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Philosophy Briefings

Aristotle: Human Nature and the Good Life 

Angie Hobbs, Professor of the Public Understanding of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, looks at Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics. This episode is one of a pair of videos on Virtue Ethics, although both can be viewed independently. The other episode, Aristotle: Ethics and the Virtues, can be found in this playlist and provides a more general introduction on the topic.

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Mind and Body: Eliminative Materialism 

Anil Gomes, Professor of Philosophy at Oxford University and Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford, looks at a central topic in the philosophy of mind: eliminative materialism.

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Mind and Body: Is the Mental Identical with the Physical? 

Mihretu P. Guta, Associate Professor of Philosophy and Apologetics at Biola University, looks at mind-body identity.

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Materialism and Consciousness: The ‘Mary’ Argument 

Patricia Churchland, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, looks at Frank Jackson's 'Mary Argument'.

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Kant’s Ethics: The Categorical Imperative 

Robert Stern (1962-2024), late Professor of Philosophy at the University of Sheffield, asks how Kant identifies the supreme principle of morality.

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