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The Power of Thought Experiments

11h 54m 19s
English
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Thought experiments have been used throughout history by great thinkers to expand our knowledge of ourselves and the world. In this course, you’ll explore fascinating thought experiments on subjects like personal identity and selfhood, special relativity and quantum mechanics, free will and moral responsibility, and what makes a life truly worth living. Join history’s great thinkers in The Power of Thought Experiments for an extraordinary journey into your own mind.

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#1: 1. How thought experiments work

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1. How thought experiments work Demo
24:43
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2. Saving others or letting them die
28:52
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3. What the trolley problem reveals about you
27:22
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4. Suppose you're impartial; Suppose you care
27:02
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5. Unmasking the hidden pitfails of testimony
30:13
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6. Can you time-travel and change the past
28:04
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7. Paradoxes as mental workouts
30:53
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8. What Newcomb's paradox says about decisions
29:56
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9. Stories as thought experiments
29:08
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10. Einstein's revolutionary thought experiments
31:57
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11. Galileo's and Schrodinger's thought experiments
33:16
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12. What makes identify the same over time
31:26
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13. Mind swapping and personal identity
27:34
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14. Who are you after a brain transplant
29:11
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15. Who are you right now
30:24
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16. Exploring the mysteries of consciousness
31:18
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17. When are you morally responsible
30:30
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18. How luch changes moral thought experiments
31:21
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19. Challenging whether you have free will
31:59
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20. Suppose you're immortal. What do you value
26:29
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21. Visit twin earth to explore meaning
24:06
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22. How do you know when you know something
32:42
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23. How to create civilization from chaos
32:26
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24. Thought experiments as a way of life
33:27

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