Philosophy for Beginners podcast

Philosophy for Beginners

Philosophy has been studied for thousands of years. It involves the use of reason and argument to search for the truth about reality - about the nature of things, ethics, aesthetics, language, the mind, God and everything else. This series of five introductory lectures, aimed at students new to philosophy, presented by Marianne Talbot, Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, will test you on some famous thought experiments and introduce you to some central philosophical issues and to the thoughts of some key philosophers.

Philosophy has been studied for thousands of years. It involves the use of reason and argument to search for the truth about reality - about the nature of things, ethics, aesthetics, language, the mind, God and everything else. This series of five introductory lectures, aimed at students new to philosophy, presented by Marianne Talbot, Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, will test you on some famous thought experiments and introduce you to some central philosophical issues and to the thoughts of some key philosophers.

 

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Further reading and more... (Slides)

So you've finished this series of podcasts. Find out where to go from here...

16 Apr 2012

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16 Apr 2012


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Reading List (Slides)

Reading list for the Philosophy for Beginners series of podcasts.

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Philosophy of language and mind

Language and Mind: What is rationality? What is consciousness? How do we manage to express... more

09 Jan 2009

1 HR 27 MINS

1:27:55

09 Jan 2009


#4

Metaphysics and Epistemology

Metaphysics and Epistemology: what exists, what is its nature and how can we acquire knowl... more

09 Jan 2009

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:31

09 Jan 2009


#3

Ethics and politics

Moral and Political Philosophy: how should we live? What constitutes a just state?

09 Jan 2009

1 HR 32 MINS

1:32:41

09 Jan 2009


#2

The philosophical method - logic and argument

Logic and Argument: the joys of symbolic and philosophical logic.

09 Jan 2009

1 HR 34 MINS

1:34:29

09 Jan 2009


#1

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.

13 Nov 2008

1 HR 32 MINS

1:32:06

13 Nov 2008