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Podcasts, videos, books, articles and courses. Compiled by Dr Phil Joyce, independent philosophy tutor to university, college & school students worldwide.

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Logic Excellent formal logic book available free, also inexpensive print-on-demand copies. logicmatters.net/ifl/
Moral & Political Philosophy Video discussion of the problem of "dirty hands": whether it is acceptable to do evil in order to do good? And what exactly is 'doing' evil? Does it differ from doing something morally wrong? #PhilosophyTutor iai.tv/video/evil-acts-good-…
Moral & Political Philosophy, & Philosophy of Life How small, individual actions, as part of a life well-lived, can have significant moral and political impact. bostonreview.net/philosophy-…
History of Philosophy & Aesthetics Free material released from OUP on John Dewey, especially his aesthetics, as their Philosophy of the Month. global.oup.com/academic/cate…
Philosophy of Religion New issue of Philosophy Now on the theme of religious belief. #PhilosophyTutor philosophynow.org/
Environmental Ethics & Political Philosophy New entry in the excellent Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy on Climate Justice. plato.stanford.edu/entries/j…
History of Philosophy Podcast discussion of the relationship between Frank Ramsey and Wittgenstein, from the excellent Philosophy Bites. #PhilosophyTutor philosophybites.com/2020/05/…
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Medical Ethics & Philosophical Method Article on the role and interpretation of thought experiments, especially in medical ethics. From the excellent Aeon. #PhilosophyTutor aeon.co/essays/what-is-the-p…
General Philosophy The Royal Institute of Philosophy has made available 50 papers from its journals Philosophy & Think. Many interesting and important papers. #PhilosophyTutor royalinstitutephilosophy.org…
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Philosophy of Life Discussion of the possibly deleterious effects of too great a focus on rationality. #PhilosophyTutor newyorker.com/magazine/2020/…
Political Philosophy & Environmental Ethics Podcast discussion of the political and moral consequences of driverless cars. #PhilosophyTutor abc.net.au/radionational/pro…
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Moral Philosophy Article discussing the complex relation between cruelty and morality. aeon.co/essays/how-the-cruel…
History of Philosophy & Aesthetics Article discussing Leonardo da Vinci's philosophy. philosophynow.org/issues/137…
Philosophy Logic and Political Philosophy Video discussion on whether reason is overrated, from the excellent IAI. iai.tv/video/the-right-way-t…
Philosophy of Religion & Mind Podcast discussing panpsychism: the theory that everything is conscious. Although is has a few adherents in analytical philosophy it has a distinguished history in ancient Indian philosophy. iai.tv/video/a-history-of-th…
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Aesthetics On modern art's divorce from aesthetic considerations and the deleterious effects of the art market. thecritic.co.uk/issues/may-2…
Metaphysics A discussion of personal identity in the context of social distancing: a defence of the idea that identity concerns embodiment. newstatesman.com/science-tec…
Free Bioethics course from Harvard starting again in two days on May 12th. "An introduction to the study of bioethics and the application of legal and ethical reasoning." edx.org/course/bioethics-the…
Philosophy of Life Article discussing whether a sense of meaning in life helps prepare us for death. aeon.co/ideas/sooner-or-late…
History of Philosophy Article re-appraising the philosophy of Machiavelli. prospectmagazine.co.uk/magaz…
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