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A Recast of ‘General Philosophy’

A series of lectures delivered by Peter Millican to first-year philosophy students at the University of Oxford. The lectures comprise of the 8-week General Philosophy course, delivered to first year undergraduates. These lectures aim to provide a thorough introduction to many philosophical topics and to get students and others interested in thinking about key areas of philosophy. Taking a chronological view of the history of philosophy, each lecture is split into 3 or 4 sections which outline a particular philosophical problem and how different philosophers have attempted to resolve the issue. Individuals interested in the 'big' questions about life such as how we perceive the world, who we are in the world and whether we are free to act will find this series informative, comprehensive and accessible.

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Recastable Episodes (41)

1. 1.1 An Introduction to General Philosophy Feb. 19, 2010
2. 1.2 The Background of Early Modern Philosophy Feb. 19, 2010
3. 1.3 Science from Aristotle to Galileo Feb. 19, 2010
4. 1.4 From Galileo to Descartes Feb. 19, 2010
5. General Philosophy Lecture 1 (Slides) Feb. 19, 2010
6. 2.1 Recap of General Philosophy Lecture 1 March 16, 2010
7. 2.2 Thomas Hobbes: The Monster of Malmesbury March 16, 2010
8. 2.3 Robert Boyle and Isaac Newton March 16, 2010
9. 2.4 John Locke March 16, 2010
10. 2.5 Nicolas Malebranche and George Berkeley March 16, 2010
11. 2.6 David Hume March 16, 2010
12. 2.7 Overview: Kant and Modern Science April 8, 2010
13. General Philosophy Lecture 2 (Slides) April 8, 2010
14. 3.1 Hume's Argument Concerning Induction April 8, 2010
15. 3.2 Responses to Hume's Famous Argument April 8, 2010
16. General Philosophy Lecture 3 (Slides) April 8, 2010
17. 4.1 Scepticism about the External World April 8, 2010
18. 4.2 Possible Answers to External World Scepticism April 8, 2010
19. 4.3 Cartesian Dualism April 8, 2010
20. General Philosophy Lecture 4 (Slides) April 8, 2010
21. 4.4 The Mind-Body Problem April 8, 2010
22. 5.1 Introduction to Knowledge Nov. 29, 2010
23. 5.2 The Traditional Analysis of Knowledge Nov. 29, 2010
24. 5.3 Gettier and Other Complications Nov. 29, 2010
25. 5.4 Scepticism, Externalism and the Ethics of Belief Nov. 29, 2010
26. General Philosophy Lecture 5 (Slides) Nov. 29, 2010
27. 6.1 Introduction to Primary and Secondary Qualities Nov. 30, 2010
28. 6.2 Problems with Resemblance Nov. 30, 2010
29. 6.3 Abstraction and Idealism Nov. 30, 2010
30. General Philosophy Lecture 6 (Slides) Nov. 30, 2010
31. 6.4 Making Sense of Perception Nov. 30, 2010
32. 7.1 Free Will, Determinism and Choice Dec. 1, 2010
33. 7.2 Different Concepts of Freedom Dec. 1, 2010
34. 7.3 Hume on Liberty and Necessity Dec. 1, 2010
35. 7.4 Making Sense of Free Will and Moral Responsibility Dec. 1, 2010
36. General Philosophy Lecture 7 (Slides) Dec. 1, 2010
37. 8.1 Introduction to Personal Identity Dec. 1, 2010
38. 8.2 John Locke on Personal Identity Dec. 1, 2010
39. 8.3 Problems for Locke's View of Personal Identity Dec. 1, 2010
40. General Philosophy Lecture 8 (Slides) Dec. 1, 2010
41. 8.4 Persons, Humans and Brains Dec. 1, 2010