Philosophy Tutor

Podcasts, videos, books, articles and courses. Compiled by Dr Phil Joyce, independent philosophy tutor to university, college & school students worldwide.

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Logic

Excellent formal logic book available free, also inexpensive print-on-demand copies.

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Moral & Political Philosophy

Video discussion of the problem of "dirty hands": whether it is acceptable to do evil in order to do good? And what exactly is 'doing' evil? Does it differ from doing something morally wrong? #PhilosophyTutor

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Moral & Political Philosophy, & Philosophy of Life

How small, individual actions, as part of a life well-lived, can have significant moral and political impact.

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History of Philosophy & Aesthetics

Free material released from OUP on John Dewey, especially his aesthetics, as their Philosophy of the Month.

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Philosophy of Religion

New issue of Philosophy Now on the theme of religious belief. #PhilosophyTutor

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Environmental Ethics & Political Philosophy

New entry in the excellent Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on Climate Justice.

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History of Philosophy

Podcast discussion of the relationship between Frank Ramsey and Wittgenstein, from the excellent Philosophy Bites. #PhilosophyTutor

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Medical Ethics & Philosophical Method

Article on the role and interpretation of thought experiments, especially in medical ethics. From the excellent Aeon. #PhilosophyTutor

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General Philosophy

The Royal Institute of Philosophy has made available 50+ papers from its journals Philosophy & Think. Many interesting and important papers. #PhilosophyTutor

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Philosophy of Life

Discussion of the possibly deleterious effects of too great a focus on rationality. #PhilosophyTutor

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Political Philosophy & Environmental Ethics

Podcast discussion of the political and moral consequences of driverless cars. #PhilosophyTutor

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Moral Philosophy

Article discussing the complex relation between cruelty and morality.

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History of Philosophy & Aesthetics

Article discussing Leonardo da Vinci's philosophy.

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Philosophy Logic and Political Philosophy

Video discussion on whether reason is overrated, from the excellent IAI.

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Philosophy of Religion & Mind

Podcast discussing panpsychism: the theory that everything is conscious. Although is has a few adherents in analytical philosophy it has a distinguished history in ancient Indian philosophy.

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Aesthetics

On modern art's divorce from aesthetic considerations and the deleterious effects of the art market.

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Metaphysics

A discussion of personal identity in the context of social distancing: a defence of the idea that identity concerns embodiment.

https://t.co/4fZBtyaFKe

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Free Bioethics course from Harvard starting again in two days on May 12th. "An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning."

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Philosophy of Life

Article discussing whether a sense of meaning in life helps prepare us for death.

https://t.co/EmOb1PdCn7

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History of Philosophy

Article re-appraising the philosophy of Machiavelli.

https://t.co/hNYlOti4jf