Beginner Introduction to Pragmatism and William James.
This is about an American movement in philosophy that
sees the true idea as being the one that allows us to predict
and conrol, as in science.
Here I examine its meaning, how it relates to metaphysical
problems, and how it is a criterion of truth.
0:00 Two Temperments
6:00 Meaning of Pragmatism
15:14 Application to Metaphysical Problems
24:06 Meaning of Truth
31:21 Criticism
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Moral theory of Immanuel Kant. Includes comparison to Utilitarianism.
An introduction to ethics of obligation.
Difficulty: Intermediate-Advanced.
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Beginner Introduction to Descartes. Tells the story of how the grandfather of modern philosophy doubts all reality and brings it back based on something absolutely certain.
Contains explanation of innate ideas, rationalism and the subject/object dichotomy, important for understanding philosophers after Descartes.
0:00 What to doubt
3:32 Arguments for doubt
8:56 I exist
11:21 I am thinking thing
14:30 Mind better known than object
20:59 Rationalism
23:33 Subject/Object dichotomy
27:56 I am not alone. God exists
33:25 I did not create myself
36:44 Innate ideas
38:30 Truth and falsity
40:29 God guarantees truth
43:33 Objects exist
48:50 Commentary
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An introduction to Western philosophy for beginners.
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Beginner logic. Valid patterns of reasoning. Proof by truth tables. No need for prior knowledge of philosophy and no math calculation involved.
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Introduction to Plato and his theory of forms.
Beginner level.
A part of my series of philosophers ideas between 10 minutes and 10 hours.
0:00 Roads to Plato
3:17 Socrates and Plato
7:34 The Republic
12:40 Thoery of Forms
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