The Examined life [videorecording] : an introduction to philosophy / a co-production of INTELECOM ; TELEAC/NOT and UR ; executive producer, Sally Beaty.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
INTELECOM,
Copyright Date:
2004, c1998
Description:
4 videodiscs (DVD) (ca. 187 min. each) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Subtitle from container. Narrator: Franchelle Dorn. Correlated to the textbook: Philosophy : a text with readings / Manuel Velasquez.
Contents:
Disc 1. What is philosophy? -- What is human nature? -- Is mind distinct from body? -- Is there an enduring self? -- Are we social beings? -- What is real? -- How do we encounter the world? Disc 2. Do we have free will? -- Is time real? -- Does God exist? -- Can we know God through experience? -- Is reason the source of knowledge? -- Does all knowledge depend on experience? -- Does the mind shape the world? Disc 3. How does science add to knowledge? -- Does science give us truth? -- Are interpretations true? -- Is morality relative? -- Does the end justify the means? -- Can rules define morality? -- Is ethics based on virtue? Disc 4. Moral dilemmas ... can ethics help? -- What justifies the state? -- What is justice? -- What is art? -- What is the meaning of life?
Summary:
Offers in-depth analysis of the wisdom of the western world. Studies the "great questions" that have intrigued philosophers from antiquity to the present. Using writings of past philosophers and interviews with more than 50 contemporary thinkers, these episodes underscore how these classic questions still reverberate in society today.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.