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Audiobook Back to the Future: Who Needs Babies, Anyway? written by Albert A. Anderson. Can artificial intelligence pose an existential threat to humanity? Join Albert A. Anderson as he revisits a paper he wrote decades ago, exploring the risks of AI and its exponential growth. Discover the surprising parallels between past predictions and the alarming concerns raised today about our control over this advancing technology.

Berkeley uses the Socratic mode of inquiry in "Three Dialogues between Hylas and Philonous" to question fundamental beliefs about knowledge and reality. These dialogues are between Hylas (whose name is derived from the ancient Greek word for matter) and Philonous, whose name means "lover of mind. " The new physical sciences developed in the seventeenth century supported the materialism proposed by Thomas Hobbes and several other philosophers.

Audiobook Censorship - Bringing Philosophy to Life #10 written by Albert A. Anderson. Can art and censorship coexist in a democracy? From recent book removals in Florida schools to historical book burnings, Albert A. Anderson explores the implications of censorship on free speech and democracy. Delving into the role of arts, this episode raises questions about the value of both intrinsic and extrinsic aspects of artistic expression.

Audiobook Character and the Republic - Bringing Philosophy to Life #12 written by Albert A. Anderson. Does personal character matter in politics? As legal actions loom over Donald Trump, Albert A. Anderson delves into the philosophical implications of character in a moral and political sense. Drawing on Plato's insights, he explores the connection between personal character and different forms of government, shedding light on the state of democracy today and the impact of character on political choices.

Chimney is a much loved family cat who has chosen to tell her own story in poetic form as only a cat can. She charts her life from mischievous kittenhood to thoughtful maturity in the company of two glorious Irish setters. Cat lovers and owners everywhere will recognise many of her ways and cat philosophy and those, who do not know cats well, will be surprised at their observational skills!.

Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason is a core text of modern philosophy. Presenting an examination of the nature of human reason, its central argument is that the way in which man perceives his environment is a direct consequence of the mind’s ability to act on this environment and convert it into something meaningful.

Audiobook Crybaby Scientists - Bringing Philosophy to Life 19, written by Albert A. Anderson. Do scientists hold the key to humanity's future? In this episode Albert A. Anderson dives into the ethical responsibilities of scientists. Are they 'crybabies' or moral leaders? From nuclear threats to environmental crises and pandemic responses, explore how scientists impact our world. Discover the urgent need for universal moral values and a vision of democratic globalism to safeguard our future.

René Descartes is one of the formative figures in Western philosophy, logic and mathematics. His famous statement: ‘I think, therefore I am’, has become perhaps the most famous phrase in all of philosophy. Descartes’s ground-breaking writings attempted to establish unshakeable foundations of knowledge, and set a trend for subsequent Western philosophy, which has endlessly critiqued and expanded upon his ideas.

René Descartes is often described as the first modern philosopher, but much of the content of his "Meditations on First Philosophy" can be found in the medieval period that had already existed for more than a thousand years. Does God exist? If so, what is his nature? Is the human soul immortal? How does it differ from the body? What role do sense experience and pure reason play in knowing? Descartes stands out from his predecessors because of the method he developed to treat these and other fundamental questions.

Entertaining and insightful, David Hume’s Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion and The Natural History of Religion are considered to be among the most important philosophical works on the topic of religion. Each investigates the formation and consequences of religious belief: taking the form of a Platonic dialogue between three speakers (a sceptic, an empiricist and a theologian/mystic), the first work scrutinises the various arguments for the existence of God; while the second, which follows the rise of polytheism and its transformation to deism, provides a history on the development of religious thought.