General Philosophy

Part 7.1. Explores the problem of free will and the ideas of moral responsibility, determinism and choice; the need for ... Read more

Part 1.3. Describes briefly the Aristotelian view of the universe; the basis for natural science in Europe until the 15t... Read more

Part 1.4. Outlines Galileo's revolutionary theories of astronomy and mechanical science and introduces Descartes' (the f... Read more

Part 4.4. Looks at some of the modern responses to Cartesian Dualism including Gilbert Ryle's and G. Strawson's response... Read more

Part 7.3. Looks at Hume's views on liberty and its relationship to causal necessity; that we have free will but it is ca... Read more

Part 6.2. Explores Berkeley's and Locke's arguments concerning the resemblance of qualities and objects; that the percei... Read more

Part 4.3. Introduces Descartes' idea of dualism, that there is a separation between the mind and the body, as well as so... Read more

Part 2.4. Introduction to the philosophy of John Locke, 'England's first Empiricist', he also gives a very simplistic de... Read more

Part 2.1. A brief recap on the first lecture describing how Aristotle's view of the universe, dominant throughout the mi... Read more

Part 2.2. A brief introduction to Thomas Hobbes, 'The Monster of Malmsbury', his views on a mechanistic universe, his st... Read more

Part 2.3. An introduction to Robert Boyle's theory of corpuscularianism and Isaac Newton's ideas on mathematics and the ... Read more

Part 2.6. Introduces 18th Century Scottish philosopher David Hume, 'The Great Infidel', including his life, works and a ... Read more

Part 3.1. Briefly introduces the problem of induction: that is, the problem that it is difficult to justify claims to kn... Read more

Part 4.1. Introduces the problem of how do we have knowledge of the world, how do we know what we perceive is in fact wh... Read more

Part 6.1. Introduces the problem of perception (and the distinction between the world and what we perceive), along with ... Read more