HSSRP Philosophy Resources by GEB HSSRP https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56 en-us 2024-04-01 01:30:43 UTC 2025-12-24 03:44:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Resource Navigation geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562793 In this section, you will find N sections with curated resources on Philosophy:

  1. What is Philosophy?

  2. How to Think and Write Like a Philosopher

  3. Epistemology (Knowledge, Belief, Justification)

  4. Ethics and Morality

  5. Political Philosophy

  6. Philosophy of Science

  7. Philosophy of Technology, Computing, and AI

  8. Philosophy of Religion

  9. Early Modern Philosophy

  10. Classical Chinese Philosophy

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562793 1.1 What is Philosophy? geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562800 Introduces the origins and questions of interest of philosophy. Explains logic as a tool to do philosophy.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562800 1.2 What is Philosophy? geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562804 Discusses the nature of philosophy as a academical, philosophical, and rigourous question by critically assessing the views of different historical figures in philosophy, and building a constructive account from there.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562804 1.3 What is Philosophy for? geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562808 Introduces the discipline of philosoph, the big questions that define the discipline, common misunderstandings, and its relevance in the modern world.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562808 1.4 Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562813 This book introduces important themes in the study of philosophy, how they are related to each other, and explores how philosophy was practiced in the past and how it is done today.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562813 1.5 The Cartoon Introduction to Philosophy geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562818 This comic explores various themes in philosophy in a fun and exciting way, covering some of the great debates in history, from questions about the world to questions about how we can ever know for sure what we know, to issues about whether we truly have free will.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562818 2.3 What Happens in a Philosopher's Brain? geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562823 This video explores the book "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahnemann to better understand how certain cognitive biases can affect our ability to think rationally.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562823 2.1 This tool will help improve your critical thinking geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562825 This video explores the Socratic Method, a questioning method that helps us to effective examine our values, principles, and beliefs.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562825 2.2 Intuition Pumps and Other Tools for Thinking geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562829 Daniel Dennett discusses a variety of philosophical tools that learners can use to "think reliably and even gracefully about really hard questions."

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562829 2.4 A Brief Guide to Writing the Philosophy Paper geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562839 This guide teaches how to structure philosophy essays, with examples on good writing and bad writing.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562839 2.5 Guidelines on Writing a Philosophy Paper geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562844 Introduces three stages of writing a philosophical paper and what to do in each stage. 

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562844 2.6 How to Argue - Philosophical Reasoning geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562850 This video gives an overview of philosophical reasoning and a breakdown of how deductive arguments work (and why they sometimes don’t work).

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562850 3.1 Epistemology: Introduction to Theory of Knowledge geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562855 This video examines the fine line separating knowing and just believing something.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562855 3.2 Introduction to Epistemology geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562864 This lecture introduces epistemology, explains the questions such a field investigates, look what it means to obtain knowledge, and why the need for such a field arose in the first place.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562864 3.3 Epistemology geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562868 Explains general epistemology from the nature of knowledge, the nature of justification, and the limits of human knowledge.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562868 3.4 Knowledge: A Very Short Introduction geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562873 What is knowledge? How does it differ from mere belief? Do you need to be able to justify a claim in order to count as knowing it? How can we know that the outer world is real and not a dream? This book explores these questions and more.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562873 3.5 Scepticism: A Very Short Introduction geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562879 Throughout history, scepticism and the urge to question accepted truths has been a powerful force for change and growth. Today, we are bombarded by an array of information, some of which are false. And so a healthy amount of scepticism is encouraged. But when is scepticism a legitimate tool? When is it problematic?

