Philosophy Overdose

Philosophy Overdose

A collection of public and academic philosophy videos, mostly analytic philosophy but occasionally continental philosophy too. The channel looks for thought-provoking lectures and interviews, particularly what is rare and involves famous figures. There is occasionally an attempt at translation as well, especially that of German and French.Nothing here is monetized, the channel is wholly non-commercial. Everything here is for the purpose of education and spreading around good philosophy content. If there's any problem, let me know, and I can take it down.Feel free to let me know if there's anything you'd like me to post, including one of your own lectures.Philosophy, Epistemology, Ethics, History of Philosophy, Political Philosophy, History of Ideas, Ontology, Critical Thinking, Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Logic, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Consciousness, Philosophy of Mathematics, etc.Links:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilosophyOverdoseYoutube/

  1. 45 min ago

    Romanticism, Politics, and Ethics - Isaiah Berlin (1963)

    Audio recording of Isaiah Berlin delivering the 1963 Alexander S. Keller lecture on romanticism, politics, and ethics at the University of Hartford. #philosophy #romanticism #isaiahberlin #ethics #intellectualhistory Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Romanticism, Politics, and Ethics - Isaiah Berlin (1963)

  2. 1 hr ago

    The Problem of Self-Knowledge

    A talk given by Barry Smith a few years back on the nature of self-knowledge (i.e. knowledge of one's own inner states of mind) and some of the philosophical problems that arise. He discusses some of the main metaphysical and epistemological issues, especially in relation to knowledge of other minds and other kinds of knowledge. Among other things, he touches on the symmetries vs asymmetries, the Cartesian versus behaviorist conception, and issues of authority, objectivity, and skepticism, including Davidsonian interpretation, and even a bit on Wittgenstein's famous private language argument. This talk was given at the École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris back in 2005.More on self-knowledge: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/self-knowledge/00:00 Start of Talk 06:18 Asymmetries 12:10 Authority 16:29 Symmetries 19:15 The Central Problem 23:22 Cartesianism vs Behaviorism 33:45 Inner Perceptual Model 35:55 Transparency 40:21 Consciousness 45:57 Publicity & Objectivity 50:53 Knowing Others: Davidson 57:24 Objectivity vs Authority 1:00:55 Insufficient Answers to Problem #philosophy #epistemology #philosophyofmind #metaphysics #skepticism #mind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Problem of Self-Knowledge

  3. 1 hr ago

    The Continuum of Personhood

    A clip of Max Charlesworth's ABC Boyer Lecture in 1989 on Life, Death, Genes & Ethics.#philosophy #ethics #moralphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Continuum of Personhood

  4. 2 hr ago

    The Hiddenness of God (Peter van Inwagen)

    Audio recording of a lecture by Peter van Inwagen on the problem of divine hiddenness at Calvin College back in 2004. This was the second of his Jellema lectures. His first lecture can be found here: https://youtu.be/nNEweeN32QI #philosophy #philosophyofreligion #agnosticism #atheism #theism #epistemology Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Hiddenness of God (Peter van Inwagen)

  5. 2 hr ago

    Political Liberalism and its End

    Political liberalism has been extraordinarily successful, freeing the individual from custom, tribe, and tradition. The self-interested, self-directing individual has triumphed. But that great achievement may have come at a heavy cost. Unacceptable levels of inequality and the rise of a new global ruling class are two symptoms of a political system being lauded as the natural end point of history.This is from an episode of the podcast Philosopher's Zone from a few years back with guest Patrick Deneen. More Philosopher's Zone: https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/#philosophy #politicalphilosophy #liberalism #politicaltheory #rawls #johnrawls #historyofphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Political Liberalism and its End

