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Realism and anti-realism I: Absolutism and relativism

Duration: 13:32
Updated: 24 Aug 2014
author: Jan Willem Lindemans

This is the first tutorial on the realism debate. "Realists" believe that some "reality" exists independently of our mind or our thinking about this reality....

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Anthony A C Grayling Realism vs Anti Realism

Duration: 8:00
Updated: 07 Mar 2014

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Anti Realism Lecture

Duration: 24:02
Updated: 02 Nov 2014

MSU: For education purposes. THEA110 Introduction to the Theatre Online

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J L Schellenberg Realism vs Anti Realism

Duration: 6:19
Updated: 12 Mar 2014

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Philosophical Realism & Anti-Realism

Duration: 71:46
Updated: 30 Aug 2014
author: Brad Younger

Can we ever get beyond the mere appearances & make contact with external reality itself? And what kind of understanding of truth and meaning does this presup...

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THUNK - 63. Metaethics: Moral Realism & Antirealism

Duration: 7:28
Updated: 08 Apr 2015

Metaethics investigates where morals supposedly come from & how they might (or might not!) be real. Fascinating! -Links for the Curious- Plato's Euthyphro Dilemma, one of the oldest investigations into metaethics we know of - http://classics.mit.edu/Plato/euthyfro.html A great summary of J.L. Mackie's position on Moral Error Theory - http://people.umass.edu/ffeldman/Chapter.1.Mackies.Error.Theory+.pdf The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy's summary of Hume's moral philosophy (when in doubt, read some Hume) - http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/hume-moral/ Kant's "Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals," a fantastic starting point for a priori logical justifications for moral principles - http://www.earlymoderntexts.com/pdfs/kant1785.pdf Sam Harris's TED talk on using science to ground moral realism (note: many philosophers don't find Harris's points particularly compelling, but he does strike off in an interesting direction worth considering) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj9oB4zpHww A.J. Ayer's "Critique of Ethics & Theology," a cogent statement of emotivism (a form of noncognitivism, see ch. 6) - http://www.colorado.edu/philosophy/heathwood/pdf/ayer.pdf Cuneo's "The Normative Web: An Argument for Moral Realism," one of the more recent texts which has prompted a resurgence in moral realism among philosophers - http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr;=&id;=E10E7k9cJGgC&oi;=fnd&pg;=PP3&dq;=cuneo+2007+moral+realism&ots;=ZG1JukMEOX&sig;=M7QS4fWnm-vf9s4TZIBTlxcNwUM#v=onepage&q;=cuneo%202007%20moral%20realism&f;=true PhilosphyTube's fantastic video regarding the issues of noncognitivism, namely The Embedding Problem (The Frege-Geach Problem) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIzsMHApx8I

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Conscious-State Anti-Realism

Duration: 10:29
Updated: 10 Jun 2014

A presentation related to my chapter on a forthcoming book about Daniel Dennett. "Conscious-State Anti- Realism" is to appear in Munoz-Suarez, C. and De Brigard, F. Content and Consciousness Revisited. Berlin: Springer. Read the chapter here: http://www.petemandik.com/philosophy/papers/csar.pdf

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John Wilkins - Scientific Realism

Duration: 5:51
Updated: 03 Sep 2014
author: Adam Ford

Scientific realism is, at the most general level, the view that the world described by science is the real world, as it is, independent of what we might take...

