Humanities

Five-Minute Philosophy

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    1. What Is Philosophy?
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    Life's full of big questions: What is beauty? What is reality? And what exactly is Philosophy? Take a minute to learn about the history and types of philosophy.

    Life's full of big questions: What is beauty? What is reality? And what exactly is Philosophy? Take a minute to learn about the history and types of philosophy.

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    2. A Brief Conceptual History of Philosophy
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    How did philosophy become what we know it today? Get a tour (complete with map) of the history of philosophical ideas and their interaction with science.

    How did philosophy become what we know it today? Get a tour (complete with map) of the history of philosophical ideas and their interaction with science.

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    3. How to Think Like a Philosopher
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    Want to tackle life's big questions? Think like a philosopher by learning about reflective equilibrium and how to handle discrepancies between theory and data.

    Want to tackle life's big questions? Think like a philosopher by learning about reflective equilibrium and how to handle discrepancies between theory and data.

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    4. David Hume: The Jovial Skeptic
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    What does an empiricist philosopher who lived 300 years ago have to do with the scientific community of today? Quite a bit, if that philosopher is David Hume.

    What does an empiricist philosopher who lived 300 years ago have to do with the scientific community of today? Quite a bit, if that philosopher is David Hume.

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    5. Neuroethics and the Trolley Dilemma
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    How do you determine right from wrong when lives are on the line? Discover how philosophers and neuroscientists explored the ways humans make moral choices.

    How do you determine right from wrong when lives are on the line? Discover how philosophers and neuroscientists explored the ways humans make moral choices.

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Emiel d
He have you read the research done with the trolley experiment with people in virtual reality? They tend to react differently then when you just ask them. They seem to do the pushing when they don't have time to think. This they call moral hypocrisy, where we say one thing in a hypothetical situation but do the opposite when in a "realtime" action situation where there is no time to think.
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References Francis, K. B., Gummerum, M., Ganis, G., Howard, I. S., & Terbeck, S. (2017). Virtual morality in the helping professions: Simulated action and resilience. British Journal of Psychology. doi:10.1111/bjop.12276 Francis, K. B., Howard, C., Howard, I. S., Gummerum, M., Ganis, G., Anderson, G., & Terbeck, S. (2016). Virtual Morality: Transitioning from Moral Judgment to Moral Action? PLOS ONE, 11(10), e0164374. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0164374
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Navarrete, C. D., McDonald, M. M., Mott, M. L., & Asher, B. (2012). Virtual morality: Emotion and action in a simulated three-dimensional “trolley problem”. Emotion, 12(2), 364-370. doi:10.1037/a0025561
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Frank L
The teacher did a good job. Great voice and well organized. Again, however, the lesson is too short.
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Skye H
Grazie, interesting.
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Michael A
In the reality, Are Judges emotional involved, in some cases? That's why I consider the judicial system imperfect.
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Plato Footnote
Chris, glad you enjoyed the video. I don't really have a high opinion of Harris' thinking on morality. Here is a taste of it: http://goo.gl/XD7aO
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