This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work, The Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics.
Specifically it on his discussion in the Preface, in which he raises several problems with metaphysics of his time as a science. These include the lack of universal agreement or consensus, the advances of all the other sciences ... Show More
Jan 28
From The Eight Capital Vices To The Seven Deadly Sins - The Shift To The Seven Sins
n this invited lecture at Marist College, hosted by the Catholic Studies Program as part of their Marcelin Lecture Series, I narrate some of the key points and developments in the story of how we ended up with the current list of the Seven Deadly Sins, which are: Gluttony, Lust, ... Show More
13m 30s
Jan 26
From The Eight Capital Vices To The Seven Deadly Sins - The Original Eight Capital Vices
In this invited lecture at Marist College, hosted by the Catholic Studies Program as part of their Marcelin Lecture Series, I narrate some of the key points and developments in the story of how we ended up with the current list of the Seven Deadly Sins, which are: Gluttony, Lust, ... Show More
8m 55s
Jan 25
From The Eight Capital Vices To The Seven Deadly Sins - Introducing The Topic - Sadler's Lectures
In this invited lecture at Marist College, hosted by the Catholic Studies Program as part of their Marcelin Lecture Series, I narrate some of the key points and developments in the story of how we ended up with the current list of the Seven Deadly Sins, which are: Gluttony, Lust, ... Show More
11m 6s
Mar 2015
Nick Turnbull, ‘Michel Meyer’s Problematology: Questioning and Society” (Bloomsbury, 2014)
To be human is to question. This act of questioning is the essence of philosophy, as it allows ontology and epistemology to exist. For example, to understand what it is to be we must first ask the question of what it is to be. This insight, of the primacy of questioning, is at th ... Show More
52m 16s
Apr 2023
Michel Foucault’s ”The Punitive Society” (Part 4/4)
In this episode, I conclude my presentation of Michel Foucault's "The Punitive Society" covering chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, and the course summary.
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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theoryandphilosophy paypal.me/theoryphil ... Show More
37m 31s
Jul 2021
Alyssa Ney, "The World in the Wave Function: A Metaphysics for Quantum Physics" (Oxford UP, 2021)
Quantum mechanics is full of weird findings – for example, that systems widely separated can somehow still be correlated, and that a system may be in two different possible states at the same time. Entanglement and superposition, among other phenomena, have prompted debate since ... Show More
1h 11m