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From the eVideo
What is Philosophy? (2:34)
Why do People Resist Philosophy? (2:24)
What are Some Examples of Assumptions? (3:27)
Example of a Moral Philosophical Question (2:45)
Why are Philosophers Concerned With Language? (4:58)
What Kind of Questions Can Be Answered by Philosophy? (7:21)
What About Questions That Can't Be Answered? (7:27)
What is the Benefit of Answering Philosophical Questions? (4:01)
Is Marxism a Philosophy? (1:57)
Philosophy as an Examination of Models of Society (7:14)
From the eVideo
Marxism and Protests of the 1960s (5:32)
Marcuse and the New Left (3:28)
Re-Examining Marxist Principles (4:49)
Marcuse: Freud and Marx (4:31)
Marx and Capitalism (3:20)
Members of the Frankfurt School (2:42)
History: Progression and Regression (4:58)
Politics of Disillusionment and Aesthetics (4:58)
Marcuse and the Women's Movement (2:10)
Critique of the New Left (6:54)
From the eVideo
Introduction to Heidegger's Existentialism (1:28)
"Being and Time" (0:51)
Heidegger in Context (3:13)
Heidegger's Starting Point (2:29)
Philosophy's Task for Heidegger (1:35)
Describing Existence (1:59)
Reason for Describing Existence (1:11)
Ordinary and Extraordinary (1:13)
Thrownness (2:49)
Death and Meaning of Life (3:18)
Reality Structures Questions, Not Answers (2:35)
Anxiety (2:14)
Alienation (1:35)
Society and Alienation (1:12)
Moving Away from Philosophy (2:03)
Rootless Modern Life (1:37)
Heidegger and Technology (2:03)
Poetry Versus Technology (1:18)
Break from Modern Philosophy (1:01)
Dismissal of Heidegger (2:23)
Sartre's Existentialism (2:19)
Sartre's Doctrine of Liberty (2:36)
Contributions of Existentialism (2:03)
Credits: Heidegger and Modern Existentialism (0:31)
From the eVideo
Introduction: Ludwig Wittgenstein (4:35)
Wittgenstein's "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" (4:10)
Picture-Meanings of the "Tractatus" (5:41)
Doctrines of the Earlier Philosophy (3:50)
Aphoristic Structure of the "Tractatus" (5:10)
Summary of Doctrines in "Tractatus" (3:57)
Influence on Contemporaries (4:55)
Two Different Theories of Meaning (3:01)
Wittgenstein's Theory of Philosophy (3:48)
Analogy with Psychoanalysis (2:13)
Wittgenstein's Influence Outside Philosophy (1:49)
Evaluation of Wittgenstein (2:18)
The Genius of Wittgenstein (1:58)
Credits: The Two Philosophies of Wittgenstein (7307) (0:30)
From the eVideo
Modern Art and Positivist Philosophy (1:25)
Logical Positivist Movement (1:20)
Rejection of Metaphysics (1:30)
Figures in Positivist Movement (1:42)
Non-Original Ideas (1:40)
Science, Logic and Philosophy (1:25)
Positivism and the New Physics (2:01)
Positivism as Revolutionary (0:25)
Positivist Doctrines (2:28)
Problems with Verification Principle (3:18)
Positivism Summarized (1:11)
Positivism and Moral Judgments (1:37)
Role of Analysis (2:25)
Positivism and Focus on Language (2:11)
Whether Philosophy is About Word Games (2:58)
Positivism Shapes Thought (0:59)
Ayers and Positivism (2:04)
Cultural Influence of Positivism (3:15)
Flaws in Logical Positivism (2:22)
Legacy of Logical Positivism (1:56)
Credits: Logical Positivism and Its Legacy (0:32)
From the eVideo
Introduction: Linguistic Philosophers (2:08)
Two Foundational Books (1:16)
Contrast of Linguistic Philosophy and Logical Positivism (3:20)
Distinction Between Linguistic Philosophy and the Philosophy of Language (3:42)
Promises and Problems of Linguistic Philosophy (3:44)
Appeal of Linguistic Analysis (4:47)
Precise Use of Language (1:46)
Pros and Cons of Clarity (5:53)
Shortcomings of Linguistic Analysis (3:52)
Revolutionary Fervor (2:46)
Legacy of Past Philosophers (1:40)
Philosophical Foolery? (6:02)
Applications of Linguistic Philosophy (3:21)
Credits: The Spell of Linguistic Philosophy (7309) (0:28)
From the eVideo
Introduction: The Ideas of Quine (1:32)
Philosophy and Science (2:30)
Task of Philosophy (1:31)
Ontological and Predicative Questions (1:04)
Opposing Camps in Ontology (1:53)
Rejection of Dualism (2:52)
Why People are Dualists (3:08)
Mental Experience and Dualism Debate (1:43)
Rejecting Problem of Free Will (2:01)
Mind-Body Problem (5:15)
Summary of Quine Interview (1:29)
Abstract Objects (4:45)
Meaning and Necessity (4:10)
Quine's Ontology (2:55)
Quine's Predicative Beliefs (1:41)
Linguistic Approach to Philosophy (2:27)
Desirable Philosophical Projects (3:11)
Credits: The Ideas of Quine (0:29)
From the eVideo
