A Little Bit of Philosophy

A Little Bit of Philosophy

Welcome to A Little Bit of Philosophy. I'm Barry F. Vaughan.

This channel is for posting videos about the Philosophy classes I teach at Mesa Community College. These videos are meant as a suppliment to the material we discuss in class, as well as all the readings for Introduction to Western Philosophy, Introduction to Logic, Introduction to Philosophy of Religion, Introduction to Ancient Philosophy, and Introduction to Ethical Theory.

These videos are not intended to be stand-alone material, but you might find them interesting if you are interested in learning more about Philosophy.

ABOUT ME:
I'm a professor/instructor (we don't have offical rank at our institution) at Mesa Community College in Arizona. My PhD is from the University of Oklahoma with an AOS in Ancient Greek Philosophy and AOCs in Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, and Epistemology (1999). I have MAs from Baylor University in Philosophy (1988) and Religion (1990), BA from Oklahoma Baptist University (1986).

Bentham and Utilitarianism

Bentham and Utilitarianism

Aristotle and Virtue Ethics

Aristotle and Virtue Ethics

Metaethics (part 2)

Metaethics (part 2)

Metaethics (part 1)

Metaethics (part 1)

Replacement Rules 2

Replacement Rules 2

An Overview of Metaphysics

An Overview of Metaphysics

The First Philosophers

The First Philosophers

Informal Fallacies 4

Informal Fallacies 4

Informal Fallacies 1

Informal Fallacies 1

Replacement Rules (part 1)

Replacement Rules (part 1)

Writing Philosophical Essays

Writing Philosophical Essays

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  • @Le_voyage_de_Sappho
    @Le_voyage_de_Sappho3 күн бұрын

    Nicely fine

  • @ndateelelahainima9784
    @ndateelelahainima97845 күн бұрын

    This was clear and easy to understand. Thank you loads. Namibia

  • @user-ch7ts1ex5s
    @user-ch7ts1ex5s5 күн бұрын

    Thank you 😊 for a clear explanation. I have struggled with the rules for a long time till now of course.

  • @ndateelelahainima9784
    @ndateelelahainima97846 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much This was easy to understand.

  • @James-ll3jb
    @James-ll3jb9 күн бұрын

    (2:22ff.) The idea that one cannot know why arguments fail without first knowing what arguments are is wrongheaded, though it does seem inescapable 'logically'. If someone tells me they can argue with success that the sight of wet pavement immediately outside my window means it must have recently rained, I can respond by refuting the claim or agreeing with it without consideration of the meaning of argumentation. I would discern the cause of the wet pavement, notwithstanding any search for the validity of an argument regarding same, and would not even have to or need to know if anything resembling what we would normally call an "argument" is actually going on in this, my ascertainment of the actual cause. Thus I would not need to know what an argument is, to know if an argument e.g. "the wet pavement was not caused by rain but by a garden hose" is true or not: I know the 'argument' is a success or not BEFORE I even know the situation as an argument, or therefore what even an 'argument' is...

  • @EdithManyamba-bw4wh
    @EdithManyamba-bw4wh10 күн бұрын

    I missed the class for my lecturer but this is wowww

  • @2009Artteacher
    @2009Artteacher12 күн бұрын

    i understand the historical reasoning. Though in the proper understanding of the work of Aristotle, it is about, from or after nature.

  • @user-oe9if5vr2h
    @user-oe9if5vr2h16 күн бұрын

    Thanks

  • @JustADude6
    @JustADude618 күн бұрын

    Amazing video, thanks for your time my friend.

  • @vectorshift401
    @vectorshift40119 күн бұрын

    Poorly analyzed and over stated.

  • @RBN181
    @RBN18121 күн бұрын

    🙏🙏

  • @NyekurGaiThian
    @NyekurGaiThian24 күн бұрын

    Amazing thanks

  • @nyseehallow
    @nyseehallow28 күн бұрын

    🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: This video discusses simple deductive arguments based on categorical propositions. ️ We will learn more about existential import and its effect on immediate inferences. The video reviews the square of opposition introduced in the previous lecture. ⚖️ The square of opposition shows how categorical propositions relate to each other (contradiction, contrariety, etc.). ✨ We can make immediate inferences based on truth values assigned to propositions on the square. ✅ Assuming a universal affirmative is true lets us infer the truth/falsity of other propositions. Not all propositions can be determined based on subalternation (e.g., particular affirmative doesn't imply universal). The video uses "all dogs are mammals" as an example to illustrate inferences. ✨ If a universal affirmative is true (e.g., all dogs are mammals), we can infer some dogs are mammals (subalternation). This works because Aristotle assumed categories refer to real things (existential import). ❌ If categories are empty (e.g., hobbits), inferences based on existential import are fallacious. boş Empty sets tell us nothing about individual members because they don't have any. This is called the existential fallacy. Boolean squares lack subalternation and contraries because universals don't imply existence. ⚠️ Medieval thinkers recognized issues with existential import for subcontrary propositions. ✅ But we'll mostly focus on Aristotelian logic, where valid inferences rely on existing things. Made with HARPA AI

  • @Shotox122
    @Shotox122Ай бұрын

    majestic, well created! the content is nice, i love the design. classical!

  • @Csio12
    @Csio12Ай бұрын

    Lets say theyd no sense of smell sight hearing taste sight. How conscious would they be. They might have only touch and the thoughts touch provided. Their only memories would be of touch. Even helen keler wasnt so deprived.

  • @iam1me
    @iam1meАй бұрын

    Not the case that Theism entails that God be Omni- anything. The Greek gods certainly weren’t omnipotent, omniscient, or Omni benevolent. Even in Monotheism it is not necessarily the case that that one holds that all these apply; this is all just Greek philosophy leaking into the thought of *some* theologians.

