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Existentialism in Literature and Film
by Hubert L. Dreyfus
Available on: Audio Download
The course will be organized around various attempts to reinterpret the Judeo/Christian God, and to determine in what sense, if at all, such a God is still a living God.
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Philosophy of Language
by John Searle
Available on: Audio Download
The main purpose of this course is to answer the question, “How does language relate to the world?” In order to do this we will have to explore a lot of related questions...
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The Ayn Rand Multimedia Library
by Ayn Rand
Available on: Online Audio | Online Video
These recordings are presented through the generosity of the Estate of Ayn Rand.
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Civil Disobedience
by Henry David Thoreau
Available on: Audio Download | Podcast
Classic essay by Thoreau explaining why he went to jail rather than submit to a tax he felt unjust, Civil Disobedience served as inspiration to both Gandhi and Tolstoy and continues to be regarded as a definitive statement of the rights of the individual within the state.
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Walden
by Henry David Thoreau
Available on: Audio Download
Walden by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau’s life for two years, two months, and two days around the shores of Walden Pond.
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Philosophy of Mind
by John Searle
Available on: Audio Download
The single most important question in philosophy and in intellectual life generally at the present time is this: How, if at all, can we reconcile a certain conception that we have of ourselves as conscious, free, rational, ethical, language using, social and political human beings in a world consisting entirely of mindless, meaningless physical particles?
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Francis Fukuyama: The End Of History Revisited
by Francis Fukuyama
Available on: Audio Download | Online Video
The End Of History Revisited with Francis Fukuyama speaking at a seminar hosted by The Long Now Foundation.
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The Value of Philosophy
by Bertrand Russell
Available on: Audio Download
The Value of Philosophy is taken from the final chapter of Bertrand Russell's larger 1912 work "Problems of Philosophy".
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The Second Treatise on Government
by John Locke
Available on: Audio Download | Podcast
One of the leading liberal thinkers in 17th century England, Locke's ideas were drawn on heavily by Thomas Jefferson when writing the Declaration of Independence.
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The Social Contract
by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Available on: Audio Download | Podcast
One of the most famous philosophers of the enlightenment, Rousseau's Social Contract explores the foundation of society.
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