Instructional Video9:19
Professor Dave Explains

Analytic Philosophy Part 1: Dewey, Russell, and Whitehead

9th - Higher Ed
Pivoting from the continental tradition, let's introduce the analytic tradition that also emerged at the beginning of contemporary philosophy. This involved figures such as John Dewey, Bertrand Russell, and Alfred Whitehead. What were...
Instructional Video46:18
The Telegraph

Steven Pinker: Danger of moral panic over “fake news”

Higher Ed
Social media companies face a tough choice in censoring their users. Steven Pinker joins Steven Edginton to discuss rationality, big tech companies and conspiracy theories in the latest Off Script podcast. Watch the full episode above or...
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Getty Images

Anti-nuclear demonstration march

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Anti nuclear demonstration, demonstrators with banners marching along Whitehall; demonstration at the Ministry of Defense; demonstrators sitting on ground, including Lord Bertrand Russell. Anti-nuclear demonstration march on February 18,...
News Clip1:07
British Movietone

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS

Pre-K - Higher Ed
In Oslo, Dr Ralph Bunche received the Nobel Peace Prize from the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Dr Gunnar Jahn, for his work as United Nations mediator in Palestine. In Stockholm, other awards were made by King Gustav. Two...
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Theory of Knowledge: Three Responses to Skepticism

9th - 10th
In this Wireless Philosophy video, Jennifer Nagel (University of Toronto) looks at three historically influential responses to the challenge of skepticism. We start with Rene Descartes's efforts to prove that God would not let us be...
Audio
Stanford University

Bertrand Russel: Sound Clips of Russell Speaking/ "Desire"

9th - 10th
Downloads a 53 second Real Audio sound clip of philosopher Bertrand Russell reading his work "Desire."