Five great philosophical questions

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dc.contributor.authorFried, Gregory
dc.date2014-01
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-19T09:32:05Z
dc.date.available2014-06-19T09:32:05Z
dc.date.issued2014-06-19
dc.description.abstractOne striking feature of philosophy is that it deals with some of our deepest questions. Famous examples include ‘Does God exist?’ ‘How are the mind and body related?’ ‘Can we have free will?’ ‘What is it to be moral?’ and ‘When, if ever, should speech be censored?’ This course will introduce philosophy by raising these five questions and discussing important responses to them. The questions have been selected from various areas of philosophy and we will consider responses by scholars from medieval times to the present. As philosophers, we are interested not only in what our fellow philosophers argue, but also in whether we accept their arguments. Participants will therefore be encouraged to think about these ideas themselves. LECTURE TITLES 1. Does God exist? St Anselm’s ontological argument 2. How are the mind and body related? Descartes’ dualism 3. Can we have free will? Debates on the nature and existence of free will 4. What is it to be moral? Utilitarianism and its critics 5. When, if ever, should speech be censored? Mill on liberty Recommended reading Nagel, T. 1987. What Does it all Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press. Law, S. 2011. The Complete Philosophy Files. London: Orion. Blackburn, S. 1999. Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Blackburn, S. 2001. Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitation 2014. <i>Five great philosophical questions.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/1012en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation. 2014. <i>Five great philosophical questions.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/1012en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationFried, G. 2014-06-19. Five great philosophical questions. Recorded lecture.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Other AU - Fried, Gregory AB - One striking feature of philosophy is that it deals with some of our deepest questions. Famous examples include ‘Does God exist?’ ‘How are the mind and body related?’ ‘Can we have free will?’ ‘What is it to be moral?’ and ‘When, if ever, should speech be censored?’ This course will introduce philosophy by raising these five questions and discussing important responses to them. The questions have been selected from various areas of philosophy and we will consider responses by scholars from medieval times to the present. As philosophers, we are interested not only in what our fellow philosophers argue, but also in whether we accept their arguments. Participants will therefore be encouraged to think about these ideas themselves. LECTURE TITLES 1. Does God exist? St Anselm’s ontological argument 2. How are the mind and body related? Descartes’ dualism 3. Can we have free will? Debates on the nature and existence of free will 4. What is it to be moral? Utilitarianism and its critics 5. When, if ever, should speech be censored? Mill on liberty Recommended reading Nagel, T. 1987. What Does it all Mean? A Very Short Introduction to Philosophy. New York: Oxford University Press. Law, S. 2011. The Complete Philosophy Files. London: Orion. Blackburn, S. 1999. Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Blackburn, S. 2001. Being Good: A Short Introduction to Ethics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. DA - 2014-06-19 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - philosophy, questions, free will, mind LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2014 T1 - Five great philosophical questions TI - Five great philosophical questions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/1012 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitation. 2014. <i>Five great philosophical questions.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/1012en_ZA
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dc.subjectphilosophy, questions, free will, minden_ZA
dc.titleFive great philosophical questionsen_ZA
dc.typeOtheren_ZA
uct.type.publicationTeaching and Learningen_ZA
uct.type.resourceRecorded lectureen_ZA
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