The Online Philosophy Textbook
Readings:
Ancient Greek Classics:
Chinese Philosophy:
Early Modern Texts:
These texts were prepared by Prof. Jonathan Bennett. Prof. Bennett's website is here.
John Locke
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
David Hume
Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
Renes Descartes
Meditations on First Philosophy
Thomas Hobbes
Leviathan
John Stuart Mill
Liberty
Utilitarianism
Immanuel Kant
Groundwork for the Metaphysic of Morals
Critique of Pure Reason
George Berkeley
The Principles of Human Knowledge
William Clifford
Jean-Paul Sartre
Short Stories:
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas - Ursula le Guin
The Use of Force - William Carlos Williams
Audio Background Lectures:
This is a series of short lectures done in class to give some background and context to the philosophers studied. My apologies for the low production values.
Ethics (temporary; very poor quality):
John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism mp3
Epistemology:
Descartes mp3- Meditations 1 & 2
William Clifford and William James mp3 - Evidentialism vs. Pragmaticism
Videos:
Philosophy and Happiness with Alain de Botton
Socrates and Self-Confidence
Epicurus on Happiness
Seneca on Anger
Montaigne on Self-Esteem
Schopenhauer on Love
Nietzsche on Hardship
Human, All Too Human
Martin Heidegger
Friedrich Nietzsche
Jean-Paul Sartre
Peter Singer on Poverty
Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
with Micheal Sandel
Episode 01: The Moral Side
of Murder / The Case for Cannibalism
Episode 02: Putting a Price
Tag on Life / How to Measure Pleasure
Episode 03: Free to Choose / Who Owns Me?
Episode 04: This Land is my Land / Consenting Adults
Episode 05: Hired Guns? / For Sale: Motherhood
Episode 06: Mind Your Motive / The
Supreme Principle of Morality
Episode 07: A Lesson in Lying / A Deal is a Deal