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Exploring Philosophy - Audio

Exploring Philosophy - Audio

The Open University

Have you ever considered what being conscious actually means? By choosing to live in a particular state are you consenting to be subject to all its laws? For some there’s an assumption that philosophy might not be relevant to modern life but Dr. Nigel Warburton, senior lecturer in Philosophy at The Open University argues that many of us today are faced with philosophical questions such as these as we live our lives in the twenty first century. In this collection we ask academics to discuss these questions in addition to other important philosophical issues and concepts such as the morality of abortions and the reconciling a world with evil and a good God. This material forms part of The Open University course A222 Exploring philosophy.
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Exploring Philosophy - Audio - Transcript -- Philosophers on abortion

Transcript -- Philosophers on abortion

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06/13/11 • -1 min

Transcript -- A discussion about morality of abortion and the rights of the foetus and the mother.
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Exploring Philosophy - Audio - Transcript -- Courage to refuse

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Transcript -- Can citizens decide which laws to follow for moral reasons?
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Exploring Philosophy - Audio - Two theories of political obligation

Two theories of political obligation

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06/13/11 • 10 min

A debate over wether citizens consent to political obligation by living within that state.
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Exploring Philosophy - Audio - Faith and Reason

Faith and Reason

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06/13/11 • 13 min

Is religious belief based on blind faith or evidence?
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Exploring Philosophy - Audio - Cartesian dualism

Cartesian dualism

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Dualism suggests that human beings are made of two independent substances, the mind and the body.
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Exploring Philosophy - Audio - Transcript -- Philosophy in the real world

Transcript -- Philosophy in the real world

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06/13/11 • -1 min

Transcript -- Nigel Warburton applies philosophical questions to every day life.
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Transcript -- A debate over wether citizens consent to political obligation by living within that state.
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Exploring Philosophy - Audio - Transcript -- Descartes, doubt and knowledge
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Transcript -- A discussion about how Descartes used doubt as a means to clarifying his understanding of the world.
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Exploring Philosophy - Audio - Transcript -- The problem of evil

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Transcript -- How can a world created by an all powerfull all good God contain so much evil?
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Exploring Philosophy - Audio - Transcript -- The problem of consciousness

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Transcript -- What is consciousness? And what is the best way to understand self awareness.
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How many episodes does Exploring Philosophy - Audio have?

Exploring Philosophy - Audio currently has 22 episodes available.

What topics does Exploring Philosophy - Audio cover?

The podcast is about Mind, Society & Culture, God, Courses, Podcasts, Education, Religion, Philosophy and Thinking.

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The episode title 'Transcript -- Philosophy in the real world' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Exploring Philosophy - Audio is 12 minutes.

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The first episode of Exploring Philosophy - Audio was released on Jun 13, 2011.

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