Daniel Dennett: What is Belief?
[5:33] Everyone has beliefs—some are simple and basic (e.g., my name, age), others complex and controversial (e.g.…
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Crash Course Philosophy #2: How to Argue – Philosophical Reasoning
[9:42] Before we dive into the big questions of philosophy, you need to know how to argue properly. We’ll start with an …
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How the Question of Free Will Cuts Across Cultures—and Not
[2:43] Culturally speaking, Americans tend to believe in choice more than, say, Eastern cultures. But how do personal …
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PHILOSOPHY – Baruch Spinoza
[8:34] Spinoza tried to replace the bible with a scientifically-based ethical system. He succeeded in theory – but n…
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The Truth About PhD Creationists
[18:28] So this creationist named Oucher Owl kept polluting my comments section with ravings about how we’re near th…
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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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Am I an Atheist?
[5:10] This is a response video to some of the criticism I received after my appearance on the Rubin Report. We had a discu…
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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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