  • @Csio12
    @Csio12Ай бұрын

    Excellent introductory teaching.

  • @Csio12
    @Csio12Ай бұрын

    The fool is a she i notice !

  • @AsianEnoch
    @AsianEnochАй бұрын

    Now I know why there are moods that are weak... they are conditionally valid on the the Aristotelian point of view. Not something discussed in my Logic class. Thanks.

  • @chunlangong2214
    @chunlangong2214Ай бұрын

    An excellent video, as usual.

  • @chunlangong2214
    @chunlangong2214Ай бұрын

    Love your lectures! I am planning to watch all of them. Your voice make me want to stick with your video.

  • @introvert0525
    @introvert0525Ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @asaasas
    @asaasasАй бұрын

    thanks

  • @MichaelscadaverX
    @MichaelscadaverXАй бұрын

    😂😂😂😂 bro just destroyed the system so simply

  • @agusaswad7018
    @agusaswad7018Ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @morleyadama1869
    @morleyadama18692 ай бұрын

    Logic is fun

  • @suburbanhermit7
    @suburbanhermit72 ай бұрын

    Nice video! I do have an issue with your definition of "what is god". Applying omni-traits as a requirement of divinity disregards religious practices where those traits dont apply. Not all theists apply these traits to divine beings. I would recommend checking out Stephen Dillon's book The Case for Polytheism.

  • @innocentnyamurowa
    @innocentnyamurowa2 ай бұрын

    great clarity and nicely compacted

  • @user-qp2xy5zs7r
    @user-qp2xy5zs7r2 ай бұрын

    Thank you

  • @lazraknadia
    @lazraknadia2 ай бұрын

    Thanks

  • @AyAb-kx4ih
    @AyAb-kx4ih2 ай бұрын

    Yeah 😂😂😂😂

  • @AyAb-kx4ih
    @AyAb-kx4ih2 ай бұрын

    Ok

  • @GetuDebele-ru9ui
    @GetuDebele-ru9ui2 ай бұрын

    Thanks

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    @chineduubeh63622 ай бұрын

    Life saver fr🎉

  • @SubZ33R0
    @SubZ33R02 ай бұрын

    Excellent video. Social media could learn a lot but won't.

  • @AngusDanu
    @AngusDanu2 ай бұрын

    Here are some things Jesus Christ said of Himself. “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” John 14:6 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 3:16 "Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son." John 3:18 Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. Matthew 16:13-17 Skeptics said for centuries, "The bible we have now has been corrupted through the years.". In 1947 the Dead Sea Scrolls were found and proved otherwise. They said, "There's no way Israel can become a nation again as God promised in preparation for the end times.". Israel became a nation again in 1948. All this being said, it does require faith to believe. Hebrews 11:6 tells us, "And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Also John 20:27-29 states, "Then he said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.” Thomas said to him, “My Lord and my God!” Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” Don't be deceived, Jesus is the Son of God and the only way of being saved from God's judgement for our sin. Christ consciousness won't save you. Believing Jesus was an ascended master, a prophet or a good teacher won't save you. Romans 10:9 tells us how to be saved, "if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved". Trust in Him, He shed his blood and gave His perfect life for you. Call on Him, He loves you, and He hears you.

  • @NINJAgamerpt
    @NINJAgamerpt2 ай бұрын

    AMEN☦

  • @kj4242
    @kj42423 ай бұрын

    I feel lucky to have found this podcast.

  • @raghavmarwaha4308
    @raghavmarwaha43083 ай бұрын

    you are a genuis

  • @spotify_ERROR404
    @spotify_ERROR4043 ай бұрын

    nat atbot GPT-3 [:|]... "thank you. 0:19:07 if you look at a venndiagram like a chemistry orbital youd discover a football shape in the middle and helium " [BEEP]

  • @kristindreko3194
    @kristindreko31943 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Dayglodaydreams
    @Dayglodaydreams3 ай бұрын

    Would I want to live in a world with an Allmighty mother or an all-mighty father (or father-mother)?

  • @user-mz6qw8hv9f
    @user-mz6qw8hv9f3 ай бұрын

    gorgeous!

  • @craig3240
    @craig32403 ай бұрын

    I hate logic 🤯

  • @mehakdeep9953
    @mehakdeep99533 ай бұрын

    Please upload video on IP and CP proofs.

  • @amarachiifeanyi3290
    @amarachiifeanyi32903 ай бұрын

    This is the best video I've come across in the introduction to philosophy ❤❤❤, thank you so much for this video, it has helped me a lot 😊

  • @TheYoungjapskey
    @TheYoungjapskey3 ай бұрын

    Comprehensive as always 👏

  • @user-sf7ii7rs6f
    @user-sf7ii7rs6f3 ай бұрын

    Very good

  • @craig3240
    @craig32403 ай бұрын

    😵

  • @frakus3068
    @frakus30683 ай бұрын

    passing logic cause of these vids

  • @hunterbenson1506
    @hunterbenson15062 ай бұрын

    Same. Praying for you fam

  • @frakus3068
    @frakus30682 ай бұрын

    @@hunterbenson1506 🤝

  • @johannbogason1662
    @johannbogason16623 ай бұрын

    well, this was pretty boring.

  • @Ash-oh6nh
    @Ash-oh6nh3 ай бұрын

    No it wasn’t. It was informative and clear.

  • @johannbogason1662
    @johannbogason16623 ай бұрын

    I hold a degree in philosophy and found it lacking in many ways.@@Ash-oh6nh

  • @johannbogason1662
    @johannbogason16623 ай бұрын

    ​kzread.info/dash/bejne/fHqaq7ODo7isfJc.html@@Ash-oh6nh