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New to Philosophy?
I have recently been asked by some of our new student intake which books I would recommend for someone coming to philosophy for the first time, and it is also a question that often crops up at Open Days. To…
The Soul in Plato – a question…
Dr Jackson answers a question about the soul in the Phaedo – what does Plato mean? — Discover the RPE course : – FEEL FREE TO VISIT/JOIN OUR COURSE FACEBOOK GROUP.. – Current and past students talking about Philosophy,Religion, Ethics, Religious Education and more.. (and…
Attempts to Prove God Exists are a Meaningless Account of Faith and Religion
In which I argue that attempts to prove God exists (or that He doesn’t) are a meaningless account of faith and Religion: to engage in them is to misunderstand the very nature of what religion is… I have written about this,…
Another Ethical Dilemma – guns in the jungle
What should you do? Kill one to save 9 – or let all ten die? And why it might not even be that good a dilemma after all… Staff from the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics course at University of Gloucestershire talking about…
Plato's Forms – What are they?
Just an example of one of our videos – see the ‘Categories’ list on the right to see more.. We welcome questions, which we’ll record answers to and post here.. FEEL FREE TO VISIT/JOIN OUR COURSE FACEBOOK GROUP..
Students speak about Peter Singer (The Examined Life..)
A group of our new first-year students were asked to give a presentation on one philosopher talking in the film The Examined Life. This group chose Peter Singer, and produced a film of their own!
Plato’s Forms? What is this theory and why study it?
Dr William Large answers a (stupid) question from me: Why bother studying Plato’s Forms?
Appearance, Reality and Plato’s Cave
Dr William Large on the ideas of appearance and reality in Plato. He discusses the metaphor of the cave in Plato, and what it means…