Episode 19, Mind, Body and Consciousness (Part I)

June 5, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 19 (Part I of II) on Mind, Body and Consciousness.

For Episode 19, I'm joined by Gregory Miller and Dr Thom Atkinson from the University of Liverpool. As well as introducing the questions and problems surrounding consciousness and mind; we'll be discussing substance dualism, materialism and panpsychism.

This week in Part I, we'll be talking about substance dualism and materialism.

As always, you can find the main texts as well as links to additional content at the bottom of the page. Please help support the show by subscribing on iTunes, Android or tunein. Thank you!

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Part I. Substance Dualism (09:20)

Part II. Materialism (33:45)

Part III. Panpsychism (00:10 in Part II)

Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (16:40 in Part II)

Primary Reading and References:

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Dualism

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Physicalism

Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy - Panpsychism

Descartes, Principles of Philosophy (see I.60-65)

Philosophy of Mind, A Contemporary Introduction (Amazon)

Episode 16, Søren Kierkegaard (Part III)

April 30, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 16 (Part III of III) on Søren Kierkegaard.

Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) was a man who did not consider himself a philosopher but rather a poet. He showed distain to the rigid academic systems that theology and philosophy were producing during his time, and his writings were often in complete opposition to their way of thinking. For Kierkegaard, the importance of philosophy lay with self-discovery; developing into a true, authentic self.

This week we talk about Sickness Unto Death and engage in some further analysis and discussion.

As always, you can find the main texts as well as links to additional content at the bottom of the page.

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Part I. The Life of Kierkegaard (11:11)

Part II. The Basis of Kierkegaard's Philosophy (32:35)

Part III. The Three Spheres of Life (00:10 in Part II)

Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (00:10 in Part III)

Links To Further Resources:

Portrait of Kierkegaard

Andy's Kierkegaard Notes

Kierkegaard, Either / Or

Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling

Kierkegaard, The Sickness Unto Death

BBC Radio, In Our Time: Kierkegaard

Philosophy in an hour Audiobook: Kierkegaard (Paid)

Partially Examined Life Audiobook (Paid), Kierkegaard On The Self

Episode 16, Søren Kierkegaard (Part II)

April 23, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 16 (Part II of III) on Søren Kierkegaard.

This week we dive into Kierkegaard's 'Spheres of Life', focusing on his books Either / Or and Fear and Trembling.

As always, you can find the main texts as well as links to additional content at the bottom of the page.

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Part I. The Life of Kierkegaard (11:11)

Part II. The Basis of Kierkegaard's Philosophy (32:35)

Part III. The Three Spheres of Life (00:10 in Part II)

Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (00:10 in Part III)

Links To Further Resources:

Portrait of Kierkegaard

Andy's Kierkegaard Notes

Kierkegaard, Either / Or

Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling

Kierkegaard, The Sickness Unto Death

BBC Radio, In Our Time: Kierkegaard

Philosophy in an hour Audiobook: Kierkegaard (Paid)

Partially Examined Life Audiobook (Paid), Kierkegaard On The Self

Episode 16, Søren Kierkegaard (Part I)

April 17, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 16 (Part I of III) on Søren Kierkegaard.

This week we take a look at the life of Kierkegaard and the basis of his philosophy.

As always, you can find the main texts as well as links to additional content at the bottom of the page.

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Part I. The Life of Kierkegaard (11:11)

Part II. The Basis of Kierkegaard's Philosophy (32:35)

Part III. The Three Spheres of Life (00:10 in Part II)

Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (00:10 in Part III)

Links To Further Resources:

Portrait of Kierkegaard

Andy's Kierkegaard Notes

Kierkegaard, Either / Or

Kierkegaard, Fear and Trembling

Kierkegaard, The Sickness Unto Death

BBC Radio, In Our Time: Kierkegaard

Philosophy in an hour Audiobook: Kierkegaard (Paid)

Partially Examined Life Audiobook (Paid), Kierkegaard On The Self

Episode 13, Religious Experience (Part III)

March 12, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 13 (Part III of III) on Religious Experience. Praise the lord! This week we wrap up religious experience with some analysis and discussion.

You can find the main text we will be discussing at the bottom of the page.

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Part I. Mystical Experience (in Part I, 10:35)

Part II. Conversion Experience (in Part I, 39:40)

Part III. Ways in which individual religious experience can be understood (in Part II, 25:40)

Part IV. Criticisms, Analysis and Discussion (start of Part III)

Primary Reading:

William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience

A. J. Ayer, What I Saw When I Was Dead

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 13, Religious Experience (Part II)

March 5, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 13 (Part II of III) on Religious Experience. This week we take a look at conversion experience and the ways in which religious experiences can be interpreted.

