Exploring Philosophy - Audio
22 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 13 years ago - ★★★★ - 18 ratingsHave you ever considered what being conscious actually means? By choosing to live in a particular state are you consenting to be subject to all its laws? For some there’s an assumption that philosophy might not be relevant to modern life but Dr. Nigel Warburton, senior lecturer in Philosophy at The Open University argues that many of us today are faced with philosophical questions such as these as we live our lives in the twenty first century. In this collection we ask academics to discuss these questions in addition to other important philosophical issues and concepts such as the morality of abortions and the reconciling a world with evil and a good God.
This material forms part of The Open University course A222 Exploring philosophy.
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Episodes
Philosophy in the real world
June 13, 2011 21:48 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MBNigel Warburton applies philosophical questions to every day life.
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Thought experiments
June 13, 2011 21:47 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBThought experiments use hypothetical questions to create philosophical dilemmas.
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Personal identity
June 13, 2011 21:46 - 9 minutes - 9.08 MBNigel Warburton and Professor Anthony Grayling discuss what defines personal identity.
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Faith and Reason
June 13, 2011 21:45 - 13 minutes - 11.9 MBIs religious belief based on blind faith or evidence?
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The problem of evil
June 13, 2011 21:44 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBHow can a world created by an all powerfull all good God contain so much evil?
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Philosophers on abortion
June 13, 2011 21:43 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBA discussion about morality of abortion and the rights of the foetus and the mother.
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June 13, 2011 21:43 - 37.4 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A discussion about morality of abortion and the rights of the foetus and the mother.
The problem of consciousness
June 13, 2011 21:42 - 10 minutes - 9.49 MBWhat is consciousness? And what is the best way to understand self awareness.
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Two theories of political obligation
June 13, 2011 21:41 - 10 minutes - 9.7 MBA debate over wether citizens consent to political obligation by living within that state.
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Courage to refuse
June 13, 2011 21:40 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBCan citizens decide which laws to follow for moral reasons?
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June 13, 2011 21:40 - 26.4 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Can citizens decide which laws to follow for moral reasons?
Descartes, doubt and knowledge
June 13, 2011 21:39 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBA discussion about how Descartes used doubt as a means to clarifying his understanding of the world.
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June 13, 2011 21:39 - 27.2 KB application/pdfTranscript -- A discussion about how Descartes used doubt as a means to clarifying his understanding of the world.
Cartesian dualism
June 13, 2011 21:38 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBDualism suggests that human beings are made of two independent substances, the mind and the body.
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June 13, 2011 21:38 - 26.9 KB application/pdfTranscript -- Dualism suggests that human beings are made of two independent substances, the mind and the body.