https://youtu.be/ciqnXF_naAM
This video is meant for any laymen interested in philosophy and it aims to shed light on our natural and subconscious instincts to assign different moral statuses to different lifeforms. We bring in discussions about the trolley problem in relation to an idea extracted from Norcross’s puppy argument.
W13G5
https://youtu.be/UXtGuoL7HPE
A short film about someone deciding what to eat before involving in a fight between a vegetarian and meat lover trying to get that someone to eat their food. (One representing Norcross, one is not.)
W13G2
https://youtu.be/iPxYhjUyQYM
As an entertainment, we are expressing our disbelief at the philosophy of the Principle of Explosion as a parody to our fellow cohort mates. How is anything and everything possible?
W12G4
https://youtu.be/dzoThY-4puc
This animation aims to introduce the concept of moral dilemma and responsibility to layman
audiences through 3 perspectives, utilitarianism, virtue ethics and deontology. The plot follows
John and 2 starving children, exploring the permissibility of allowing the children to assuage
their hunger in the expense of John’s long term happiness.
W11G4
https://youtu.be/KoKlRfagEXc
Our project explores the existence of God via the cosmological argument. The audio begins with a conversation between two friends with regards to a debate they had in their philosophy tutorial. It then concludes with the unbelieving friend attempting to make a call to “God” and failing to do so.
W7G5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNqjgiOqF94
What will happen if Singer’s drowning child is replaced by an adult? Will it be as effective in pinning moral responsibility on the individual witnessing the scene?
We hope our project would be engaging and accessible to the general public, even those without a background in philosophy.
Group members and contributions:
W5G1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-kExsP3iSs&feature=youtu.be
This is a stop-motion video on the arguments for eating factory farmed meat. It is communicated through a made-up conversation between Lomasky and Norcross. The video aims to argue against the premise that torturing puppies (in Norcross’s argument) is analogous to eating factory farmed meat.
W9G2
https://youtu.be/KiNkLn6pmPM
Our video (aiming to entertain for a lay audience) begins with a skit depicting three pregnant mothers contemplating abortion after learning that their babies are deformed. Each mother represents one of three philosophical doctrines: Utilitarianism, Deontology and Virtue-Ethics. Their choices are explained in a parody of the popular PPAP song.
W8G3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATWazeWC_Yg
Boy meets Girl. She was his Goddess. Let’s see if love prevails in the Cosmological Argument.
W6G6
https://youtu.be/bh-Poke9n3Q
We aim to introduce normal folk to the concept of philosophy. This video shows you how philosophy completely messes up a promising student’s mind. Be thoroughly entertained as you watch a simple conversation between two friends, leading to a chain of rapid philosophical questioning before reaching an EPIC conclusion.
W6G2
What’s right or wrong depends on one’s perspective. Using a bit of humour, this informational video attempts to inform the audience about the challenges of right vs. wrong by following Alan’s decision-making process on whether or not to pick up rubbish using deontology, consequentialism and virtue ethics.
W6G1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CMtbtlcjTs
This is a short video talking about the Justified True Belief model within epistemology. We thought it will be a good bridge between what we did for scepticism and knowledge.
W5G7
https://youtu.be/OIg5BiQKI1U
This video project serves as an illustration to the attempts at solving the Problem of Evil posed by J. L.
Mackie (1917-1981), with hints of humor. It is meant to be targeted at fellow NUS students.
W4G5
https://youtu.be/-8Sc7oAh2MI
This video seeks to examine our existence and if God plays a part in it. This is aimed at stimulating thoughts in both believers and non-believers in God.
W4G3
https://youtu.be/aFl2aSVGnyg
There is much debate surrounding the question of consuming factory-farmed meat. In this short video skit, we will present the common views against consuming factory-farmed products. After which we will then examine the Utilitarian argument against these views. The final conclusion shall be left to the discretion of the audience.
W3G5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M67m2UtckD4&t=41s
Simple philosophical approaches are applied to the classic fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, aimed to allow students in Secondary Schools and Junior Colleges who may be interested in philosophy. Through the fun and short conversation of the 3 characters, the concepts of Utilitarianism, Deontology and Virtue Ethics are exemplified.
W3G3
https://youtu.be/GvMHP0BktC0
A video on the skepticism of knowledge showcasing the funny representation of an extreme skeptic and the idea of a basic belief – foundationalism. For the general audience.
Aims of the video:
W2G1
https://youtu.be/-u4tp_QmDp8
We created an animated video to illustrate the drowning child argument. Our main character, Jane, saves a drowning child and met Peter Singer who persuades her to become a true utilitarian. Our targeted audiences are for students interested in the utilitarian argument.
W1G3