Episode 9, the Cosmological Argument (Part I)

December 27, 2016 Jack Symes

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  <p><span style="font-size:14px">Primary Reading:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px"><a target="_blank" href="https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/cosmological-argument/">Standord Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Cosmological Argument.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.freecatholicebooks.com/books/summa.pdf">Aquinas, <em>Summa Theologica</em>.</a>&nbsp;</span>Third Article [I, Q.2, Art. 3]</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.reasonablefaith.org/leibnizs-cosmological-argument-and-the-psr">Leibniz and the Cosmological Argument (reasonablefaith.org).</a></p>
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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).

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William Paley, Teleological Argument.

St Thomas Aquinas, Five ways (wiki).

Stanford Encyclopedia, Teleological Arguments for God's Existence.

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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).

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William Paley, Teleological Argument.

St Thomas Aquinas, Five ways (wiki).

Stanford Encyclopedia, Teleological Arguments for God's Existence.

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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).

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

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

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

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Episode 6, Kantian Ethics (Part III)

November 20, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 6 (Part III of III), Kantian Ethics. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

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Part I. Duty and the Hypothetical Imperative (in Part I): 11:18

Part II. The Categorical Imperative and its Three Formulations (in Part II): 00:16

Part III. The Three Postulates and Application (in Part II): 27:05

Part IV. Further Discussion and Analysis (in Part III): 00:05

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Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant (Section Two begins on page.41)

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Episode 6, Kantian Ethics (Part II)

November 13, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 6 (Part II of III), Kantian Ethics. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

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Part I. Duty and the Hypothetical Imperative (in Part I): 11:18

Part II. The Categorical Imperative and its Three Formulations (in Part II): 00:16

Part III. The Three Postulates and Application (in Part II): 27:05

Part IV. Further Discussion and Analysis (in Part III): 00:05

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Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant (Section Two begins on page.41)

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Episode 6, Kantian Ethics (Part I)

November 6, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 6 (Part I of III), Kantian Ethics. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

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Part I. Jeremy Bentham and Utilitarianism (The beginning of Episode/Part I)

Part II. John Stuart Mill and Utilitarianism (The beginning of Episode/Part II)

Part III. Preference Utilitarianism (Part/Episode II: 43:15)

Part IV. Further Discussion and Analysis (The beginning of Episode/Part III)

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Primary reading and references:

Jeremy Bentham, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1781

J ohn Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, 1863

Peter Singer, Utilitarianism and Vegetarianism, 1980

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, The History of Utilitarianism

John Stuart Mill Mindmap (Created and Submitted by listener Milan Juza).

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 5, Utilitarianism (Part II)

October 23, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 5 (Part II) of The Panpsycast, Utilitarianism. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

Make sure you've subscribed to us on iTunes.

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. Jeremy Bentham and Utilitarianism (The beginning of Episode/Part I)

Part II. John Stuart Mill and Utilitarianism (The beginning of Episode/Part II)

Part III. Preference Utilitarianism (Part/Episode II: 43:15)

Part IV. Further Discussion and Analysis (The beginning of Episode/Part III)

Our movie soundtrack this ep was courtesy of the great folk at www.freesfx.co.uk.

Primary reading and references:

Jeremy Bentham, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1781

J ohn Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, 1863

Peter Singer, Utilitarianism and Vegetarianism, 1980

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, The History of Utilitarianism

John Stuart Mill Mindmap (Created and Submitted by listener Milan Juza).

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 5, Utilitarianism (Part I)

October 17, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 5 (Part I) of The Panpsycast, Jeremy Bentham and Utilitarianism. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

Part II will be released on the 24th of October 2016. 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. Jeremy Bentham and Utilitarianism (The beginning of Episode/Part I)

Part II. John Stuart Mill and Utilitarianism (The beginning of Episode/Part II)

Part III. Preference Utilitarianism (Part/Episode II: 43:15)

Part IV. Further Discussion and Analysis (The beginning of Episode/Part III)

Our movie soundtrack this ep was courtesy of the great folk at www.freesfx.co.uk.