Introduction: The Philosophy of Language (2:09)
Linguistic Philosophy Versus the Philosophy of Language (1:19)
Language and Human Experience (4:40)
Self-Awareness in the 20th Century (2:35)
Historical Questions About Language (1:20)
Three Historical Lines (2:39)
Summary of Historical Development (2:03)
Words or Things (4:59)
Words and Users (4:34)
J.L. Austin's General Theory of Speech Acts (4:28)
Language as Action and Intentionality (5:43)
Noam Chomsky (4:19)
John Searle Addresses the Future (3:14)
Credits: The Philosophy of Language (7312) (0:30)
From the eVideo
Chomsky: Language Acquisition (6:06)
Language Faculty in Humans (4:09)
Language: Modes of Investigation (3:53)
Genetic Pre-Programming and Creativity (7:06)
Nature and Substance of Theories (4:28)
Knowledge, Mental Faculties, and Music (5:26)
Games, Psychology, and Hume (5:49)
Chomsky and Liberalism (7:24)
From the eVideo
Mathematics, Science, and Philosophy (2:14)
Changes in Scientific Thought (4:40)
Contribution of the Mind to Truth (3:23)
Scientific Truth is Ever-Changing (4:06)
What is Scientific Truth? (4:57)
Science is Subjective (3:55)
Decline of the Scientific Method (3:44)
Scientists, Philosophers, & Criticism (4:45)
Computer Technology and Philosophy (3:06)
Philosophy of Science and Marxism (2:30)
Philosophy of Mathematics (3:15)
Growth in the Philosophy of Science (2:56)
From the eVideo
Death and Revival of Political Debate (3:26)
Breakdown of Consensus (1:28)
Economics, Law and Political Philosophy (1:50)
Rawls (1:32)
Veil of Ignorance (3:05)
Conclusions Behind Veil (1:47)
Rawls' Principle of Priority (1:00)
Dworkin Criticizes Rawls (1:36)
Dworkin on Liberalism (1:57)
Individual Versus Social Emphasis (1:55)
Rawls' Critics (3:10)
Nozick's Views (3:28)
Nozick's Historical Theory of Justice (1:41)
Nozick's Argument Against Egalitarianism (1:32)
Criticisms of Nozick (1:48)
Dworkin, Rawls and Nozick (2:53)
Need to Justify Rights (1:37)
Egalitarianism Grounds Utilitarianism (3:04)
Challenges for Liberalism (2:59)
Government Endorsement of Values (1:00)
Reintegrating Politics with Philosophy (1:13)
Credits: Philosophy and Politics (0:30)
From the eVideo
Iris Murdoch: Philosopher and Writer (4:22)
Iris Murdoch: What is Literature? (4:53)
Iris Murdoch: What is Philosophy? (6:05)
Philosophy and Literature: Truth (5:25)
Philosophical Ideas About Literature (3:07)
Philosophical Ideas in Literature (4:56)
Philosophy and Novels (3:27)
Philosophical and Literary Writing (2:47)
Art, Literature, and Morality (4:27)
Imagination, Art, and Abstract Art (4:17)
From the eVideo
Modern Western Philosophy (2:03)
Social Context of Philosophy (3:54)
Growth of Knowledge in the Natural Sciences (2:38)
Substitutes for Theism (2:49)
Marxism (2:45)
Relativism (3:01)
Dehumanization Effect (3:31)
Focus on Human Activities (3:00)
Existentialism (4:33)
Philosophy Preserving Humanity (0:02)
Ludwig Wittgenstein (4:44)
The Way Forward (5:16)
Opposing Views of Language (4:08)
Credits: Philosophy: The Social Context (7317) (0:25)
Author Notes
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Subjects
Subjects
Chomsky, Noam
Educational films
Existentialism
Heidegger, Martin
Heidegger, Martin, -- 1889-1976
History
Internet videos
Language and languages
Language and languages -- Philosophy
Law (Philosophical concept)
Linguistics
Literature
Literature -- Study and teaching
Logical positivism
Marcuse, Herbert
Marcuse, Herbert, -- 1898-1979
Philosophical theology
Philosophy
Philosophy -- History
Philosophy -- Study and teaching
Political science
Political science -- Philosophy
Political sociology
Quine, W. V
Quine, W. V. -- (Willard Van Orman)
Religions
Religious institutions
Study and teaching
Theology, Doctrinal
Videorecording
Weber, Max
Weber, Max, -- 1864-1920
Educational films
Existentialism
Heidegger, Martin
Heidegger, Martin, -- 1889-1976
History
Internet videos
Language and languages
Language and languages -- Philosophy
Law (Philosophical concept)
Linguistics
Literature
Literature -- Study and teaching
Logical positivism
Marcuse, Herbert
Marcuse, Herbert, -- 1898-1979
Philosophical theology
Philosophy
Philosophy -- History
Philosophy -- Study and teaching
Political science
Political science -- Philosophy
Political sociology
Quine, W. V
Quine, W. V. -- (Willard Van Orman)
Religions
Religious institutions
Study and teaching
Theology, Doctrinal
Videorecording
Weber, Max
Weber, Max, -- 1864-1920