General Philosophy
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A series of lectures delivered by Peter Millican to first-year philosophy students at the University of Oxford. The lectures comprise of the 8-week General Philosophy course, delivered to first year undergraduates. These lectures aim to provide a thorough introduction to many philosophical topics and to get students and others interested in thinking about key areas of philosophy. Taking a chronological view of the history of philosophy, each lecture is split into 3 or 4 sections which outline a particular philosophical problem and how different philosophers have attempted to resolve the issue. Individuals interested in the 'big' questions about life such as how...
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- General Philosophy Lecture 8 (Slides)
- 8.4 Persons, Humans and Brains
- 8.3 Problems for Locke's View of Personal Identity
- 8.2 John Locke on Personal Identity
- 8.1 Introduction to Personal Identity
- General Philosophy Lecture 7 (Slides)
- 7.4 Making Sense of Free Will and Moral Responsibility
- 7.3 Hume on Liberty and Necessity
- 7.2 Different Concepts of Freedom
- 7.1 Free Will, Determinism and Choice