Primary reading and references:

Jeremy Bentham, An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation, 1781

J ohn Stuart Mill, Utilitarianism, 1863

Peter Singer, Utilitarianism and Vegetarianism, 1980

Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, The History of Utilitarianism

John Stuart Mill Mindmap (Created and Submitted by listener Milan Juza).

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 4, Aquinas' Natural Law (Part II)

September 21, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 4 (Part II) of The Panpsycast, Aquinas and Natural Law. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

In this two part special we we take a look into St Thomas Aquinas and his natural moral law...

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Part I. Aquinas an Teleology (8:55)

Part II. The Four Tiers of Law (26:10)

Part III. The Precepts (43:35)

Part IV. Further Discussion and Analysis (in Part II: 19:00)

Primary reading and references:

Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy

Natural Law, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Aquinas' Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 4, Aquinas' Natural Law (Part I)

September 21, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 4 (Part I) of The Panpsycast, Aquinas and Natural Law. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

In this two part special we we take a look into St Thomas Aquinas and his natural moral law...

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

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Part I. Aquinas an Teleology (8:55)

Part II. The Four Tiers of Law (26:10)

Part III. The Precepts (43:35)

Part IV. Further Discussion and Analysis (in Part II: 19:00)

Primary reading and references:

Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy

Natural Law, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Aquinas' Moral, Political, and Legal Philosophy, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

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

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)

Episode 1, Plato's Cave

August 5, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Panpsycast, Plato's Cave. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

Please find the text and illustrations we will be discussing at the bottom of the page.

This episode has been rerecorded. The original now exists in the realm of the forms. Just kidding, it was terrible. Enjoy the new recording.

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Part I. The Allegory of the Cave (2:00)

Part II. The Doctrine of the Forms (17:00)

Part III. The reasons and reasoning behind the Cave (28:35)

Part IV. Criticisms and Analysis (50:35)

Primary Reading and References:

Allegory of the cave text.

Allegory of the cave illustration.

The analogy of the divided line illustration.

The analogy of the sun illustration.

Gorgias Quote.

Community responses to Gorgias quote.

Links for Student:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 0, Introduction

August 1, 2016 Jack Symes

Hello and welcome to Episode 0 of The Panpsycast, I’m Jack Symes, and I’m here to say hello and tell you a little bit about the podcast. Hello. Right, that’s one job done.

In a word, The Panpsycast is an 'informal and informative' weekly philosophy podcast inspiring and supporting students, teachers, academics and free-thinkers worldwide.

What started off as just myself, Olly and Andrew (my co-hosts) talking philosophy at the University of Birmingham in the early episodes, has blossomed into something extraordinary. Bear in mind, that when this project started, we had never podcasted before. So, expect some poor audio quality, and some even poorer jokes in the first 15-16 episodes. Now, The Panpsycast team goes beyond the original three. Greg Miller, Emily Rose Ogland, Phoebe Light and Thom Atkinson have joined the club, and as a consequence, we've produced some amazing content.

From our humble beginnings, we have gone from strength to strength and looking back, we’ve been lucky enough to interview some of the biggest names in philosophy - A. C. Grayling, Daniel C. Dennett, Peter Singer, Yujin Nagasawa, Bence Nanay, Alison Stone, Christian B Miller, Rebecca Roache, Galen Strawson, Steven Pinker - and the list goes on.

Not only do we interview big thinkers, but we also release informal discussions focusing on a broad range of areas within philosophy - existentialism, moral philosophy, political philosophy, philosophy of mind, philosophy of religion - there really is something for everyone, and we always pitch our discussions at non-specialists.

Every episode, we want somebody who is completely unfamiliar with a particular topic or thinker, to come out the other end at the forefront of the contemporary discussion - but most importantly, come out of the other end with a smile on their face.

To quote William James, “Good-humor is a philosophic state of mind; it seems to say to Nature that we take her no more seriously than she takes us. I maintain that one should always talk of philosophy with a smile.”

Thank you, we hope you enjoy the show.

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