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.
Track 1: Philosophy in the real world
Nigel Warburton applies philosophical questions to every day life.
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| Track | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philosophy in the real world | Nigel Warburton applies philosophical questions to every day life. Read more Philosophy in the real world |
| 2 | Thought experiments | Thought experiments use hypothetical questions to create philosophical dilemmas. Read more Thought experiments |
| 3 | Personal identity | Nigel Warburton and Professor Anthony Grayling discuss what defines personal identity. Read more Personal identity |
| 4 | Faith and Reason | Is religious belief based on blind faith or evidence? Read more Faith and Reason |
| 5 | The problem of evil | How can a world created by an all powerfull all good God contain so much evil? Read more The problem of evil |
| 6 | Philosophers on abortion | A discussion about morality of abortion and the rights of the foetus and the mother. Read more Philosophers on abortion |
| 7 | The problem of consciousness | What is consciousness? And what is the best way to understand self awareness. Read more The problem of consciousness |
| 8 | Two theories of political obligation | A debate over wether citizens consent to political obligation by living within that state. Read more Two theories of political obligation |
| 9 | Courage to refuse | Can citizens decide which laws to follow for moral reasons? Read more Courage to refuse |
| 10 | Descartes, doubt and knowledge | A discussion about how Descartes used doubt as a means to clarifying his understanding of the world. Read more Descartes, doubt and knowledge |
| 11 | Cartesian dualism | Dualism suggests that human beings are made of two independent substances, the mind and the body. Read more Cartesian dualism |
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