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Validity and Soundness

This video explains the basic logical concepts of validity and soundness.

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Utilitarianism

A learning glass overview of the concept of utilitarianism and some of the common objections to the view.

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UsingTruthTables

This video shows how to use truth tables to assess logical concepts such as tautology, contradiction, contingency, logical equivalence, consistency, and validity.

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Truth Tables for the Logical Operators

This video explains the truth tables for each of the five operators in sentential logic.

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TranslationTruthTable

This short movie demonstrates a step by step method to evaluate arguments in English, by translating them into symbolic form and applying the truth table method.

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SomeBasicProofs

This video walks through some short proofs in sentential logic, using the basic rules for proof.

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Prealgebra 7.1.7

Median 78. 81, 82, 56, 84

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More Proofs Using Subproofs

Dr. Smith works through two more examples of proofs using the subproof method.

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Metaethics Overview

This is an overview of Metaethics for Introduction to Ethics, PHIL 2306, Module 1.

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Kant's Groundwork, Section I

This short video provides some background to help students understand Section I of Kant's Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals.

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Kant on Perfect and Imperfect Duties - Clipped by Nathan Smith

This is a longer video drawing out 4 examples of perfect and imperfect duties as analyzed according to Immanuel Kant's three formulations of the categorical imperative.

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Inductive and Deductive Arguments

This short video presents the distinction between inductive and deductive arguments.

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Free Will

This short video presents the philosophical problem of free will.

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Euthyphro-9-28-17 at 8.56 AM

A brief introductory lecture to Plato's Euthyphro. This was prepared for an online Introduction to Ethics (PHIL 2306) class, Module 1: Metaethics.

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Epistemology

This is a short video on the philosophical area of epistemology.

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Conditional-IndirectProofs

This video provides an introduction to subproofs: conditional proof and indirect proof. The video provides several examples of proofs using the subproof method.

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