
A series of lectures delivered by Peter Millican to first-year philosophy students at the University of Oxford. The lectures comprise of the 8-week General Philosophy course, delivered to first year undergraduates. These lectures aim to provide a thorough introduction to many philosophical topics and to get students and others interested in thinking about key areas of philosophy. Taking a chronolo... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 41 | Founded | 15 years ago |
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PDF slides from Peter Millican's General Philosophy lecture 8. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
Part 8.4. The final part of this series. Explores the distinction between mind and body and whether this makes a difference to the idea of personal identity. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; crea... more
Part 8.3. Criticisms of Locke's view of personal identity; if personal identity is dependent on memory then how does forgetting personal history and the concept of false memory change Locke's view of personal identity. Creative Commons Attribution-No... more
Part 8.2. Looks at John Locke's view of personal identity; how consciousness and 'personal history' distinguish personal identity and the idea of memory as crucial for personal identity. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK:... more
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this lecture series has been so helpful for understanding modern philosophy, dr. millican has distilled so much information into a digestible, enjoyable lecture series that truly helps me understand concepts that before i was really struggling to grasp. thank you!!!!!!!!
Bravo!!!!!
哲学の入門として素晴らしい講義だと思います。
哲学史を概観した後、Epistemology(認識論)とMetaphysics(形而上学)の主要なテーマがいくつか解説されます。
Millican教授の話し方は聞き取りやすく、解説も明快です。
Very clearly explained, good course for begginers! Thank you!
This is a brilliant lecture series that has kept me sane while staring down a microscope for hours on end for days on end. There's some sort of irony in that I'm looking at neurons within the brain while listening to discussions as to whether the 'mind' is matter or not.
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