The Good Delusion | What's The Closest We Can Get To Objective Ethics?

Alex O'Connor
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Chapters & Sections (74)

0:00 Alex O'Connor on Ethics and Objectivity chapter 3
0:00 Alex O'Connor on Ethics and Objectivity
2:06 Philosophical Discussion on Morality and Objectivity
4:16 Determinism and Lack of Free Will
5:29 Ethics and Morality Philosophical Disagreements chapter 2
5:29 Ethics and Morality Philosophical Disagreements
7:24 Free Will and Logical Conclusions
9:45 Free Will and Desire Control Debate chapter 4
9:45 Free Will and Conscious Decision Making
11:14 Desire vs Control of Actions
12:44 Desire vs. Action and Decision Making
15:21 Desire and Action Relationship Explained
16:35 Determinism in Physics and Philosophy chapter 2
16:35 Determinism in Physics and Philosophy
19:38 Determinism vs Free Will Debate
20:51 Moral Responsibility and Brain Activity chapter 3
20:51 Moral Responsibility and Brain Activity
23:15 Determinism and Moral Responsibility Debated
24:41 Moral Culpability in Coercive Situations
26:57 Compatibilism and Free Will Debate chapter 3
26:57 Free Will and Moral Responsibility
28:55 Compatibilism and Free Will Debate
30:18 Determinism and Free Will Debate
32:25 Critique of Compatibilist Free Will Theory chapter 2
32:25 Critique of Compatibilist Free Will Theory
34:05 Free Will and Moral Responsibility
36:40 The Nature of Desire and Pleasure chapter 4
36:40 The Nature of Desire and Pleasure
38:39 The Nature of Human Desire and Pleasure
40:11 Utilitarianism and the Problem of Sacrificial Pleasure
41:56 Moral Decision Making in Life or Death Situations
43:38 Philosophy of Pleasure and Human Motivation chapter 2
43:38 Philosophical Discussion on Pleasure and Motivation
46:32 Pleasure Maximization and Desire
47:59 Distinguishing Means and Ends in Desire chapter 3
47:59 Moral Implications of Desire and Pleasure
49:46 Philosophical Discussion on Induction and Desirability
51:06 Philosophical Discussion on Ethics and Objectivity
52:28 Evaluating Actions Based on Pleasure Maximization chapter 2
52:28 Evaluating Actions Based on Pleasure Maximization
54:02 Objective Beliefs from Human Actions
56:57 Objectivity and Pleasure Maximization in Crime chapter 3
56:57 Objectivity in Moral Judgments and Pleasure Maximization
58:37 Moral Objectivity and Language Limitations
1:00:30 Moral Obligation and Free Will Debate
1:02:24 Utilitarianism and Pleasure as Moral Basis chapter 2
1:02:24 Utilitarianism and Pleasure as Moral Basis
1:04:15 Pleasure Maximization and Moral Decision Making
1:06:54 Free Will Illusion and Moral Responsibility chapter 3
1:06:54 Philosophical Discussion on Free Will and Ethics
1:08:41 Free Will and Moral Decision Making
1:10:05 Philosophical Discussion on Free Will and Ethics
1:12:46 Moral Responsibility and External Factors chapter 2
1:12:46 Moral Responsibility and External Factors
1:15:45 Philosophical Discussion on Pleasure and Comfort
1:17:40 Free Will and Selfless Acts chapter 2
1:17:40 Free Will and Moral Responsibility
1:19:11 Selflessness is an Illusion in Human Nature
1:22:08 Utilitarianism and the Right to Life chapter 3
1:22:08 Utilitarianism and the Right to Life
1:23:48 Philosophical Discussion of Personal Identity
1:25:05 Philosophical Discussion on Identity and Desire
1:26:31 Moral Dilemma of Saving Lives at Sea chapter 3
1:26:31 Moral Dilemma of Saving Lives at Sea
1:28:26 Free Will and Pleasure Maximization Theory
1:29:55 Philosophical Discussion of Selfishness and Virtue
1:32:22 Implications of No Free Will on Ethics chapter 2
1:32:22 Philosophical Implications of No Free Will
1:34:32 Reforming the Criminal Justice System
1:36:39 Moral Behavior and Habit Formation chapter 4
1:36:39 Moral Behavior and Habit Formation
1:38:01 Aristotle's Virtue Ethics and Habit Formation
1:39:28 Philosophical Discussion on Free Will and Morality
1:40:49 Mills Utilitarianism and Personal Epiphany

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