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Watch videos of UA Philosophy faculty members talking about some of the most important ideas in major topics of historical and contemporary philosophy.

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    • Jun 2, 2011 LATEST EPISODE
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    Connie Rosati on Why We Should Care About Moral Philosophy Written Hundreds of Years Ago

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2011 1:46


    Dr. Rosati received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from Harvard Law School and is currently is Associate Professor of Philosophy. She previously taught at Rutgers, Northwestern, the University of Michigan, the University of California, Davis, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and the University of San Diego Law School. Over the years, she has taught a variety of courses in ethics, political philosophy, law, and the philosophy of law. Her research interests lie principally in the foundations of ethics and in jurisprudential questions about constitutional interpretation and the objectivity of law. Visit the University of Arizona Philosophy Department to learn more. philosophy.arizona.edu

    Connie Rosati on Free Speech

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2011 2:38


    Dr. Rosati received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from Harvard Law School and is currently is Associate Professor of Philosophy. She previously taught at Rutgers, Northwestern, the University of Michigan, the University of California, Davis, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and the University of San Diego Law School. Over the years, she has taught a variety of courses in ethics, political philosophy, law, and the philosophy of law. Her research interests lie principally in the foundations of ethics and in jurisprudential questions about constitutional interpretation and the objectivity of law. Visit the University of Arizona Philosophy Department to learn more. philosophy.arizona.edu

    Connie Rosati on Why It Is Practical to Study Moral Philosophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2011 1:34


    Dr. Rosati received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from Harvard Law School and is currently is Associate Professor of Philosophy. She previously taught at Rutgers, Northwestern, the University of Michigan, the University of California, Davis, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and the University of San Diego Law School. Over the years, she has taught a variety of courses in ethics, political philosophy, law, and the philosophy of law. Her research interests lie principally in the foundations of ethics and in jurisprudential questions about constitutional interpretation and the objectivity of law. Visit the University of Arizona Philosophy Department to learn more. philosophy.arizona.edu

    Connie Rosati on Why Study Moral Philosophy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2011 2:11


    Dr. Rosati received a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from Harvard Law School and is currently is Associate Professor of Philosophy. She previously taught at Rutgers, Northwestern, the University of Michigan, the University of California, Davis, the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and the University of San Diego Law School. Over the years, she has taught a variety of courses in ethics, political philosophy, law, and the philosophy of law. Her research interests lie principally in the foundations of ethics and in jurisprudential questions about constitutional interpretation and the objectivity of law. Visit the University of Arizona Philosophy Department to learn more. philosophy.arizona.edu

    Aristotle on Substance: What About a God?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 3:27


    J. Christopher Maloney (Ph.D., Indiana) is Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Department. His specialty is the philosophy of mind, including its intersection with the cognitive sciences. He is currently writing on naturalistic theories of mental content. He is a former fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

    Aristotle on Substance: Are There Any Sui Generis Substances?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 5:14


    J. Christopher Maloney (Ph.D., Indiana) is Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Department. His specialty is the philosophy of mind, including its intersection with the cognitive sciences. He is currently writing on naturalistic theories of mental content. He is a former fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities

    Aristotle on Substance: Sui Generis Substances

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 3:14


    J. Christopher Maloney (Ph.D., Indiana) is Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Department. His specialty is the philosophy of mind, including its intersection with the cognitive sciences. He is currently writing on naturalistic theories of mental content. He is a former fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

    Aristotle on Substance: Matter & Potentiality

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 12:20


    J. Christopher Maloney (Ph.D., Indiana) is Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Department. His specialty is the philosophy of mind, including its intersection with the cognitive sciences. He is currently writing on naturalistic theories of mental content. He is a former fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

    Aristotle on Substance: What's the Difference Between Matter & Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 1:37


    J. Christopher Maloney (Ph.D., Indiana) is Professor of Philosophy and Head of the Department. His specialty is the philosophy of mind, including its intersection with the cognitive sciences. He is currently writing on naturalistic theories of mental content. He is a former fellow of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

    The Problem of Free Will: Determinism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 5:18


    Uriah Kriegel is an Associate Professor of Philosophy. He works primarily in the philosophy of mind, but also dabbles in metaphysics, metaethics and congitive science.

    The Problem of Free Will: An Inconsistent Triad

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 2:12


    Uriah Kriegel is an Associate Professor of Philosophy. He works primarily in the philosophy of mind, but also dabbles in metaphysics, metaethics and congitive science.

    The Problem of Free Will: Arguments

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 2:37


    Uriah Kriegel is an Associate Professor of Philosophy. He works primarily in the philosophy of mind, but also dabbles in metaphysics, metaethics and congitive science.

    The Problem of Free Will: Does Determinism Undermine Our Freedoms?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 8:11


    Uriah Kriegel is an Associate Professor of Philosophy. He works primarily in the philosophy of mind, but also dabbles in metaphysics, metaethics and congitive science.

    The Problem of Free Will: Three Options

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 2:25


    Uriah Kriegel is an Associate Professor of Philosophy. He works primarily in the philosophy of mind, but also dabbles in metaphysics, metaethics and congitive science.

    The Problem of Free Will: Different Kinds of Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 5:11


    Uriah Kriegel is an Associate Professor of Philosophy. He works primarily in the philosophy of mind, but also dabbles in metaphysics, metaethics and congitive science.

    The Problem of Free Will: Are We Free?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 3:03


    Uriah Kriegel is an Associate Professor of Philosophy. He works primarily in the philosophy of mind, but also dabbles in metaphysics, metaethics and congitive science.

    Hume's Science of Human Nature

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2011 2:50


    David Owen (D.Phil., Oxford), Associate Professor of Philosophy, taught at Oxford and Columbia before coming to Arizona. He specializes in the history of early modern philosophy, especially Descartes, Locke and Hume, but also has broader philosophical interests, especially in metaphysics and problems of reasoning. He is currently working on theories of judgment in the 17th and 18th century.

    Hume's Relevance Today

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2011 1:45


    David Owen (D.Phil., Oxford), Associate Professor of Philosophy, taught at Oxford and Columbia before coming to Arizona. He specializes in the history of early modern philosophy, especially Descartes, Locke and Hume, but also has broader philosophical interests, especially in metaphysics and problems of reasoning. He is currently working on theories of judgment in the 17th and 18th century.

    Hume on Substance

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2011 1:04


    David Owen (D.Phil., Oxford), Associate Professor of Philosophy, taught at Oxford and Columbia before coming to Arizona. He specializes in the history of early modern philosophy, especially Descartes, Locke and Hume, but also has broader philosophical interests, especially in metaphysics and problems of reasoning. He is currently working on theories of judgment in the 17th and 18th century.

    Hume vs. His Contemporaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2011 1:34


    David Owen (D.Phil., Oxford), Associate Professor of Philosophy, taught at Oxford and Columbia before coming to Arizona. He specializes in the history of early modern philosophy, especially Descartes, Locke and Hume, but also has broader philosophical interests, especially in metaphysics and problems of reasoning. He is currently working on theories of judgment in the 17th and 18th century.

    Hume on Reasoning

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2011 2:39


    David Owen (D.Phil., Oxford), Associate Professor of Philosophy, taught at Oxford and Columbia before coming to Arizona. He specializes in the history of early modern philosophy, especially Descartes, Locke and Hume, but also has broader philosophical interests, especially in metaphysics and problems of reasoning. He is currently working on theories of judgment in the 17th and 18th century.

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