If you are interested in exploring philosophy further here are some great places to go…
Articles:
- The Book of Life: a comprehensive toolkit for an emotional education from the School of Life
- Aeon: a brilliant collection of articles on the ‘big questions’ from leading academics
- Psyche: the sister website to Aeon with a particular focus on personal knowledge
Courses and talks:
- Crash Course Philosophy– an excellent introduction to the subject covering a wide range of topics
- Justice with Michael Sandel– one of the first and best online courses out there
- Political Philosophy with Jason Brennan– engaging introduction to political philosophy with a libertarian bent
- BBC Radio 4 A History of Ideas– short animated intros to big ideas
- The Institute of Art and Ideas– talks and debates on life, the universe, and everything
Podcasts:
- The Philosophers’ Arms- fun and engaging philosophy discussions in pubs
- The Panpsycast- useful conversations on many topics from the Philosophy A level syllabus and beyond
Introductory books:
- Pandora’s Book by David Birch
- Plato at the Googleplex by Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
- Big Ideas for Curious Minds by The School of Life (for 8-14 year olds)
- The Passion of the Western Mind by Richard Tarnas
Films:
Crime and punishment: Witness, The Anatomy of Murder, Dead man Walking, Minority Report
War and peace: Shooting Dogs, The act of killing, Paths of Glory
Identity: Memento, Inside Out, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The meaning of life: The Big Lebowski, A serious man, My dinner with Andre
Nature of reality: Waking life, The Matrix, Inception, The Truman Show, 2001: A Space odyssey
Artificial intelligence: Ex Machina, Her, Wall-E, Gattaca
Ethical dilemmas: Force Majeure, Juno, Million Dollar Baby, Saving Private Ryan