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The Philosopher's Toolkit: How to Be the Most Rational Person in Any Room
Thinking is at the heart of our everyday lives, yet our thinking can go wrong in any number of ways. Bad arguments, fallacious reasoning, misleading language, and built-in cognitive biases are all traps that keep us from rational decision making-to say nothing of advertisers and politicians who want to convince us with half-truths and empty rhetoric. The Philosopher's Toolkit: How to Be the Most Rational Person in Any Room offers the skills to do just that. Taught by award-winning Professor Patrick Grim of the State University of New York at Stony Brook, this applied philosophy course arms you against the perils of bad thinking and supplies you with an arsenal of strategies to help you be more creative, logical, inventive, realistic, and rational in all aspects of your daily life, from the office to the voting booth.
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Patrick Grim
72 books35 followersDr. Patrick Grim is Distinguished Teaching Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
He graduated with highest honors in anthropology and philosophy from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He was named a Fulbright Fellow to the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, from which he earned his B.Phil. He earned his Ph.D. from Boston University.
Professor Grim is the recipient of several honors and awards. In addition to being named SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, Dr. Grim has been awarded the President and Chancellor’s awards for excellence in teaching and was elected to the Academy of Teachers and Scholars. The Weinberg Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan in 2006, Professor Grim has also held visiting fellowships at the Center for Complex Systems at Michigan and at the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh.
Professor Grim, author of The Incomplete Universe: Totality, Knowledge, and Truth; coauthor of The Philosophical Computer: Exploratory Essays in Philosophical Computer Modeling; and editor of the forthcoming Mind and Consciousness: 5 Questions, is widely published in scholarly journals. He is the founder and coeditor of 25 volumes of The Philosopher’s Annual, an anthology of the best articles published in philosophy each year.
He graduated with highest honors in anthropology and philosophy from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He was named a Fulbright Fellow to the University of St. Andrews, Scotland, from which he earned his B.Phil. He earned his Ph.D. from Boston University.
Professor Grim is the recipient of several honors and awards. In addition to being named SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, Dr. Grim has been awarded the President and Chancellor’s awards for excellence in teaching and was elected to the Academy of Teachers and Scholars. The Weinberg Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Michigan in 2006, Professor Grim has also held visiting fellowships at the Center for Complex Systems at Michigan and at the Center for Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh.
Professor Grim, author of The Incomplete Universe: Totality, Knowledge, and Truth; coauthor of The Philosophical Computer: Exploratory Essays in Philosophical Computer Modeling; and editor of the forthcoming Mind and Consciousness: 5 Questions, is widely published in scholarly journals. He is the founder and coeditor of 25 volumes of The Philosopher’s Annual, an anthology of the best articles published in philosophy each year.
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March 25, 2017
Although I may disagree with a point here or there, Professor Patrick Grim's course of twenty-four lectures is, overall, excellent. I especially liked Lecture 14, "Bogus Arguments and How to Defuse Them," and Lecture 17, "Putting a Spin on Statistics." These lectures examine common fallacies in deductive and inductive argumentation. Other lectures explore the nature of scientific and philosophical reasoning. Professor Grim has assembled a great variety of materials, which he distills in a clear and effective presentation.
October 31, 2019
This is my first lecture I listened to of the great courses, I do not have a base rate to compare it. As I listen to more and more courses, I think this score could potentially rise but to a maximum of 4 stars. I listen to courses while I pretend to do work at work, to squeeze in more learning. My desk was in the back of the office and I use to be able to read without anyone noticing but now I am in the front of the office as we have moved locations so I have to transition to audio books. Can you believe it, now I actually have to do work at work? This is unacceptable.
I think the information here is valuable for someone who needs a starting point in the latest Neuroscience, behavioral economics, game theory and lessons on constructing logical arguments. I have only read 343 books so my knowledge is thin but I have heard a majority of this information through books already but if you're someone who has not read many books and are looking for a good starting point. I think this would be a great place to start. You could gain a lot of insight from this.
Some valuable information
When solving complex problems try to break them down into easier problems, research has shown students who were given a series of problems to solve from less complex problems to more complex actually solved the problems faster than students who were given complex problems to start with. his may help when dealing with complex problems in academia if you're a student or someone who is in a position which requires critical thinking skills.
