Philosophy and Science of Human Nature

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Philosophy #103

Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature pairs central texts from Western philosophical tradition (including works by Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, Hobbes, Kant, Mill, Rawls and Nozick) with recent findings in cognitive science and related fields. The course is structured around three intertwined sets of topics: Happiness and Flourishing; Morality and Justice; and Political Legitimacy and Social Structures.

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  • Hrrjordan
    Loved these lectures
    I’ve already listened to these lectures twice. Fascinating material and well taught. I learned so much.
  • erikj09
    interesting course marred by frequent audio problems and missing/duplicated lectures
    Tamar Gendler is a great lecturer, but the audio files for this course have been sloppily handled. The audio for Lecture 1 skips and has parts of Lecture 2 spliced into it by mistake. More than once a lecture is missing because of accidental duplication of files. The audio files for Lectures 8 and 9 are exactly the same, and I know they are not supposed to be because as a result references in later lectures back to Epictetus and Boethius are confusing. The files for Lectures 13 and 14 are also exactly the same, so that the difference between utilitarianism and deontology isn't fully explained. I haven't finished listening yet, so there may be more such problems.
  • Jordan the younger
    Edifying as well as fascinating
    Everytime I listen to another lecture I find myself disposed to act on my better judgement for the rest of the day. The material is so engaging and grounded in logic that the effect is much stronger than going to Church. It is great how many connections are made between philosophy and psychology. Sometimes it is a bit tedious when points are repeated multiple times, but maybe that helps with the overall didactic effect. Also very humourous and nice slides.
  • whatacomicalappthisis
    Video
    Video format is available from the Yale web site and is great.
  • Pauline Theology
    On lecture 1
    The audio skips causing an unpleasant feeling. Please Yale (or iTunes) fix this issue.
  • Babak bob
    Amazing!
    Great lecture, so comprehensive and informative.
  • Zainrabbani
    Very practical
    Her voice is steady, easy on the ear, great lecture. Found it very usefull. 284 stars;)
  • Orbit308
    Great class
    The audio is only messed up in the intro. Skip to the next lecture. She has a unique voice, it kinda sticks in your head..easy to follow and entertaining class.
  • Troy Ordonez
    Great topic, and great teaching.
    Just a great course from one of the best colleges in America.
  • מישהי1324
    Is there going to be a video version?
    ?
  • Dotcomedy
    The audio is screwed up
    Listening to the first lecture now. The audio keeps skipping around. I'm hoping this doesn't continue, as this seems pretty good.
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