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562879 3.6 Epistemic Injustice geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562883 This article explores the concept of epistemic injustices, i.e. when a person is unfairly excluded from participation due to prejudices or biases, and how the power dynamics of society can affect who is believed and whose experiences are valued and understood.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562883 3.7 Echo Chambers and Epistemic Bubbles geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562889 This article explores the differences between echo chambers and epistemic bubbles.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562889 3.8 The Obligation to Diversify One's Sources geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562894 This paper explores whether we have a duty to diversify the sources of information we consume.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562894 3.9 Fake News and Partisan Epistemology geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562899 This paper explores the impact of fake news on political beliefs and voting behaviour, how it spreads, and why the solution to this problem might require institutional changes.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562899 3.10 Moral Testimony geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562902 If a friend or stranger tells me that lying to protect someone’s feelings is morally permissible, should I believe her? This essay explores whether testimony can or cannot result in moral knowledge.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562902 4.2 Philosophy of Ethics and Morality geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562906 Explains ethics from three areas of study: normative ethics, metaethics and applied ethics.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562906 4.1 How Ethics Can Help You Make Better Decisions geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562910 This video discusses how studying ethics will help us better confront life's moral dilemmas, and how understanding ethical theories can help us make better, kinder decisions.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562910 4.3 Semester Ethics Course Condensed (Part 1 of 2) geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562914 This video explores questions like what is the morally right thing to do? Is there some moral law that applies to everyone, or is morality relative in some way? And what’s so good about morality anyway? Part 1 of this video will cover utilitarianism, deontology, and virtue ethics.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562914 4.4 Semester Ethics Course Condensed (Part 2 of 2) geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562917 Part 2 of this video will cover Nietzsche's critique of morality, and the debate between Hume and Locke on the existence and origin of moral facts.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562917 4.5 Consequentialism geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562919 This article introduces readers to various schools of consequentialism, a moral school that emphasises that the moral rightness of acts lie in the consequences of the act.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562919 4.6 Deontological Ethics geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562922 This article itnroduces the reader to the concept of deontology, that emphasises that our moral decisions ought to be guided by principles and duties on what to do and what to avoid.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562922 4.7 Virtue Ethics geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562927 This article introduces readers to the concept of virtue ethics, a school of morality that emphasises virtues or moral character as opposed to duties/rules or consequences when making normative decisions on what to do.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562927 4.8 Ethics: A Very Short Introduction geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562931 This book tackles key concepts in moral questioning, such as birth, death, happiness, desire, and freedom, and how to think about the meaning of life.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562931 4.9 Metaethics: Crash Course Philosophy #32 geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562934 This video exlpains three forms of moral realism – moral absolutism, cultural relativism (including the difference between descriptive and normative cultural relativism), and moral subjectivism (a form of moral antirealism).

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562934 4.10 Having a Rough Story about What Moral Philosophy Is geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562938 This paper discusses metaethics in a narrative way, without using much technical jargon.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562938 4.11 An Introduction to Normative Ethics geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562941 This video introduces the concept of normative ethics as well as three "umbrella theories" (consequentialism, deontology, and virtue ethics), with clear examples for each.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562941 4.12 Normative Ethical Theories geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562945 This paper introduces deontological, teleological, consequential and character-based ethical theories.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562945 4.13 How to Defend a Normative Ethical Theory geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562949 This paper begins with an introduction to normative ethical theories, and moves on to explain how to partially or completely defend a normative ethical theory.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562949 4.14 Moral Psychology geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562953 A very brief introduction on what moral psychology is, and its difference from moral philosophy.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562953 4.15 Moral Psychology: Empirical Approaches geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562957 This article discusses several topics that illustrate this type of inquiry: thought experiments, responsibility, character, egoism vs. altruism, and moral disagreement.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562957 5.1 Introduction: What is Political Philosophy? geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562958 This video discusses the nature and scope of "political philosophy," with an in-depth examination of the fundamental concepts and categories of the study of politics. The questions "which regimes are best?" and "what constitutes good citizenship?" are posed and discussed in the context of Plato's "Apology."