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7 - 5 - Part Five - Scientific Anti-Realism Constructive Empiricism (0726)

Duration: 7:27
Updated: 27 May 2013
author: Long Luong

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Doctrine of God Part 4: Anti-Realism Views

Duration: 36:23
Updated: 12 Mar 2015

For more resources visit: http://www.reasonablefaith.org Defenders is Dr William Lane Craig's weekly Sunday school class on Christian doctrine and apologetics. This video is Part 4 of the Doctrine of God. Be sure to check out more doctrines as well as the audio of Defenders: http://www.reasonablefaith.org/defenders-3-podcast We welcome your comments in the Reasonable Faith forums: http://www.reasonablefaith.org/forums/ Be sure to also visit Reasonable Faith's other channel which contains short clips: http://www.youtube.com/drcraigvideos Follow Reasonable Faith On Twitter: http://twitter.com/rfupdates Like the Reasonable Faith Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/reasonablefaithorg

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Semantic anti-realism and quantum theory Part1

Duration: 13:38
Updated: 04 Feb 2012
author: Sina Salek

Here we discuss that quantum theory, as the most accurate language designed to give a grasp of the natural phenomena, provides the best examples for an argum...

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Realism and anti-realism II: Materialism and idealism

Duration: 8:33
Updated: 13 Aug 2013
author: Jan Willem Lindemans

This is the second in a series of tutorials on the realism debate. Here, I discuss idealism as an anti-realist philosophy. Idealists claim that there is no m...

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Double Predestination and Anti-Realism

Duration: 3:21
Updated: 04 Dec 2013

How do we know what is real in regard to faith, reality, and salvation? The Arminianism and Calvinism debate is put in context with the Realism and Anti-Realism debate.

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MindChunk: Scientific Realism, AntiRealism, and Consciousness

Duration: 7:37
Updated: 06 Jun 2014

What makes a theoretical posit real? And what makes some posits fundamental to a scientific theory? Could consciousness be one of the fundamental elements of a scientific theory? Philosophy professors Richard Brown and Pete Mandik tackle these questions at greater length in Episode 3 of the SpaceTimeMind podcast. http://www.spacetimemind.com/blog/2014/4/14/episode-3-consciousness-explained-part-2-the-nature-of-explanation

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Realism and anti-realism III: Plato, idealist or realist?

Duration: 2:16
Updated: 28 Aug 2014
author: Jan Willem Lindemans

Students are often confused about the question whether Plato was an "idealist" or a "realist". He has this theory of "Ideas" (or "Forms") - in contrast with ...

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José A. Benardete "Meaning, Ontology and Anti-Realism: New Directions" Syracuse University

Duration: 122:46
Updated: 31 Dec 2013
author: I94champs

José A. Benardete (Professor of Philosophy, Syracuse University) "Meaning, Ontology and Anti-Realism: New Directions" 500 Hall of Languages, Syracuse, NY.

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Paedeia (Realism vs Antirealism)

Duration: 44:14
Updated: 03 Dec 2013
author: Shane Stroup

This week in the Paedeia we discussed Realism and Anti-realism. The talk ties back into the original Paedeia on the role of the Ultimate Reality; go figure.

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Pete Mandik- Conscious-State Anti-Realism

Duration: 10:29
Updated: 05 May 2012
author: Richard Brown

Recorded for the 4th online consciousness conference http://consciousnessonline.com.

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Realism/Antirealism Track - Primary vs Secondary Properties

Duration: 22:33
Updated: 04 Apr 2013
author: Amiel Bernal

Mostly on the Primary/Secondary Quality distinction.

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NORRKÖPINGS BJÖRN-KONSTHALL (ANTI)REALISM

Duration: 1:35
Updated: 26 Aug 2010
author: norrkopingskonsthall

OPENING PARTY ERIK MÅNSSON VIDEO SCREENING DJ:S IMOSTROL BZZ JOHN BLACK.

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(Anti)Realism Workshot 1 - part 1

Duration: 7:59
Updated: 29 Nov 2012
author: Per Wahlgren

This is a film about the exhibition (Anti)Realism Workshot 1 that took place in Norrköping, Sweden betweeen 5-7 december 2008. 25 artists from China and Euro...

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The idiocy of political correct antirealism pt 1

Duration: 9:18
Updated: 02 Jul 2013
author: Steve Packard

I am so tired of the inactionist philosophers that have infected our society. I am sick and tired of being told I have to respect bullshit from these hypocri...

