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From the eVideo
Influence of Greek Philosophers on Western Thought (1:54)
Plato: Greatest Philosopher (2:58)
Socrates in Plato's Dialogues (2:02)
Value of Socratic Method and Philosophy (2:24)
Plato's Early Dialogues: Doctrines of Socrates (3:38)
Plato's Early Dialogues: What Are His Views? (2:37)
Plato's Middle Dialogues: Positive Ideas (3:31)
Plato's Theory of Forms (5:48)
Plato's Middle-Period Dialogues: Literary Value (4:12)
Plato's Late-Period Dialogues (4:23)
Plato's Concept of Goodness and Beauty (1:36)
Plato's Dialogues: "Republic" and "Timaeus" (3:08)
Plato: Nature of Knowledge (2:38)
Influence of Plato's Philosophy (2:27)
From the eVideo
Prelude: Introduction to Aristotle (3:17)
Aristotle's Philosophy: Search for Basic Beliefs (1:47)
Aristotle's Philosophy of Experiences (2:42)
Aristotle: Search for Structure of Explanations (3:22)
Metaphysics: Philosophical Meaning (1:46)
Philosophy: Substance, Change, and Identity (2:53)
Aristotle: Properties of a Subject (3:41)
Aristotle: True Identity of Subject (2:29)
Aristotle: Matter and Things (1:47)
Aristotle: What is Form? (2:19)
Aristotle's Philosophy of Nature and Four Causes (4:34)
Aristotle: Teleological Explanations (3:25)
Aristotle's Influence on Contemporary Thought (2:07)
Aristotle's Writings on Ethics (2:42)
Aristotle: Human Vulnerabilities (2:14)
Critical Evaluation of Aristotle's Philosophy (2:12)
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Historical Overview of Philosophy (1:49)
Great Medieval Philosophers: Augustine and Aquinas (1:52)
Differences Between Augustine and Aquinas (2:23)
Middle Ages: Important Contributions to Philosophy (3:43)
Middle Ages Philosophers: Mostly British? (2:34)
Ancient Philosophy and Christian Religion (3:13)
History of Logic (2:40)
Similarities Between Medieval and Modern Philosophers (1:55)
Theology and Philosophy (5:15)
Philosophical Argument: Existence of God (3:46)
Parallels Between Modern and Medieval Philosophy (3:46)
Philosophy and Theory of the Just War (2:50)
St. Thomas Aquinas and the Catholic Church (1:24)
Philosophical Concept of Free Will (3:03)
Recommended Reading of Medieval Philosophers (2:41)
From the eVideo
Creative Contributions of Rene Descartes (2:50)
Knowledge, Truth, and Skepticism (2:27)
Foundation of Scientific Knowledge (2:26)
Truth, Certainty, and Skepticism (2:51)
How Descartes Used Doubt (3:11)
Propositions for Validating Methods of Inquiry (2:48)
Descartes' Thoughts on Existence (3:10)
Descartes' Concept of God (3:31)
Proof of God's Existence (1:40)
Scientific View of the External World (4:44)
Importance of Reflection on Knowing Properties of the World (2:54)
Descartes the Rationalist and the Experimenter (2:48)
Mind and Body Dichotomy (2:44)
Descartes and Western Philosophy (4:54)
From the eVideo
Empiricism vs. Rationalism (1:06)
Basis for Spinoza's and Leibniz's Beliefs (3:23)
Philosophy and Reality of the World (3:06)
Spinoza's Vision of the World (5:58)
Spinoza's Philosophy of Mind and Matter (2:56)
Spinoza's Philosophy on Free Will (3:22)
Spinoza and Religion (3:46)
Leibniz's Philosophy on Monards and Truth (8:37)
Leibniz on Mind, Matter, and Free Will (6:04)
Spinoza's and Leibniz's Contributions (5:08)
From the eVideo
Locke's Influence (1:30)
Locke's and Berkeley's Backgrounds (2:34)
Question of Locke's Originality (2:05)
Descartes Versus Locke on Senses (1:50)
Limits of Knowledge (2:18)
Locke's Belief in External Objects (3:03)
Implications of Empiricism (2:38)
Locke and Newton (1:38)
Locke on Mathematical Science (1:10)
Primary and Secondary Qualities (2:05)
Language (0:31)
Locke on Dualism (1:57)
Locke on Classification (3:33)
Personal Identity (2:39)
Locke's Political Philosophy (1:59)
Importance of Locke's Epistemology (2:06)
Berkeley's Beliefs (1:18)
Berkeley's Arguments (1:37)
Berkeley and Scientific Order (2:22)
God as Source of Experience (2:10)
Berkeley and Modern Science (1:59)
Credits: Locke and Berkeley (0:47)
From the eVideo
Summary of Hume's Life and Career (3:06)
Hume on Causality (3:44)
Problem of Causality (2:05)
Hume on the Self (2:43)
Science and Moral Philosophy (1:37)
Theory of Meaning (2:01)
Hume's Fork (0:58)
Limits to Skepticism (1:22)
Skepticism of Reason (1:49)
Human Focus (1:25)
