Jeffrey Kaplan Courses

What Is Legal Positivism?

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Explore legal positivism and non-cognitivism in jurisprudence, examining key theories and thinkers like Raz and Hart in this philosophical analysis of law and morality.

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• 34 minutes
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Guide for Writing a Philosophy Paper

Learn to craft clear, concise philosophy papers with tips on understanding prompts, presenting arguments positively, using repetition effectively, and structuring your writing for maximum clarity and impact.

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• 23 minutes
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Frank Jackson's Famous 'Mary's Room' Thought Experiment

Explore Frank Jackson's 'Mary's Room' thought experiment, challenging physicalism and introducing epiphenomenalism in this introductory philosophy lecture on consciousness and knowledge.

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• 21 minutes
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What is it Like to be a Bat? - The Hard Problem of Consciousness

Explore the philosophical challenge of understanding subjective experiences through Thomas Nagel's famous bat argument, examining the limitations of physicalism in explaining consciousness.

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• 31 minutes
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Functionalism

Explore Putnam's Multiple Realizability argument and functionalist theory of mind, examining mental states as functional states with specific inputs and outputs in philosophy.

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• 29 minutes
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Riggs v Palmer - Famous Court Case About a Grandson Murdering His Grandfather

Explore the landmark Riggs v. Palmer case, examining legal principles, majority and dissenting opinions, and its significance in philosophy of law and inheritance rights.

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• 27 minutes
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Ronald Dworkin's Attack on HLA Hart's Theory of Law

Explore Dworkin's critique of Hart's legal positivism, examining concepts like open texture of law and the rules vs. principles distinction in legal philosophy.

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• 21 minutes
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Marbury v Madison - The Most Important Case in US Supreme Court History

Explore the landmark 1803 Marbury v. Madison case, its historical context, and how it established judicial review, shaping the Supreme Court's power to interpret the Constitution.

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• 22 minutes
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Hart - Concept of Law - The Rule of Recognition

Explore Hart's Rule of Recognition concept, its role in legal validity, and its nature as a social rule accepted by legal officials from an internal perspective.

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• 30 minutes
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René Descartes - Meditation - The Ontological Proof of God's Existence

Explore Descartes' Ontological Argument for God's existence, its comparison to geometric proofs, and potential objections in this philosophical analysis of the fifth Meditation on First Philosophy.

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• 21 minutes
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René Descartes - Meditation - A Cosmological Proof of God's Existence

Explore Descartes' cosmological proof of God's existence through his third Meditation, examining the concept of infinite formal reality and its implications for divine existence.

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• 44 minutes
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René Descartes - Meditation - I Think, Therefore, I Am

Explore Descartes' famous "I think, therefore I am" argument and its philosophical implications in this lecture on the second Meditation, comparing his views with Aristotle's conception of the human mind.

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• 23 minutes
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René Descartes - Meditation - The Method of Doubt

Explore Descartes' method of doubt, dream skepticism, and malicious demon skepticism in his first Meditation, examining how he challenges fundamental beliefs and perceptions.

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• 41 minutes
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Hart - Concept of Law - Summary of John Austin's Theory of Law

Explore Austin's habit- and sanction-based theory of law through a gunman scenario, examining concepts of internal supremacy and external independence in sovereignty.

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• 29 minutes
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How to Write a Philosophy Paper

Learn to craft clear, concise philosophy papers with tips on understanding prompts, structuring arguments, and using simple language to convey complex ideas effectively.

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• 36 minutes
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• Free Video