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  The Philosophy of Time - Duration: 9 minutes, 35 seconds.

  • 4 years ago
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  What are the A and B theories of time?
  
  Time philosophy expert Jonathan Tallant, from the University of Nottingham, tries to explain.
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  A Negative Hippopotamus - Duration: 6 minutes, 31 seconds.

  • 3 years ago
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  This is Part I of an interview about the "Philosophy of Nothing" with Stephen Mumford, a Professor of Metaphysics at the University of Nottingham.
  
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  Moral Theories - Right and Wrong - Duration: 12 minutes.

  • 4 years ago
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  Do moral theories require golden rules - so-called exceptionless principles?
  
  This is the area of interest for Uri Leibowitz, from the University of Nottingham's Department of Philosophy.
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  Beauty and Future Philosophers - Duration: 8 minutes, 34 seconds.

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  Attempting to "rank" beautiful images - from the Mona Lisa to sports cars - is a clever way to teach philosophy to younger minds, as the University of Nottingham's Jonathan Tallant explains.
  
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  Why's The Godfather such a good movie? - Duration: 11 minutes.

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  The Godfather movies rely heavy on deception and in many ways mirror the Shakespearean stories of King Henry !V and King Henry V.
  
  This is the view of philosophy expert Greg Currie, from the Univ...
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  Why do people like Harry Potter? - Duration: 11 minutes.

  • 4 years ago
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  Philosophy expert Greg Currie - whose interests include literature - muses over the success of the Harry Potter series.
  
  Professor Currie works in the University of Nottingham's Department of Phi...
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  Gilgamesh and Metacognition - Duration: 9 minutes, 42 seconds.

  • 4 years ago
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  Gilgamesh is a truly ancient story, and it has our philosopher musing on the use of "thinking about thinking" in fiction.
  
  Prof Gregory Currie is speaking.
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  Brad Pitt, Homer and Imaginative Resistance - Duration: 10 minutes.

  • 3 years ago
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  The film Troy is based on the famous poem The Iliad - so why didn't film-makers stick to Homer's famous tale? Professor Greg Currie offers a philosophical perspective.
  
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  Science and Intuition - Duration: 12 minutes.

  • 1 year ago
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  NOTE: This continues from this earlier video --- http://youtu.be/0jRppd6c5J8
  Featuring Dr Jonathan Tallant from the University of Nottingham's Department of Philosophy.
  
  Intuitions in Physics paper...
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  The Philosophy of Sports Fans - Duration: 3 minutes, 37 seconds.

  • 4 years ago
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  Why do people watch sports? What do they get from it?
  
  This is the first of a few videos with Professor Stephen Mumford at the University of Nottingham.
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  The Neutral Soccer Fan - Duration: 6 minutes, 10 seconds.

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  Is it better to "support your team" - or just watch the pure sport.
  
  Professor Stephen Mumford - an expert on the philosophy of sport - thinks it is better to be a pure fan.
  
  He travels to game...
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  Football Fan Perception - Duration: 6 minutes, 9 seconds.

  • 4 years ago
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  Do all football fans see things the same way... or are they influenced by their loyalties?
  
  We continue our look at the philosophy of sports fans.