Introduction to Philosophy lecture Friday evening

Friday evening we discussed God is Dead - Nietzsche the first half and Anselm's ontological argument for the existence of God and other Medieval exemplars the second half. Videos are posted here here and here. The quiz question for the first half was why do the Cardinals of the Spanish Inquisition think the comfy chair is torture? The quiz question for the second half was are Oreo cookies that than which no great cookie can be conceived?

Early Modern Philosophy lecture 10

Today we discussed Rousseau. The video is posted here. The quiz question was which of his works do you find most interesting today?

Introduction to Philosophy lecture 10

Today we discussed Nietzsche. The video is posted here. The quiz question was how do you feel about being an Ubermensch?

Early Modern Philosophy lecture 9

Today we talked about David Hume and Adam Smith. The video is posted here. A second short video is here. Oddly, the question for the quiz turned out to be why do bras cost so much?

Introduction to Philosophy lecture 8

Today we talked about abortion and the question of who is a person. The video is posted here. The quiz question was why do the Cardinals in the Spanish INquisition think sitting in the comfy chair is torture?

Intreoduction to Philosophy lectures 7 and 8 evening

This Friday evening we discussed Schopenhauer and Roger Scruton during the first half and the topic of a person for the second. The videos are posted here, here and here. The quiz question for the frist half was how does life fight entropy? The second quiz question was what do you do to escape the mundane?

Early Modern Philosophy lecture 8

Today we discussed Berkeley. The video is posted here. The quiz question was who is the most religious scientist you know? I have a few candidates. I mentioned Richard Dawkins, but Alister McGrath would be one, Francis Collins would be another.

Introduction to Philosophy lecture 8

Today we discussed Schopenhauer and Roger Scruton. THe video is posted here. The quiz question was how does life fight entropy?

Early Modern Philosophy lecture 7

Today we discussed Leibniz. The video is posted here. And a sedond is here. The quiz question was if a tree falls in the forest and there is no one there to hear it does it make a sound?

Introduction to Philosophy lecture 7

Today we discussed Richard Rorty's essay Love and Money and Thomas Piketty's ted talk. The video is posted here. The quiz question was do you think Piketty is right.

Introduction to Philosophy lecture 5 and 6 Friday eve

This evening we started with theory of knowledge and went from before Plato to Descartes. The videos are here, here, and here. With the third video being a discussion of Richard Rorty Love and Money. We also discussed Thomas Piketty and the quiz question in the second half was do you think Piketty is right as presented in his TED talk here. The first quiz question was do you think Descartes is really a mind body dualist or not?

Early Modern Philosophy lecture 6

Today we discussed John Locke and the social contract. The video is posted here. The quiz question was do you think rights should be universal?

Introduction to Philosophy lecture 5

Today we talked about how we know anything. The video is here. The quiz question is have you been bitten by the travel bug? Do you want to be a tourist? Where? and Why? Really why do Modern people do that?

Early Modern Philosophy lecture 5

Today we discussed Spinoza. The quiz question was is he convincing regarding the nature of God? The video of the class is here.

Introduction to Philosophy lecture 5

This morning we discussed Thomas Nagel's question what is it like to be a bat? Did have some fun with this of course. The video is posted here. The quiz question was the same. What is it like to be a bat? Chosen by demand by the class.

Intro to Philosophy Friday evening

This evening we first discussed The Meaning of Lives and then What is it like to be a bat? There were three videos this evening since the batteries died. They are posted here, here, and here. There were three quiz questions! One was What was the narrative of the song by Francois Hardy Le Large? Second was a scenario where you were stuck in traffic and next to you a woman was being attacked by three guys. What is your moral imperative - to help the woman or not? And what do you think you would actually do? Last, I couldn't help ask if you would tell your child about the toothfairy or do you think that would be lying to your child?

Intro to Philosophy Wednesday and Early Modern Philosophy Thursday

On Wednesday for Introduction to Philosophy we discussed Susan Wolf The Meaning of Lives. The video is posted here. The quiz question was do you have a soul? For Early Modern Philosophy on THursday we discussed Hobbes and Descartes. The video is posted here. The quiz question was where was Descartes burried?

Early Modern Philosophy lecture 3

Today we began to discuss Descartes. I am sorry but I totally spaced turning on the camera. The quiz question was what is the significance of Descartes development of analytic geometry? Things I mentioned, Descartes' attendance at the anatomy lesson of Doctor Tulip painted by Rembrandt (he is not in the picture but was there for the lesson and lunch), why he did not publish his book on the traits of the world (Galileo's punishment), A. C. Grayling's thesis in Descartes - that he was a spy for the Jesuits, his invention of Cartesian coordinates and his daughter Francine.

First Friday evening Intro to Philosophy class

THis evening we had our first meeting for Introduction to Philosophy in Eagle River for the Fall 18 sememster. We followed the syllabus pretty well I think. The video of the first portion is here but when the camera ran out I did not start it again. But there is another video of the second portion from my daily class that covers the same material. There were two quiz questions. The first was what are the ten commandments. The second was if Jesus came to your door and asked you to follow him would you go with him or not?