Nihilism & the Postmodern
[27:51] The 19th-century philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, “There can be no doubt that morality will gradual…
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Jonathan Haidt: Why Do We Disagree Politically?
[53:13] Politics can be divisive. There is an ‘us,’ and there is a ‘them.’ Author Jonathan H…
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Cross-Coursera Dishonesty Debate
[1:08:54] Watch the legendary moral philosopher Peter Singer, the distinguished psychologist Paul Bloom, and the ex…
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Jesse Prinz: Neurophilosophy of Morality – The Role of Emotions
[11:22] Culturalist and Neurophilosopher Jesse Prinz, Distinguished Professor at the City University of New York Gr…
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Walter Sinnott-Armstrong: Does Neuroscience Undermine Responsibility?
[1:28:43] Lecture hosted by the Murphy Institute at Tulane University. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong is Chauncey Stillm…
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“We’ve been all raised by television to believe that one day…….”
[1:01] Taken from the film Fight Club. “I see in the fight club the strongest and smartest men who’ve ever lived…
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Does Brain Difference Affect Legal and Moral Responsibility?
[1:27:46] Brains create behavior. Yet we hold people, not brains, morally and legally responsible for their actions. …
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Slavoj Žižek on Political Correctness: Why “Tolerance” Is Patronizing
[9:33] No offense, says Slavoj Žižek, but maybe we need to incorporate some “gently racist” icebreake…
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Susan Carnicero: How to Spot a Lie
[47:46] In this participatory session, you will learn how to tell when someone is lying. Really. As a former CIA Officer …
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The Real Moral Dilemma of Self-Driving Cars
[3:40] We talk about all the potentially challenging situations autonomous cars could get into but not about how human …
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