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Existentialism: Crash Course Philosophy #16

2016

Now that we’ve left behind the philosophy of religion, it’s time to start exploring what other ways might exist to find meaning in the world. Today we explore essentialism and its response: existentialism. See more...

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Heidegger and Existentialism with Bryan Magee (1977)

In this program, world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and William Barret of New York University examine the basic theory of existentialism as founded by Martin Heidegger, and later propagated by Jean-Paul Sartre.

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02:00

Bertrand Russell: Message to Future Generations

In 1959, Bertrand Russell, the Nobel Prize-winning philosopher, mathematician and peace activist was just short of his 87th birthday, when he gave wide-ranging interviews to the BBC and the CBC.

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09:34

Metaethics: Crash Course Philosophy #32

We begin our unit on ethics with a look at metaethics. Hank explains three forms of moral realism—moral absolutism, and cultural relativism, including the difference between descriptive and normative cultural relativism—and moral subjectivism, which is a form of moral antirealism.

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15:28

William Barrett on Existentialism, Part 1 of 3

An interview with William Barrett, Professor of Philosophy at New York University.

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14:42

William Barrett on Existentialism, Part 3 of 3

An interview with William Barrett, Professor of Philosophy at New York University.

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15:19

William Barrett on Existentialism, Part 2 of 3

An interview with William Barrett, Professor of Philosophy at New York University.

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