Philosophy Gets Schooled

PGS - Metaethics - Part TWO - Moral Anti-realism

Metaethics and Moral Anti-realism.   Part 1 (Intro to metaethics.  Intro to anti-realism, key terms such as cognitivism and noncognitivism).  Part 2 (23min53sec - error theory and John Mackie).  Part 3 (1hr03min15sec - noncognitivism - Ayer, Hare - evaluation of anti-realism).  Paul Moore-Bridger, and Ben Jones chat with Simon Kirchin (Kent).  Also - check out Part ONE on moral realism and our metaethics short summary episode.  [Music by Alex Grohl] 

PGS - Metaethics - Part ONE - Moral Realism

Metaethics and Moral Realism.  Part 1 (Intro to metaethics and moral realism)  Part 2 (25min30sec- moral naturalism, Moore's Open Question Argument).  Part 3 (54mins25sec - moral nonnaturalism, and problems with the OQA, summary).  Paul Moore-Bridger and Ben Jones chat with Simon Kirchin (Kent).  Also - check out our other two episodes: Part TWO on moral anti-realism, and the metaethics short summary. [Music by Alex Grohl]

PGS - Animal Ethics & Eating Animals - in-depth

Part 1 (introduction to animal ethics - pets, zoos, traffic, entertainment, experiments etc.). Part 2 (28min07sec - eating animals - production and consumption, vegetarianism vs. veganism, and lions eating antelopes!). Part 3 (1hr12min17sec - normative ethical theories and animals).  Lauren Traczykowski, Fiona Woollard and DaN McKee chat with Simon Kirchin (Kent).  [Music by Alex Grohl] 

PGS - Animal Ethics &Eating Animals - short

Simon Kirchin (Kent) highlights some of the main moral questions surrounding animals and humans eating animals and animal products.  Also - check out the in-depth discussion. [Music by Alex Grohl.]  

PGS - War and Peace - short

Simon's short intro to some of the main philosophical issues about just war, peace and pacifism.  Check out the in-depth episode for more.  [Music by Alex Grohl.]

PGS - War and Peace - in-depth

Part 1 (Just War Theory - before war/jus ad bellum).  Part 2 (45min33sec - JWT - during war/jus in bello).  Part 3 (1hr00min36sec - JWT - after war/jus post bellum).  Part 4 (1hr23min02sec - peace and pacifism).  Lauren Traczykowski and DaN McKee chat with Simon Kirchin (Kent). [Music by Alex Grohl.]

PGS - Deontology and Kant - short

Simon talks through some of the main features of deontology and Kant's moral philosophy. [Music by Alex Grohl]

PGS - Deontology and Kant - in-depth

Part 1 (normative ethics and a general intro to deontology, plus the good will, maxims, duties, categorical and hypothetical imperatives).  Part 2 (33min00sec - The Categorical Imperative - first two formulations).  Part 3 (1hr07min50sec - problems for Kant and deontology, plus Philippa Foot on imperatives).  Michael Lacewing and Ben Jones chat with Simon Kirchin (Kent).  [Music by Alex Grohl.] 

PGS - Utilitarianism - short

Simon gives a short summary about utilitarianism.Check out the in-depth discussion with teachers for more.

PGS - Utilitarianism - in-depth

Part 1 (Normative Ethics, Bentham and Mill, pleasure and pain).  Part 2 (37min55sec - Mill's proof,  act-util vs. rule-util.)  Part 3 (55min15sec - problems: demandingness, pleasure, integrity.)  Paul Moore-Bridger, DaN McKee and Michael Platt chat with Simon Kirchin (Kent). [Music by Alex Grohl]