Crash Course Philosophy #3: How to Argue – Induction & Abduction
[10:17] We continue our look at philosophical reasoning by introducing two more types: induction and abduction. Hank …
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Julian Baggini: Is there a real you?
[12:02] What makes you, you? Is it how you think of yourself, how others think of you, or something else entirely? In this …
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Crash Course Philosophy #4: Leonardo DiCaprio & The Nature of Reality
[9:02] Today Hank gains insight from that most philosophical of figures…Leonardo DiCaprio. In this episode, w…
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Crash Course Philosophy #5: Cartesian Skepticism – Neo, Meet Rene
[10:00] This week Hank introduces skepticism, exploring everything from the nature of reality through the eyes of a 17…
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Crash Course Philosophy #6: Locke, Berkeley, & Empiricism
[9:51] This week we answer skeptics like Descartes with empiricism. Hank explains John Locke’s primary and seconda…
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Crash Course Philosophy #7: The Meaning of Knowledge
[10:11] On today’s episode…CATS. Also: Hank talks about some philosophy stuff, like a few of the key concepts …
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Crash Course Philosophy #8: Karl Popper, Science, and Pseudoscience
[8:56] The early 1900s was an amazing time for Western science, as Albert Einstein was developing his theories of relat…
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Crash Course Philosophy #9: Anselm and the Argument for God
[9:13] Today we are introducing a new area of philosophy – philosophy of religion. We are starting this unit off with A…
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Crash Course Philosophy #10: Aquinas and the Cosmological Arguments
[10:25] Our unit on the philosophy of religion and the existence of god continues with Thomas Aquinas. Today, we consid…
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Leonard Mlodinow: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behaviour:
[18:43] Leonard Mlodinow engages the audience with a fascinating talk about how our own mind can be fooled by our own min…
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