Philosophical Problems

By Jack Reynolds and Andrew Brennan

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 brough... more

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How many episodes does Philosophical Problems have?

The podcast currently has 47 episodes available.

Philosophical Problems episodes:

March 13, 2013 Time Travel, Part I
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?
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43min
March 12, 2013 Time Travel, Part II
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.
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47min
March 12, 2013 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.
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March 12, 2013 Time Travel, Part I
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.
...more
43min
March 12, 2013 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.
...more
0min
March 05, 2013 What is Philosophy?
This lecture considers the vexed question of what is philosophy and some of the most common answers to this question.
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22min
March 05, 2013 What is Philosophy? (handout)
This lecture considers the vexed question of what is philosophy and some of the most common answers to this question.
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How many episodes does Philosophical Problems have?

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