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Philosophy The Social Context by BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Modern Western Philosophy (2:03) -- Social Context of Philosophy (3:54) -- Growth of Knowledge in the Natural Sciences (2:38) -- Substitutes for Theism (2:49) -- Marxism (2:45) -- Relativism (3:01) -- Dehumanization Effect (3:31) -- Focus on Human Activities (3:00) -- Existentialism (4:33) -- Philosophy Preserving Humanity (0:02) -- Ludwig Wittgenstein (4:44) -- The Way Forward (5:16) -- Opposing Views of Language (4:08) -- Credits: Philosophy: The Social Context (7317) (0:25)…”
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Medieval philosophy Thomas Aquinas by BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Historical Overview of Philosophy (1:49) -- Great Medieval Philosophers: Augustine and Aquinas (1:52) -- Differences Between Augustine and Aquinas (2:23) -- Middle Ages: Important Contributions to Philosophy (3:43) -- Middle Ages Philosophers: Mostly British? …”
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An Introduction to philosophy by BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…What is Philosophy? (2:34) -- Why do People Resist Philosophy? …”
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Philosophy and literature by BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…(4:53) -- Iris Murdoch: What is Philosophy? (6:05) -- Philosophy and Literature: Truth (5:25) -- Philosophical Ideas About Literature (3:07) -- Philosophical Ideas in Literature (4:56) -- Philosophy and Novels (3:27) -- Philosophical and Literary Writing (2:47) -- Art, Literature, and Morality (4:27) -- Imagination, Art, and Abstract Art (4:17)…”
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The Philosophy of science by BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…(4:57) -- Science is Subjective (3:55) -- Decline of the Scientific Method (3:44) -- Scientists, Philosophers, & Criticism (4:45) -- Computer Technology and Philosophy (3:06) -- Philosophy of Science and Marxism (2:30) -- Philosophy of Mathematics (3:15) -- Growth in the Philosophy of Science (2:56)…”
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Analytic philosophy by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Infobase

Contents: “…Conception of Analytical Philosophy (3:19) -- Gottlob Frege (1:27) -- Bertrand Russell and G.E. …”
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Continental philosophy by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Infobase

Contents: “…Origins of Continental Philosophy (3:02) -- Hegel's Unified Theory of Reality (1:23) -- Rationality and the Absolute (3:53) -- The Dialectic (3:31) -- Karl Marx Challenges Hegel (2:06) -- "Das Kapital" (1:52) -- Marx Questions Religion (2:08) -- Kierkegaard and Existence (2:38) -- Actualization vs. …”
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Philosophy of mind by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Infobase

Contents: “…What is Philosophy of Mind? (3:51) -- I Think, Therefore I Am (3:41) -- The Problem of Other Minds (4:34) -- Causality and Parallelism (3:05) -- Epiphenomenalism and Emergentism (3:36) -- Idealism and Physicalism (5:33) -- Arguments Against Physicalism (4:31) -- Materialism and Functionalism (4:43) -- Can Computers Think? …”
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Philosophy of science by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Infobase

Contents: “…The Study of Philosophy and Science (2:33) -- Aristotle's Classification of Sciences (3:28) -- Euclid and Ockham (3:09) -- Great Minds of the Renaissance (3:54) -- Francis Bacon (2:28) -- Newton's Four Rules of Reasoning (3:08) -- Science in the 18th and 19th Centuries (2:26) -- Vienna Circle: Strassen and Popper (4:33) -- Three Paradigms (5:10) -- Einstein's Theory of Relativity (2:50) -- Quantum Mechanics (3:16) -- The Quantum Theory of Line-Spectra (2:37) -- Quantum Theory vs. …”
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Modern philosophy by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Infobase

Contents: “…Experience (4:29) -- Modern Philosophy (1:47)…”
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Political philosophy by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Infobase

Contents: “…(4:28) -- What is Political Philosophy? (2:09) -- Classical Greeks: Plato and Aristotle (5:28) -- Divine Right: Thomas Moore (2:09) -- Thomas Hobbes and John Locke (5:03) -- Jean Jacque Rousseau's Democracy (6:04) -- George Hegel Influences Karl Marx (4:00) -- Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill (3:01) -- American Philosopher John Rawls (4:12) -- Robert Nozick: Libertarianism (3:43) -- Role of the Political Philosopher (3:02)…”
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Philosophy of religion by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Infobase

