Jan 1, 2018Day 365 — End Of The 365 Days Of PhilosophyThis is it! End of the series. For the Patreon subscribers, there’s an index to the main posts of the podcast and I’ll be sending out a pdf version in March. It’s been a busy year, busier that I intended. I started a PhD, I lost a much loved pet…Philosophy1 min read
Dec 31, 2017Day 364 — Extended Answers Revision IVHere’s a mixture of extended answer or essay questions dealing with topics covered this year: There’s no such thing as true altruism. Discuss. Equality of the classes is unachievable until there’s equality of the sexes. Discuss. Must utility ‘be grounded on the permanent interests of man as a progressive…Philosophy1 min read
Dec 30, 2017Day 363 — Extended Answers Revision IIIHere’s a mixture of extended answer or essay questions dealing with topics covered this year: The criteria for art is consensus. Discuss. What are the limits of faith? Discuss Can you ever be ethically obliged to do the wrong thing? Discuss There is no right solution to the trolley…Philosophy1 min read
Dec 29, 2017Day 362 — Film Resource The Birth Of Modern PhilosophyHere’s a series that has appeared online and can be followed along as a very useful tutorial session — it’s a series of lectures delivered by Peter Millican to first-year philosophy students at the University of Oxford. The lectures comprise the 8-week General Philosophy course and were delivered in…Education1 min read
Dec 28, 2017Day 361 — Extended Answers Revision IIHere’s a mixture of extended answer or essay questions dealing with topics covered this year: There is no true unified conception of god, therefore we should dismiss religion. Discuss. What are the limits of skepticism? Why do we care about the opinions of others when we have different identities…Essay Questions1 min read
Dec 27, 2017Day 360 — Extended Answers RevisionHere’s a mixture of extended answer or essay questions dealing with topics covered this year: Freedom of speech is in opposition to freedom of religion — discuss. There is no such thing as a moral centre when it comes to making ethical judgements — discuss. Is there such a…Philosophy1 min read
Dec 26, 2017Day 359 — Doctor Who and HumanismIt being Boxing Day, one of the traditions of the season is the Doctor Who broadcast, and this year there was a strong allusion to the philosophy of Bertrand Russell. It’s nothing particularly new; John Leeson was the actor who provided the voice for both the Nucleus and K-9…Philosophy1 min read
Dec 25, 2017Day 358 — Resource RevisionMerry merry returns of the season! Today’s episode is the revision of content from the past week — you can support the 365DaysOfPhilosophy podcast by visiting www.patreon.com/kyliesturgess and review previous episodes at www.365daysofphilosophy.com. If you can help the show continue, head to: https://www.patreon.com/kyliesturgess Music from Jukedeck — create your…Philosophy1 min read
Dec 24, 2017Day 357 — Book Resource The Atheist’s Guide To ChristmasThe Atheist’s Guide to Christmas, edited by Ariane Sherine, is not a recent collection, such as a fairly dated but amusing essay on James Randi as a Santa Claus figure, but it’s still got some valuable contributions on the topic of celebrating the season from non-faith perspectives. There’s 42…Christmas1 min read
Dec 23, 2017Day 356 — Book Resource Christmas Philosophy For EveryoneTo give this book its full title, Christmas — Philosophy for Everyone: Better than a Lump of Coal investigates the history of philosophy while delving into the different approaches to the festive season, such as the perspectives of Aristotle, Hume, Kant and Nietzsche. There’s a number of contributing essays…Christmas1 min read