Thought and Experience - Audio: Recent Episodes
The Open University
This album contains fascinating and engrossing interviews with several leading philosophers concerning, primarily, the exploration of four topics: emotion; thought and language; imagination and creativity; consciousness. The interviews contain lively debates from differing philosophical viewpoints, discussions about theoretical thought experiments and the examination of theories developed by philosophers such as Aristotle, Decartes, Galileo, and Hume as well as predictions regarding the future of philosophy. This material forms part of the course AA308 Thought and experience.
A detailed discussion about the Aristotelian concept of the soul and the Cartesian concept of the mind by Susan James
Transcript -- A detailed discussion about the Aristotelian concept of the soul and the Cartesian concept of the mind by Susan James
A detailed discussion about various approaches to contemporary philosophy of mind focusing on the computational view
Transcript -- A detailed discussion about various approaches to contemporary philosophy of mind focusing on the computational view
A detailed discussion with Professor Richard Sorabji about the Stoics views of emotions in contrast to the Aristotelians views
Transcript -- A detailed discussion with Professor Richard Sorabji about the Stoics views of emotions in contrast to the Aristotelians views
An interview with Peter Goldie focusing on how the study of emotions can progress, the nature of emotions, how biology and culture can shape emotional capacity and the relationship between emotion and rationality.
Transcript -- An interview with Peter Goldie focusing on how the study of emotions can progress, the nature of emotions, how biology and culture can shape emotional capacity and the relationship between emotion and rationality.
A detailed discussion by Dr Barry Smith about the Gricean Program and the meaning of linguistic expression in terms of the content of people’s psychological states, their beliefs and intentions
Transcript -- A detailed discussion by Dr Barry Smith about the Gricean Program and the meaning of linguistic expression in terms of the content of people’s psychological states, their beliefs and intentions
A detailed discussion with Dr Barry Smith and Professor Tim Crane about thought experiments, their implications for language and for thought and the legitimacy of their use in philosophy
Transcript -- A detailed discussion with Dr Barry Smith and Professor Tim Crane about thought experiments, their implications for language and for thought and the legitimacy of their use in philosophy
A detailed discussion with Professor David Papineau about 'success semantics', his preferred naturalistic theory of mental content
Transcript -- A detailed discussion with Professor David Papineau about 'success semantics', his preferred naturalistic theory of mental content
A detailed definition of creativity given by Professor Margaret Boden including her understanding of creativity and the role of computational psychology in helping to understand creativity
Transcript -- A detailed definition of creativity given by Professor Margaret Boden including her understanding of creativity and the role of computational psychology in helping to understand creativity
Professor Margaret Boden responds to criticisms raised by David Noviz to her account in the first edition of her book The Creative Mind
Transcript -- Professor Margaret Boden responds to criticisms raised by David Noviz to her account in the first edition of her book The Creative Mind
A detailed discussion with Professor Margaret Boden about the relationship between computers and creativity in terms of four 'Lovelace' questions
Transcript -- A detailed discussion with Professor Margaret Boden about the relationship between computers and creativity in terms of four 'Lovelace' questions
A philosophical dialogue between Mike Beaney and Berys Gaut concerning Gaut's views on imagination, his definition of creativity and his view of the relationship between creativity and imagination
Transcript -- A philosophical dialogue between Mike Beaney and Berys Gaut concerning Gaut's views on imagination, his definition of creativity and his view of the relationship between creativity and imagination
An interview with leading philosopher Professor David Chalmers discussing his articulation of the 'hard problem' of consciousness and his defense of a property dualist position
Transcript -- An interview with leading philosopher Professor David Chalmers discussing his articulation of the 'hard problem' of consciousness and his defense of a property dualist position
An interview with leading philosopher Professor Daniel Dennett focusing on the issues surrounding intentionality and consciousness and his belief that consciousness can be scientifically explained
Transcript -- An interview with leading philosopher Professor Daniel Dennett focusing on the issues surrounding intentionality and consciousness and his belief that consciousness can be scientifically explained