lecture Archives - Possibly Correct https://possiblycorrect.com/tag/lecture/ Possibly Correct Media Network Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:37:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://i0.wp.com/possiblycorrect.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-PC_LOGO.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 lecture Archives - Possibly Correct https://possiblycorrect.com/tag/lecture/ 32 32 194854143 EP #31 | Hazony Attacks the Enlightenment https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-31-hazony-attacks-the-enlightenment/ Thu, 16 Jan 2020 23:54:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1607 On December 30th 2019, the YouTube channel Prager University released a video narrated by bible scholar and political theorist Yoram Hazony discussing the Enlightenment. Hazony makes eight major claims about the Enlightenment and while there are some thoughtful arguments against the Enlightenment, Hazony has not made them. In this episode of Open College, Dr. Hicks points out the flaws in Hazony’s augments and shows why this video is an example of special-pleading history.

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]]> On December 30th 2019, the YouTube channel Prager University released a video narrated by bible scholar and political theorist Yoram Hazony discussing the Enlightenment. Hazony makes eight major claims about the Enlightenment and while there are some thoughtful arguments against the Enlightenment, Hazony has not made them. In this episode of Open College, Dr. Hicks points out the flaws in Hazony’s augments and shows why this video is an example of special-pleading history.

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]]> 1607 #25 Thales’ Revolution https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/25-thales-revolution/ Tue, 10 Sep 2019 02:23:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1634 The standard claim is that philosophy begins with Thales. Why did philosophy come into being in a clusters of cities on the coasts of Asia minor? Ascribed to Thales by Aristotle: “The first principle and basic nature of all things is water, ”and “All things are full of gods.” Why do historians of philosophy get worked up over these lines?
To see their significance, let’s set a context by going back to the worldview of the awesomely great Homer. So brush up on The Iliad, which I want to use as our pre-philosophy-worldview contrast object.

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]]> The standard claim is that philosophy begins with Thales. Why did philosophy come into being in a clusters of cities on the coasts of Asia minor? Ascribed to Thales by Aristotle: “The first principle and basic nature of all things is water, ”and “All things are full of gods.” Why do historians of philosophy get worked up over these lines?
To see their significance, let’s set a context by going back to the worldview of the awesomely great Homer. So brush up on The Iliad, which I want to use as our pre-philosophy-worldview contrast object.

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]]> 1634 EP 13 | Postmodernism’s Moral Low Ground https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-13-postmodernisms-moral-low-ground/ Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:13:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1710 Intellectual battles are the cognitive lifeblood of a healthy society. Life is complicated and the stakes are high, so thoughtful and passionate people have lots of arguments. Only by argument can we sort out the facts about complicated matters, however postmodernists seem not to fight by the same rules as the rest of society.

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]]> Intellectual battles are the cognitive lifeblood of a healthy society. Life is complicated and the stakes are high, so thoughtful and passionate people have lots of arguments. Only by argument can we sort out the facts about complicated matters, however postmodernists seem not to fight by the same rules as the rest of society.

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]]> 1710 EP #9 | Envy’s Moral Psychological Challenge https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-9-envys-moral-psychological-challenge/ Wed, 02 Jan 2019 03:17:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1752 The puzzle of envy and how it impacts our lives. Why does envy cause some of us to do destructive things? How do envy differ from jealousy?

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]]> The puzzle of envy and how it impacts our lives. Why does envy cause some of us to do destructive things? How do envy differ from jealousy?

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]]> 1752 EP #8 | Love Canal https://possiblycorrect.com/podcast/ep-8-love-canal/ Tue, 18 Dec 2018 03:35:00 +0000 https://possiblycorrect.com/?post_type=podcast&p=1758 Did government contribute to one of America’s greatest environmental disasters? What is eminent domain? Were any politicians or government officials prosecuted for criminal neglect?

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]]> Did government contribute to one of America’s greatest environmental disasters? What is eminent domain? Were any politicians or government officials prosecuted for criminal neglect?

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