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Crash Course
What is Philosophy?: Crash Course Philosophy
Today Hank begins to teach you about Philosophy by discussing the historical origins of philosophy in ancient Greece, and its three main divisions: metaphysics, epistemology, and value theory. He will also introduce logic, and how you’re...
Professor Dave Explains
Analytic Philosophy Part 2: The Vienna Circle
Returning again to analytic philosophy, we arrive at the Vienna Circle and the logical positivists. There were many important members of this group, and Ludwig Wittgenstein was a frequent collaborator. Let's see what they were all about!
Curated Video
The Social Turn
Philosopher Brian Epstein (Tufts University) describes academic philosophy's movement towards social engagement and responsibility.
Curated Video
Metaphysics Today
Philosopher Scott Soames (USC), gives a brief description of contemporary attitudes towards metaphysics.
Curated Video
Drifting Towards Metaphysics
Philosopher Brian Epstein (Tufts University) describes the tensions between the field of philosophy of language and metaphysics.
Institute of Art and Ideas
Are space and time real?
We think space and time are the structure of the universe. Yet Einstein argued 'space and time are modes by which we think and not conditions in which we live'. And philosophers, Kant and Heidegger, saw space and time as the framework of...
Professor Dave Explains
Introduction to Philosophy and Logic
Humans are on a quest to understand the world around us. How did this quest begin? What are the tools we use to gather knowledge? How do we know what is possible to know? What do we mean when using words like ethics, ontology,...
Crash Course
Crash Course Philosophy #1: What Is Philosophy?
Learn about philosophy by listening to a discussion about the historical origins of philosophy in ancient Greece and its three main divisions: metaphysics, epistemology, and value theory. You will also be introduced to logic and how...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Early Modern: Emilie Du Chatelet, Part 1
In this first of two videos, Andrew Janiak introduces Emilie Du Chatelet, a French philosopher, and her contribution to the debate about the principle of sufficient reason. [3:51]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Bertrand's Paradox
In this Wireless Philosophy video, Jonathan Weisberg (University of Toronto) explains Bertrand's Paradox, a famous paradox in probability theory. Beginning with the square factory example, he talks about how Bertrand's Paradox reveals a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Metaphilosophy: Contrastivism #1 (Introduction)
In this Wireless Philosophy video, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Duke University) introduces contrastivism, a new approach to philosophy. [6:37]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Metaphilosophy: Contrastivism #5 (Knowledge)
In this Wireless Philosophy video, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Duke University) introduces a new approach to knowledge: contrastivism. At odds with traditional philosophical approaches to knowledge, contrastive knowledge holds that...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Metaphilosophy: Contrastivism #4 (Skepticism)
In this Wireless Philosophy video, Walter Sinnott-Armstrong (Duke University) introduces a new approach to the problem of skepticism: contrastivism. At odds with traditional philosophical approaches to knowledge, contrastive knowledge...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Monty Hall Problem
The Monty Hall problem is a strange result arising from a very simple situation. In this video, Bryce Gessell explains why it seems so counterintuitive and why the solution isn't counterintuitive at all. [4:17]
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Khan Academy: Epistemology: Rationality
Ram Neta (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill) considers whether we're as rational as we often think we are. Help us caption & translate this video!