There was also a lecture on how to deal with specious arguments which I thought was enlightening, when engaging in political debates, opponents will routinely try to strawman your points by making a connection to a particularly devious figure or point in history like Stalin or Mao.
One of the things I did not like was the voice over is down with a monotone voice which makes it difficult to pay attention, I found myself spacing out and having to rewind constantly, this is not the lecturers fault as I admire his passion but the tone of voice was hard to focus.
Also he uses PDF's routinely to reference points and the whole point of an audiobook for me was that I am doing something while listening which is pretending to do work while at work. It makes it hard to follow.
Overall three stars possibly 4 once I have more courses to compare it towards.
I think the information here is valuable for someone who needs a starting point in the latest Neuroscience, behavioral economics, game theory and lessons on constructing logical arguments. I have only read 343 books so my knowledge is thin but I have heard a majority of this information through books already but if you're someone who has not read many books and are looking for a good starting point. I think this would be a great place to start. You could gain a lot of insight from this.
Some valuable information
When solving complex problems try to break them down into easier problems, research has shown students who were given a series of problems to solve from less complex problems to more complex actually solved the problems faster than students who were given complex problems to start with. his may help when dealing with complex problems in academia if you're a student or someone who is in a position which requires critical thinking skills.
There was also a lecture on how to deal with specious arguments which I thought was enlightening, when engaging in political debates, opponents will routinely try to strawman your points by making a connection to a particularly devious figure or point in history like Stalin or Mao.
One of the things I did not like was the voice over is down with a monotone voice which makes it difficult to pay attention, I found myself spacing out and having to rewind constantly, this is not the lecturers fault as I admire his passion but the tone of voice was hard to focus.
Also he uses PDF's routinely to reference points and the whole point of an audiobook for me was that I am doing something while listening which is pretending to do work while at work. It makes it hard to follow.
Overall three stars possibly 4 once I have more courses to compare it towards.
May 14, 2019
Will this course really make you the most rational person in any room? I doubt it. While it does an admirable job of covering a useful assortment of topics regarding the way we think, there is a distinct lack of depth to most lectures. If you're new to the ideas around philosophical thinking then this is a great starting point though.
Having done this as a purely audio experience, I did find it hard to follow a number of lectures that kept referring to visual elements. It wasn't impossible to follow along, but this was the first time in a Great Courses audiobook where that's been an issue, so I'd definitely recommend having the supplementary material on hand for those lectures.
For a few lectures, it also helps to be able to interact with the material as the presenter recommends. While I might have been unable to do that, I do somewhat regret it since some of the exercises were very informative and would have been even more so had I had the time to stop and really think through the problems and analyze how I went about them.
Around 3 or 4 of the lectures were notably better than the rest and I'd almost recommend this course just to hear those. However, in a series of 24, half-hour lectures, I did hope to learn more than just the basics of a very useful skill. They claim that this is university-level subject matter and while that may be the case, I think this is actually better suited to high school students or simply anyone who's unfamiliar with the concepts.
Having done this as a purely audio experience, I did find it hard to follow a number of lectures that kept referring to visual elements. It wasn't impossible to follow along, but this was the first time in a Great Courses audiobook where that's been an issue, so I'd definitely recommend having the supplementary material on hand for those lectures.
For a few lectures, it also helps to be able to interact with the material as the presenter recommends. While I might have been unable to do that, I do somewhat regret it since some of the exercises were very informative and would have been even more so had I had the time to stop and really think through the problems and analyze how I went about them.
Around 3 or 4 of the lectures were notably better than the rest and I'd almost recommend this course just to hear those. However, in a series of 24, half-hour lectures, I did hope to learn more than just the basics of a very useful skill. They claim that this is university-level subject matter and while that may be the case, I think this is actually better suited to high school students or simply anyone who's unfamiliar with the concepts.
February 7, 2023
You are driving a convertible, only 1 seat to give up and you run into your best friend, a dying man who needs to be taken to a hospital, and a model of your dreams…who do you give the seat to?
You give the keys to your best friend who drives the dying man to the hospital and you get out put your jacket around the models shoulders and walk into the sunset. Creative thinking.
You give the keys to your best friend who drives the dying man to the hospital and you get out put your jacket around the models shoulders and walk into the sunset. Creative thinking.
