Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 01 "THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER"
Harvard University42.7M viewsMichael Sandel's Harvard lecture on the moral side of murder, starting with the trolley problem.
Philosophy & Humanities
187,799 videos · Ethics, reasoning, politics, literature and the mind.
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10. Deconstruction I
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48:585. What Is It Like to Be a Baby: The Development of Thought
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52:53Lecture 20. Responses to Suffering and Evil: Lamentations and Wisdom Literature
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45:352. Socratic Citizenship: Plato's Apology
YaleCourses455K viewsPlato's Apology: Socrates on trial and the tension between philosophy and the city.
40:121. Introduction: Why Study the New Testament?
YaleCourses813K viewsDale Martin on why to study the New Testament historically, and the methods of the course.
51:3717. The badness of death, Part II: The deprivation account
YaleCourses81K viewsThe deprivation account: death is bad because it deprives us of the goods of life — and Epicurus' challenge.
45:46Lecture 1. The Parts of the Whole
YaleCourses1.19M viewsChristine Hayes introduces the Hebrew Bible as an anthology of texts and the academic approach to studying it.
47:53Lecture 4. Doublets and Contradictions, Seams and Sources
YaleCourses409K viewsDoublets and contradictions in Genesis and the documentary hypothesis (J, E, P, D sources).
42:51Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature w/ Tamar Gendler: 1. Introduction
YaleCourses340K viewsTamar Gendler introduces a course pairing classic philosophy with contemporary psychology, starting with Plato's question of how to live.
56:313. Foundations: Freud
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45:2912. The Sovereign State: Hobbes' Leviathan
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37:061. Introduction: What is Political Philosophy?
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48:3514. The Trolley Problem
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1:15:073. Inferno I, II, III, IV
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39:29Introduction to Theory of Literature with Paul H. Fry: 1. Introduction
YaleCourses1.61M viewsPaul Fry introduces literary theory: what 'theory' is, why it emerged and how the course will survey it.
LEADERSHIP LAB: The Craft of Writing Effectively
UChicago Social Sciences9.27M viewsLarry McEnerney (UChicago Writing Program) argues that professional writing succeeds when it creates value for a specific reader community, not when it records the writer's thinking, and shows how to frame problems that readers care about.
46:04Death with Shelly Kagan: Course Introduction 1
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1:01:1715. A Person in the World of People: Morality
YaleCourses323K viewsThe psychology of morality: moral intuitions, disgust, empathy and the development of moral judgement.
49:5010. Personal identity, Part I: Identity across space and time and the soul theory
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42:302. The Ring of Gyges: Morality and Hypocrisy
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51:318. Semiotics and Structuralism
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49:31Lecture 13. The Deuteronomistic History: Prophets and Kings (1 and 2 Samuel)
YaleCourses174K viewsYale Introduction to the Old Testament, lecture 13: The rise of monarchy in 1 and 2 Samuel.
55:10Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 05: "HIRED GUNS"
Harvard University1.79M viewsMarkets and morality: the Civil War draft, volunteer armies and paid surrogacy — what money shouldn't buy.
28:55Lecture 24. Alternative Visions: Esther, Ruth, and Jonah
YaleCourses115K viewsYale Introduction to the Old Testament, lecture 24: The alternative visions of Esther, Ruth and Jonah.
55:05Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 07: "A LESSON IN LYING"
Harvard University1.56M viewsKant on lying and Clinton's testimony; then Rawls' theory of justice and the veil of ignorance begins.
49:51Lecture 15. Hebrew Prophecy: The Non-Literary Prophets
YaleCourses193K viewsYale Introduction to the Old Testament, lecture 15: The non-literary prophets such as Elijah and Elisha, and what prophecy meant.
50:43Lecture 10. Biblical Law: The Three Legal Corpora of JE (Exodus), P (Leviticus and Numbers) and D
YaleCourses245K viewsYale Introduction to the Old Testament, lecture 10: How the three legal collections compare with each other and with other ancient Near Eastern law codes.
46:12Lecture 2. The Hebrew Bible in Its Ancient Near Eastern Setting: Biblical Religion in Context
YaleCourses703K viewsYale Introduction to the Old Testament, lecture 2: How biblical religion fits its ancient Near Eastern setting, and where it broke with neighbouring religions.
49:17Lecture 22. The Restoration: 1 and 2 Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah
YaleCourses114K viewsYale Introduction to the Old Testament, lecture 22: The post-exilic restoration in Chronicles, Ezra and Nehemiah.
47:55Lecture 11. On the Steps of Moab: Deuteronomy
YaleCourses219K viewsYale Introduction to the Old Testament, lecture 11: Deuteronomy and its covenant theology.
49:51Lecture 23. Visions of the End: Daniel and Apocalyptic Literature
YaleCourses165K viewsYale Introduction to the Old Testament, lecture 23: Daniel and the rise of apocalyptic literature.
55:14Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 06: "MIND YOUR MOTIVE"
Harvard University2.24M viewsKant's moral philosophy: motive, duty, autonomy and the categorical imperative.
48:00Lecture 16. Literary Prophecy: Amos
YaleCourses141K viewsYale Introduction to the Old Testament, lecture 16: Amos and the prophetic critique of social injustice.
48:45Lecture 5. Critical Approaches to the Bible: Introduction to Genesis 12-50
YaleCourses410K viewsYale Introduction to the Old Testament, lecture 5: The main critical approaches to the Bible, and an introduction to the patriarchal narratives of Genesis 12-50.
55:08Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 03: "FREE TO CHOOSE"
Harvard University3.79M viewsLibertarianism: Nozick and Milton Friedman on self-ownership, taxation and the minimal state.
Recommended books
- A History of Western Philosophy, Bertrand RussellA witty, opinionated tour from the Greeks to the 20th century
- Think, Simon BlackburnA lively, clear introduction to philosophy
- Meditations, Marcus Aurelius (Gregory Hays translation)A Roman emperor's private notes, in a very readable translation
- Sophie's World, Jostein GaarderA novel about the history of philosophy
- The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas KuhnThe book that coined "paradigm shift"
- Mythology, Edith HamiltonThe classic retelling of the Greek and Norse myths
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