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General Philosophy

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General Philosophy
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  • General Philosophy

    8.4 Persons, Humans and Brains

    01/12/2010 | 10 mins.
    Part 8.4. The final part of this series. Explores the distinction between mind and body and whether this makes a difference to the idea of personal identity.
  • General Philosophy

    8.3 Problems for Locke's View of Personal Identity

    01/12/2010 | 9 mins.
    Part 8.3. Criticisms of Locke's view of personal identity; if personal identity is dependent on memory then how does forgetting personal history and the concept of false memory change Locke's view of personal identity.
  • General Philosophy

    8.2 John Locke on Personal Identity

    01/12/2010 | 15 mins.
    Part 8.2. Looks at John Locke's view of personal identity; how consciousness and 'personal history' distinguish personal identity and the idea of memory as crucial for personal identity.
  • General Philosophy

    8.1 Introduction to Personal Identity

    01/12/2010 | 8 mins.
    Part 8.1. Introduces the concept of personal identity, what is it to be a person, whether someone is the same person over time and Leibniz's law of sameness.
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    7.4 Making Sense of Free Will and Moral Responsibility

    01/12/2010 | 9 mins.
    Part 7.4. A brief explanation of Hume's argument for sentimentalism and Robert Kane's views on free will and determinism.
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About 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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