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                    <![CDATA[Episode 7. A biological basis to ethics: flourishing.]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[This is the first episode to look at a practical question related to social and political philosophy. We look at “social contract theory” and an interesting question it raises about who should be entitled to vote.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Episode 5. Saint Augustine. Vice contains its own punishment.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[EPISODE 4. LOGICAL FALLACY: UNWARRANTED GENERALIZATION AND STEREOTYPING]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Episode 3: How well do you know what Americans think? Or, we're all being played.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Episode 2: Why do the right thing?]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[“Doing the right thing” is often difficult because it means putting other people’s interests ahead of our own. The ancient Greek thinker Socrates has an interesting–and surprising–perspective because he argues that “vice harms the doer.” The selfish thing, then, is to avoid that harm by doing what’s right.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Episode 1: Philosophy for the Real World. Introduction.]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[This is the first in a series of podcasts by Professor Thomas White about the practical usefulness of philosophy–philosophy for the real world. This episode identifies the main areas of philosophy we’ll be applying: logic, ethics, knowledge, living with others in community. For a general introduction to philosophy, see my Discovering Philosophy (Hackett). Click here for information.]]>
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