Intro to Philosophy Week One

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These are the Podcasts for Week One of my Summer Intro to Philosophy course at UCF.

1.2 Criticism of CMR

3 MAY 2014 · I lay out an argument in favor of CMR then offer some criticisms of the argument.

2m 31s
1.1 Arguments vs. Explanations

3 MAY 2014 · A brief explanation of the differences between arguments (premise > conclusion) and explanations (explanans > explanandum).

1m 23s
1.1 Arguments

3 MAY 2014 · A brief intro to arguments. What makes an argument? What makes a good argument?

1m 56s
1.1 Week One Intro

3 MAY 2014 · Listen to this podcast first - before you have done any other material for the course.

1m 47s
1.2 Cultural Relativism vs. CMR

27 APR 2014 · Cultural Relativism: says cultures disagree. Cultural Moral Relativism: says that cultures are the standard for good/bad, right/wrong.

1m 41s
1.1 Normative vs. Descriptive

26 APR 2014 · Normative statements: are centrally value judgments. Descriptive statements: are any other statements. Are normative statements JUST opinions? I ask you to resist the urge to think of them in that way. I'll say more later on why.

1m 22s