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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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9:05

Plato and Aristotle on Aesthetics

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/10/06

A few introductory clips about Plato and Aristotle on aesthetics. This comes from a program on aesthetics and the philosophy of art in a series on great ideas in philosophy a few years back. These clips feature Alexander Nehamas and Arthur Danto.Uploaded 20-08-24#philosophy #aesthetics #plato #aristotle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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4:12

Isaiah Berlin on Freedom (1962)

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2026/10/06

A short clip of Isaiah Berlin discussing freedom, touching on his famous distinction between negative and positive freedom.Uploaded 10-07-21Isaiah Berlin interview on freedom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSBf5LJ0hncIsaiah Berlin interview on liberalism and pluralism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxn55CXTgKo#philosophy #isaiahberlin #politicalphilosophy #freedom Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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57:19

Hilary Putnam on Negative Theology (1997)

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2026/10/05

Audio recording of a lecture by Hilary Putnam at Calvin College back in 1997. He discusses negative theology and some of its paradoxes, as well as the famous Jewish philosopher Maimonides. Uploaded 31-08-24#philosophy #maimonides #philosophyofreligion #epistemology #historyofphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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60:58

Nelson Goodman Interview (1989) - Induction,...

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/10/05

In this interview, Nelson Goodman begins by discussing induction and his famous contribution to the problem of induction, then his non-realist notion of 'worldmaking' which replaces the traditional view of truth as a correspondence to an objective world. Next he discusses his understanding of symbols and some of the general consequences, especially for art and aesthetics, including the replacement of traditional notions like that of truth, certainty, and knowledge. This interview was given in Rome

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114:25

Is Liberty Possible? Charles Fried (1981)

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/10/04

Audio recording of two lectures by Charles Fried on liberty at Stanford University as part of his 1981 Tanner lectures on Human Values. 00:00 Lecture I 55:42 Lecture II #philosophy #politicalphilosophy #politicaltheory #ethics #rawls Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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79:06

Rights, Responsibility, and Animals - R. G. Frey (1991)

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2026/10/04

Professor Raymond G. Frey gives a lecture on rights, responsibility, and animal experimentation at a conference on the ethics of animal experimentation in 1991 at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. Uploaded 01-09-2400:00 Morally Serious People 16:19 The Value of a Life 33:35 Marginal Cases 41:29 Rights 1:00:46 Questions #philosophy #ethics #moralphilosophy #animalethics #utilitarianism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad

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205:46

Studies in Pessimism by Arthur Schopenhauer

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2026/10/04

Some wonderful Schopenhauerian prose from LibriVox and read by D.E. Wittkower.Chapters:00:00 Start00:21 On the Sufferings of the World33:58 On the Vanity of Existence46:44 On Suicide 1:00:55 Immortality: a Dialogue1:12:10 Psychological Observations 2:04:43 On Education2:23:10 Of Women2:59:35 On Noise3:12:14 A Few Parables#philosophy #schopenhauer #pessimism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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212:36

Kinds of Minds: Towards an Understanding of...

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/10/04

Daniel C. Dennett reads from his 1996 book on kinds of minds. 00:00 Know Your Own Mind02:39 Kinds of Minds & How We Know05:11 We Mind-Havers, We 'Minders'13:57 Words and Minds21:53 Problem of Incommunicative Minds36:50 The Intentional Systems Approach54:10 Adopting the Intentional Stance1:20:04 From Sensitivity to Sentience1:37:25 The Media & the Messages1:54:23 My Body has a Mind of Its Own2:01:10 The Tower of Generate-and-Test2:17:49 The Search for Sentience2:29:21 From Phototaxis to

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19:25

Marx on Alienation

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2026/10/04

One important reason Marx thought the revolution was inevitable was that in a capitalist society the labor force was alienated. But what is alienation? Jonathan Wolff briefly explains what Marx meant by alienated labor, as well as Marx's controversial vision of what non-alienated labor might be like. This comes from an episode of Philosophy Bites from a few years back: http://www.philosophybites.com/Uploaded 08-07-21#philosophy #marx #politicalphilosophy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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85:22

James Rachels on Darwin and Animal Ethics (1991)

Philosophy Overdose ·

2026/10/03

Audio recording of a 1991 lecture by James W. Rachels on Darwin and animal ethics at a conference on the ethics of animal experimentation at the Kennedy Institute of Ethics at Georgetown University. 00:00 Darwin 33:34 Animal Rights 57:23 Questions #philosophy #darwin #ethics #moralphilosophy #animalethics #animalrights Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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)

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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...

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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...

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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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