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Part I. Mystical Experience (in Part I, 10:35)

Part II. Conversion Experience (in Part I, 39:40)

Part III. Ways in which individual religious experience can be understood (in Part II, 25:40)

Part IV. Criticisms, Analysis and Discussion (start of Part III)

Primary Reading:

William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience

A. J. Ayer, What I Saw When I Was Dead

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 13, Religious Experience (Part I)

February 27, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 13 (Part I of III) on Religious Experience. This week we introduce the topic of religious experience. We take a look at William James, mystical experience and conversion experience.

You can find the main text we will be discussing at the bottom of the page.

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Part I. Mystical Experience (in Part I, 10:35)

Part II. Conversion Experience (in Part I, 39:40)

Part III. Ways in which individual religious experience can be understood (in Part II, 25:40)

Part IV. Criticisms, Analysis and Discussion (start of Part III)

Primary Reading:

William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience

A. J. Ayer, What I Saw When I Was Dead

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 11, Guest Daniel Hill on Plantinga's Reformed Epistemology (Part II)

February 5, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 11 (Part II of II) on Alvin Plantinga's reformed epistemology. In this section we question and challenge Dr Daniel Hill and Plantinga's reformed epistemology.

You can find the texts we will be discussing at the bottom of the page.

Thank you for listening!

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Part I. Plantinga's Reformed Epistemology (Episode 11, (Part I)).

Part II. Analysis and discussion (Episode 11, (Part II)).

Primary Reading:

Alvin Plantinga, Is Belief in God Properly Basic?

Additional Links:

Dr Daniel Hill, Philosophy at the University of Liverpool (YouTube)

The Victoria Gallery & Museum

Episode 11, Guest Daniel Hill on Plantinga's Reformed Epistemology (Part I)

January 30, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 11 (Part I of II) on Alvin Plantinga's reformed epistemology. Is belief in God rational? Do we all have a sense of the divine?

In this instalment guest Dr Daniel Hill from the University of Liverpool talks us through Plantinga's reasoning.

You can find the text we will be discussing at the bottom of the page.

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Part I. Plantinga's Reformed Epistemology (Episode 11, (Part I)).

Part II. Analysis and discussion (Episode 11, (Part II)).

Primary Reading:

Alvin Plantinga, Is Belief in God Properly Basic?

Additional Links:

Dr Daniel Hill, Philosophy at the University of Liverpool (YouTube)

The Victoria Gallery & Museum

Episode 10, the Problem of Evil (Part III)

January 22, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 10 (Part III of III) on the Problem of Evil! In this final instalment on the problem of evil we wrap up our thoughts and play some philosophical ultimatum!

New episodes are released every Monday... to be sure not to miss new eps. make sure you've subscribed to us on iTunes!

You can find the texts we will be discussing at the bottom of the page.

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Part I. The Problem of Evil (start of Episode 10, (Part I)).

Part II. Theodicies (start of Episode 10, (Part II)).

Part III. The Free Will Defence (34:oo in Episode 10, (Part II)).

Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (start of Episode 10, (Part III)).

Primary Reading:

The Problem of Evil (Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy)

Preformationism (Wiki)

All the reading can be found in Davies, Philosophy of Religion: a guide and anthology. This includes the reading for Mackie, Augustine, Wolterstorff and McCabe. Click here to find it on Amazon. We highly recommend this book for anyone who is studying or is interested in philosophy of religion (not sponsored).

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What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 10, the Problem of Evil (Part II - Theodicies and Defences)

January 15, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 10 (Part II of III) on the Problem of Evil! In this second instalment we focus on theodicies and the free will defence!

New episodes are released every Monday... to be sure not to miss new eps. make sure you've subscribed to us on iTunes!

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Part I. The Problem of Evil (start of Episode 10, (Part I)).

Part II. Theodicies (start of Episode 10, (Part II)).

Part III. The Free Will Defence (34:oo in Episode 10, (Part II)).

Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (start of Episode 10, (Part III)).

Primary Reading:

The Problem of Evil (Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy)

Preformationism (Wiki)

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 10, the Problem of Evil (Part I)

January 8, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 10 (Part I of III) on the Problem of Evil! In this first instalment we focus on Mackie's logical problem and Rowe's evidential problem.

New episodes are released every Monday... to be sure not to miss new eps. make sure you've subscribed to us on iTunes!

