BBC IOT podcasts on relevant philosophy

The "In Our Time" programmes are accessible discussions on various ideas or events.  They go beyond a trivial exposition and are a good introduction to the main ideas and issues of any subject.  They are all available for free from the BBC website to download or stream.

The ones on philosophy are at:
         http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/in-our-time/archive/philosophy/all

They include the following relevant subjects: Baconian Science (including scientific method), David Hume (including problem of causation), Empiricism, Feminism, Laws of Nature, Logical Positivism, Popper, Relativism, Scepticism, and Wittgenstein.

LOADS of fallacies...

A website that documents many different kinds of bad argument, i.e. fallacies:

     http://www.fallacyfiles.org/

Free Online philosophy courses of interest

For those who want more, there are a number of relevant free online courses available.

Some Coursera courses which include assignments, quizes and support discussion boards:

Think Again: How to Reason and Argue

Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, Ram Neta

Reasoning is important.  This course will teach you how to do it well.  You will learn how to understand and assess arguments by other people and how to construct good arguments of your own about whatever matters to you.

      http://www.coursera.org/course/thinkagain

Introduction to Philosophy

Dave Ward, Duncan Pritchard, Michela Massimi, Suilin Lavelle, Matthew Chrisman, Allan Hazlett, Alasdair Richmond

This course will introduce you to some of the most important areas of research in contemporary philosophy. Each week a different philosopher will talk you through some of the most important questions and issues in their area of expertise.

   http://www.coursera.org/course/introphil

And a courses available on iTunes University:

Critical Reasoning for Beginners

by Oxford University

Description

Are you confident you can reason clearly? Are you able to convince others of your point of view? Are you able to give plausible reasons for believing what you believe? Do you sometimes read arguments in the newspapers, hear them on the television, or in the pub and wish you knew how to confidently evaluate them? In this six-part course, you will learn all about arguments, how to identify them, how to evaluate them, and how not to mistake bad arguments for good. Such skills are invaluable if you are concerned about the truth of your beliefs, and the cogency of your arguments.

    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/itunes-u/critical-reasoning-for-beginners/id387875756?mt=10

Philosophy for Beginners

by Oxford University

Description

Philosophy has been studied for thousands of years. It involves the use of reason and argument to search for the truth about reality - about the nature of things, ethics, aesthetics, language, the mind, God and everything else. This series of five introductory lectures, aimed at students new to philosophy, presented by Marianne Talbot, Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, will test you on some famous thought experiments and introduce you to some central philosophical issues and to the thoughts of some key philosophers.

    https://itunes.apple.com/gb/itunes-u/philosophy-for-beginners/id381704095