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Daniel Kostic- Commentary on "Conscious-State Anti-Realism" by Pete Mandik

Duration: 18:40
Updated: 17 Feb 2012
author: Richard Brown

Recorded for the 4th online consciousness conference http://consciousnessonline.com.

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In this photo taken Wednesday, April 8, 2015, decomposed bodies of civilians reportedly killed by Boko Haram lie around on the ground in Gwoza, Nigeria.

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Grisly discovery in Nigerian town: Hundreds of decomposed corpses

CNN

28 Apr 2015

Kano, Nigeria (CNN)Hundreds of decomposed corpses were discovered buried in shallow graves in the streets of the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak this past weekend, according to local officials and a resident. The town had recently been freed from the Boko Haram terror group in a joint Nigerian-Chadian military operation ... Mustapha said the bodies were buried in 20 clearly marked mass graves ... ....

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A man walks past a burning police vehicle, Monday, April 27, 2015, during unrest following the funeral of Freddie Gray in Baltimore.

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'This is not the justice we seek': sorrow in Baltimore as grief turns into riots

The Guardian

28 Apr 2015

Amid fires and looting, some say protesters are hurting their own community but others believe unrest after custody death of Freddie Gray is just the beginning. Firefighters battle a blaze amid riots in Baltimore. Photograph. TNS /Landov / Barcroft Media/TNS /Landov / Barcroft Media. Paul Lewis, Jon Swaine and Ben Jacobs in Baltimore. Tuesday 28 April 2015 09.17 BST Last modified on Tuesday 28 April 2015 09.38 BST ... Related ... Photograph ... ....

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File - Chief Justice William Rehnquist administering the oath of office to President George H. W. Bush during Inaugural ceremonies at the United States Capitol. January 20, 1989.

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Clinton Cash Was First Bush Sr.'s Billions

WorldNews.com

27 Apr 2015

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. "Secrecy, once accepted, becomes addictive." -Edward Teller. Buried deep in the collapse of the Soviet Union is George H.W. Bush's successful attempt to obtain the maximum amount of Soviet weapons-grade uranium ... The White House also decided that the United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) would be the sole agent authorized to buy the uranium from Russia ... Years before U.S ... and Russia ... 261....

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A resident carries his belongings retrieved from the ruins of his home after Saturday's earthquake in Bhaktapur, Nepal, Tuesday, April 28, 2015.

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Nepal struggles to cope with international aid

CNN

28 Apr 2015

(CNN)Countries around the world have launched massive aid operations to help victims of the Nepal earthquake, but distribution of aid faces challenges as Nepal is still trying to come to terms with the scale of the disaster. With over 4,400 dead, 8,000 injured and 8 million people across Nepal affected, numerous aid groups and at least 16 nations have rushed to send supplies and workers to the stricken country. JUST WATCHED ... Replay ... 1 ... 2....

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Nepal earthquake death toll passes 3,700

The Irish Times

27 Apr 2015

The death toll from Nepal’s earthquake has risen above 3,700 and is expected to increase as rescue workers struggle to reach remote villages two days after the disaster. Reports received so far by the government and aid groups suggest that many communities perched on mountainsides are devastated or struggling to cope ... Red Cross publishes list of Irish believed missing in Nepal Irish aid agencies appeal for help for Nepal ... Agencies ....

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The realist turn in continental philosophy: an introduction

The Examiner

12 Mar 2015

Continental Materialism and Realism," by Levi Bryant, Nick Srnicek and Graham Harman, give a brief sketch of the history of continental philosophy, and the relation of the speculative realist movement to previous trends ... It is this sort of anti-realism or linguistic or phenomenal idealism, that the speculative realists aim to overcome....

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When Scientists Confront Philosophy

Forbes

26 Aug 2014

The most interesting, for me, being the question of anti-realism. While anti-realism sounds like a sophisticated redoubt for creationists and geocentrists –the position of anti-realists in philosophy and science is a good deal  ....