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Part I. The Problem of Evil (start of Episode 10, (Part I)).

Part II. Theodicies (start of Episode 10, (Part II)).

Part III. The Free Will Defence (34:oo in Episode 10, (Part II)).

Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (start of Episode 10, (Part III)).

Primary Reading:

The Problem of Evil (Stanford Encylopedia of Philosophy)

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 9, the Cosmological Argument (Part II)

January 1, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 9 (Part II), focusing on the Cosmological Argument for the existence of God. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

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Part I. St. Thomas Aquinas (5:10).

Part II. Leibniz (34:50).

Part III. Criticisms of the Cosmological Argument (00:05 in Part II).

Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (11:34 in Part II).

Primary Reading:

Standord Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Cosmological Argument.

Aquinas, Summa Theologica. Third Article [I, Q.2, Art. 3]

Leibniz and the Cosmological Argument (reasonablefaith.org).

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 9, the Cosmological Argument (Part I)

December 27, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 9 (Part I), focusing on the Cosmological Argument for the existence of God. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

Make sure you've subscribed to us on iTunes to be alerted when the next part/episode is released!

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Part I. William Paley (4:45).

Part II. St. Thomas Aquinas (51:50).

Part III. Other Formulations (00:00 in Part II).

Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (12:06 in Part II).

Primary Reading:

William Paley, Teleological Argument.

St Thomas Aquinas, Five ways (wiki).

Stanford Encyclopedia, Teleological Arguments for God's Existence.

Links for students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 8, the Teleological Argument (Part I)

December 11, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 8 (Part I of II), focusing on teleological arguments for the existence of God. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

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Part I. William Paley (4:45).

Part II. St. Thomas Aquinas (51:50).

Part III. Other Formulations (00:00 in Part II).

Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (12:06 in Part II).

Primary Reading:

William Paley, Teleological Argument.

St Thomas Aquinas, Five ways (wiki).

Stanford Encyclopedia, Teleological Arguments for God's Existence.

Links for students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 7, the Ontological Argument (Part II)

December 4, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 7 (Part II of II), focusing on St Anselm and the Ontological Argument. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

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Part I. Anselm and the Argument (12:00).

Part II. Gaunilo and the island (28:15).

Part III. General criticisms (00:30 in Part II).

Part IV. Further analysis and discussion (28:10 in Part II).

Primary Reading:

IEP: Anselm's Ontological Argument (including Gaunilo's reply and other criticisms).

Links for students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 7, the Ontological Argument (Part I)

November 28, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 7 (Part I of II), focusing on St Anselm and the Ontological Argument. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

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Part I. Anselm and the Argument (12:00).

Part II. Gaunilo and the island (28:15).

Part III. General criticisms (00:30 in Part II).

Part IV. Further analysis and discussion (28:10 in Part II).

Primary Reading:

IEP: Anselm's Ontological Argument (including Gaunilo's reply and other criticisms).

Links for students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 3, Dualism and Materialism

August 24, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 3 of The Panpsycast, Dualism and Materialism. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

In this episode we wrap up our discussion on Plato and Aristotle before giving an overview of materialism and dualism.

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Part I. Aristotle and Plato on the Soul (1:22)

Part II. Cartesian Dualism (17:40)

Part III. Materialism (37:00)

Part IV. Further Discussion (53:30)

Primary Reading and References:

Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy - Plato and Aristotle on the Soul

Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy - Dualism

Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy - Physicalism

Descartes, Principles of Philosophy (see I.60-65)

Philosophy of Mind, A Contemporary Introduction (Amazon)

J Symes, In Defence of Strong Emergentist Panpsychism

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 2, Aristotle's Basic Philosophies

August 6, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Panpsycast, Aristotle's Basic Philosophies. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

This episode fulfils the function of tackling Aristotle's basic philosophies. Special thanks to the prime mover for your help in the production of this recording.

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Part I. Aristotle and Teleology (3:30)

Part II. The Four Causes (20:15)

Part III. The Prime Mover (40:30)

Part IV. Aristotle and Plato (54:15)

*Please note the following corrections: (1) Aristotle built on previous teleological thought, but rejected intelligence or God as the primary cause for natural things, and (2) Raphael painted the School of Athens, not Da Vinci*

Primary Reading and References:

Aristotle's Works, W. D. Ross. (Physics, p.634-5; Metaphysics, p.2293; Nicomachean Ethics, p.2536-42)

The School of Athens, Raphael.

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Philosophy of Religion, Wilkinson and Campbell. (Amazon)

The Panpsycast Philosophy Podcast