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Have you ever considered what being conscious actually means? By choosing to live in a particular state are you consenting to be subject to all its laws? For some there’s an assumption that philosophy might not be relevant to modern life but Dr. Nigel Warburton, senior lecturer in Philosophy at The Open University argues that many of us today are faced with philosophical questions such as these as we live our lives in the twenty first century. In this collection we ask academics to discuss these questions in addition to other important philosophical issues and concepts such as the morality of abortions and the reconciling a world with evil and a good God. This material forms part of The Open University course A222 Exploring philosophy.
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Nigel Warburton applies philosophical questions to every day life.
Transcript -- Nigel Warburton applies philosophical questions to every day life.
Thought experiments use hypothetical questions to create philosophical dilemmas.
Transcript -- Thought experiments use hypothetical questions to create philosophical dilemmas.
Nigel Warburton and Professor Anthony Grayling discuss what defines personal identity.
Transcript -- Nigel Warburton and Professor Anthony Grayling discuss what defines personal identity.
Is religious belief based on blind faith or evidence?
Transcript -- Is religious belief based on blind faith or evidence?
How can a world created by an all powerfull all good God contain so much evil?
Transcript -- How can a world created by an all powerfull all good God contain so much evil?
A discussion about morality of abortion and the rights of the foetus and the mother.
Transcript -- A discussion about morality of abortion and the rights of the foetus and the mother.
What is consciousness? And what is the best way to understand self awareness.
Transcript -- What is consciousness? And what is the best way to understand self awareness.
A debate over wether citizens consent to political obligation by living within that state.
Transcript -- A debate over wether citizens consent to political obligation by living within that state.
Can citizens decide which laws to follow for moral reasons?
Transcript -- Can citizens decide which laws to follow for moral reasons?
A discussion about how Descartes used doubt as a means to clarifying his understanding of the world.
Transcript -- A discussion about how Descartes used doubt as a means to clarifying his understanding of the world.
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