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General Information=================== Title:                   —-Discovering the Philosopher in You-The Big Questions in Philosophy Author:                          Colin McGinn Read By:                        The Modern Scholar Copyright:                     2003 Audiobook Copyrig ht:   2003 Genre:                            NonfictionFile Information================ Number of MP3s:         95 Total Duration:            7:56:47 Total MP3 Size:           191.74 Encoded At:                CBR 56 kbit/s 44100 Hz Mono ID3 Tags:                    Set, v1.1, v2.3Book Description================Everyone has their own inner philosopher, a voice within that asks, oh so insistently, philosophical questions. Everyone wants to know what the ultimate nature of the world is, what the self is, whether we have free will, how our minds relate to our bodies, whether we can really know anything, where ethical truth comes from, what the meaning of life is, and whether or not there is a God. This inner philosopher is related to the inner child, since the child too is prone to asking philosophical questions. But it is much better to have a disciplined guide through philosophy than simply to try to do all the thinking by yourself.I will be acting as your guide. I will cover all the main problems of philosophy, from logic to ethics, from the human mind to God, introducing you to how philosophers think and the theories they have come up with. The first four lectures focus on foundational questions that need to be clarified before we engage upon more applied discussions. We need to know what knowledge is, what truth is, and what logical reasoning is before we start discussing ethics, the mind, free will and God. So let’s start with the basics, then break into a run only when we have learned how to walk.Colin McGinn Professor Colin McGinn was educated at Oxford University. He has written widely on philosophy and philosophers in such publications as The New York Review of Books, London Review of Books, The New Republic, and The New York Times Book Review. McGinn has written fourteen books, including The Making of a Philosopher; The Mysterious Flame; The Character of Mind; Ethics, Evil and Fiction; and the novel The Space Trap. He is currently a professor of philosophy at Rutgers University.Course SyllabusLecture 1   Skepticism: What Do You Really Know?Lecture 2   Knowledge: How Should Knowledge Be Analyzed?Lecture 3   Truth: What Is the Nature of Truth?Lecture 4   Logic: What Is Valid Reasoning?Lecture 5   Knowledge and Experience: Where Does Knowledge Come From?—Lecture 6   The Basis of Ethics: What Makes Something Right or Wrong?—Lecture 7   Happiness and Right Action: How Are Morality and Human Welfare Related?Lecture 8   Morality and Blame: Are We Free?Lecture 9   Mind and Body: How Are They Related?Lecture 10   Consciousness: Can the Mystery Be Solved?Lecture 11   Mind and World: Are objects Really as They Appear?Lecture 12   The Self: Who Am I?Lecture 13   God: Can the Existence of God Be Proved?Lecture 14   The Meaning of Life: What Gives Human Life Value?A voice within that asks, oh so insistently, philosophical questions. Everyone wants to know what the ultimate nature of the world is, what the self is, whether we have free will, how our minds relate to our bodies, whether we can really know anything, where ethical truth comes from, what the meaning of life is, and whether or not there is a God. This inner philosopher is related to the inner child, since the child too is prone to asking philosophical questions. But it is much better to have a disciplined guide through philosophy than simply to try to do all the thinking by yourself.I will be acting as your guide. I will cover all the main problems of philosophy, from logic to ethics, from the human mind to God, introducing you to how philosophers think and the theories they have come up with. The first four lectures focus on foundational questions that need to be clarified before we engage upon more applied discussions. We need to know what knowledge is, what truth is, and what logical reasoning is before we start discussing ethics, the mind, free will and God. So let’s start with the basics, then break into a run only when we have learned how to walk.