The philosopher's toolkit : how to be the most rational person in any room

The philosopher's toolkit How to be the most rational person in any room

Patrick Grim

DVD - 2013

"Professor Grim's work spans ethics, logic, game theory, philosophy of science, and contemporary metaphysics."

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Subjects
Philosophy > Science.
Thought and thinking.
Ethics.
Game theory.
Practical reason.
Metaphysics.
Published
Chantilly, VA : The Great Courses [2013]
Chantilly, VA : [2013]
Language
English
Corporate Author
Teaching Company
Main Author
Patrick Grim (author)
Corporate Author
Teaching Company (-)
Item Description
"The great courses, Topic: Philosophy & intellectual history ; Subtopic: Modern Philosophy"--Cover.
24 Lectures / 30 minutes per lecture.
Physical Description
4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 249 pages : illustrated ; 19 cm)
Format
DVD.
ISBN
9781598039337
  • Disc 1. Lecture 1. How we think and how to think better
  • Lecture 2. Cool rationality and hot thought
  • Lecture 3. The strategy of visualization
  • Lecture 4. Visualizing concepts and propositions
  • Lecture 5. The power of thought experiment
  • Lecture 6. Thinking like Aristotle
  • Disc 2. Lecture 7. Ironclad, airtight validity
  • Lecture 8. Thinking outside the box
  • Lecture 10. The flow of arguments
  • Lecture 11. Why we make mistakes
  • Lecture 12. Rational discussion in a polarized context
  • Disc. 3. Lecture 13. Rhetoric versus rationality
  • Lecture 14. Bogus arguments and how to defuse them
  • Lecture 15. The great debate
  • Lecture 16. Outwitting the advertiser
  • Lecture 17. Putting a spin on statistics
  • Lecture 18. Poker, probability, and everyday life
  • Disc. 4. Lecture 19. Decisions, decisions
  • Lecture 20. Thinking scientifically
  • Lecture 21. Put it to the test
  • beautiful experiments
  • Lecture 22. Game theory and beyond
  • Lecture 23. Thinking with models
  • Lecture 24. Lessons from the great thinkers.

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