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Constructivist empiricism, part 1

The Examiner

26 Aug 2014

It is with this doctrine that van Fraasen has been credited with resurrecting the doctrine of scientific anti-realism(Monton & Mohler, 2014) ... Although related to an anti-realist theory of science, the constructivist sides with scientific realists against logical positivists, instrumentalists and conventionalists when it comes to the literal truth of scientific theories(Monton & Mohler, 2014) ... ....

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Outtakes: Manoel de Oliveira

The Hindu

05 Jul 2014

WHO is he?. Portuguese film director, screenwriter and editor, who has made close to 30 fictional and documentary features and as many short films since his debut way back in 1931 ... WHAT are his films about?. Themes ... Style. Perhaps the most striking aspect of Oliveira’s directorial style is its anti-realism, in which the theatrical and literary aspect of narrative filmmaking is deliberately brought to the foreground ... Keywords....

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Entertainment Geekly: A call for an end to serious blockbusters

Entertainment Weekly

12 Jun 2014

... movies was badness, not a lack of realism ... Twenty years ago, comic books were in the midst of a Serious Renaissance that mirrors where we’re at now; maybe twenty years from now, mainstream blockbusters will resemble the recent work of Matt Fraction or Jonathan Hickman or other young creators fond of lysergic dimension-hopping anti-realism....

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Nietzsche's immoralism, part 3

The Examiner

30 Apr 2014

Nietzsche's central argument for anti-realism about value is explanatory ... Of course, although Nietzsche does seem to be an anti-realist in ethics, as Leiter points out, his distinction between 'higher' and 'lower' humans itself seems to presuppose a kind of metaphysical realism regarding what sorts of normative attitudes are desirable and which are not(Leiter, 2013).....

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Cocaine in my home: life with student drug-users

The Guardian

10 Dec 2013

School didn't prepare me for the reality of drugs, or teach me how to deal with my overdosed housemate. Living with students who do drugs can be hard when you're not a user, says a student blogger. Photograph. Simon Webster / Rex Features. I'm in my second year of university, I don't use drugs and I'm struggling to live with people who do ... It was a nightmare trying to concentrate on my anti-realism essay over the retching from next door ... ....

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David Berthold's The Glass Menagerie battles with scale

The Australian

12 Aug 2013

It's a super-sized memory play and, right from the get-go, narrator Tom (Jason Klarwein) uses a lump of theatrical 4x2 to inform the audience that it's filled with all the distortions, sentimentality and anti-realism implied by the genre ... They deliver conviction and energy, and their pluckiness deserves more theatrical impact than it actually achieves ... But it all just needs the extra zing that money, sadly, can buy. THEATRE ... $25-$54 ... ....

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Luhrmann's 'Gatsby': Bracingly Novel

National Public Radio

10 May 2013

While I was watching Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge back in 2001, I had the oddest experience. Someone's cellphone rang, and instead of getting annoyed I was ... relieved ... But F. Scott Fitzgerald's original can handle the vulgarity ... Oy ... Theater ... The montages are ham-handed, but the anti-realism brings to mind the great, unfettered imagery of silent film — as opposed to the usual stultifying reverence reserved for literary classics on screen ... ....

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With a Simple Question, Eliciting Moral Behavior

PsychCentral

30 Jan 2013

In the experiments, one conducted in-person and the other online, participants were primed to consider a belief in either moral realism (the notion that morals are like facts) or moral anti-realism (the belief that morals reflect people’s preferences) during a solicitation for a charitable donation ... Those in a second set were asked a question to prime belief in moral anti-realism....

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JJC Smart

The Guardian

30 Oct 2012

In Philosophy and Scientific Realism (1963) and subsequently, Smart acknowledged that what science tells us about the world is often hard to reconcile with ... He fiercely combated anti-realism, and postmodern notions that scientific theories (and the unobservable entities they depend on) are merely helpful, but arbitrary and disposable, human tools....

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