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    Parts of the Soul II

    Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature (PHIL 181) In this concluding lecture, Professor Gendler charts four paths through the course. The first path traces how the course’s three main goals were realized: the goals of introducing students to the discipline of Philosophy though a number of central texts; of considering certain central questions raised […]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znE88LapbTs

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    Parts of the Soul I

    Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature (PHIL 181) In this concluding lecture, Professor Gendler charts four paths through the course. The first path traces how the course’s three main goals were realized: the goals of introducing students to the discipline of Philosophy though a number of central texts; of considering certain central questions raised […]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ojnSKzI2BE

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    The Ring of Gyges: Morality and Hypocrisy

    Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature (PHIL 181) In this concluding lecture, Professor Gendler charts four paths through the course. The first path traces how the course’s three main goals were realized: the goals of introducing students to the discipline of Philosophy though a number of central texts; of considering certain central questions raised […]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTGc1Pyp-Jc

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    Introduction

    Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature (PHIL 181) In this concluding lecture, Professor Gendler charts four paths through the course. The first path traces how the course’s three main goals were realized: the goals of introducing students to the discipline of Philosophy though a number of central texts; of considering certain central questions raised […]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUHYlyacMmA

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    Marx’s Theory of Historical Materialism (1)

    Foundations of Modern Social Thought (SOCY 151) We review Marx’s theory of alienation and pick up with the transition from the young Marx to the mature Marx who breaks with Hegelian thought and the Young Hegelians. Reflecting on the disappointed hopes of the French Revolution, Hegel wrote that the civil servants in France represent the […]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu8Os4EWBI8

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    Contemporary Communitarianism, part I

    In addition to the traditionalist-conservative view covered last time, the other anti-Enlightenment school the course explores is contemporary communitarianism. While Burke and Devlin appealed to tradition as the basis for our values, communitarians appeal to the community-accepted values as the basis for what should guide us. Communitarian Richard Rorty criticizes the Enlightenment endeavor of justifying […]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUhGPmgjuXk

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    The Rawlsian Social Contract

    The next and final Enlightenment tradition to be examined in the class is that of John Rawls, who, according to Professor Shapiro, was a hugely important figure not only in contemporary political philosophy, but also in the field of philosophy as a whole. The class is introduced to some of the principal features of Rawls’s […]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uV3p9bMD4I

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    The Neoclassical Synthesis of Rights and Utility

    John Stuart Mill’s synthesis rights and utility follows naturally in the vein of neoclassical utilitarianism, and it attempts to compensate for many of the shortcomings of Bentham’s classical utilitarianism. In the end, it turns out to be a doctrine that does not look very similar to Bentham’s at all. An important component of Mill’s doctrine […]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcbj3XoXeEM

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    Natural Law Roots of the Social Contract Tradition

    Before exploring the three Enlightenment traditions in particular, Professor Shapiro examines the Enlightenment holistically, using John Locke as the foundation for the discussion. The first tenet of the Enlightenment is a commitment to science as a way of ordering politics, and Professor Shapiro introduces the Cartesian philosophy of science and segues into an elucidation of […]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS16-tI5Zxk
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