August 13, 2019
Had a hard time with these lectures. I read a review that cautioned readers to get the real book vs. the audio book because of the visual aids reference/used throughout the entirety of the book. This has been my frustration, and because of this, I would recommend the real book (or video) also. I have the PDF that comes with the audio book, but since I listen while driving, that is not helpful. Good content though.
March 6, 2020
I love to discuss the big topics. Philosophy, theology, metaphysics. My mind has always worked this way. Dr. Grim promises to make you the most rational person in the room. There are some good principles here, but be warned. There's a trade-off. Mr. Spock doesn't get invited to many parties.
May 17, 2020
Not suited for an audiobook. Lots of visual references.
July 30, 2025
The Philosopher’s Toolkit: how to Be the Most Rational Person in Any Room by Professor Patrick Grim
10 out of 10
Reading a philosophy a book may seem like a bad idea, a difficult task for most people – indeed, this reader is more than inclined to select novels, and more recently those from the comedy, crime and science fiction sections, on a regular basis and philosophy only once a year, maybe – especially in an age wherein the majority do not read, the few that do rush to buy Fifty Shades of Grey, Harry Potter, Dan Brown, but this Toolkit is Wonderful in that it is modern, dynamic, it deals with a heavy subject in a light manner, often with a jocular tone…when introducing Plato, the reader is told or reminded, depending on her or his erudition, that this is not his real name, but a nickname that meant Stocky and then the author proceeds by saying let us continue with Stocky, or something humorous like that, maintaining a joking touch and a practical approach to the task of thinking in the New Age, when ‘Bad arguments, fallacious reasoning, misleading language, and built-in cognitive biases are all traps that keep us from rational decision making’
About the title we can have some qualms, for some luminary has said something along the lines of ‘if you are the smartest, best, most able to carry the thing to the other galaxies, then leave the room’ – he did not say that of course, but the point was to be in the company of people who offer you something and not in a place and community where there is nothing to gain…the reverse of this would be that it is good to share with others and best to offer them from the infinite wisdom you possess, perhaps especially if you are in the position to be the dominant brain – and not male or female – perhaps in the manner in which the Anthony Quinn character in perhaps the greatest movie in history, Lawrence of Arabia, says with grandiose gestures…’I am a river to my people’, thus creating a ‘virtuous spiral’, through which you give to others and according to studies it comes back to you, making you happier and therefore more inclined to be generous and it continues until you reach…Nirvana, why not.
The Philosopher’s Toolkit is not just a gimmick to advertise the sale of the Great Course – it is included in the Great Courses series – it is actually taking advise from the Great Thinkers and Philosophers, even when the example is negative and puts it in front of students and/ or readers to assimilate and use – take the example of Newton, who is presented as the genius that he was, and his dispute with Leibniz, which is a negative example that we must not follow (the quote that explains that great minds generate great theories but they are also prone to make massive mistakes is offered), the case of Darwin, who used the example of the breeders that are familiar with the efforts they make to obtain the best results to try and explain that Nature might do the same, a comparison that could help lay people understand the theory of Evolution…
Many experiments, research, studies quoted are familiar to the under signed because they are presented in the psychology classics that he has read, from the work of the Nobel Prize Winner, Daniel Kahneman, and his great Thinking Fast and Slow masterpiece http://realini.blogspot.com/2015/07/t... which explains the two systems we use in our thinking, to the Delayed Gratification experiments, wherein children have been given the chance to wait and get two pies, or take and eat the one they have in front- when they looked at the subjects years later, it was discovered that those who could control their desire to get the one pie would do much better in tests at the end of school and professionally later http://realini.blogspot.com/2016/08/a...
The need to be Satisfizers rather than Perfectionists or Maximizers is also presented, which is another subject of research we see in psychology – by the way, it seems that philosophy and psychology have more and more in common, but yours truly says this more as a result of the Thin Slicing Theory, as beautifully presented by Malcolm Gladwell in the quintessential Blink by Malcolm Gladwell http://realini.blogspot.com/2013/05/b... - w have men and women that are Satisfied with the best possible outcome, meal, possibility, but in opposition, there would be those that want nothing but ‘Perfection’ and that is obviously a problem, for there is no such thing as perfect in real life, in practice and the result is so many dissatisfied individuals, who have the best there is, but wait for Perfect and moan in the meantime…
John von Neumann, born Janos Laos Neumann, is the brightest mind, the favorite thinker for Professor Patrick Grim and readers learn about the man that had been involved Manhattan Project, but unlike the other scientists involved in the making of the atomic bomb, he would maintain his participation and it is speculated that his cancer might have been caused by visits at sights with high radiation…the section made by the author of the Philosopher’s Toolkit is more than understandable, considering the immense list of contributions made by a man that was a mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer, polymath and inventor…he is the one that gave the world, among so many other scientific innovations, The Game Theory, which sounds rather harmless and a bit insignificant probably like Games People Play, a classic by Eric Berne, that deals with the Psychology of Human Interaction and could not be more serious and important http://realini.blogspot.com/2013/09/g...