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562958 5.2 What is Political Philosophy? geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562963 This paper introduces political philosophy in a problem-solution format, with an overview of dominant political philosophy theories.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562963 5.3 Political Philosophy: Methodology geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562966 This article explores the field of political philosophy, focusing on its methodology, the ethical foundations underlying political theories, and the distinctions between political philosophy and political science.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562966 5.4 Political Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562971 This book introduces key concepts to political philosophy such as authority, democracy, freedom and its limits, justice, feminism, multiculturalism, and nationality.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562971 5.6 Justice with Michael Sandel geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562973 This is a video playlist of a series of lectures exploring the question of what is justice and fairness, and how we apply them in the real world.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562973 5.7 Western Theories of Justice geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562977 This article explores the evolution and application of Western philosophical conceptions of justice, tracing ideas from ancient Greece through to contemporary philosophers, examining how justice is seen both as a moral virtue and a necessary quality for a stable society, and how it has been applied to social issues across history.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562977 5.8 Positive and Negative Liberty geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562979 This article explores the distinctions and implications between positive liberty, the control over one's life to fulfill one's purposes, and negative liberty, the absence of external constraints on action, as conceptual frameworks within political philosophy.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562979 5.9 Rights geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562981 This article explores the concept of rights as entitlements to perform actions or be in certain states, and their central role in shaping modern governance, laws, and moral perspectives.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562981 5.10 John Stuart Mill - On Liberty geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562983 This video is an introduction to the political philosophy of John Stuart Mill, covering issues such as women's rights, liberty, freedom, and representative government.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562983 5.5 What is Justice? geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562986 This video explores various theories of justice, just distribution, and different approaches to punishment.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562986 6.1 What is Philosophy of Science? geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562990 This video discusses questions like can science discover all truths? Are there truths beyond science? Is science a process or a way of thinking?

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562990 6.2 Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562993 This short book explores how much faith one should place in the words of scientists, questions the possibility for scientific knowledge to be "objective" and what really is science all about.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562993 6.3 LSE Research: Science and Philosophy of Science geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562997 This video argues that all science is the result of a particular philosophical attitude. One of the tasks of philosophers of science, therefore, is to analyse science in light of these attitudes.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562997 6.4 Introduction to the Philosophy of Science geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562999 A very comprehensive article covering the most important theories and developments in the philosophy of science, from romanticism to positivism, to pragmatism, realism, causality, institutional change, and more.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938562999 6.5 Scientific Method geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563001 This article provides an overview of how scientific methods evolve.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563001 6.6 Scientific Progress geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563003 This article explores the question: what is meant by progress in science?

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563003 6.7 Scientific Explanation geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563005 This article explores the evolution and debates about the use of models for scientific explanation, and the philosophical challenges in defining and understanding the nature of explanations in science.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563005 6.8 Scientific Realism geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563008 This article explores scientific realism, i.e. are our scientific explanations for the unobservable actual descriptions of reality or a useful fiction for understanding? This article will explore the variants schools of thought on the matter, and arguments for/against this position.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563008 6.9 Karl Popper, Science, & Pseudoscience: Crash Course Philosophy #8 geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563009 This video discusses how the advancements in Western science during the early 1900s led Karl Popper to come up with a critical distinction between science and pseudoscience, emphasising that science seeks to disprove while pseudoscience seeks to confirm, reflecting on how these ideas fundamentally influence our approach to knowledge acquisition.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563009 6.10 The Scientific Revolution: Crash Course History of Science #12 geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563010 This video explains how science undergoes world-changing revolutions from time to time.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563010 7.2 The Question Concerning Technology (& Social Media) - Heidegger geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563011 This video explores Martin Heidegger's essay, "The Question Concerning Technology," and uses it to analyse and critique social media.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563011 7.3 Philosophy of Technology geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563012 This article explores the philosophy of technology, addressing how technology profoundly intertwines with society and culture, its historical development from a humanities perspective, and the analytical philosophy that aims to understand technology itself, including the practice of designing and creating artifacts as well as their societal and ethical impacts​.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563012 7.1 Is Technology as “Neutral” as We Think It Is? geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563014 This video discusses the illustrative example of online search engines to consider whether the technologies we use in our everyday lives really are the “value-neutral” tools we often take them to be. Should ethical concerns and other values be given a role in determining which results a search engine “chooses” to show us? If so, which values, how much of a role, and–perhaps most importantly–who decides?

