Philosophy Overdose

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  Gadamer on Schopenhauer (1991) 24.09.2026 4min

  A very short clip of Gadamer discussing Schopenhauer. More details will be added at a later date. More Short Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE8v8UVlc7JuuNHwvhkaOvzcMore Gadamer: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE_MbPzGOh27qfdqiCaf7Uot#Philosophy #Gadamer #Schopenhauer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Daniel Dennett Interview on Mind, Matter and Meaning 24.09.2026 1h 10min

  An interesting interview with Daniel Dennett from a few years back that I quite like. He discusses various philosophical issues regarding mind and meaning. Some of the topics discussed include consciousness, science, materialism, computation, meaning/purpose in biology, emergence & reductionism, the intentional stance, evolution, philosophical zombies, the self, and free will. This comes from an interview with Robert Pollie a few years back from a podcast called the 7th Avenue Project. For more information, go to www.7thavenueproject.com. #philosophy #dennett #consciousness #philosophyofmind #materialism #personalidentity #perception #mind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Is there Purpose in the Cosmos? (The Philosopher's Zone) 24.09.2026 42min

  To many people, the notion that the universe has consciousness and purpose belongs back in the pre-scientific era. In this program, Philip Goff (Professor of Philosophy at Durham University) explores the possibility that cosmic purpose is defensible not only philosophically, but also scientifically. This comes from a 2023 episode of the ABC Radio National show, the Philosopher Zone, with David Rutledge. #philosophy #consciousness #philosophyofmind #panpsychism #metaphysics #mind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Problem of Free Will 24.09.2026 59min

  A talk given by professor Pamela Hieronymi on the problem of free will and moral responsibility a few years back at the University of Alabama."Among the grandest of philosophical puzzles is a riddle about moral responsibility. Almost all of us believe that each one of us is, has been, or will be responsible for at least some of our behavior. But how can this be so if determinism is true and all our thoughts, decisions, choices, and actions are simply droplets in a river of deterministic events that began its flow long, long before we were ever born? The specter of determinism, as it were, devours agents, for if determinism is true, then arguably we never initiate or control our actions; there is no driver in the driver's seat; we are simply one transitional link in an extended deterministic chain originating long before our time. The puzzle is tantalizingly gripping and ever so perplexing — because even if determinism is false, responsibility seems impossible: how can we be morally accountable for behavior that issues from an 'actional pathway' in which there is an indeterministic break? Such a break might free us from domination or regulation by the past, but how can it possibly help to ensure that the reins of control are now in our hands?" Ishtiyaque Haji #philosophy #freewill #determinism #materialism #metaphysics #causality #philosophyofmind #causation #psychology #mind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Rawls vs Nozick (Ronald Dworkin) 24.09.2026 26min

  Ronald Dworkin gives a very brief, introductory overview of John Rawls' "A Theory of Justice" and Robert Nozick's "Anarchy, State, and Utopia" in an interview with Bryan Magee from 1977. Although both wrote very influential works of political philosophy, they came to quite different conclusions. Rawls famously put forward a novel argument for his position which made use of a thought experiment involving a hypothetical contract. Unlike other social contract theories though, Rawls added the further twist that the bargainers must be ignorant about certain facts about themselves which could bias them in their own favor (e.g. their race, gender, class, age, talents, etc.). In this way, ignorance is used as a device to guarantee impartiality in deciding how societies should be structured. After all, one cannot rig things to benefit oneself at the expense of others if one doesn't know what one's personal interests are or what one's position in society will be. Rawls argued that behind this so-called "veil of ignorance" people would agree to two principles, the most interesting being the difference principle, which states that economic inequalities can only be justified if they are to the benefit of the worst off in society. However, such a view was rejected by Nozick, who argued from a starting point of absolute rights of property which cannot be violated without one's consent. Despite such a strong principle, Nozick argued that there can still be a kind of minimal state, what he called a "night-watchman state", which protects property and person. One way to think of the difference in views between Rawls and Nozick (albeit this may be overly simplistic and even misleading in certain respects) is that while Nozick privileges liberty and rights over equality and fairness, Rawls instead privileges that of equality and fairness. (My Summary)This clip is of Ronald Dworkin discussing the political thought of John Rawls and Robert Nozick in a 1977 interview with Bryan Magee. It is an upload from the previous channel.The full interview can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gySLm3Z1OvA 00:00 John Rawls12:13 Robert Nozick#philosophy #politicalphilosophy #politicaltheory #rawls #bryanmagee #historyofphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  3 Space, Time and the "Analogies of Experiences" - Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (Dan Robinson) 24.09.2026 55min

  Dan Robinson gives the 3rd lecture in a series of 8 on Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. Kant's so-called "Copernican" revolution in metaphysics begins with the recognition of the observer's contribution to the observation. Thus, to the extent that Hume's empiricism restricts knowledge to experience, empiricism succeeds only by accepting the a priori grounding of experience itself.This series looks at German Philosopher Immanuel Kant's seminal philosophical work 'The Critique of Pure Reason'. The lectures aim to outline and discuss some of the key philosophical issues raised in the book and to offer students and individuals thought provoking Kantian ideas surrounding metaphysics. Each lecture looks at particular questions raised in the work such as how do we know what we know and how do we find out about the world, dissects these questions with reference to Kant's work and discusses the broader philosophical implications. Anyone with an interest in Kant and philosophy will find these lectures thought provoking but accessible.This is series of lectures was given in 2011 at Oxford. Note, the audio has been improved. All 8 lectures: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE_OdgqNgL0AJX9-gwr4tmLw#philosophy #kant #epistemology #metaphysics #empiricism #skepticism #historyofphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Isaiah Berlin Interview on Freedom (1974) 24.09.2026 31min