Connection Between Philosophy and Other Writings (2:31)
Hume on Human Nature (1:52)
Basis of Constant Human Nature (1:34)
Hume's Modernity (0:54)
Problem of Induction (3:09)
Scientific "Laws" as Hypothetical (0:35)
Philosophy in Hume's Wake (1:09)
Hume's Character (1:40)
Influence of Hume's Style (0:55)
What Views are Reasonable (1:20)
Hume and Imagination (2:26)
Hume and Kant (2:15)
Credits: Hume (0:46)
From the eVideo
Immanuel Kant: Biography and Conflict (6:12)
Kant: Logic and Experience (6:39)
Kant: Reality and Appearances (4:34)
Kant: Form of Experience (5:53)
Kant: Morality and Free Will (5:59)
Kant: Ethics and Rationality (5:35)
Comprehending Kant (7:47)
From the eVideo
Careers of Hegel and Marx (2:19)
Relationship of Marx to Philosophy (0:36)
Understanding Hegel (0:41)
Hegel and History (1:31)
Example of Dialectical Process (2:15)
Dialectical Process and Goal (1:56)
Geist (1:30)
Hegelianism Compared to Religion (1:53)
Whether Hegel's Philosophy is Religious (1:03)
Hegel's Idea of Alienation (2:10)
Goal of Dialectical Process (2:04)
Freedom and Self-Knowledge (2:07)
Dangers of Abstract Reason (2:28)
Different Concepts of Freedom (3:36)
Hegel's Logic (1:37)
Connection Between Hegel's Concepts (1:33)
Hegel's Obscurity (1:34)
Reason for Hegel's Influence (0:58)
Right vs. Left Hegelians (1:59)
Marx and Hegel Compared (2:34)
Marx's Contribution (1:38)
Positive Contributions of Hegel (1:33)
Ideas and Twentieth Century Totalitarianism (1:35)
Faulty Concept of Human Nature (1:40)
Credits: Hegel and Marx (0:49)
From the eVideo
Schopenhauer Revival (1:25)
Schopenhauer's Works (1:30)
Schopenhauer's Distinguishing Characteristics (1:42)
Underlying Reality (1:57)
Schopenhauer and Kant (1:37)
Underlying Reality as One (3:28)
Direct Knowledge of Self (2:26)
Nature of Self Knowledge (2:15)
Human Will and Noumenal World (1:46)
Energy (1:56)
Will in Schopenhauer (3:34)
Schopenhauer's Pessimism (3:12)
Art as Path to Knowledge (1:57)
Schopenhauer's Ethics (1:28)
Fact, Value and Schopenhauer (2:30)
Fact and Value (1:38)
Denial of the Will (3:00)
Schopenhauer's Influence (0:51)
Schopenhauer's Influence on Nietzsche (2:06)
Schopenhauer's Influence on Wittgenstein (3:04)
Credits: Schopenhauer (0:46)
From the eVideo
Prelude: Overview of Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (3:52)
Nietzsche's Philosophical Premise (1:37)
Nietzsche's Criticism of Christian Values (1:40)
Nietzsche's Criticism of Secular Morality and the "Common Herd" (1:24)
Nietzsche's Criticism of Traditions of Ancient Greece (3:17)
Nietzsche's Psychological Analysis of Values (1:46)
Nietzsche: Access to Knowledge (2:29)
Nietzsche: Individual vs. Social Values (3:23)
Nietzsche's Treatment of Truth (2:40)
Nietzsche: Doctrine of Historical Repetition (1:52)
Nietzsche: The Will to Power (1:46)
Nietzsche: "Superman" Concept (2:47)
Nietzsche: Notion of Eternal Recurrence (2:45)
Nietzsche's Style: Use of Metaphors (2:40)
Nietzsche's Philosophy of the Aesthetic Appreciation of Life (2:55)
Influence of Nietzsche on Writers (3:23)
Nietzsche's Association With Fascism (2:35)
From the eVideo
Edmund Husserl: Philosophical Approach (2:15)
Martin Heidegger: Fountainhead of Modern Existentialism (1:31)
Philosophical Concept of Intentionality (3:11)
Heidegger's Reaction Against Husserl (3:06)
Cartesian Philosophy and Heidegger's Revolt (3:10)
Heidegger's Notion of Science and Being (2:18)
Heidegger's View of Human Beings (3:50)
Heidegger on Human Activity and Temporality (4:01)
Heidegger: Humans With Other Humans (2:13)
Heidegger's Notion of Anxiety (2:52)
Heidegger on Authenticity (2:38)
Why Philosophy Is Difficult to Understand (2:02)
Early Heidegger vs. Later Heidegger (2:34)
Heidegger on 20th-Century Nihilism (2:21)
Heidegger's "Obsession" With Language (1:11)
Existentialist Philosophers: Sartre and Merleau-Ponty (3:04)
Philosophical Tradition Today (3:08)
From the eVideo
Introduction: C. S. Peirce, William James, and John Dewey (2:59)
C.S. Peirce (8:18)
Fallibilism (4:11)
William James (2:47)
William James's Book "Pragmatism" (4:52)
Praise for William James and C.S. Peirce (2:45)
John Dewey (3:48)
Warranted Beliefs (4:22)
Dewey's Theory of Knowledge (3:26)
Dewey's Theory of Education (3:18)
Credits: The American Pragmatists: C. S. Peirce, William James, and John Dewey (7291) (0:49)
