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Dr. William FitzPatrick, a professor of philosophy at the University of Rochester, explores the relations between scientific and philosophical questions about morality.
Dr. Sahotra Sarkar of the Department of Philosophy and Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Texas at Austin discusses what the human genome project achieved and whether it had any medical importance at all. He says that the mo
Dr. Alyssa Ney (University of California, Davis) discusses physicalism, the view the world is the way physics says it is. “Physicalism is something that’s guided all my work,” Ney said. “You can state it really simply at first as the view that
Why do professional performing artists sometimes “choke” during a performance? Perhaps thirteen-time PGA winner Dave Hill has the answer, “Golf is like sex. You can’t be thinking about the mechanics of the act while you are performing.” But why
Prinz argues, based partly on empirical findings, that values are central to personal identity. He discusses how values are social in nature, often deriving from the groups to which we belong.
In her lecture, Bar-On will discuss what separates human linguistic communication from all forms of nonhuman animal communication. She will argue that the focus on the role of communicative intentions renders the evolutionary emergence of langu
In her lecture, Bar-On will discuss what separates human linguistic communication from all forms of nonhuman animal communication. She will argue that the focus on the role of communicative intentions renders the evolutionary emergence of langu
Prinz argues, based partly on empirical findings, that values are central to personal identity. He discusses how values are social in nature, often deriving from the groups to which we belong.
Why do professional performing artists sometimes “choke” during a performance? Perhaps thirteen-time PGA winner Dave Hill has the answer, “Golf is like sex. You can’t be thinking about the mechanics of the act while you are performing.” But why
Pamela Hieronymi addresses traditional questions involving free will and moral responsibility: Is it reasonable to believe that humans are "in control" of their behavior in such a way that they can be morally responsible? Do the findings of phy
Philosopher John Searle opens his lecture by explicating what he believes to be seven philosophical mistakes about the nature of consciousness. He then sketches his own view that consciousness is what the brain does in the same way that digesti
In his lecture at The University of Alabama, Dr. Block discusses inattentional blindness or selective attention, which is the failure to notice something in one's visual field while performing attention-demanding tasks. Block discusses the mean
The possibility of time travel to the past is discussed using the two leading theories about the nature of time: the Static Theory of Time and the Dynamic Theory of Time. Markosian argues that on the Dynamic Theory, time travel to the past is n
Gimbel discusses how the Nazis tried to denigrate Einstein’s theory of relativity by labeling it “Jewish physics.” Now, with Einstein’s theories as the cornerstone of much of modern science, Gimbel explores the Nazi assertion in a new light.
Lycan’s talk will address some reasons why abortion is such a sensitive topic in society today.
Dr. Frank Jackson's evolving research on the answer to the question: can science explain consciousness?
This lecture will discuss disagreements about climate change and ways to move forward from polarizing viewpoints about the issue.
Professor McMahan argues that the values of state sovereignty and territorial integrity are not always, or even generally, sufficiently important on their own to justify the mass killing that war normally involves. Referring to several historic
Philosophies of religion & atheism.
Non life threatening aggression that threatens lesser values or rights.
Topics, Arguments, Rights, & Restrictions of Immigration
Goldman argues that the success of democracy requires citizens to vote on the basis of knowledge of what candidate would be best by their own lights.
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