  This is from an episode of the podcast Philosopher's Zone from a few years back. For more about the Philosopher's Zone: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/ #philosophy #isaiahberlin #freedom #kant #determinism #causality #freewill #historyofphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Creativity in Science - Ernest Nagel (1968) 24.09.2026 1h 21min

  Audio recording of a public lecture by professor Ernest Nagel on the nature of creativity, particularly in connection with science. This talk was given at the Cooper Union Forum in 1968. #philosophy #science #philosophyofscience #historyofscience #psychology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Sidney Morgenbesser on Naturalism (1966) 24.09.2026 1h 1min

  Audio recording of a 1966 lecture given by Sidney Morgenbesser on philosophical naturalism at the Cooper Union Forum as part of a series on Philosophy for Modern Man. #philosophy #determinism #atheism #freewill #causality #epistemology #science Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  G. A. Cohen does Isaiah Berlin (1991) 24.09.2026 4min

  G. A. Cohen impersonates Sir Isaiah Berlin in this short clip from 1991. #philosophy #isaiahberlin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  The Hallmark of a Philosophical Question (Isaiah Berlin and Bryan Magee) 24.09.2026 9min

  A very short clip of Isaiah Berlin in conversation with Bryan Magee. This is from a 1977 program on philosophy. The full interview can be found here: https://youtu.be/RDgw6ydB6lU#philosophy #isaiahberlin #bryanmagee #historyofphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Wittgenstein - The Unsayable and Limits of Thought 24.09.2026 10min

  In this clip, Ray Monk, Barry Smith, and Marie McGinn discuss the early Wittgenstein's thought in regards to the famous last proposition of the Tractatus: "Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent." This clip comes from an episode of the podcast In Our Time a few years back. For more information and the full episode, go to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0054945More Short Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE8v8UVlc7JuuNHwvhkaOvzc#philosophy #wittgenstein #epistemology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Derek Parfit on Personal Identity (1996) 24.09.2026 10min

  This comes from a 1996 program called Brainspotting. Read more on personal identity: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/identity-personal/#philosophy #parfit #personalidentity #metaphysics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  On Anger 24.09.2026 15min

  A clip of Martha Nussbaum discussing the nature of anger and her radical view that anger is always normatively flawed. This comes from a lecture Martha Nussbaum gave on anger back in 2013 at the University of Chicago. #philosophy #anger #psychology #emotions #ethics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Resurrection of the Body? Physicalism and the Possibility of Life After Death 24.09.2026 1h 10min

  Can a Christian be a physicalist? And is there a coherent story to tell about how a physical entity can survive bodily death? In this talk, Rebekah Rice evaluates proposals by Christian philosophers who have answered "yes" to both questions and have gone on to propose theories about the possibility of resurrection given physicalism. Rebekah Rice, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Seattle Pacific University, gave this lecture back in 2012. 00:00 Lecture 49:45 Q&A #philosophy #metaphysics #philosophyofmind #philosophyofreligion #personalidentity #materialism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Nationhood - Kwame Anthony Appiah (2016) 24.09.2026 1h 1min

  Audio recording of a 2016 lecture by the philosopher and cultural theorist Kwame Anthony Appiah as part of his Reith Lectures on Mistaken Identities. He argues against a mythical, romantic view of nationhood, saying instead it should rest on a commitment to shared values. He explores the history of the idea, born in the 19th century, that there are peoples who are bound together by an ancient common spirit and that each of these nations is entitled to its own state. He says this idea is a mistaken one, illustrating his argument through the life story of the writer who took the pen name Italo Svevo - meaning literally Italian Swabian. He was born a citizen of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and became a citizen of the new republic of Italy, all without leaving his home city of Trieste. Appiah argues that states exist as a set of shared beliefs rather than membership of some sort of mythical and ancient group. This lecture was given by Kwame Anthony Appiah at the University of Glasgow in 2016 as part of his Reith Lectures on Mistaken Identities. 00:00 Talk 31:19 Q&A #philosophy #politicalphilosophy #politicaltheory #nationalism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Iris Murdoch on the Sublime and the Beautiful Revisited (1959) 24.09.2026 1h 15min

  Audio recording of a 1959 lecture by Iris Murdoch at Yale as part of the Bergen lecture series. #philosophy #aesthetics #literature Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Language, Thought, and Politics 24.09.2026 52min

  John Searle (the University of California, Berkeley) and Michael Silverstein (the University of Chicago) discuss George Orwell on the relation between language, thought, and politics with host Gretchen Helfrich in an episode of Odyssey from Chicago Public Radio back in 2003. #philosophy #orwell #language #politics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Personal Identity and the Self 23.09.2026 1h

  This is a pretty good introductory talk on personal identity and some of the philosophical issues that arise surrounding it. The lecturer is Patrick Stokes of Deakin University and was given at the Ethics Centre. This comes from an episode of the podcast The Philosopher's Zone from a few years back titled "Personal identity: a primer".The lecturer Patrick Stokes: http://www.patrickstokes.comThe Philosopher's Zone: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszoneThe Ethics Centre: http://www.ethics.org.au/home#philosophy #personalidentity #philosophyofmind #metaphysics #mind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  Schopenhauer's Thought 23.09.2026 10min

  Professor Christopher Janaway discusses some of the ideas of Arthur Schopenhauer. This comes from an episode on Schopenhauer and Wagner. More Short Clips: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE8v8UVlc7JuuNHwvhkaOvzc#philosophy #schopenhauer ##pessimism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices