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02 November 2009 Episode #21: Design Arguments, Part 3 By Diana Hsieh @ 10:00 AM In this episode of PhiloFiles, I discuss various Design Arguments for the existence of God, focusing on William Paley's Analogical Argument for Design. Listen Now 18:42 minutes Download This Episode Enhanced M4A File (8.9 MB) Standard MP3 File (8.6 MB) Learn More Episode #21 Optional Readings (PDF) Design Arguments in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Teleological Arguments in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Atheism: The Case Against God by G.H. Smith The Miracle of Theism by J.L. Mackie Labels: PhiloFiles Share |    E-mail Diana Hsieh     PermaLink   Subscribe to NoodleFood Blog Posts via Feed Reader   via E-mail Subscribe to NoodleCast Podcasts M4A via iTunes (MP3)   via Feed Reader   via E-mail  16 October 2009 Episode #16: Design Arguments, Part 2 By Diana Hsieh @ 10:00 AM In this episode of PhiloFiles, I discuss major objections to Design Arguments for the existence of God, focusing on Aquinas' Teleological Argument and the Fine Tuning Argument. Listen Now 31:22 minutes Download This Episode Enhanced M4A File (14.9 MB) Standard MP3 File (14.4 MB) Learn More Episode #16 Optional Readings (PDF) Design Arguments in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Teleological Arguments in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Atheism: The Case Against God by G.H. Smith The Miracle of Theism by J.L. Mackie Labels: PhiloFiles Share |    E-mail Diana Hsieh     PermaLink   Subscribe to NoodleFood Blog Posts via Feed Reader   via E-mail Subscribe to NoodleCast Podcasts M4A via iTunes (MP3)   via Feed Reader   via E-mail  09 October 2009 Episode #13: Design Arguments, Part 1 By Diana Hsieh @ 10:00 AM In this episode of PhiloFiles, I discuss various Design Arguments for the existence of God, focusing on the Aquinas' Teleological Argument and the Fine Tuning Argument. Listen Now 19:30 minutes Download This Episode Enhanced M4A File (9.3 MB) Standard MP3 File (9.0 MB) Learn More Episode #13 Optional Readings (PDF) Design Arguments in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Teleological Arguments in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Atheism: The Case Against God by G.H. Smith The Miracle of Theism by J.L. Mackie Labels: PhiloFiles Share |    E-mail Diana Hsieh     PermaLink   Subscribe to NoodleFood Blog Posts via Feed Reader   via E-mail Subscribe to NoodleCast Podcasts M4A via iTunes (MP3)   via Feed Reader   via E-mail  02 October 2009 Epsiode #11: The Ontological Argument By Diana Hsieh @ 10:00 AM In this episode of PhiloFiles, I explain the Ontological Argument for the existence of God, then consider three objections to it. Listen Now 27:55 minutes Download This Episode Enhanced M4A File (13.3 MB) Standard MP3 File (12.8 MB) Learn More Episode #11 Optional Readings (PDF) The Ontological Argument in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy The Ontological Argument in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy The Miracle of Theism by J.L. Mackie Primacy of Existence vs. Primacy of Consciousness in the Ayn Rand Lexicon Labels: PhiloFiles Share |    E-mail Diana Hsieh     PermaLink   Subscribe to NoodleFood Blog Posts via Feed Reader   via E-mail Subscribe to NoodleCast Podcasts M4A via iTunes (MP3)   via Feed Reader   via E-mail  25 September 2009 Episode #9: Cosmological Arguments, Part 2 By Diana Hsieh @ 10:00 AM In this episode of PhiloFiles, I discuss the major objections to the Cosmological Arguments for the existence of God discussed in an earlier podcast. Listen Now 30:36 minutes Download This Episode Enhanced M4A File (14.5 MB) Standard MP3 File (14.1 MB) Learn More Episode #9 Optional Readings (PDF) Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology by Ayn Rand. For more on the axiom of existence, see Chapter Six on "Axiomatic Concepts." For more on the invalid distinction between necessary and contingent, see Leonard Peikoff's essay "Analytic-Synthetic Dichotomy." Atheism: The Case Against God by G.H. Smith The Miracle of Theism by J.L. Mackie Labels: PhiloFiles Share |    E-mail Diana Hsieh     PermaLink   Subscribe to NoodleFood Blog Posts via Feed Reader   via E-mail Subscribe to NoodleCast Podcasts M4A via iTunes (MP3)   via Feed Reader   via E-mail  18 September 2009 Episode #6: Cosmological Arguments, Part 1 By Diana Hsieh @ 10:00 AM In this episode of PhiloFiles, I present three kinds of Cosmological Arguments for the existence of God. Objections are discussed in a later podcast. Listen Now 30:08 minutes Download This Episode Enhanced M4A File (14.3 MB) Standard MP3 File (13.8 MB) Learn More Episode #6 Optional Readings (PDF) Atheism: The Case Against God by G.H. Smith is an excellent critical examination of the arguments for the existence of God. The Miracle of Theism by J.L. Mackie is a more academic treatment of philosophy of religion. Labels: PhiloFiles Share |    E-mail Diana Hsieh     PermaLink   Subscribe to NoodleFood Blog Posts via Feed Reader   via E-mail Subscribe to NoodleCast Podcasts M4A via iTunes (MP3)   via Feed Reader   via E-mail  11 September 2009 Episode #4: Philosophy of Religion By Diana Hsieh @ 10:00 AM In this episode of PhiloFiles, I introduce the philosophy of religion by discussing its importance, the burden of proof principle, and the nature of God. Listen Now 20:58 minutes Download This Episode Enhanced M4A File (10.0 MB) Standard MP3 File (9.7 MB) Learn More Episode #4 Optional Readings (PDF) Ayn Rand's essay "Philosophy: Who Needs It" can be found in the anthology Philosophy: Who Needs It. You can also listen to the audio recording of the speech given at West Point. Labels: PhiloFiles Share |    E-mail Diana Hsieh     PermaLink   Subscribe to NoodleFood Blog Posts via Feed Reader   via E-mail Subscribe to NoodleCast Podcasts M4A via iTunes (MP3)   via Feed Reader   via E-mail				Diana Hsieh Diana Hsieh, Ph.D diana@dianahsieh.com @DianaHsieh NoodleFood NoodleCast NoodleCast Posts by RSS Feed Posts via E-mail M4A Podcasts in iTunes MP3 Podcasts in iTunes Follow NC on Facebook Monthly Archives Diana's Blogroll NoodleCaboodle My Projects My blog NoodleFood covers anything and everything, including my whole collection of NoodleCast podcasts. Rationally Selfish offers principled and practical advice for living well. My other online projects include Explore Atlas Shrugged, PhiloFiles, and OList Mailing Lists. Archives September 2009 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 February 2010 Follow this blog