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Philosophical Problems
By Jack Reynolds and Andrew BrennanEducation
Philosophical Problems episodes
- Time Travel, Part II (handout)Can the past be changed? It looks as if time travellers could wreak havoc by interfering with things that have already happened. If what is past cannot be changed, does this commit us to determinism? We ask what would happen in the scenario of the Terminator movies if the Terminator really erased John Connor from the history of the fictional world in which the movie is set.Copyright 2013 Jack Reynolds / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.0 min
- Time Travel, Part IICan the past be changed? It looks as if time travellers could wreak havoc by interfering with things that have already happened. If what is past cannot be changed, does this commit us to determinism? We ask what would happen in the scenario of the Terminator movies if the Terminator really erased John Connor from the history of the fictional world in which the movie is set.Copyright 2013 Jack Reynolds / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.47 min
- Time Travel, Part II (handout)Can the past be changed? It looks as if time travellers could wreak havoc by interfering with things that have already happened. If what is past cannot be changed, does this commit us to determinism? We ask what would happen in the scenario of the Terminator movies if the Terminator really erased John Connor from the history of the fictional world in which the movie is set.Copyright 2013 Jack Reynolds / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.0 min
- Time Travel, Part IIs time travel possible? An introduction to the philosophy – not the science – of time travel, asking whether time travel can be described without contradictions. To answer the question we look at the movie Back to the Future, and the UK TV series, Doctor Who. The Grandfather paradox is also discussed: could you go back in time and kill your grandfather even before he met your grandmother?Copyright 2013 Jack Reynolds / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.43 min
- Time Travel, Part I (handout)Is time travel possible? An introduction to the philosophy – not the science – of time travel, asking whether time travel can be described without contradictions. To answer the question we look at the movie Back to the Future, and the UK TV series, Doctor Who. The Grandfather paradox is also discussed: could you go back in time and kill your grandfather even before he met your grandmother?Copyright 2013 Jack Reynolds / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.0 min
- What is Philosophy?This lecture considers the vexed question of what is philosophy and some of the most common answers to this question.Copyright 2013 Jack Reynolds / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.22 min
- What is Philosophy? (handout)This lecture considers the vexed question of what is philosophy and some of the most common answers to this question.Copyright 2013 Jack Reynolds / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.0 min
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In this subject we examine some of the central problems that have captivated philosophers throughout millennia, as well as those that scientific advances and cultural changes have only recently…
brought to our attention. These might include: where did the universe come from? Might a machine think? Is time travel possible? Is it morally acceptable to eat meat, or to design children genetically? Does the world suggest the existence of a designer, a God? Students will focus on examining the merits of the various arguments on these issues, dealing with each philosophical problem for a week. Students will be introduced to most of the major philosophical areas, including epistemology (what can we know?), metaphysics (what is the nature of reality?), ethics, personal identity, and philosophy of mind.
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