This lecture discusses key ideas from the 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant's work, The Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics.
Specifically it focuses on his discussion in the Second Part Of The Transcendental Problem: How Is Pure Natural Science Possible? Specifically this bears upon Kant's distinction between pure or universal laws of nature, which ... Show More
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Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan - The Ends Of Discourse - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the modern philosopher Thomas Hobbes' work Leviathan It focuses specifically on chapter 7, where he identifies and discusses what he calls the ends of mental and verbal discourse, and clarifies when the discourse people engage in results in m ... Show More
14m 10s
Oct 7
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan - Motion, Endeavor, and Passions - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the modern philosopher Thomas Hobbes' work Leviathan It focuses specifically on chapter 6, in which Hobbes develops his basic philosophy of human and animal action, which stems from the senses and movements of the body, and then flows into en ... Show More
14m 41s
Jan 2024
"Was kann ich wissen?" – 300 Jahre Kant
"Zwei Dinge erfüllen das Gemüt mit immer neuer und zunehmender Bewunderung und Ehrfurcht, je öfter und anhaltender sich das Nachdenken damit beschäftigt: Der bestirnte Himmel über mir, und das moralische Gesetz in mir."
Als Philosoph mit erhobenem Zeigefinger, als Apostel der Mo ... Show More
1h 4m
Nov 2021
Ep. 282: Alain Badiou: What Is Philosophy? (Part One)
On Conditions (1992), Ch. 1 "The (Re)turn of Philosophy Itself." Against post-structuralists who deny Truth, Badiou argues that truths are generated by the truth conditions (politics, art, love, and science/math) which philosophy then thinks into a unified vision. Part two of thi ... Show More
49m 41s
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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37m 31s