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Philosophy and Science of Human Nature

Philosophy and Science of Human Nature

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4. Parts of the Soul II

4. Parts of the Soul II

Professor Gendler begins with a demonstration of sampling bias and a discussion of the problems it raises for empirical ... Read more

27 Mar 2012

45mins

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9. Virtue and Habit I

9. Virtue and Habit I

We become virtuous by acting as if we are virtuous. This central insight of Aristotle is explored in this lecture. Profe... Read more

27 Mar 2012

40mins

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11. Weakness of the Will and Procrastination

11. Weakness of the Will and Procrastination

Professor Gendler begins with a review of the situationist critique of virtue ethics,which claims that character plays o... Read more

27 Mar 2012

44mins

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12. Utilitarianism and its Critiques

12. Utilitarianism and its Critiques

Professor Gendler begins with a general introduction to moral theories–what are they and what questions do they answer? ... Read more

27 Mar 2012

47mins

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8. Flourishing and Detachment

8. Flourishing and Detachment

Professor Gendler begins with a discussion of the Stoic philosopher Epictetus, who argued that once we recognize that so... Read more

27 Mar 2012

43mins

Ranked #6

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16. Philosophical Puzzles

16. Philosophical Puzzles

In the first part of the lecture, Professor Gendler finishes up the discussion of non-standard responses to the Trolley ... Read more

27 Mar 2012

47mins

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15. Empirically-informed Responses

15. Empirically-informed Responses

The Trolley Problem, as discussed in the last lecture, is the problem of reconciling an apparent inconsistency in our mo... Read more

27 Mar 2012

49mins

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20. The Prisoner's Dilemma

20. The Prisoner's Dilemma

Two game theoretical problems--the Prisoner’s Dilemma and the Problem of the Commons--are explored in detail. Both colle... Read more

27 Mar 2012

47mins

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14. The Trolley Problem

14. The Trolley Problem

The discussion of Kant from last lecture continues with a statement and explication of his first formulation of the cate... Read more

27 Mar 2012

48mins

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23. Social Structures

23. Social Structures

Professor Gendler begins by recapping the topic of state legitimacy and then offers a way of understanding the disagreem... Read more

27 Mar 2012

49mins

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