February 17, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation A History of Ideas: George Berkeley On 'Esse Est Percipi' ('To Be Is To Be Perceived') February 17, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation Is there such a thing as matter? Not according to the Immaterialist philosopher Bishop George Berkeley.
February 16, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation A History of Ideas: Hume on Miracles February 16, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation Was it a miracle when Leicester City won the Premier League title? Not according to philosopher David Hume.
February 15, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation A History of Ideas: Wittgenstein’s Beetle In A Box Analogy February 15, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation Can we ever know another person’s pain? Or even what their experience of the colour green might be? For Ludwig Wittgenstein, the answer to this question cut to the very heart of ‘meaning’.
February 14, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation A History of Ideas: Karl Popper On Falsification February 14, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation According to philosopher Karl Popper, scientists don’t set out to provetheir theories, but to disprove them by testing them to destruction.
February 13, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation A History of Ideas: Selfless Love February 13, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation Does pure altruism exist? Or are apparently altruistic acts simply manifestations of complex self interest?
February 12, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation A History of Ideas: The Oedipus Complex February 12, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation Do all boys and girls go through a phase where they wantto sleep with their parent of the opposite sex and kill their parent of the same sex?
February 11, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation A History of Ideas: Sartre on Love February 11, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation Does love compromise our freedom? Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre certainly thought so.
February 10, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation A History of Ideas: The Myth of the Missing Half February 10, 2017 Andrew Park Whiteboard Animation Why are dating websites and apps so popular? Could the philosopher Plato have the answer?