Contents: “…Religion as an Awesome Force (2:07) -- Faith and Philosophy (3:09) -- Religious Epistemology (3:33) -- God's Existence and Perfection (2:45) -- Cosmological Argument (4:12) -- Argument from Design (2:40) -- Teleological Arguments Disputed (2:26) -- Natural Versus Revealed Religion (3:49) -- Theories of God's Omnipotence (3:24) -- Theodicy and Evil (4:09) -- Science and Reason (2:42) -- Modern Philosophy and Ethics (2:45) -- Twentieth Century Philosophy (3:30)…”
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Philosophy for children thinking together by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Online Classroom Ltd

Contents: “…Emotional Literacy for Children (4:21) -- Fostering Self-Confidence in Children (1:47) -- Classroom Session for Philosophy of Children (3:08) -- Children Learn Communications Skills (3:42) -- Children Discuss Art (3:30) -- Conclusion of Philosophy Class for Children (1:49) -- Children's Evaluation of Philosophy Program (2:44)…”
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The Philosophy of Language by BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Introduction: The Philosophy of Language (2:09) -- Linguistic Philosophy Versus the Philosophy of Language (1:19) -- Language and Human Experience (4:40) -- Self-Awareness in the 20th Century (2:35) -- Historical Questions About Language (1:20) -- Three Historical Lines (2:39) -- Summary of Historical Development (2:03) -- Words or Things (4:59) -- Words and Users (4:34) -- J.L. …”
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Philosophy and Politics by BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Death and Revival of Political Debate (3:26) -- Breakdown of Consensus (1:28) -- Economics, Law and Political Philosophy (1:50) -- Rawls (1:32) -- Veil of Ignorance (3:05) -- Conclusions Behind Veil (1:47) -- Rawls' Principle of Priority (1:00) -- Dworkin Criticizes Rawls (1:36) -- Dworkin on Liberalism (1:57) -- Individual Versus Social Emphasis (1:55) -- Rawls' Critics (3:10) -- Nozick's Views (3:28) -- Nozick's Historical Theory of Justice (1:41) -- Nozick's Argument Against Egalitarianism (1:32) -- Criticisms of Nozick (1:48) -- Dworkin, Rawls and Nozick (2:53) -- Need to Justify Rights (1:37) -- Egalitarianism Grounds Utilitarianism (3:04) -- Challenges for Liberalism (2:59) -- Government Endorsement of Values (1:00) -- Reintegrating Politics with Philosophy (1:13) -- Credits: Philosophy and Politics (0:30)…”
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Classical Greek philosophy by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Infobase

Contents: “…Greek Influences on Today (2:30) -- Milesian School (2:21) -- Explaining Reality (2:32) -- Heraclitus (2:07) -- Pythagorus (2:04) -- Being and Nothingness (2:35) -- Paradox of Change (3:32) -- Sophism (2:30) -- Socratic Method (2:04) -- Plato (1:49) -- Plato's "The Republic" (2:54) -- Plato and Metaphysics (4:00) -- Aristotle (2:51) -- Aristotle's Philosophy on Change (4:01) -- Aristotle and the Soul (4:51) -- Later Schools of Philosophy (4:23) -- Foundations of Western Philosophy (0:58)…”
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Mysticism and the perennial philosophy Huston Smith speaks by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, KTWU-TV (Television station : Topeka, Kan.)

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The Two Philosophies of Wittgenstein by BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Introduction: Ludwig Wittgenstein (4:35) -- Wittgenstein's "Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus" (4:10) -- Picture-Meanings of the "Tractatus" (5:41) -- Doctrines of the Earlier Philosophy (3:50) -- Aphoristic Structure of the "Tractatus" (5:10) -- Summary of Doctrines in "Tractatus" (3:57) -- Influence on Contemporaries (4:55) -- Two Different Theories of Meaning (3:01) -- Wittgenstein's Theory of Philosophy (3:48) -- Analogy with Psychoanalysis (2:13) -- Wittgenstein's Influence Outside Philosophy (1:49) -- Evaluation of Wittgenstein (2:18) -- The Genius of Wittgenstein (1:58) -- Credits: The Two Philosophies of Wittgenstein (7307) (0:30)…”
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The Spell of Linguistic Philosophy by BBC Worldwide Ltd, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase

Contents: “…Introduction: Linguistic Philosophers (2:08) -- Two Foundational Books (1:16) -- Contrast of Linguistic Philosophy and Logical Positivism (3:20) -- Distinction Between Linguistic Philosophy and the Philosophy of Language (3:42) -- Promises and Problems of Linguistic Philosophy (3:44) -- Appeal of Linguistic Analysis (4:47) -- Precise Use of Language (1:46) -- Pros and Cons of Clarity (5:53) -- Shortcomings of Linguistic Analysis (3:52) -- Revolutionary Fervor (2:46) -- Legacy of Past Philosophers (1:40) -- Philosophical Foolery? …”
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A Personal philosophy by Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase, Public Affairs Television (Firm)

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