A depiction of the last days of Socrates - an event which marks the historical emergence of Western philosophy.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 - August 25, 1900) was a German philosopher. His writing included critiques of religion, morality, contemporary culture, philosophy, and science, using a distinctive... continue reading

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Bryan Magee talks to A.J. Ayer about Gottlob Frege and Bertrand Russell; specifically about their published works and their impact on philosophy itself. A. J. Ayer discusses how the theories of Gottlob... continue reading

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British philosopher, logician, essayist, and social critic, best known for his work in mathematical logic and analytic philosophy. His most influential contributions include his defense of logicism (the... continue reading

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"The dialogues of Plato are analyzed in this program by Cambridge philosophy professor Miles Burnyeat. Seeing Plato's ideas initially as extensions of those of his teacher, Socrates, Burnyeat explains... continue reading

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"Bryan Magee talks with Anthony Quinton about the two incommensurable views of Wittgenstein: his logical view of language and his somewhat pragmatic view of language." _________________________________________________... continue reading

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"Vehement repudiation of Christian and liberal ethics; the celebration of the "superman"; the death of God; and a life-affirming "will to power" are some of the philosophical legacies of Friedrich Nietzsche.... continue reading

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"John Passmore of the National Australian University discusses causality as the cornerstone of Hume's philosophy. Also discussed are three of Hume's basic philosophical views:anything that is not a fact,... continue reading

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While Jean Paul Sartre and Albert Camus get most of the credit for existentialism, the real intellectual powerhouses behind the movement were Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. This video features a... continue reading

The ideas of rationalist philosophers Baruch Spinoza and Gottfried Leibniz are examined in this program. Spinoza favors a pantheistic God who has matter and mind as two attributes, and who is the ultimate... continue reading

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This program examines the ideas of the medieval philosophic theologians, particularly St. Thomas Aquinas. Oxford medieval philosopher Anthony Kenny discusses Aristotelian logic as the basis of Aquinas'... continue reading

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"What is it about human beings that enables them to make these noises that have such remarkable consequences; among them, the consequence that they do relate to reality?" John Searle discusses the history... continue reading

posted by mauz15 1 decade 6 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 1,390 views

The only Russell clip I have been able to find on the web...

posted by gwaan 1 decade 7 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 2,962 views

An introduction to the philosophy of Seneca. Full episode from a series based on "The Consolations of Philosophy" by Alain De Botton.

posted by wazant 1 decade 7 years 3 months ago • 2,797 views • 24:15

Nietzsche on Hardship - British philosopher Alain De Botton explores Friedrich Nietzsche's (1844-1900) dictum that any worthwhile achievements in life come from the experience of overcoming hardship. For... continue reading

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An introduction to the philosophy of Epicurus. Full episode from a series based on "The Consolations of Philosophy" by Alain De Botton.

posted by wazant 1 decade 7 years 3 months ago • 3,719 views • 24:00

An introduction to the philosophy of Socrates. Full episode from a series based on "The Consolations of Philosophy" by Alain De Botton.

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