The Nature of Causation by Marianne Talbot at the University of Oxford

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source: Philosophical Overdose      2016年12月18日
Marianne Talbot gives a series of 6 talks at Oxford exploring causation and some of the philosophical issues surrounding it.
Causation is an important concept that we all use in ordinary, everyday life, as well as in science. Causation is so important in fact that it has been said that: “With regard to our total conceptual apparatus, causation is the centre of the centre”, and it has been called called ‘the cement of the universe’. But what exactly is causation? In these lectures, the most influential theories of causation are introduced, as well as the motivations for them, the arguments behind them, and the problems they face. This series is from the University of Oxford -- Creative Commons. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

The Nature of Causation: Hume & the Regularity Theory 1:32:01 This talk explores the regularity theory of causation, first articulated by David Hume, based on his empiricist conception of knowledge...
The Counterfactual Theory of Causation 1:35:39
Hume & the Necessary Connection Analysis of Causation 1:28:55
The Singularist Theory of Causation 1:37:10
Time and Causation 1:30:38
Mental Causation 1:33:36

Mental Causation by Marianne Talbot

source: Philosophical Overdose     2016年12月18日
Marianne Talbot gives the final talk in a series on the nature of causation at Oxford. This talk explores the relation of mind and body, and the problem of mental causation...
Causation is an important concept that we all use in ordinary, everyday life, as well as in science. Causation is so important in fact that it has been said that: “With regard to our total conceptual apparatus, causation is the centre of the centre”, and it has been called called ‘the cement of the universe’. But what exactly is causation? In these lectures, the most influential theories of causation are introduced, as well as the motivations for them, the arguments behind them, and the problems they face.
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This is from the University of Oxford -- Creative Commons.

Time and Causation by Marianne Talbot

source: Philosophical Overdose     2016年12月18日
Marianne Talbot gives the fifth talk in a series on the nature of causation at Oxford. This talk explores the relation of causation and time. Both time and causation seems to have the same 'direction’ . Can we explain this?
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The Singularist Theory of Causation by Marianne Talbot

source: Philosophical Overdose    2016年12月18日
Marianne Talbot gives the fourth talk in a series on the nature of causation at Oxford. This talk explores the singularist conception and the idea that causation is a relation that science might one day discover...
Causation is an important concept that we all use in ordinary, everyday life, as well as in science. Causation is so important in fact that it has been said that: “With regard to our total conceptual apparatus, causation is the centre of the centre”, and it has been called called ‘the cement of the universe’. But what exactly is causation? In these lectures, the most influential theories of causation are introduced, as well as the motivations for them, the arguments behind them, and the problems they face.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
This is from the University of Oxford -- Creative Commons.

Hume & the Necessary Connection Analysis of Causation by Marianne Talbot

source: Philosophical Overdose     2016年12月18日
Marianne Talbot gives the third talk in a series on the nature of causation at Oxford. This talk explores Hume again, and the idea that there are real metaphysical necessities underlying the regularities, relating cause and effect...
Causation is an important concept that we all use in ordinary, everyday life, as well as in science. Causation is so important in fact that it has been said that: “With regard to our total conceptual apparatus, causation is the centre of the centre”, and it has been called called ‘the cement of the universe’. But what exactly is causation? In these lectures, the most influential theories of causation are introduced, as well as the motivations for them, the arguments behind them, and the problems they face.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
This is from the University of Oxford -- Creative Commons.

The Counterfactual Theory of Causation by Marianne Talbot

source: Philosophical Overdose    2016年12月18日
Marianne Talbot gives the second talk in a series on the nature of causation at Oxford. This talk explores the counterfactual conception of causation, which is the idea that an event c causes event e if and only if had c not had occurred e would not have occurred either. It has its roots in Hume, but was made precise in the 20th century by David Lewis and others...
Causation is an important concept that we all use in ordinary, everyday life, as well as in science. Causation is so important in fact that it has been said that: “With regard to our total conceptual apparatus, causation is the centre of the centre”, and it has been called called ‘the cement of the universe’. But what exactly is causation? In these lectures, the most influential theories of causation are introduced, as well as the motivations for them, the arguments behind them, and the problems they face.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...
This is from the University of Oxford -- Creative Commons.

The God Delusion Weekend Lectures (U of Oxford)

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source: University of Oxford     上次更新日期：2014年6月12日
Richard Dawkins' book The God Delusion has been a run away best seller. It has stimulated global debate, not always very charitable, about whether Dawkins is right to say that it is probably the case that God does not exist. During this weekend philosophers Marianne Talbot and Stephen Law will discuss the debate from a philosophical point of view. What are Dawkins' arguments? Are they good arguments? Are they conclusive arguments? Where does the debate about God's existence stand now?

1. A Scientific Hypothesis? 1:29:58
2. The Strengths and Weaknesses of The God Delusion 1:26:23
3. Has Dawkins shown that God is Redundant? 1:08:33
4. Attacking the God hypothesis in other ways 1:12:35
5. The God Delusion: Questions and Answers 1:14:53

A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners--Marianne Talbot / U of Oxford

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source: University of Oxford     上次更新日期：2014年6月12日
Slides here: http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/conted...

(1/7) moral dilemmas, moral truth and moral knowledge, freewill and determinism 1:33:25
(2/7) the preconditions of ethical reasoning and a comparison between the law of the land and the moral law 1:18:55
(3/7) Aristotle's account of morality and the centrality of the virtues in this account 1:22:25
(4/7) Hume's account of morality and his rejection of reason as the source of morality 1:27:43
(7/7) bring together all the strands we've considered 1:21:45
(6/7) Mill's account of morality, and the greatest happiness of the greatest number 1:30:39
(5/7)  Kant's account of morality, including the categorical imperative 1:28:59

A romp through the philosophy of the mind--Marianne Talbot (1/5)

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source: University of Oxford     上次更新日期：2015年8月13日
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(1/5) 1:30:45 on Identity Theory and why it won't work
(2/5) 1:31:51 on Identity Theory and why it won't work
(3/5) 1:07:50 on alternatives to Physicalism.
(4/5) 1:22:55 a Q&A discussion with the audience
(5/5) 1:07:30 a Q&A discussion with the audience

Critical Reasoning for Beginners--Marianne Talbot / University of Oxford

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source: University of Oxford     2014年6月28日
Are you confident you can reason clearly? Are you able to convince others of your point of view? Are you able to give plausible reasons for believing what you believe? Do you sometimes read arguments in the newspapers, hear them on the television, or in the pub and wish you knew how to confidently evaluate them? In this six-part course, you will learn all about arguments, how to identify them, how to evaluate them, and how not to mistake bad arguments for good. Such skills are invaluable if you are concerned about the truth of your beliefs, and the cogency of your arguments.
Notes available to download here: http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/people/maria...

The Nature of Arguments 1:19:20
Different Types of Arguments - Marianne Talbot 1:11:07
Setting out Arguments Logic Book Style - Marianne Talbot 1:20:32
What is a Good Argument? Validity and Truth - Marianne Talbot 53:09
Evaluating Arguments Part One - Marianne Talbot 1:06:33
Evaluating Arguments Part Two - Marianne Talbot 57:13