Evil

Posted on June 29, 2017

The Erasmus Essay Prize 2017 reading list is now available in the Wodehouse Library.

We are happy to order on demand any of the titles from the list that are not currently available in the Wodehouse collection. Below you will find links to the web based material:

• Luke Mastin, Moral Relativism: http://www.philosophybasics.com/branch_moral_relativism.html

The Concept of Evil

• Sheri Fink, Playing God: http://www.radiolab.org/story/playing-god/
• Hank Green, Crash Course: The Problem of Evil #13: https://youtu.be/9AzNEG1GB-k
• Peter Millican, Making Sense of Free Will and Moral Responsibility: https://www.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/74-making-sense-free-will-and-moral-responsibility
• Philip Zimbardo, The Psychology of Evil: https://www.ted.com/talks/philip_zimbardo_on_the_psychology_of_evil

The Logical Problem & Responses

• Hank Green, Crash Course: Metaethics #32: https://youtu.be/FOoffXFpAlU
• George Hrab, Rethinking Doubt: the Value and Achievements of Scepticism: https://youtu.be/orSjZaeyISI
• Peter Millican, Scepticism about the External World: https://www.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/41-scepticism-about-external-world
• Peter Millican, Possible Answers to External World Scepticism: https://www.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/42-possible-answers-external-world-scepticism

The Evidential Problem & Responses

• Sam Harris, Science Can Answer Moral Questions: https://www.ted.com/talks/sam_harris_science_can_show_what_s_right
• Tim Mawson, Arguments Against the Existance of God: https://www.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/7-arguments-against-existence-god-problem-evil

Can Our Use of Language Solve the Problem of Evil?

• Dan Ariely, Our Buggy Moral Code: https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_ariely_on_our_buggy_moral_code
• A C Grayling & William Lane Craig, Belief in God Makes Sense in the Light of Tsunamis: http://www.reasonablefaith.org/belief-in-god-makes-sense-in-light-of-tsunamis-the-craig-grayling-debate
• Stephen Law, The Evil God Challenge: https://youtu.be/WiufsmxiUiU
• Marianne Talbot, What is a Good Argument? Validity and Truth: https://www.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/what-good-argument-validity-and-truth