General Philosophy
Oxford University
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.
Categories: Education
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Part 1.1. Outlines the General Philosophy course, the various topics that will be discussed, and also, more importantly, the philosophical method that this course introduces to students. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
Previous episodes
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66 - 1.1 An Introduction to General PhilosophyFri, 19 Feb 2010
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65 - 1.2 The Background of Early Modern PhilosophyFri, 19 Feb 2010
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64 - 1.3 Science from Aristotle to GalileoFri, 19 Feb 2010
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63 - 1.4 From Galileo to DescartesFri, 19 Feb 2010
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62 - 2.1 Recap of General Philosophy Lecture 1Tue, 16 Mar 2010
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61 - 2.2 Thomas Hobbes: The Monster of MalmesburyTue, 16 Mar 2010
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60 - 2.3 Robert Boyle and Isaac NewtonTue, 16 Mar 2010
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59 - 2.4 John LockeTue, 16 Mar 2010
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58 - 2.5 Nicolas Malebranche and George BerkeleyTue, 16 Mar 2010
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57 - 2.6 David HumeTue, 16 Mar 2010
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56 - 2.7 Overview: Kant and Modern ScienceThu, 08 Apr 2010
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55 - 3.1 Hume's Argument Concerning InductionThu, 08 Apr 2010
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54 - 3.2 Responses to Hume's Famous ArgumentThu, 08 Apr 2010
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53 - 4.1 Scepticism about the External WorldThu, 08 Apr 2010
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52 - 4.2 Possible Answers to External World ScepticismThu, 08 Apr 2010
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51 - 4.3 Cartesian DualismThu, 08 Apr 2010
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50 - 4.4 The Mind-Body ProblemThu, 08 Apr 2010
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49 - 5.1 Introduction to KnowledgeMon, 29 Nov 2010
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48 - 5.2 The Traditional Analysis of KnowledgeMon, 29 Nov 2010
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47 - 5.3 Gettier and Other ComplicationsMon, 29 Nov 2010
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46 - 5.4 Scepticism, Externalism and the Ethics of BeliefMon, 29 Nov 2010
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45 - 6.1 Introduction to Primary and Secondary QualitiesTue, 30 Nov 2010
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44 - 6.2 Problems with ResemblanceTue, 30 Nov 2010
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43 - 6.3 Abstraction and IdealismTue, 30 Nov 2010
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42 - 6.4 Making Sense of PerceptionTue, 30 Nov 2010
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41 - 7.1 Free Will, Determinism and ChoiceWed, 01 Dec 2010
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40 - 7.2 Different Concepts of FreedomWed, 01 Dec 2010
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39 - 7.3 Hume on Liberty and NecessityWed, 01 Dec 2010
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38 - 7.4 Making Sense of Free Will and Moral ResponsibilityWed, 01 Dec 2010
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37 - 8.1 Introduction to Personal IdentityWed, 01 Dec 2010
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36 - 8.2 John Locke on Personal IdentityWed, 01 Dec 2010
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35 - 8.3 Problems for Locke's View of Personal IdentityWed, 01 Dec 2010
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34 - 8.4 Persons, Humans and BrainsWed, 01 Dec 2010
