Logic & Critical Thinking

source: teachphilosophy    2015年12月17日
You can find my logic course at
1) http://lucidphilosophy.com/logic-cour...
2) Youtube Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJjsn...
3) Amazon Kindle (Lucid Logic by Paul Stearns) http://www.amazon.com/Lucid-Logic-Ess...

Against Happiness? Is happiness (or pleasure) the only intrinsic good? (Paul Stearns)

source: teachphilosophy     2017年4月20日
This video introduces one type of hedonism and 10 arguments against the idea that pleasure or happiness are the only intrinsic goods. Nozick's Experience Machine, Phillipa Foot, Two Worlds, Trajectory Argument, etc.

Intro to Philosophy by Paul Stearns

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source: teachphilosophy     2013年10月19日
Intro to Philosophy is like a sampler platter at a restaurant: samples of logic, ethics, philosophy of religion, etc. We also study the history of great thinkers and how they built on each other...

Is the world real? 18:45 How do you know the world around you is real (external world of trees, bodies, cars, etc.)? In this video, I explore this question with the famous "Brain in a vat" thought experiment. The story about Colin comes from S Law's Philosophy Gym. I'll consider major objections in second half.
what is philosophy? 17:21
22 Common Fallacies 51:33
10 Themes of Stoicism (full version) 22:03
What is an argument? 6:00
How to evaluate logical arguments 14:07
Is killing animals for food immoral? A thorough and philosophical overview 52:47
Plato's Cave, Divided Line, Forms, Metaphysics, Epistemology, Ethics, & Phil of Education 15:01
Part 2 of Plato's Cave, line, 6:14
Introduction to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (Part 1 of 4) 4:53
02 - Epicurus on Happiness - Philosophy: A Guide to Happiness 23:59
Vagueness, Ambiguity, & Philosophy 3:06
Why consciousness is a mystery in every worldview 52:32
Are you free? Do you have free will? 14:18
How do you explain consciousness? | David Chalmers 18:38
Jaron Lanier - What's the Meaning of Consciousness? 8:46
Stoicism for Everyday Life - Roundtable Discussion 56:21
Introduction to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (Part 2 of 4) 5:26
Introduction to Kant's Critique of Pure Reason (Part 3 of 4) Space & Time 6:36
Alan Watts - Mental Noise 3:57
Jonathan Haidt: Three Stories About Capitalism (2014 WORLD.MINDS) 23:53
Mindwalk 8/9 15:00
Falsifiability: One Key to Critical Thinking 12:19
Intro to Philosophy of Religion 20:04
Plato's Soul (Advice for living well) 11:50
Formal and Informal Fallacies 13:07
Sean Carroll - What Would an Infinite Universe Mean? 2:35
Who am I? Personal Identity from Aristotle to Krisnamurti 14:57
Why some moral opinions are incorrect. 1:56
Philosophy of Love 6:46
Buddhism: Part 1 of 3 15:01
Are we always selfish? Psychological Egoism: The scientific evidence 15:45
Are you a product of your culture or upbringing? 4:36
Evolution and Ethics 33:27
Intro to Ethics Ethical Distinctions 11:20
Buddhism: Part 2 of 3 15:02
Anthony De Mello 6:29
Is anything impossible? 4:32
John Stossel - Science vs. God: Big Bang, Intelligent Design, Bill Nye, Democide, Charity 12/13/2012 41:15
The Experiment That Debunked Materialism 7:27
Lecture 3. The Hebrew Bible in Its Ancient Near Eastern Setting: Genesis 1-4 in Context 47:43
Eckart Tolle and Peter Russell on Meditation 5:04
Thomas Moore Care of the Soul 23:49
10 Themes of Stoicism (full version) 22:03
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Roger Scruton on Moral Relativism 1/5 [source: AustralianNeoCon2] 15:01
How to write a good philosophy paper in this course. 17:09
To Have or to Be? 22:48
Welcome to Ethics (overview of ethical principles, etc.) 19:18
Why I don't respect my opinions (some of them): The Opinion Video 11:30
Psychological Egoism Lecture (Thorough): Are we always selfish, self-interested, or egoistic? 53:32
Against Happiness? Is happiness (or pleasure) the only intrinsic good? 39:07

Symbolic Logic by Paul Stearns

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source: teachphilosophy    2013年4月6日

Part 1: Symbolic Logic (The basics, letters, operators, connectives) 14:03 Translating sentences, symbols, operators.
Part 2: Symbolic Logic (WFFs & calculating truth functional statements) 10:22
Part 3: Symbolic Logic (truth tables for statements, tautologies, contradictories, etc) 15:01
Part 4: Symbolic Logic (continues truth tables for compound propositions) 9:09
Part 5: Symbolic Logic ( UsingTruth tables to test arguments) 14:55
Part 6: Symbolic Logic (Indirect Truth Tables) 10:29
Part 7: Symbolic Logic (rules of implication) 15:02
Part 8 Symbolic Logic (Easy proofs using rules of implication) 14:01
Part 9: Symbolic Logic (more easy proofs & some common errors) 15:02
Part 10 Symbolic Logic (Rules of replacement & moderate proofs) 14:56
Part 11 Symbolic Logic ( 1 moderate & 1 hard proof) 9:56
Part 12 Symbolic Logic (Last 5 rules & 1 challenging proof) 14:43
13 14:54 Formal Fallacies, an intro to formal logic
14 6:12 Arguing from ignorance and misplacing the burden of proof