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563014 7.4 Do artifacts have politics? geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563015 This paper questions whether artifacts, i.e. things designed by humans, have embedded values or politics in them to influence other people and their behaviour.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563015 7.5 What is Philosophy of Technology? geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563016 This paper explores the development and impact of technology from ancient Greek philosophy to modern times, examining how technology has shaped societies, the differences in philosophical approaches to technology, and the contemporary debates about its role, autonomy, and values.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563016 7.6 Computing and Moral Responsibility geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563018 This article discusses how the integration of computing and technological artifacts into human actions complicates traditional notions of moral responsibility, highlighting the challenges of attributing responsibility in a technologically advanced society and the need to reconsider traditional conceptions of moral agency and responsibility.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563018 7.7 Machine Bias geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563019 This article explores how risk assessment software used across the U.S. to predict future criminals exhibits bias against black people, leading to disparities in the criminal justice system

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563019 7.9 Weapons of Math Destruction geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563021 This talk explores algorithmic biases and how it may not be good for democracy.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563021 7.10 The Era of Blind Faith in Big Data Must End geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563023 Algorithms decide who gets a loan, who gets an interview, who gets insurance and more – but they do not automatically make things fair. This video explores how algorithms can be biased and unfair.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563023 7.8 Algorithmic Bias: On the Implicit Biases of Social Technology geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563024 This paper explores the relationship between machine bias and human cognitive bias, and how algorithms amplify human biases.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563024 7.11 Artificial Intelligence & Personhood: Crash Course Philosophy #23 geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563026 This video explores artificial intelligence, including weak AI and strong AI, and its relation to personhood.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563026 7.12 Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563028 This article explores the profound ethical implications and dilemmas associated with the development and application of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, examining issues such as privacy, bias, autonomy, the role of AI as both tools and potential moral agents, and the challenges posed by the prospect of superintelligent AI systems, all within the context of their impact on humanity's future and the necessity for thoughtful policy development .

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563028 7.13 Moral Machines: How Culture Changes Values geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563029 How do different cultures value human life? We make many moral decisions in our daily lives, and these are informed by our culture. However, when designing smart cars, we will need to encode these decisions ahead of time. How do we do this in a diverse world?

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563029 8.1 Introduction to Philosophy of Religion geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563030 This video introduces four major question: What is God? Does God exist? What is the problem of Evil? What is the relationship between faith and reason?

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563030 8.2 Anselm & the Argument for God: Crash Course Philosophy #9 geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563031 This video starts with a distinction between the philosophy of religion and theology, and proceeds to examine an argument for the existence for god.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563031 8.3 Philosophy of Religion geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563032 This article presents an overview of the philosophy of religion: on the meaning of religious beliefs, its relationship with epistemology and science, as well as arguments for theism and its alternatives.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563032 8.4 Aquinas & the Cosmological Arguments: Crash Course Philosophy #10 geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563033 This video explores the cosmological argument based on the idea that the existence of god can be proven based on facts of the universe.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563033 8.5 Cosmological Argument geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563034 This article explores the cosmological argument that infers the existence of a necessary being, i.e. god, from various facts about the universe.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563034 8.6 Intelligent Design: Crash Course Philosophy #11 geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563035 This video explores the teleological argument which tries to prove the existence of god based on the idea that natural objects in the world are "designed" with a purpose.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563035 8.7 Teleological Arguments for God’s Existence geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563036 This article explores the teleological argument, or how the complex structure and functionality in nature suggests the existence of a purposeful, intelligent design behind them.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563036 8.8 The Problem of Evil: Crash Course Philosophy #13 geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563037 This video explores the biggest philosophical question humanity faces: why is there evil?

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563037 8.9 The Problem of Evil geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563038 This article explores the problem of evil that challenges the existence of a god by questioning how evil could possibly exist if god is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563038 8.10 Atheism and Agnosticism geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563039 This article explores the relation of atheism and agnosticism as it relates to theism (the belief that a god exists).

