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Philosophy Overdose
A collection of public and academic philosophy videos, mostly analytic philosophy but occasionally continental philosophy too. The channel looks for thought-provoking lectures and interviews, particularly what is rare and involves famous figures. There is occasionally an attempt at translation as well, especially that of German and French.Nothing here is monetized, the channel is wholly non-commercial. Everything here is for the purpose of education and spreading around good philosophy content…
Episodes
Philosophy OverdoseFree Will - General Philosophy (Peter Millican)
In this lecture on General Philosophy, Professor Peter Millican discusses free will and the problem of moral responsibility. This comes from a 2010 series on…
Philosophy OverdoseRawls vs Nozick (Ronald Dworkin)
Ronald Dworkin gives a very brief, introductory overview of John Rawls' "A Theory of Justice" and Robert Nozick's "Anarchy, State, and Utopia" in an interview…
Philosophy OverdoseHannah Arendt on Power and Violence (1968)
Audio recording of part of 1968 lecture by Hannah Arendt at Bard College on power and violence. Note, the beginning of the lecture is missing. 00:00 Talk 18:46…
Philosophy OverdoseThe Experience Machine
A clip of professor Shelly Kagan discussing the famous thought experiment of the experience machine which comes from Robert Nozick and which serves as an…
Philosophy OverdoseKarl Popper on the Open Society (1974)
A short of clip of Karl Popper discussing the Open Society from a 1974 interview. The translation is mine. For more Popper…
Philosophy OverdoseReason and Feeling in Ethics - Brand Blanshard (1966)
Audio recording of a 1966 lecture by Brand Blanshard on reason and ethics given at Wheaton College (Massachusetts). #philosophy #ethics #moralphilosophy…
Philosophy OverdoseThe Romantic Revolution in Politics and Morals - Isaiah Berlin (1969)
Audio recording of a 1969 lecture by Isaiah Berlin on the romantic revolution in politics and morals at Washington University in St Louis as part of the…
Philosophy OverdoseThe Truth is Terrible - Nietzsche's Idea of an Aesthetic Justification for Existence
Brian Leiter discusses the thought of Nietzsche at Davidson College a few years back. The truth is terrible, Nietzsche tells us. There is no God, the universe…
Philosophy Overdose3 The True Fathers of Romanticism (Isaiah Berlin 1965)
Isaiah Berlin gives the 3rd lecture in a series of 6 on Romanticism and its roots.All 6 lectures…
Philosophy OverdoseFoundations of Liberal Equality 2 - Ronald Dworkin (1988)
Audio recording of a lecture by Ronald M. Dworkin as part of his 1988 Tanner lectures on human values at Stanford University on the foundations of liberalism…
Philosophy Overdose7 The "Self" and Synthetic Unity of Apperception - Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (Dan Robinson)
Dan Robinson gives the 7th lecture in a series of 8 on Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. Kant argues that: "The synthetic unity of consciousness is…
Philosophy OverdoseWestern Culture - Kwame Anthony Appiah (2016)
Audio recording of a 2016 lecture by the philosopher and cultural theorist Kwame Anthony Appiah on culture as part of his Reith Lectures on Mistaken…
Philosophy OverdoseSimone de Beauvoir on Existentialism and God (1959)
A version of a video from the old channel. This comes from a 1959 interview with Wilfrid Lemoyne from Radio-Canada. The translation is my mine. More Short…
Philosophy Overdose1 Just What is Kant's "Project"? - Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (Dan Robinson)
Dan Robinson gives the 1st lecture in a series of 8 on Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. Both sense and reason are limited. Kant must identify the…
Philosophy OverdoseReal Direct Realism
Galen Strawson delivers a lecture on the philosophy of perception at the Marc Sanders Foundation back in 2014. More on these philosophical issues regarding the…
Philosophy OverdoseCavell and Skepticism - Hilary Putnam (2005)
A clip of Hilary Putnam discussing philosophical skepticism and the work of Stanley Cavell which comes from a 2005 conference celebrating the work of Hilary…
Philosophy OverdoseFoundations of Liberal Equality 1 - Ronald Dworkin (1988)
Audio recording of a lecture by Ronald M. Dworkin as part of his 1988 Tanner lectures on human values at Stanford University on the foundations of liberalism…
Philosophy OverdoseNationhood - Kwame Anthony Appiah (2016)
Audio recording of a 2016 lecture by the philosopher and cultural theorist Kwame Anthony Appiah as part of his Reith Lectures on Mistaken Identities. He argues…
