Andrew Sullivan, a fascinating melange of Oakeshottian (and a dash of Hayekeanism), gay activist and practicing Catholic, here discussing his book The Conservative Soul. Andrew’s target is primarily the co-option of religious fundamentalism into the public arena – a cast of mind that is neither religious nor political, nor indeed “conservative” since these folk have a radical agenda. For more on…
V.S. Ramachandran – another dynamic speaker in the Searle mould (54 minutes). Much of what he talks about concerns issues of embodiment – e.g. the phenomenon of phantom limbs. See my review of Shaun Gallagher’s How the body shapes the mind.
The ever punchy John Searle – his lecture starts after the 9 minute preamble (67 minutes)
Mini-documentary about the sad personal story of Turing’s demise featuring Turing’s biographer Andrew Hodges
1. The one and only Sylvie Guillem – aesthetics meets physical prowess Evidentia 2. Grandmaster Sifu Ip Chun Wing Chun: calm, power, sensitivity and simplicity (I had the privilege of 60 seconds of Chi Sau with Sifu Ip Chun – no, this is not me in the clip). My teachers were Michael Tse who was a student…
Recently I’ve had several requests for this recording which has been buried under umpteen other posts since it was first posted some thirteen years ago. The University Programme: Arts – Philosophy of History by Michael J. Oakeshott. Originally broadcast by the BBC 13.1.48 (13 minutes). Transcript There will always be some subjects of study which, in…
Palin, Cleese and Chapman MD feature in this sketch.
Metzinger introduced by Alva Noë Being No One: Consciousness, The Phenomenal Self, and First-Person Perspective (56 minutes)
Late collaborator with Crick
Introduction to Pinker’s thought (59 minutes)
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