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PHI 110: Introduction to Philosophy

PHI 110: Introduction to Philosophy (Missouri State Univ.). Instructor: Professor Daniel Kaufman. This course explores various ways of understanding the human self and its relation to the world. Through a consideration of what can be known, what is worth valuing, what reality is, and how human communities should be composed and regulated, the course deals with central themes that arise from the human quest for a deeper self-understanding.

Introduction


Lecture 01 - Introduction
Lecture 02 - Mind and Body Dualism
Lecture 03 - Mind and Body Dualism II
Lecture 04 - Consciousness, Persons and Responsibility
Lecture 05 - Consciousness, Persons and Responsibility II
Lecture 06 - A Mentalist Myth?
Lecture 07 - A Mentalist Myth? II
Lecture 08 - A New Science of Man
Lecture 09 - A New Science of Man II
Lecture 10 - General Remarks on Knowledge
Lecture 11 - Empiricism
Lecture 12 - Empiricism II
Lecture 13 - Skepticism and the Appearance/Reality Gap
Lecture 14 - Skepticism and the Appearance/Reality Gap II
Lecture 15 - Skepticism and the Appearance/Reality Gap III
Lecture 16 - The Limits of Reason and the Philosophy of Common Sense
Lecture 17 - The Limits of Reason and the Philosophy of Common Sense II
Lecture 18 - Is Knowledge a State of Mind?
Lecture 19 - Is Knowledge a State of Mind? II
Lecture 20 - General Remarks on Ethics and Politics
Lecture 21 - General Remarks on Ethics and Politics II
Lecture 22 - Aristotle on Virtue and the Human Good
Lecture 23 - Aristotle on Virtue and the Human Good II
Lecture 24 - Aristotle on Virtue and the Human Good III
Lecture 25 - The Foundations of Ancient Greek Politics
Lecture 26 - Utilitarianism
Lecture 27 - Utilitarianism II
Lecture 28 - Kantian Ethics
Lecture 29 - Kantian Ethics II
Lecture 30 - The Foundations of Modern Liberal Politics
Lecture 31 - The Foundations of Modern Liberal Politics II