Professor Dave Explains
Early Medieval Philosophy: Augustine of Hippo and Boethius
With ancient philosophy covered, it's time to move into medieval philosophy. This era is dominated by a strong link with theology, and all the most significant contributors to philosophy in this era were largely commenting on religious...
Professor Dave Explains
Late Medieval Philosophy: Abelard, Avicenna, Aquinas, et al.
We've covered early medieval philosophy, so let's move forward to the later part of this era, which is called the Scholastic period. This is marked by a strong Aristotelian influence, as well as the rise of universities as we know them...
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Modern Philosophy: The Emergence of Rationalism
With medieval philosophy covered, it's time to dive into modern philosophy, which started with the Renaissance, and lasted until the turn of the 20th century. The beginning of this era is market by the onset of rationalism and...
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Gladys Bentley: Breaking All the Rules
At a time when homosexuality was illegal in the United States, LGBTQ+ artist and pioneer Gladys Bentley broke all the rules to become one of the wealthiest Black performers of her time.
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Angela Davis
Despite being on the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted list, Angela Davis went on to become an international symbol of resistance against social injustice.
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1963 - Lessons from a Sesame Street Star: Ammar Sabban
Do you want to connect to successful, creative people? Today you'll learn 3 questions to ask creatives, and you'll get inspired by Ammar Sabban, who was on Sesame Street in Saudi Arabia, among many other amazing achievements!
Mr. Beat
Who is George Soros?
For years, I was biased against George Soros. After exhaustive research for this video, I am now just indifferent about him. Here is everything you should know about one of the world's most hated men, George Soros.
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The Sociology of Philosophy
Philosopher Scott Soames (USC) relates aspects of the spectrum of professional views on what philosophy should and should not be.
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The Message and the Messenger
University of Michigan business professor Andrew Hoffman describes how his research investigates the cultural aspects of climate change, focusing on the question, What comes to people’s minds when they hear the words “climate change”?
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Rediscovering Buddhism
Award-winning author Pankaj Mishra describes how many people educated in the Western tradition, himself included, have only recently come to appreciate the intellectual significance of many aspects of Buddhist thought.
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Recovering Intentionality
Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) highlights the core difference between the social sciences and natural sciences, involving intentionality.
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Neuroscience and Self-Incrimination
Legal scholar Nita Farahany (Duke) describes how she uses neuroscience as a lens to better examine the original purpose of a law.
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Neuropossibilities
Duke University legal scholar Nita Farahany gives her perspective on how advances in neuroscience and medical technology might lead to a safer and more ethical society.
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Neuroimpulsivity?
Duke University legal scholar Nita Farahany describes how modern neuroscience is affecting our legal understanding of what it means to act in a premeditated fashion, and of what it means to be responsible for our actions.
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Interpreting the Law - Context
Philosopher Scott Soames (USC) highlights the vital role that context plays in matters of legal interpretation.
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Interpreting the Law - An Example
Philosopher Scott Soames (USC) uses the celebrated example of the Smith gun case to illustrate the relation between linguistic ambiguity and legal interpretation.
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Losing The Sharp Edges
Sign language linguist Carol Padden describes how smaller languages are often much more impenetrable to outsiders than larger languages, due to a combination of grammatical structure and common sense of reference.
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Legal Rationale
Philosopher Scott Soames (USC) presents us with a methodology for developing an appropriate legal interpretation in the face of vagueness.
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Jewish Values
Rabbi Emeritus David J. Goldberg describes two core values that he believes to have been associated with the Jewish people over the past three and a half thousand years: freedom and justice.
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The Supreme Court Thought Experiment
Philosopher Brian Epstein (Tufts) describes the celebrated ontological thought experiment of the Supreme Court.
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The Social Turn
Philosopher Brian Epstein (Tufts University) describes academic philosophy's movement towards social engagement and responsibility.
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Language and the Mind
Philosopher Brian Epstein (Tufts) gives a brief account of how the field of philosophy of language has changed.
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Not So Bad After All?
Primatologist Frans de Waal (Emory) describes how conventional wisdom has moved from believing that humans were inherently selfish to now viewing us as “super-cooperators.”
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Making Decisions
Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) describes how decisions in the social sciences necessarily involve interpreting intentionality.