Philosophy: An Introduction | Michael Huemer | The Socratic Sessions | Ep #7

🔍 Overview: This episode aims to introduce you to philosophy, exploring topics such as epistemology, ethics, religion, and free will.

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🗣️ Highlights
[Highlight 1]: How do we define and acquire knowledge (epistemology)?
[Highlight 2]: How far does the design argument get you in proving theistic religious beliefs?
[Highlight 3]: What are the differences between utilitarian and deontological ethical views?

🕒 Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction
2:13 - Michael Huemer and Philosophy
5:50 - Knowledge Acquisition
12:47 – Evaluating Arguments
17:01 – Rationality and Objectivity
24:07 – Humour and Dogmatism
27:24 – Fallacious vs Cogent Reasoning
36:24 – Scepticism vs Foundationalism
41:03 – Scepticism & Free Will
47:07 - Foundationalism (Phenomenal Conservatism)
53:55 – The ‘O3 World Creator’
1:01:18 – The Design Argument (Fine-tuning)
1:09:26 – The Evidential Problem of Evil (Badness)
1:18:35 - Free Will
1:28:18 - Compatibilism
1:34:27 - Utilitarianism
1:42:24 - Utilitarianism vs Deontology
1:49:09 - Common Sense
1:56:09 - Closing Remarks

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