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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

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62:01

True Enough

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/10/03

A talk given by Catherine Elgin on her book "True Enough", the development of an epistemology that explains how science and art embody and convey understanding. Philosophy valorizes truth, holding that there can never be epistemically good reasons to accept a known falsehood, or to accept modes of justification that are not truth conducive. How can this stance account for the epistemic standing of science, which unabashedly relies on models, idealizations, and thought experiments that are known not

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61:54

The Claims of Theology - A. J. Ayer (1973)

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/10/02

Audio recording of a 1973 lecture by Sir Alfred Ayer. He begins by examining the traditional arguments for the existence of God, tracing grounds for belief and reasons for skepticism. He then goes on to consider whether God is necessary for morality. And after exploring the relation between morality and God, he then goes on to consider some of the implications for free will and responsibility. 00:00 Introduction 06:00 Necessary Being 16:12 Design & Purpose 24:11 Morality 38:18 Free Will 50:45

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10:50

Merleau-Ponty on the World of Perception and the...

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/10/02

Merleau-Ponty gives a talk on the world of perception and the world of science. This comes from a series of radio talks given in 1948 on the world of perception. The translation is my own. #philosophy #phenomenology #perception #historyofphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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68:41

Ethics and Evolution - Peter Singer (1998)

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/10/01

Professor Peter Singer gives a public lecture on morality and evolution at a 1998 conference on Darwin and ethics at the LSE. #philosophy #ethics #moralphilosophy #evolution #petersinger Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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62:05

Husserl's Phenomenology - Marvin Farber (1959)

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/30

Audio recording of a 1959 lecture given by Marvin Farber on Edmund Husserl and Phenomenology as part of a series on Creative Thinking at the Cooper Union Forum. #philosophy #husserl #phenomenology #epistemology #historyofphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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13:20

Kant's Moral Philosophy

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/29

A few introductory clips on Kant's ethics and his famous principle of the categorical imperative. Among some of the featured speakers include James Rachels, Gilbert Harman, and Stephen Toulmin. These clips all come from the 1998 Εxαminϵd Life series.#philosophy #kant #ethics #moralphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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60:14

God and Morality - General Philosophy (2018 Peter...

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/29

In this lecture on General Philosophy, Professor Peter Millican discusses God and morality. Among other things, he discusses the hypothesis of God, the fine-tuning argument from design, the Euthyphro dilemma, divine command theory, and the problem of evil. This comes from a 2018 series on General Philosophy.This series of 8 lectures on General Philosophy was delivered to first year Oxford University undergraduates in Michaelmas term 2018. The lectures cover six main topics: Knowledge and Scepticism,

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15:31

Tom Regan on Animal Rights (1991)

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/28

Tom Regan discusses and responds to some of the main philosophical arguments that have been given against animal rights. These clips come from a lecture he gave at a conference on the ethics of animal experimentation in 1991 at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. #philosophy #ethics #moralphilosophy #animalethics #animalrights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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52:09

Does Time Really Pass? (Simon Prosser on the Illusion...

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/28

We are all familiar with the notion that time passes, but what does this mean? In this talk, Dr Simon Prosser argues that time does not pass. He begins by outlining some philosophical theories of temporal passage (A-theories of time, including presentism and the growing block view), along with a class of theories according to which time does not objectively pass (the B-theory of time, what's called eternalism or the block universe). He then goes over traditional problems for the notion of passage,

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4:26

Argument for Vegetarianism - James Rachels (1991)

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/27

A clip of Professor James Rachels presenting a version of his "basic argument for vegetarianism" in the context of why Raymond Frey should be a vegetarian by his own principles. This comes from a 1991 lecture on Darwin and animal ethics at Georgetown University. The full video can be found here: https://youtu.be/NBjOqexaFys #philosophy #ethics #moralphilosophy #animalethics #animalrights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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25:52

Hannah Arendt on Eichmann, Banality, Guilt and...

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/27

Clips of Hannah Arendt from a 1964 interview with Joachim Fest. This is a version of a previous upload. The translation is my own. More Arendt: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE-07vAVTFEuiDvqli1y8f0U#philosophy #hannaharendt #politicaltheory #totalitarianism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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21:34

Alvin Goldman on Freedom and Determinism (1982)

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/26

Alvin Goldman discusses some of the philosophical problems regarding free will, determinism, and fatalism in a 1982 interview conducted by Wayne J. Pond in a segment of the show Soundings at the National Humanities Center. #philosophy #freewill #determinism #causality #causation #metaphysics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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32:35

Quine on the Limits of Knowledge (1973)

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/26

Audio recording of a 1973 lecture by Willard Van Orman Quine on the question of whether there are any limits to knowledge. Note, this is reupload. More details will be added later. #philosophy #epistemology #quine #philosophyofscience #historyofphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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32:39

On Socrates - with Raphael Woolf and Peter Adamson

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/25

Peter Adamson and Raphael Woolf discuss the figure of Socrates in an episode of Peter Adamson's podcast on the History of Philosophy from a few years back. They discuss Socrates as he was presented by Plato, that is, as the gadfly of Athens. They also consider whether Socrates was an ascetic, whether it could really be true that virtue is knowledge, and whether weakness of will is really impossible.For more information about the podcast and for additional episodes, go to:

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21:22

Debate on Animal Rights (2009)

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/24

A short debate between philosophers Gary Francione and Jan Narveson on Radio Netherlands on the issue of animal rights from back in 2009. According to Jan, torturing animals is "pointless and weird," but not necessarily wrong. #philosophy #ethics #moralphilosophy #animalethics #animalrights #debate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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14:46

Karl Popper on What Philosophy Isn't and...

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/24

Audio recording of a few clips of Karl Popper discussing his conception of philosophy. Note, this is reupload, and the translation is my own. More details will be added later. You can find more Popper: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE_VarWCx1d_Uogn_GxsVf-o#philosophy #karlpopper #historyofphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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105:50

6 Varieties of Philosophical Skepticism - John...

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/23

In this sixth lecture, James Conant continues to discuss the Kantian problematic, and does so by discussing the work of John McDowell. He particularly focuses on the case of perception and then of action and intentions. In the case of perception, the problem involves avoiding the myth of the Given without thereby falling into an empty kind of coherentism or idealism.In this series of lectures on varieties of philosophical skepticism, James Conant distinguishes between two forms of philosophical

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17:52

Baruch Spinoza - Anthony Quinton (1977)

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/22

Audio recording of a short program in which Anthony Quinton discusses the life and thought of the great 17th-century rationalist philosopher, Baruch Spinoza. This comes from a 1977 series of programs on the moulders of western philosophy. #philosophy #spinoza #metaphysics #philosopher #historyofphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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48:29

Isaiah Berlin Interview on Value Pluralism and...

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/22

Clips of Göran Rosenberg interviewing Isaiah Berlin in 1997, a few months before Berlin's death. More Isaiah Berlin: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE-z227nn_-_PKw5lGfojOcgIsaiah Berlin's lectures on Romanticism: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhP9EhPApKE_9uxkmfSIt2JJK6oKbXmd-00:00 Value Pluralism 12:38 Liberalism 24:13 Negative vs Positive Freedom 30:10 Nationalism 34:19 Tolerance & Meaning #Romanticism #IsaiahBerlin #Liberalism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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54:38

Susanne Langer on Man and Animal: The City and the...

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/09/21

Audio recording of a 1957 lecture by Susanne K. Langer at the Cooper Union Forum under the title "Man and Animal: The City and the Hive". #philosophy #langer #historyofphilosophy #language Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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