Philosophy for Beginners

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Philosophy has been studied for thousands of years. It involves the use of reason and argument to search for the truth about reality - about the nature of things, ethics, aesthetics, language, the mind, God and everything else. This series of five introductory lectures, aimed at students new to phil…

Oxford University


    • Apr 16, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
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    Further reading and more... (Slides)

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    So you've finished this series of podcasts. Find out where to go from here...

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    Reading List (Slides)

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    Reading list for the Philosophy for Beginners series of podcasts.

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    Philosophy of language and mind

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    Language and Mind: What is rationality? What is consciousness? How do we manage to express our thoughts and experiences in language?

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    Metaphysics and Epistemology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2009 90:31


    Metaphysics and Epistemology: what exists, what is its nature and how can we acquire knowledge of it?

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    Ethics and politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2009 92:41


    Moral and Political Philosophy: how should we live? What constitutes a just state?

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    The philosophical method - logic and argument

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2009 94:29


    Logic and Argument: the joys of symbolic and philosophical logic.

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    A romp through the history of philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to the present day.

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    A romp through the history of philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to the present day.

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