General Philosophy podcast

General Philosophy

A series of lectures delivered by Peter Millican to first-year philosophy students at the University of Oxford. The lectures comprise of the 8-week General Philosophy course, delivered to first year undergraduates. These lectures aim to provide a thorough introduction to many philosophical topics and to get students and others interested in thinking about key areas of philosophy. Taking a chronological view of the history of philosophy, each lecture is split into 3 or 4 sections which outline a particular philosophical problem and how different philosophers have attempted to resolve the issue. Individuals interested in the 'big' questions about life such as how we perceive the world, who we are in the world and whether we are free to act will find this series informative, comprehensive and accessible.

A series of lectures delivered by Peter Millican to first-year philosophy students at the University of Oxford. The lectures comprise of the 8-week General Philosophy course, delivered to first year undergraduates. These lectures aim to provide a thorough introduction to many philosophical topics and to get students and others interested in thinking about key areas of philosophy. Taking a chronological view of the history of philosophy, each lecture is split into 3 or 4 sections which outline a particular philosophical problem and how different philosophers have attempted to resolve the issue. Individuals interested in the 'big' questions about life such as how we perceive the world, who we are in the world and whether we are free to act will find this series informative, comprehensive and accessible.

 

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8.4 Persons, Humans and Brains

Part 8.4. The final part of this series. Explores the distinction between mind and body an... more

01 Dec 2010

11 MINS

11:03

01 Dec 2010


#40

General Philosophy Lecture 8 (Slides)

PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 8.

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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 depende... more

01 Dec 2010

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09:41

01 Dec 2010


#38

8.2 John Locke on Personal Identity

Part 8.2. Looks at John Locke's view of personal identity; how consciousness and 'personal... more

01 Dec 2010

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15:06

01 Dec 2010


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8.1 Introduction to Personal Identity

Part 8.1. Introduces the concept of personal identity, what is it to be a person, whether ... more

01 Dec 2010

08 MINS

08:54

01 Dec 2010


#36

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 view... more

01 Dec 2010

09 MINS

09:48

01 Dec 2010


#35

General Philosophy Lecture 7 (Slides)

PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 7.

01 Dec 2010

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#34

7.3 Hume on Liberty and Necessity

Part 7.3. Looks at Hume's views on liberty and its relationship to causal necessity; that ... more

01 Dec 2010

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10:05

01 Dec 2010


#33

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... more

01 Dec 2010

14 MINS

14:06

01 Dec 2010


#32

7.1 Free Will, Determinism and Choice

Part 7.1. Explores the problem of free will and the ideas of moral responsibility, determi... more

01 Dec 2010

18 MINS

18:48

01 Dec 2010


#31

6.4 Making Sense of Perception

Part 6.4. A brief overview of contemporary accounts of perception; including phenomenalism... more

30 Nov 2010

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16:37

30 Nov 2010


#30

General Philosophy Lecture 6 (Slides)

PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 6.

30 Nov 2010

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#29

6.3 Abstraction and Idealism

Part 6.3. Criticisms of the resemblance theory of perception and an introduction to ideali... more

30 Nov 2010

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10:18

30 Nov 2010


#28

6.2 Problems with Resemblance

Part 6.2. Explores Berkeley's and Locke's arguments concerning the resemblance of qualitie... more

30 Nov 2010

10 MINS

10:56

30 Nov 2010


#27

6.1 Introduction to Primary and Secondary Qualities

Part 6.1. Introduces the problem of perception (and the distinction between the world and ... more

30 Nov 2010

14 MINS

14:32

30 Nov 2010


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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 o... more

29 Nov 2010

12 MINS

12:33

29 Nov 2010


#25

General Philosophy Lecture 5 (Slides)

PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 5.

29 Nov 2010

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29 Nov 2010


#24

5.3 Gettier and Other Complications

Part 5.3. The difference between internalist and externalist accounts of knowledge; whethe... more

29 Nov 2010

14 MINS

14:48

29 Nov 2010


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5.2 The Traditional Analysis of Knowledge

Part 5.2. Explores the idea of conscious and unconscious knowledge (should a person know t... more

29 Nov 2010

16 MINS

16:38

29 Nov 2010


#22

5.1 Introduction to Knowledge

Part 5.1. Looks at the problem of knowledge; how can we know what we know, three types of ... more

29 Nov 2010

10 MINS

10:32

29 Nov 2010


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4.4 The Mind-Body Problem

Part 4.4. Looks at some of the modern responses to Cartesian Dualism including Gilbert Ryl... more

08 Apr 2010

18 MINS

18:27

08 Apr 2010