Philosophy Overdose4 Synthetic A Priori Judgments - Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (Dan Robinson)
Dan Robinson gives the 4th lecture in a series of 8 on Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. Kant claims that, "our sense representation is not a…
Philosophy OverdoseMetaphilosophy and Russell vs Wittgenstein on Judgment
After a brief discussion of the nature of philosophy and the origins of analytic philosophy, Fraser MacBride discusses Bertrand Russell and Ludwig Wittgenstein…
Philosophy OverdoseGadamer on Education and Tradition (1979)
Audio recording of a 1979 lecture by Hans-Georg Gadamer on tradition and education that was delivered in English at the University of Dallas. #philosophy…
Philosophy OverdoseJohn Locke - Antony Flew (1977)
Audio recording of a short program in which Antony Flew discusses the life and thought of the great 17th-century British empiricist philosopher, John Locke…
Philosophy Overdose6 Concepts, Judgment and Deduction of the Categories - Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (Dan Robinson)
Dan Robinson gives the 6th lecture in a series of 8 on Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason. Empiricists have no explanation for how we move from "mere…
Philosophy OverdoseDebate of the Century: What it Means to be Human (2002)
Dr. Peter Singer and Dr. Nigel M. de S. Cameron discuss what it means to be human in a 2002 debate moderated by Michael krasny and hosted by the Center for…
Philosophy OverdoseAristotle's Ethics - Happiness, Pleasure, and Friendship (History of Philosophy)
Peter Adamson discusses Aristotle's ethics, focusing on the Nicomachean Ethics. Among other things, he discusses Aristotle's ideas about happiness, virtue, the…
Philosophy OverdoseWittgenstein on Rules and Private Language
A reupload of something that I put together awhile back. The audio is from: https://youtu.be/v_hQpvQYhOISome relevant quotes:"But how can a rule show me what I…
Philosophy OverdoseWalter Kaufmann on Oedipus and the Death of Tragedy (1974)
Audio recording of professor Walter Kaufmann discussing Sophocles' Oedipus Rex and some of its philosophical aspects, as well as the death of tragedy, in a…
Philosophy Overdose6 Romanticism - The Lasting Effects (Isaiah Berlin 1965)
Isaiah Berlin gives the 6th and final lecture in a series of 6 on Romanticism and its roots.All 6 lectures…
Philosophy Overdose5 Unbridled Romanticism - Fichte, Schelling, and Symbols (Isaiah Berlin 1965)
Isaiah Berlin gives the 5th lecture in a series of 6 on Romanticism and its roots.All 6 lectures…
Philosophy OverdoseTwo Kinds of Freedom: Negative vs Positive
Another re-upload of something that I put together awhile ago about Isaiah Berlin's famous distinction between the notion of positive versus negative liberty…
Philosophy OverdoseAlasdair MacIntyre on the Fate of Theism/Atheism and Morals (1966)
Audio recording of two lectures by Alasdair C. MacIntyre as part of the Bampton Lectures at Columbia University in 1966. 00:00 Lecture I: The Fate of Theism…
Philosophy OverdoseIs God an Unnecessary Hypothesis?
Audio recording of a lecture by Peter van Inwagen on whether God is an unnecessary hypothesis at Calvin College back in 2004. This was the first of his Jellema…
Philosophy OverdoseFrank Jackson on the Knowledge Argument
A clip of Frank Jackson discussing his famous knowledge argument involving Mary and why he ended up changing his mind about it. This clip comes from an…
Philosophy OverdoseJustice for Hedgehogs - Ronald Dworkin (2011)
Audio recording of a lecture by Ronald M. Dworkin on his book "Justice for Hedgehogs" at the Carnegie Council in 2011. The title is a reference to the Ancient…
Philosophy OverdoseHannah Arendt on Modernity (1964)
A clip of Hannah Arendt from her 1964 interview with Günter Gaus. Among other things, she discusses the dethroning of the community spirit by the modern age…
Philosophy Overdose1 Romanticism - In Search of a Definition (Isaiah Berlin 1965)
Isaiah Berlin gives the 1st lecture in a series of 6 on Romanticism and its roots.All 6 lectures…
Philosophy Overdose4 The Restrained Romantics - Kant, Schiller and Fichte (Isaiah Berlin 1965)
Isaiah Berlin gives the 4th lecture in a series of 6 on Romanticism and its roots.All 6 lectures…
Philosophy OverdoseLevinas on the Face
This short clip comes from the beginning of a 2014 documentary on Emmanuel Levinas by Yoram Ron called "Le Dieu absent - Emmanuel Lévinas et l'humanisme de…
Philosophy OverdosePhilosophy of Mathematics and Frege - Michael Dummett (1994)
Audio recording of a 1994 lecture by Michael Dummett on Frege and the philosophy of mathematics at the LSE on the occasion of his Lakatos Award for an…