  6. 3 hr ago

    The Problem of Free Will

    A talk given by professor Pamela Hieronymi on the problem of free will and moral responsibility a few years back at the University of Alabama."Among the grandest of philosophical puzzles is a riddle about moral responsibility. Almost all of us believe that each one of us is, has been, or will be responsible for at least some of our behavior. But how can this be so if determinism is true and all our thoughts, decisions, choices, and actions are simply droplets in a river of deterministic events that began its flow long, long before we were ever born? The specter of determinism, as it were, devours agents, for if determinism is true, then arguably we never initiate or control our actions; there is no driver in the driver's seat; we are simply one transitional link in an extended deterministic chain originating long before our time. The puzzle is tantalizingly gripping and ever so perplexing — because even if determinism is false, responsibility seems impossible: how can we be morally accountable for behavior that issues from an 'actional pathway' in which there is an indeterministic break? Such a break might free us from domination or regulation by the past, but how can it possibly help to ensure that the reins of control are now in our hands?" Ishtiyaque Haji #philosophy #freewill #determinism #materialism #metaphysics #causality #philosophyofmind #causation #psychology #mind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Problem of Free Will

  7. 3 hr ago

    Reasons, Rationality, and Heuristics - Emma Borg (2024)

    Professor Emma Borg gives the second lecture in a series on "Reasons for Action" as part of the 2024 Frege Lectures in theoretical philosophy at the University of Tartu. Do people generally do what they do on the basis of the reasons they have for acting? The standard philosophical answer - common-sense psychology or folk psychology - says yes. But recently the idea that humans are generally rational, reasons-responsive beings has come under considerable pressure, as a number of empirical findings (often in the fields of social, comparative, and developmental psychology) seem to suggest that, on the contrary, people are often blind to reasons, acting on gut feelings and intuitions, and are subject to various biases and other errors of reasoning. Although these empirical findings are now well-known (reaching beyond the ivory tower into the public consciousness), Emma Borg suggests that the precise problem for common-sense psychology remains unclear. There are (at least) three different arguments that could be made based on the empirical data. In her lectures, Emma Borg explains these three arguments and argues that the proponent of the common-sense view has responses to each of them. She concludes that the case against common-sense psychology can be rejected, and that we should hold on to the notion that action (of a typical adult) involves acting based on reasons. Emma Borg is Professor of Philosophy at the Institute of Philosophy, University of London. Her main research interests are the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and business ethics. Borg is the author of Minimal Semantics (2004) and Pursuing Meaning (2012), as well as two forthcoming books: A Very Short Introduction to Meaning and Acting for Reasons: In Defence of Common-Sense Psychology (all published by Oxford University Press). The latter book is also the basis for her Frege Lectures. 00:00 Talk 1:16:47 Q&A #philosophy #epistemology #psychology #rationality Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Reasons, Rationality, and Heuristics - Emma Borg (2024)

  8. 4 hr ago

    Words and Philosophy - Hugh Mellor (1978)

    Audio recording of a series of six short ratio talks by Hugh Mellor back in 1978 on the use of words in philosophy. Among other things, he dispells the myth that important issues can be settled merely by definitions. He goes on to consider the abuse of words, as well as logical argument, jargon, and the liar paradox. These talks were given by D. H. Mellor (David Hugh Mellor) and originally broadcast on BBC Radio 3 in 1978. 00:00 It All Depends What You Mean 05:15 Define Your Terms 10:18 Fictional Documentaries 15:19 What's Wrong With Jargon 20:08 On Being Illogical 25:07 The Liar Paradox #philosophy #language #epistemology #philosophyoflanguage #rationality Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Words and Philosophy - Hugh Mellor (1978)
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A collection of public and academic philosophy videos, mostly analytic philosophy but occasionally continental philosophy too. The channel looks for thought-provoking lectures and interviews, particularly what is rare and involves famous figures. There is occasionally an attempt at translation as well, especially that of German and French.Nothing here is monetized, the channel is wholly non-commercial. Everything here is for the purpose of education and spreading around good philosophy content. If there's any problem, let me know, and I can take it down.Feel free to let me know if there's anything you'd like me to post, including one of your own lectures.Philosophy, Epistemology, Ethics, History of Philosophy, Political Philosophy, History of Ideas, Ontology, Critical Thinking, Moral Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Logic, Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Language, Consciousness, Philosophy of Mathematics, etc.Links:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhilosophyOverdoseYoutube/

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    Philosophy Overdose
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    121
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