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True Enough
A talk given by Catherine Elgin on her book "True Enough", the development of an epistemology that explains how science and art embody and convey und…
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Nationhood - Kwame Anthony Appiah (2016)
Audio recording of a 2016 lecture by the philosopher and cultural theorist Kwame Anthony Appiah as part of his Reith Lectures on Mistaken Identities.…
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Kant's Moral Philosophy
A few introductory clips on Kant's ethics and his famous principle of the categorical imperative. Among some of the featured speakers include James R…
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Walter Kaufmann on Oedipus and the Death of Tragedy (1974)
Audio recording of professor Walter Kaufmann discussing Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and some of its philosophical aspects, as well as the death of tragedy…
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Jerry Fodor Interview on Philosophy of Mind
Audio recording of an interview with the philosopher and cognitive scientist Jerry Fodor from a few years back. Fodor discusses various approaches an…
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Romanticism, Politics, and Ethics - Isaiah Berlin (1963)
Audio recording of Isaiah Berlin delivering the 1963 Alexander S. Keller lecture on romanticism, politics, and ethics at the University of Hartford. …
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Russell-Copleston Debate on God's Existence (1948)
Bertrand Russell and Frederick Copleston debate the existence of God in this famous radio debate from 1948. Copleston here presents the argument from…
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The Legacy of John Rawls
The legacy of the political philosopher John Rawls is discussed by Michael Sandel (Harvard University), Steve Macedo (Princeton University), and Anth…
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Hume on the Argument from Design
Michael Levine discusses David Hume on the teleological argument or the argument from design with Alan Saunders in this clip from an episode of the P…
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Karl Popper on Definitions (1974)
A version of an upload from the previous channel. It comes from a 1974 interview with Popper. The translation is my own. For more Popper: https://www…
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