Philosophy podcasts from UC Berkeley

Posted by Colin Temple on August 19, 2008 in Resources

One of the ways I’ve been preparing for my Philosophy program is by listening to podcasts of other Philosophy courses.  The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) podcasts several of its courses, including a few from the Philosophy department.

The Philosophy courses are delivered by professer Hubert Dreyfus.  The courses were podcast as they ran throughout the years they were held.  I’m sure new classes will be listed when the fall semester kicks off as well.

The courses include:

Man, God, and Society is fascinating, and probably my favourite among them.  Existentialism in Literature and Film is also very good.  Unfortunately, it’s going to be a year or so before I get to PHI courses that interesting at the University of Ottawa.  Gotta start with the basics!

There are plenty of other courses on other topics, so check out webcast.berkeley for the full list.

3 Comments on “Philosophy podcasts from UC Berkeley”

  1. Daniel | December 5th, 2008 at 1:32 am

    Thank you Dr. Dreyfus, for placing your podcasts online… your views have helped me refine my worldview, and confirmed my beliefs with religion in society.

  2. Daniel | December 11th, 2008 at 12:22 am

    I just watched Hiroshima mon Amour, and was able to conceptualize an amazing comparison with Flaubert’s Madame Bovary. Great movie for analogy, by the way.

  3. Daniel | January 28th, 2009 at 1:08 pm

    Breathless is really good too. I can understand why it can be boring for many people, but it’s disjunctedness is programmed, and its non-conformity to the norm is intentional.

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