As an article in The Economist explained recently, the future of warfare might – perhaps it should be will – be established by computers, some of the Super Machines of the near future, that will run various programs that would look at the armory, capabilities, firepower, possible maneuvers, human factors, rains, hurricanes, you name it, they will anticipate and factor in all the possible influences on the course of possible action and come up with the result of the possible conflagration and thus make military and political leaders see that it is not worth staring the war, fro the result is there, already calculated by Super Artificial Intelligence…all this was made possible by John von Neumann, the greatest thinker for Professor Patrick Grim and surely many others, with his Game Theory that already took into account when he ‘invented it’ the new reality of two nuclear powers and the possibility of various, different reactions to the scenarios of attacks, responses and the calamities that could result from one strategy or another.
There is much more practical advice from this wondrous book, as suggested by the name of chapters, such as Outwitting the Advertiser, in which we learn the fallacies of different messages, wherein they present cars driving in perfect isolation – whereas we almost always drive in traffic and often traffic jams – how glue is attached to the pasta presented in commercials, because otherwise it would not stick and they use various machines, gimmicks so that products we use are so different on the television screen from what we get when we buy them…
10 out of 10
Reading a philosophy a book may seem like a bad idea, a difficult task for most people – indeed, this reader is more than inclined to select novels, and more recently those from the comedy, crime and science fiction sections, on a regular basis and philosophy only once a year, maybe – especially in an age wherein the majority do not read, the few that do rush to buy Fifty Shades of Grey, Harry Potter, Dan Brown, but this Toolkit is Wonderful in that it is modern, dynamic, it deals with a heavy subject in a light manner, often with a jocular tone…when introducing Plato, the reader is told or reminded, depending on her or his erudition, that this is not his real name, but a nickname that meant Stocky and then the author proceeds by saying let us continue with Stocky, or something humorous like that, maintaining a joking touch and a practical approach to the task of thinking in the New Age, when ‘Bad arguments, fallacious reasoning, misleading language, and built-in cognitive biases are all traps that keep us from rational decision making’
About the title we can have some qualms, for some luminary has said something along the lines of ‘if you are the smartest, best, most able to carry the thing to the other galaxies, then leave the room’ – he did not say that of course, but the point was to be in the company of people who offer you something and not in a place and community where there is nothing to gain…the reverse of this would be that it is good to share with others and best to offer them from the infinite wisdom you possess, perhaps especially if you are in the position to be the dominant brain – and not male or female – perhaps in the manner in which the Anthony Quinn character in perhaps the greatest movie in history, Lawrence of Arabia, says with grandiose gestures…’I am a river to my people’, thus creating a ‘virtuous spiral’, through which you give to others and according to studies it comes back to you, making you happier and therefore more inclined to be generous and it continues until you reach…Nirvana, why not.
The Philosopher’s Toolkit is not just a gimmick to advertise the sale of the Great Course – it is included in the Great Courses series – it is actually taking advise from the Great Thinkers and Philosophers, even when the example is negative and puts it in front of students and/ or readers to assimilate and use – take the example of Newton, who is presented as the genius that he was, and his dispute with Leibniz, which is a negative example that we must not follow (the quote that explains that great minds generate great theories but they are also prone to make massive mistakes is offered), the case of Darwin, who used the example of the breeders that are familiar with the efforts they make to obtain the best results to try and explain that Nature might do the same, a comparison that could help lay people understand the theory of Evolution…
Many experiments, research, studies quoted are familiar to the under signed because they are presented in the psychology classics that he has read, from the work of the Nobel Prize Winner, Daniel Kahneman, and his great Thinking Fast and Slow masterpiece http://realini.blogspot.com/2015/07/t... which explains the two systems we use in our thinking, to the Delayed Gratification experiments, wherein children have been given the chance to wait and get two pies, or take and eat the one they have in front- when they looked at the subjects years later, it was discovered that those who could control their desire to get the one pie would do much better in tests at the end of school and professionally later http://realini.blogspot.com/2016/08/a...
