Mark Thorsby (videos of the past month: 02/05-02/28/17)

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54:52 Singer Famine, Affluence, Morality In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses the influential essay "Famine, Affluence, and Morality" by Peter Singer.
2:06:55 Leibniz: Discourse on Metaphysics In this video, Professor Thorsby introduces the "Discourse on Metaphysics" by Gottfried Leibniz.
1:34:16 Pascal & Spinoza on Infinity & God In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses the modern philosophers Blaise Pascal and Baruch Spinoza. In the first instance, Professor Thorsby explores Pascal's wager that even though teh existence...
59:25 Utilitarianism & Its Critics: JS Mill, Bernard Williams, & John Rawls In this video, Professor Thorsby gives an introduction to the basics of John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism. After reviewing some of the central elements, Professor Thorsby discusses the critics of ...
1:49:45 2. Thomas Hobbes In this video, Professor Thorsby gives a lecture on the Philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, from his empirical views on sensation and thought, to his notion of the state of nature and the force of social ...
54:16 A Defense of Abortion In this video, Professor Thorsby discusses Judith Jarvis Thomson's essay "A Defense of Abortion". The argument proceeds on the supposition that a fetus has a right to life and is a person; yet des...
1:22:49 1. Morality: Self Interest or Divine Command In this video, Professor Thorsby begins a series on Ethics by taking a look at Thomas Hobbes' theory of contracualism and Plato's dialogue 'Euthyphro'
1:27:10 1. Descartes' Mediatations on First Philosophy In this video, Professor Thorsby gives an Introduction to Descartes for the"History of Modern Philosophy" series. This video explores 'Meditations on First Philosophy" by René Descartes.