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Metaethics: Crash Course Philosophy #32

2016

We begin our unit on ethics with a look at metaethics. Hank explains three forms of moral realism—moral absolutism, and cultural relativism, including the difference between descriptive and normative cultural relativism—and moral subjectivism, which is a form of moral antirealism. See more...

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What Are the Most Important Moral Problems of Our Time? | Will MacAskill

Of all the problems facing humanity, which should we focus on solving first? In a compelling talk about how to make the world better, moral philosopher Will MacAskill provides a framework for answering this question based on the philosophy of “effective altruism”—and shares ideas for taking on...

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2018
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Arguments Against Personal Identity: Crash Course Philosophy #20

How can Daenerys Targaryen help us understand personal identity? Find out as Hank continues our exploration of personal identity, learning about Hume’s bundle theory and Parfit’s theory of survival through psychological connectedness.

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2016
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Art of Healing with Dr Bernie Siegel

Dr. Bernie Siegel speaks on the Art of Healing in Simsbury CT.

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Bernie S. Siegel
2014
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The Righteous Mind | Jonathan Haidt | Talks at Google

In his new book, “The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion,” Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of morality and its basis in politics and religion.

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Jonathan Haidt
2012
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Jonathan Haidt: The Moral Roots of Liberals and Conservatives

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the five moral values that form the basis of our political choices, whether we're left, right or center. In this eye-opening talk, he pinpoints the moral values that liberals and conservatives tend to honor most.

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Jonathan Haidt
2008
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The Living Philosophy of Simone Weil

Albert Camus called the philosopher Simone Weil “the only great spirit of our times.” T.S. Eliot said she was the greatest saint of the 20th century. Charles de Gaulle said she was insane.

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Simone Weil
2021
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Why Study Simone Weil with Philip Goodchild

Prof. Philip Goodchild introduces the thought of Simone Weil (1909-1943) who has been described as a philosopher, a religious thinker, a mystic, and linked with any number of philosophers from Plato to Marx.

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Simone Weil
2016
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David Reilly: Human Healing Unlocked—Transforming Suffering into Wellbeing

From germinating 30,000 year old seeds to the effects of Type II diabetes on the National Health Service, Dr David Reilly MD’s fast paced talk on how to unlock the potential of human healing is both fascinating and touching.

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2017
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Personal Identity: Crash Course Philosophy #19

Today Hank is building on last week’s exploration of identity to focus on personal identity. Does it in reside in your body? Is it in the collective memories of your consciousness? There are, of course, strengths and weaknesses to both of these ideas, and that’s what we’re talking about today.

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2016
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Bertrand Russell: Message to Future Generations

In 1959, Bertrand Russell, the Nobel Prize-winning philosopher, mathematician and peace activist was just short of his 87th birthday, when he gave wide-ranging interviews to the BBC and the CBC.

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Bertrand Russell
2012
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