The need to be Satisfizers rather than Perfectionists or Maximizers is also presented, which is another subject of research we see in psychology – by the way, it seems that philosophy and psychology have more and more in common, but yours truly says this more as a result of the Thin Slicing Theory, as beautifully presented by Malcolm Gladwell in the quintessential Blink by Malcolm Gladwell http://realini.blogspot.com/2013/05/b... - w have men and women that are Satisfied with the best possible outcome, meal, possibility, but in opposition, there would be those that want nothing but ‘Perfection’ and that is obviously a problem, for there is no such thing as perfect in real life, in practice and the result is so many dissatisfied individuals, who have the best there is, but wait for Perfect and moan in the meantime…
John von Neumann, born Janos Laos Neumann, is the brightest mind, the favorite thinker for Professor Patrick Grim and readers learn about the man that had been involved Manhattan Project, but unlike the other scientists involved in the making of the atomic bomb, he would maintain his participation and it is speculated that his cancer might have been caused by visits at sights with high radiation…the section made by the author of the Philosopher’s Toolkit is more than understandable, considering the immense list of contributions made by a man that was a mathematician, physicist, computer scientist, engineer, polymath and inventor…he is the one that gave the world, among so many other scientific innovations, The Game Theory, which sounds rather harmless and a bit insignificant probably like Games People Play, a classic by Eric Berne, that deals with the Psychology of Human Interaction and could not be more serious and important http://realini.blogspot.com/2013/09/g...
As an article in The Economist explained recently, the future of warfare might – perhaps it should be will – be established by computers, some of the Super Machines of the near future, that will run various programs that would look at the armory, capabilities, firepower, possible maneuvers, human factors, rains, hurricanes, you name it, they will anticipate and factor in all the possible influences on the course of possible action and come up with the result of the possible conflagration and thus make military and political leaders see that it is not worth staring the war, fro the result is there, already calculated by Super Artificial Intelligence…all this was made possible by John von Neumann, the greatest thinker for Professor Patrick Grim and surely many others, with his Game Theory that already took into account when he ‘invented it’ the new reality of two nuclear powers and the possibility of various, different reactions to the scenarios of attacks, responses and the calamities that could result from one strategy or another.
There is much more practical advice from this wondrous book, as suggested by the name of chapters, such as Outwitting the Advertiser, in which we learn the fallacies of different messages, wherein they present cars driving in perfect isolation – whereas we almost always drive in traffic and often traffic jams – how glue is attached to the pasta presented in commercials, because otherwise it would not stick and they use various machines, gimmicks so that products we use are so different on the television screen from what we get when we buy them…
March 28, 2020
This course is about the methods philosophers use to think. It is very informational, and there really is good information in it. I guess it was just a little bland to really get into it. A lot of the information is based on Daniel Kahneman's research (Thinking Fast and Slow), which is a much more useful and mind blowing book. The Philosopher's Toolkit covers how to think rationally, scientifically, creatively, and structurally. It addresses the use and limitations of heuristics, and the problems of bias. I wish it had spent a bit more time on what philosophy is, its history, major impacts, and future use. Still, if you haven't studied the psychology of thought or read other related books, this is a solid summary of it all.
July 13, 2020
Хорошое введение в научный подход к риторике, логике, статистике.
Не сухое, с в меру занятными примерами, интересное.
Конкретно я не нашел вообще ни одного бита новой информации, но профессор же не виноват, что я изучил все это в других источниках.
Как общее введение для тех, кто еще не знакомился с самой возможностью применить математику во вроде бы гуманитарных областях.
И полезная прививка, чтобы не позорится из-за того, что наступаешь на грабли, на которые не только многие уже наступали, но еще и детально их описали..
Название желтоватое, но сама лекция вполне качественная.
Не сухое, с в меру занятными примерами, интересное.
Конкретно я не нашел вообще ни одного бита новой информации, но профессор же не виноват, что я изучил все это в других источниках.
Как общее введение для тех, кто еще не знакомился с самой возможностью применить математику во вроде бы гуманитарных областях.