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563039 8.11 Religious Experience geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563040 This article explores the complex nature of religious experiences, highlighting their subjective perception as encounters with a divine or spiritually significant reality, distinct from religious feelings or mystical experiences, and examines the epistemological debates and challenges in defining and understanding these phenomena within the broader context of religious diversity and naturalistic explanations.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563040 8.12 Miracles geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563043 This article questions the concept of miracles, and explores the arguments for and against the existence of miracles.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563043 9.1 A Brief History of Modern Philosophy geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563044 A documentary on the history of philosophy, specifically how modern philosophy evolved through time.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563044 9.2 David Hume's Philosophy geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563045 A comprehensive introduction to Hume's philosophy, account of mind, causation, necessary connections, moral philosophy and philosophy of religion.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563045 9.3 David Hume geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563046 This article explores Hume's contributions to philosophy as a sceptic and empiricist, and how that influenced his works on moral philosophy, and the philosophy of religion.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563046 9.4 Immanuel Kant's Philosophy geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563047 A comprehensive introduction to Kant's philosophy, transcendental idealism, morality and freedom and the unity of nature and freedom.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563047 9.5 Immanuel Kant geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563049 This article provides an extensive overview of Immanuel Kant's life and philosophical contributions, highlighting his synthesis of rationalism and empiricism, and his arguments for human autonomy as the foundation for scientific knowledge, morality, and religious belief, significantly influencing modern philosophy in various fields.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563049 9.6 Introduction to Modern Philosophy: The Emergence of Rationalism geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563051 This video discusses how rationalism emerged in the Renaissance period, starting with Descartes.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563051 9.7 A Short History of Modern Philosophy geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563052 This book explores the works of the founding fathers of modern philosophy, from Rene Descartes to Ludwig Wittgenstein.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563052 10.1 Classical Chinese Philosophy: A Brief Introduction geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563054 This video surveys a number of thinkers from Classical Chinese philosophy including: Kongzi’s revivalism and virtue ethics, Mozi’s consequentialism and impartial caring, Yang Zhu’s ethical egoism, Mengzi’s Confucianism, The School of Name’s paradoxical argumentation, the Daodejing’s mysticism, the Zhuangzi’s relativism and skepticism, Xunzi’s Confucianism, and Han Feizi’s legalism.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563054 10.4 Confucius geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563057 This article explores the multifaceted roles of Confucius throughout Chinese history, including his portrayals as a teacher, philosopher, reformer, and prophet, and delves into his significant impact on East Asian thought and culture. It examines the complexity of Confucian philosophy, highlighting its basis in ritual, ethics, and societal organization, while acknowledging the historical debates and varying interpretations that have evolved around Confucius's teachings and his influence on traditional and modern cultures.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563057 10.2 How to Establish Social Order? Three Early Chinese Answers geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563058 This article explores three ways of thinking about establishing social order from an ancient Chinese perspective.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563058 10.3 Who was Confucius? And What Did He Really Say? geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563059 Who Was Confucius? And What Did He Really Say?  Bryan Van Norden provides a comprehensive introduction in answer to these questions.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563059 10.6 Believing in Dao geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563061 What is Dao and why do the ancient Chinese philosophers debate over it? Chad Hansen explores these questions in depth.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563061 10.7 Daoism geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563062 This article explores Daoism, one of China's principal religious and philosophical systems, tracing its origins to Laozi and Zhuangzi, and discusses its development through various interpretations, from philosophical to religious, while emphasizing its core focus on the nature of dao (way) and its implications for ethics, governance, and personal conduct.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563062 10.8 Why it’s Better to Stop Searching for your True Self geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563064 Classical Chinese philosophy presents a counter-intuitive perspective that challenges modern assumptions about self-acceptance and authenticity, suggesting that these values may actually limit personal growth and lead to danger.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563064 10.9 The Science of Spontaneity: Mastering Wuwei geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563065 Edward Slingerland claims that recent research suggests that many aspects of a satisfying life - such as happiness and spontaneity - are best pursued indirectly. The early Chinese philosophers knew this, and they wrote extensively about an effortless way of being in the world. Can we try not to try?

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563065 10.5 Li as Cultural Grammar: On the Relation between Li and Ren in Confucius' "Analects" geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563066 This paper challenges the conventional understanding of the relation between ren (humanity) and li (propriety), and presents an alternative picture: li as cultural grammar, and ren as mastery of a culture.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563066 10.10 Introduction to Classical Chinese Philosophy geb_hssrp https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563067 This book provides a very beginner friendly introduction to the world of classical Chinese philosophy that is easily accessible to those new to the subject.

]]> 2024-04-01 01:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/x3ddyvnd0elzrkos_geb_hssrp_39b08bf4bd840e56/wish/2938563067