial data safety monitoring boards (DSMBs).	0:22:50	Roma Chilengi	29 Oct 2009
58		The Role of Laboratory in Clinical Trials	Ken Awuondo, Clinical Trials Laboratory Manager for the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya gives an overview of the role of the laboratory in clinical trials.	0:14:43	Ken Awuondo	29 Oct 2009
59		Setting Up a Laboratory for Clinical Trials in Resource-Poor Settings	Ken Awuondo, Clinical Trials Laboratory Manager for the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya gives an overview of the requirements for setting up a laboratory in resource-poor settings.	0:11:42	Ken Awuondo	29 Oct 2009
60		Measurement of Drug Levels in Clinical Trials	Dr Simon Ndirangu, Bioanalytical Laboratory at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya describes the basic concepts of pharmacological clinical trials, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.	0:18:57	Simon Ndirangu Muchohi	29 Oct 2009
61		Occupational Health and Safety in a Research Setting	Dr Simon Ndirangu, Bioanalytical Laboratory at the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi, Kenya discusses the importance of implementing occupational health and safety standards in research settings.	0:19:52	Simon Ndirangu Muchohi	29 Oct 2009
62		The world's first tracheal transplant	A lecture "The world's first tracheal transplant" given by Prof Martin Birchall, University of Bristol, at the 10th OIBC Spring Symposium, held jointly with the Department for Continuing Education, at St Edward's School, Oxford, on 4 March 2009.	0:45:56	Martin Birchall	05 May 2009
63		Tissue engineering and stem cell technology	A lecture, "Tissue engineering and stem cell technology" given by Prof ZhanFeng Cui, University of Oxford, at the 10th OIBC Spring Symposium, held jointly with the Department for Continuing Education, at St Edward's School, Oxford, on 4 March 2009.	0:39:45	ZhanFeng Cui	05 May 2009
64		Stem cells: what are they and why are they important	A lecture "Stem cells: what are they and why are they important" given by Professor Sir Richard Gardner at the 10th OIBC Spring Symposium, held jointly with the Department for Continuing Education, at St Edward's School, Oxford, on 4 March 2009.	0:54:24	Richard Gardner	05 May 2009
65		The reversal of cell differentiation and prospects for cell replacement therapy	The inaugural Anne McLaren Memorial Lecture, "The reversal of cell differentiation and prospects for cell replacement therapy", given by Prof Sir John Gurdon FRS, University of Cambridge, at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, on 7 November 2008.	0:55:43	John Gurdon	05 May 2009
66	Creative Commons	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?	1:27:55	Marianne Talbot	09 Jan 2009
67	Creative Commons	Metaphysics and Epistemology	Metaphysics and Epistemology: what exists, what is its nature and how can we acquire knowledge of it?	1:30:31	Marianne Talbot	09 Jan 2009
68	Creative Commons	Ethics and politics	Moral and Political Philosophy: how should we live? What constitutes a just state?	1:32:41	Marianne Talbot	09 Jan 2009
69	Creative Commons	The philosophical method - logic and argument	Logic and Argument: the joys of symbolic and philosophical logic	1:34:29	Marianne Talbot	09 Jan 2009
70	Creative Commons	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.	1:02:06	Marianne Talbot	13 Nov 2008
71		John Milton: poet, pamphleteer and patriot	Dr Anna Beer gives an overview of the life and works of the poet John Milton.	0:52:11	Anna Beer	11 Sep 2008
72		How foreign policy is made	Alan Hunt gives an overview of how foreign policy is made - part of a recent training course for junior diplomats.	0:38:47	Alan Hunt	11 Sep 2008
73		Introduction to the software life-cycle	Introductory lecture, given by Dr Raymond Flood, for the summer school part of the online diploma in computing.	0:47:23	Raymond Flood	11 Sep 2008
74		If I were you, I wouldn't start from here: understanding Oxford through its past	Local history lecture, by Chris Day, giving an overview of the history of the University of Oxford.	1:02:30	Chris Day	01 Sep 2008
75		Phoebe: a pedagogic planner	Marion Manton gives an overview of the Phoebe project which aims to guide practitioners working in post-compulsory learning (FE, HE and ACL) in designing effective and pedagogically sound learning activities.	0:23:55	Marion Manton	01 Sep 2008
76		Using virtual worlds for teaching and learning	David White gives an overview of the Open Habitat project which is investigating using virtual worlds for teaching and learning.	0:27:37	David White	29 Aug 2008

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1	Creative Commons	Reading List for Bioethics: An Introduction	Reading List to accompany the Bioethics: An Introduction podcast series.	Marianne Talbot	30 May 2012
2	Creative Commons	Reading List for Bioethics: An Introduction	Reading List to accompany the Bioethics: An Introduction podcast series.	Marianne Talbot	30 May 2012
3	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
4	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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	Creative Commons	Induction (slides)	Slides to accompany the sixth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
10	Creative Commons	Induction (slides)	Slides to accompany the sixth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
11	Creative Commons	Deduction (slides)	Slides to accompany the fifth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
12	Creative Commons	Deduction (slides)	Slides to accompany the fifth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
13	Creative Commons	Arguments (slides)	Slides to accompany the fourth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
14	Creative Commons	Arguments (slides)	Slides to accompany the fourth of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
15	Creative Commons	Utilitarianism (slides)	Slides to accompany the third of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
16	Creative Commons	Utilitarianism (slides)	Slides to accompany the third of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
17	Creative Commons	Deontology (slides)	Slides to accompany the second of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
18	Creative Commons	Deontology (slides)	Slides to accompany the second of nine short introductory podcasts on Bioethics by Marianne Talbot.	Marianne Talbot	29 May 2012
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	Creative Commons	Reading List	Reading list for the Philosophy for Beginners series of podcasts.	Marianne Talbot	16 Apr 2012
24	Creative Commons	Reading List	Reading list for the Philosophy for Beginners series of podcasts.	Marianne Talbot	16 Apr 2012
25	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
26	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
27	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
28	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
29	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
30	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
31	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
32	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
33	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
34	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
35	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
36	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
37	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
38	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
39	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
40	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
41	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
42	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
43	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
44	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
45	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
46	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
47	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
48	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
49	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
50	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
51	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
52	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
53	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
54	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
55	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
56	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
57	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
58	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
59	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
60	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
61	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
62	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
63	Creative Commons	The Nature of Arguments (slides)	The first of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn how to recognise arguments and what the nature of an argument is.	Marianne Talbot	29 Jan 2010
64	Creative Commons	The Nature of Arguments (slides)	The first of six lectures dealing with critical reasoning. In this lecture you will learn how to recognise arguments and what the nature of an argument is.	Marianne Talbot	29 Jan 2010