Crash Course Philosophy
Date de parution : 8 février 2016
 | Saison 1 - épisode 1 | What is Philosophy? Today Hank begins to teach you about Philosophy by discussing the historical origins of philosophy in ancient Greece, and its three main divisions:... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 2 | How to Argue - Philosophical Reasoning Before we dive into the big questions of philosophy, you need to know how to argue properly. We’ll start with an overview of philosophical reasoning... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 3 | How to Argue - Induction & Abduction We continue our look at philosophical reasoning by introducing two more types: induction and abduction. Hank explains their strengths and... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 4 | Leonardo DiCaprio & The Nature of Reality Today Hank gains insight from that most philosophical of figures...Leonardo DiCaprio. In this episode, we’re talking about the process of... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 5 | Cartesian Skepticism - Neo, Meet Rene This week Hank introduces skepticism, exploring everything from the nature of reality through the eyes of a 17th century philosopher and, of course,... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 6 | Locke, Berkeley, & Empiricism This week we answer skeptics like Descartes with empiricism. Hank explains John Locke’s primary and secondary qualities and why George Berkeley... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 7 | The Meaning of Knowledge On today’s episode...CATS. Also: Hank talks about some philosophy stuff, like a few of the key concepts philosophers use when discussing belief and... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 8 | Karl Popper, Science, and Pseudoscience The early 1900s was an amazing time for Western science, as Albert Einstein was developing his theories of relativity and psychology was born, as... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 9 | Anselm and the Argument for God Today we are introducing a new area of philosophy – philosophy of religion. We are starting this unit off with Anselm’s argument for God’s... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 10 | Aquinas and the Cosmological Arguments Our unit on the philosophy of religion and the existence of god continues with Thomas Aquinas. Today, we consider his first four arguments: the... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 11 | Intelligent Design Last week we introduced Thomas Aquinas’s four cosmological arguments for the existence of god; today we introduce his fifth argument: the... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 12 | What is God Like? Today we are moving on from the existence of God to look at the philosophical debate surrounding the traditional divine attributes - omnipotence,... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 13 | The Problem of Evil After weeks of exploring the existence of nature of god, today Hank explores one of the biggest problems in theism, and possibly the biggest... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 14 | Anti-Vaxxers, Conspiracy Theories & Epistemic Responsibility Today we explore what obligations we hold with our personal beliefs. Hank explains epistemic responsibility and the issues it raises with everything... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 15 | Indiana Jones & Pascal's Wager Today we conclude our unit on Philosophy of Religion and Hank gets a little help from Indiana Jones to explain religious pragmatism and Pascal’s... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 16 | Existentialism Now that we’ve left behind the philosophy of religion, it’s time to start exploring what other ways might exist to find meaning in the world. Today... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 17 | Perspectives on Death Today we are talking about death, looking at philosophical approaches from Socrates, Epicurus, and Zhuangzi. We will consider whether it’s logical... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 18 | Batman & Identity Hank explores different ways of understanding identity – including the Indiscernibility of Identicals, and essential and accidental properties. In... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 19 | Personal Identity Today Hank is building on last week’s exploration of identity to focus on personal identity. Does it in reside in your body? Is it in the collective... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 20 | Arguments Against Personal Identity How can Daenerys Targaryen help us understand personal identity? Find out as Hank continues our exploration of personal identity, learning about... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 21 | Personhood Now that we’ve started talking about identity, today Hank tackles the question of personhood. Philosophers have tried to assess what constitutes... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 22 | Where Does Your Mind Reside? Today we continue our unit on identity by asking where the mind resides. Hank explains the mind body problem and several approaches to the question... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 23 | Artificial Intelligence & Personhood Today Hank explores artificial intelligence, including weak AI and strong AI, and the various ways that thinkers have tried to define strong AI... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 24 | Determinism vs Free Will Do we really have free will? Today Hank explores possible answers to that question, explaining theories like libertarian free will and it’s... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 25 | Compatibilism As we continue explore free will, today Hank considers a middle ground between hard determinism and libertarian free will: compatibilism. This view... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 26 | Language & Meaning Today we start our unit on language with a discussion of meaning and how we assign and understand meaning. We’ll cover sense and reference, beetles... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 27 | Netflix & Chill Last week we talked about language and meaning. Today, Hank explores some of the things that complicate meaning and how we get around that. We’ll... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 28 | How Words Can Harm Content warning: today’s episode contains language that some viewers might find upsetting and that may not be viewable in all settings. We’ve... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 29 | Nonexistent Objects & Imaginary Worlds Today we transition between units on language and aesthetics with a discussion of nonexistent and imaginary objects. Is it possible to make true... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 30 | Aesthetic Appreciation Today we are talking about art and aesthetic appreciation. What makes something an artwork? Can art really be defined? Is aesthetic value is... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 31 | Aesthetics How do art and morality intersect? Today we look at an ethically questionable work of art and discuss R. G. Collingwood’s view that art is best when... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 32 | Metaethics We begin our unit on ethics with a look at metaethics. Hank explains three forms of moral realism – moral absolutism, and cultural relativism,... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 33 | Divine Command Theory As we venture into the world of ethics, there are a lot of different answers to the grounding problem for us to explore. One of the oldest and most... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 34 | Natural Law Theory Our exploration of ethical theories continues with another theistic answer to the grounding problem: natural law theory. Thomas Aquinas’s version of... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 35 | Kant & Categorical Imperatives Our next stop on our tour of ethics is Kant’s ethics. Today Hank explains hypothetical and categorical imperatives, the universalizability... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 36 | Utilitarianism Our next stop in our tour of the ethical lay of the land is utilitarianism. With a little help from Batman, Hank explains the principle of utility,... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 37 | Contractarianism Today we explore the penultimate ethical theory in this unit: contractarianism. Hank explains Hobbes’ state of nature, and implicit and explicit... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 38 | Aristotle & Virtue Theory This week we explore final ethical theory in this unit: Aristotle’s virtue theory. Hank explains the Golden Mean, and how it exists as the midpoint... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 39 | Moral Luck Can two people who make the same bad decision bear different levels of moral responsibility? Today, we try to address this question with the concept... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 40 | What is Justice? In today’s episode, Hank asks you to consider all the ways people talk about justice and what we really mean when we use that word. We’ll explain... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 41 | Discrimination Is it OK to discriminate? Do you do it? Is it always wrong or are there cases where it can be acceptable? Today we’re talking through several tricky... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 42 | Non-Human Animals Today we are taking all the things we have learned this year about doing philosophy and applying that to moral considerations regarding non-human... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 43 | Family Obligations Today we are investigating our moral obligations to our parents and our families. Do we owe our parents anything as adults? Would it be a good idea... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 44 | Poverty & Our Response To It We’re picking up where we left off last time, exploring the “ethics of care” and how it applies to extreme poverty. Are we responding to global... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 45 | Assisted Death & The Value of Life As we wrap up Crash Course Philosophy, we’re using the things we’ve learned to explore big issues like the value of life. Today, we’re discussing... |
 | Saison 1 - épisode 46 | What Is A Good Life? In our final episode of Crash Course Philosophy, we consider what it means to live a good life. We’ll look at the myth of Sisyphus, Robert Nozick’s... |