From the eVideo
Introduction: Frege and Russell (1:18)
Backgrounds of Frege and Russell (2:12)
Frege's Goal (0:55)
Frege's Approach (1:49)
Logic as Objective (1:51)
Sense and Reference (3:13)
Philosophy Moves Toward Logic (1:08)
Dummett Exaggerates on Frege (1:27)
Russell Finds Contradiction in Frege (2:32)
Frege Ignored (1:25)
Revival of Logic (1:45)
Russell Moves to Philosophy (3:26)
Russell's Interest in Justification (1:28)
Russell's Empiricism (3:22)
Justification, Metaphysics and Science (2:17)
Russell's Influence (1:56)
Russell and Analytic Philosophy (1:29)
Russell's Influence on Ayer (2:19)
Russell's Status Post-WWII (2:53)
Frege Revival (2:30)
Russell's Value (0:50)
Credits: Frege, Russell, and Modern Logic (0:45)
From the eVideo
Introduction: Ludwig Wittgenstein (1:52)
The "Tractatus" and "Philosophical Investigations" (1:38)
Picture Theory of Meaning (5:26)
Tool Use of Meaning (4:30)
Family Resemblance of Word Meaning (2:19)
The Language Game (3:25)
Impacts on the Conceptual Structure of Language (1:22)
Religious Language (3:25)
Private Language Controversy (4:15)
Social Context of Language Use (1:12)
Structure of Wittgenstein's Books (2:58)
Influence Outside Philosophy (1:49)
Philosopher Searle's Evaluation of Wittgenstein (4:16)
Unique Anti-Cartesian Theory (1:54)
Biological and Social Conditioning (2:11)
Credits: Wittgenstein (7293) (0:45)
Author Notes
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Subjects
Subjects
Analysis (Philosophy)
Aristotle
Berkeley, George
Berkeley, George, -- 1685-1753
British literature
British literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700
Classical literature
Descartes, René
Descartes, René, -- 1596-1650
Educational films
Enlightenment
Free will and determinism
Frege, Gottlob
Frege, Gottlob, -- 1848-1925
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, -- 1770-1831
History
Hume, David
Hume, David, -- 1711-1776
Internet videos
Kant, Immanuel
Kant, Immanuel, -- 1724-1804
Language and languages
Language and languages -- Philosophy
Literature
Literature, Medieval
Literature, modern
Literature -- 16th century
Literature -- 17th century
Literature -- 18th century
Literature -- 19th century
Literature -- 20th century
Literature and society
Locke, John
Locke, John, -- 1632-1704
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
Marx, Karl
Marx, Karl, -- 1818-1883
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, -- 1844-1900
Peirce, Charles S
Peirce, Charles S. -- (Charles Sanders), -- 1839-1914
Philosophy
Philosophy, Medieval
Philosophy -- History
Plato
Pragmatism
Rationalism
Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970
Schopenhauer, Arthur
Schopenhauer, Arthur, -- 1788-1860
Thomas
Thomas, -- Aquinas, Saint, -- 1225?-1274
Videorecording
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, -- 1889-1951
Aristotle
Berkeley, George
Berkeley, George, -- 1685-1753
British literature
British literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700
Classical literature
Descartes, René
Descartes, René, -- 1596-1650
Educational films
Enlightenment
Free will and determinism
Frege, Gottlob
Frege, Gottlob, -- 1848-1925
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich
Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, -- 1770-1831
History
Hume, David
Hume, David, -- 1711-1776
Internet videos
Kant, Immanuel
Kant, Immanuel, -- 1724-1804
Language and languages
Language and languages -- Philosophy
Literature
Literature, Medieval
Literature, modern
Literature -- 16th century
Literature -- 17th century
Literature -- 18th century
Literature -- 19th century
Literature -- 20th century
Literature and society
Locke, John
Locke, John, -- 1632-1704
Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
Marx, Karl
Marx, Karl, -- 1818-1883
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, -- 1844-1900
Peirce, Charles S
Peirce, Charles S. -- (Charles Sanders), -- 1839-1914
Philosophy
Philosophy, Medieval
Philosophy -- History
Plato
Pragmatism
Rationalism
Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970
Schopenhauer, Arthur
Schopenhauer, Arthur, -- 1788-1860
Thomas
Thomas, -- Aquinas, Saint, -- 1225?-1274
Videorecording
Wittgenstein, Ludwig
Wittgenstein, Ludwig, -- 1889-1951