Episode 9, the Cosmological Argument (Part II)

January 1, 2017 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 9 (Part II), focusing on the Cosmological Argument for the existence of God. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

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Part I. St. Thomas Aquinas (5:10).

Part II. Leibniz (34:50).

Part III. Criticisms of the Cosmological Argument (00:05 in Part II).

Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (11:34 in Part II).

Primary Reading:

Standord Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Cosmological Argument.

Aquinas, Summa Theologica. Third Article [I, Q.2, Art. 3]

Leibniz and the Cosmological Argument (reasonablefaith.org).

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 9, the Cosmological Argument (Part I)

December 27, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 9 (Part I), focusing on the Cosmological Argument for the existence of God. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

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  <pre class="text-align-center">The file size is large, please be patient whilst the podcast buffers/downloads/gets down with some <em>a posteriori </em>reasoning.</pre><blockquote>Part I. St. Thomas Aquinas (5:10).</blockquote><blockquote>Part II. Leibniz (34:50).</blockquote><blockquote>Part III. Criticisms of the Cosmological Argument (00:05 in Part II).</blockquote><blockquote>Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (11:34 in Part II).</blockquote>
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  <p><span style="font-size:14px">Primary Reading:</span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px"><a target="_blank" href="https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/cosmological-argument/">Standord Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Cosmological Argument.</a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14px"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.freecatholicebooks.com/books/summa.pdf">Aquinas, <em>Summa Theologica</em>.</a>&nbsp;</span>Third Article [I, Q.2, Art. 3]</p><p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.reasonablefaith.org/leibnizs-cosmological-argument-and-the-psr">Leibniz and the Cosmological Argument (reasonablefaith.org).</a></p>
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Part I. William Paley (4:45).

Part II. St. Thomas Aquinas (51:50).

Part III. Other Formulations (00:00 in Part II).

Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (12:06 in Part II).

Primary Reading:

William Paley, Teleological Argument.

St Thomas Aquinas, Five ways (wiki).

Stanford Encyclopedia, Teleological Arguments for God's Existence.

Links for students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 8, the Teleological Argument (Part I)

December 11, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 8 (Part I of II), focusing on teleological arguments for the existence of God. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

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Part I. William Paley (4:45).

Part II. St. Thomas Aquinas (51:50).

Part III. Other Formulations (00:00 in Part II).

Part IV. Further Analysis and Discussion (12:06 in Part II).

Primary Reading:

William Paley, Teleological Argument.

St Thomas Aquinas, Five ways (wiki).

Stanford Encyclopedia, Teleological Arguments for God's Existence.

Links for students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 7, the Ontological Argument (Part II)

December 4, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 7 (Part II of II), focusing on St Anselm and the Ontological Argument. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

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Part I. Anselm and the Argument (12:00).

Part II. Gaunilo and the island (28:15).

Part III. General criticisms (00:30 in Part II).

Part IV. Further analysis and discussion (28:10 in Part II).

Primary Reading:

IEP: Anselm's Ontological Argument (including Gaunilo's reply and other criticisms).

Links for students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 7, the Ontological Argument (Part I)

November 28, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 7 (Part I of II), focusing on St Anselm and the Ontological Argument. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

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Part I. Anselm and the Argument (12:00).

Part II. Gaunilo and the island (28:15).

Part III. General criticisms (00:30 in Part II).

Part IV. Further analysis and discussion (28:10 in Part II).

Primary Reading:

IEP: Anselm's Ontological Argument (including Gaunilo's reply and other criticisms).

Links for students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 3, Dualism and Materialism

August 24, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 3 of The Panpsycast, Dualism and Materialism. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

In this episode we wrap up our discussion on Plato and Aristotle before giving an overview of materialism and dualism.

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Part I. Aristotle and Plato on the Soul (1:22)

Part II. Cartesian Dualism (17:40)

Part III. Materialism (37:00)

Part IV. Further Discussion (53:30)

Primary Reading and References:

Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy - Plato and Aristotle on the Soul

Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy - Dualism

Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy - Physicalism

Descartes, Principles of Philosophy (see I.60-65)

Philosophy of Mind, A Contemporary Introduction (Amazon)

J Symes, In Defence of Strong Emergentist Panpsychism

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What you need to know for the exam.

Episode 2, Aristotle's Basic Philosophies

August 6, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Panpsycast, Aristotle's Basic Philosophies. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

This episode fulfils the function of tackling Aristotle's basic philosophies. Special thanks to the prime mover for your help in the production of this recording.

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Part I. Aristotle and Teleology (3:30)

Part II. The Four Causes (20:15)

Part III. The Prime Mover (40:30)

Part IV. Aristotle and Plato (54:15)

*Please note the following corrections: (1) Aristotle built on previous teleological thought, but rejected intelligence or God as the primary cause for natural things, and (2) Raphael painted the School of Athens, not Da Vinci*

Primary Reading and References:

Aristotle's Works, W. D. Ross. (Physics, p.634-5; Metaphysics, p.2293; Nicomachean Ethics, p.2536-42)

The School of Athens, Raphael.

Links for Students:

What you need to know for the exam.

Philosophy of Religion, Wilkinson and Campbell. (Amazon)

Episode 1, Plato's Cave

August 5, 2016 Jack Symes

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Panpsycast, Plato's Cave. The voices in this episode are owned by Jack Symes, Andrew Horton and Ollie Marley.

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Part I. The Allegory of the Cave (2:00)

Part II. The Doctrine of the Forms (17:00)

Part III. The reasons and reasoning behind the Cave (28:35)

Part IV. Criticisms and Analysis (50:35)

Primary Reading and References:

Allegory of the cave text.

Allegory of the cave illustration.

The analogy of the divided line illustration.

The analogy of the sun illustration.

Gorgias Quote.

Community responses to Gorgias quote.

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What you need to know for the exam.

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