И полезная прививка, чтобы не позорится из-за того, что наступаешь на грабли, на которые не только многие уже наступали, но еще и детально их описали..
Название желтоватое, но сама лекция вполне качественная.
August 7, 2020
A level one starting kit for amateur philosophers, if you've never touched Plato or Popper in your whole life, this audiobook is enough to get your foot in the door. One third of these lectures are completely useless. They rely heavily on visuals to get their point across effectively, and without a video to accompany them they are rendered unhelpful. In addition, anyone who knows the smallest bit about Game Theory, heuristics, or fallacies will not derive much use from this audiobook.
August 12, 2020
It was a great course
I think the choice of materials of this course snd I believe they were very helpful for people like me who are on a beginner level of the subject matter of the course. I am always intrigued by philosophy and this course was one of the best ways to learn about it in a more professional and academic way. The tools presented in this course are essential to our day-to-day lives.
I think the choice of materials of this course snd I believe they were very helpful for people like me who are on a beginner level of the subject matter of the course. I am always intrigued by philosophy and this course was one of the best ways to learn about it in a more professional and academic way. The tools presented in this course are essential to our day-to-day lives.
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February 3, 2021Excellent exposure to concepts of rationality
I think this is an excellent introduction to tools of rationality with great explanations & great visuals ( I ve also seen the video ) . I would have been happier if the concepts would have been explained in greater depths to solve more complicated problems even if it meant sacrificing the number of concepts explained
I think this is an excellent introduction to tools of rationality with great explanations & great visuals ( I ve also seen the video ) . I would have been happier if the concepts would have been explained in greater depths to solve more complicated problems even if it meant sacrificing the number of concepts explained
July 1, 2022
An interesting well-read book. I listened to it while in my car, which detracted from the visual aids that the lecturer was presented. However, I have the PDF copy of his notes and referred to them afterwards. A should-be set of lectures for anyone who wants to make rational decisions in their lives.
October 14, 2023
This is a book about thinking. It's really quite remarkable. Grim uses a number of thought problems to help the reader understand different ways in which we think, organize, and analyze the world around us. He also shows the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. It's really quite a quirky and interesting text.
March 3, 2020
This is actually a great course but I marked it down as it shouldn't be an audio book. There are too many visual items and components. Visualization can help but something such as "Did you notice the change in the picture?" doesn't come across. So content is good but presentation is poor.
December 6, 2021
Cliched and uninspiring. It has as much philosophy in it as it has excitement. Like hastily assembled collection of facts it is better fitted for a podcast than a TTC course. If you really want to learn something new or get a new perspective on things you already know look elsewhere.
January 23, 2023
A pretty in depth examination of different tools to use to think more clearly and effectively. It touches on everything from logical sequences, fallacies, modeling, and everything in-between. Worth your time if you're trying to learn was of applying better rational thought to your daily life.
April 30, 2024
A fun exercise in practical philosophy. Professor Grim demonstrates the power of thought experimentation and makes such available to the lay reader and trained philosopher. His course was enjoyable and spans across disciplines, making great thought accessible and available.
April 25, 2018
Although some of this was very basic, overall it covered an excellent range of topics related to critical and rational thinking.
August 13, 2019
Good, but the subtitle is not achieved.
May 18, 2020
Very informative.
June 25, 2020
A great, sometimes even fascinating, introduction to philosophy, logical fallacies, and much more.
September 27, 2020
Well written and plainly spoken. I’m sure I’ll revisit this in the near future... with a pen and paper in hand to take better notes. A lot of information packed in this course.
December 1, 2020
Interesting and very well delivered
April 2, 2021
Really enjoyed this lecture series and the exercises.
November 21, 2021
I did like it, but it was also very similar to an intro to philosophy book I forgot I read a while back, so there wasn’t a lot of new material for me
September 21, 2022
Audiobook version. Another side trip into new areas.
Twenty-four great chapters (lectures) that will help you think, decide, discuss, and more....but better.
Twenty-four great chapters (lectures) that will help you think, decide, discuss, and more....but better.
August 30, 2024
Love the Great Courses. This one is perhaps best suited for when you can make some notes. But very interesting.
September 4, 2025
Good high level introduction to some of the core ideas of philosophy and argument. Bit light in places but engaging and easy to listen to
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