Philosophy 247

By David Edmonds

Society & Culture Science & Medicine Education Philosophy Social Sciences Higher Education

What's Philosophy 247 about?

David Edmonds interviews leading philosophers about moral issues that effect us 24/7.

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Philosophy 247 episodes:

07.06.2022
The Pivotal Generation
Why is this the Pivotal Generation?
09.09.2021
Avatar
Do you participate in virtual worlds such as Second Life?
03.19.2021
Microaggression
What is a microaggression?
10.25.2020
Sport and Sex
Should men and women compete separately in sport.
09.14.2020
The future of privacy
Our phones, our fitbits, our social media use, our internet searches, are all providing information about us
07.12.2020
Can saving an important building ever be worth a life?
How far should we go to protect a building?
07.12.2020
How should humans relate to animals?
Can we betray an animal's trust in us?
06.12.2020
Enhancing Human Beings
What are the ethics of genetic enhancement?
01.20.2020
A world without work
How we will find meaning when machines take our jobs.
10.05.2019
Political Disagreement
Why do we disagree about political facts not just opinions?
08.19.2019
Responsibility and Justice
Should the lifestyle choices we make affect our right to treatment?
08.04.2019
Doctors and their conscience!
Should a doctor say NO on conscience?
07.21.2019
Responsibility and effort
What is the link between responsibility and effort?
07.07.2019
Responsibility and Addiction
Are addicts responsible for harming their health?
06.24.2019
Paternalism and public health challenges to patient autonomy
Should patient autonomy always be respected?
06.10.2019
Eating Responsibly
Should obese people be held responsible for being overweight?
03.19.2019
Democracy
How can we save democracy?
12.02.2018
Lookism
Francesca Minerva says discrimination based on looks is a serious problem.
10.15.2018
Intellectual Arrogance
Are we becoming incapable of respecting other people's opinions?
08.02.2018
How neo-liberalism has twisted liberalism
Does neo-liberalism continue the values of classical liberalism?
05.25.2018
Should we pay reparations for wrongs committed in the past?
Are African Americans owed reparations for the enslavement of their ancestors?
04.17.2018
Is Life Without Meaning?
Do you ever get the feeling that life is meaningless?
03.13.2018
Are we becoming too preoccupied with beauty?
Society expects us to conform to standards of beauty more than ever - says Heather Widdows.
03.13.2018
Are we becoming too preoccupied with beauty?
Society expects us to conform to standards of beauty more than ever - says Heather Widdows.
02.13.2018
Are there benefits to Psychedelic Drugs?
An intellectual trip with Ole Martin Moen.
01.16.2018
Robot Love
Can robots fall in love?
12.12.2017
Evolution and Cooperation
Why do some animals behave in altruistic ways? With Jonathan Birch.
11.20.2017
Sacred Places and Traditions
What is so sacred that it deserves special protection?
10.20.2017
Resistance to Change
Change can disturb our peaceful existence - are we right to resist it? With Quassim Cassam.
10.09.2017
Indirect Discrimination
Can discrimination be subtle and indirect, as in Aesop's fable of the fox and the stork?
09.11.2017
Male Circumcision
Should we ban male circumcision?
08.13.2017
Do victims have obligations too?
Are you a victim of crime? What are YOUR obligations?
07.10.2017
Profiling
Profiling is commonplace? But is it ethical?
06.19.2017
Who can join the political community?
Not everyone has access to the same rights in a democratic country. Are our ideas of political membership changing in a globalised world? With Seyla Benhabib.
06.04.2017
Why Care about Privacy?
Is privacy really a fundamental value? With Annabelle Lever.
05.17.2017
Robots and Retribution
Who will we blame in the future?
04.22.2017
How Unfairness Drives Us Crazy
Dr. Molly Crockett on whether we are hard-wired to reject an unfair deal.
04.04.2017
Citizenship Tests
Thom Brooks says that citizenship tests are often absurd
03.21.2017
The Just Riot?
Avia Pasternak argues that some political riots are justified.
02.27.2017
The State and Marriage
Should a state with liberal values recognise marriage?
02.07.2017
Creativity and Character
Matthew Kieran on the character traits of a person who is super-creative.
01.18.2017
Are We Biased About Love?
Does romance makes us irrationally optimistic about our chances of happiness? And if so, is that a good or a bad thing?
01.04.2017
Self Defence
How far can we go in self defence? And are some civilians legitimate targets in war?
12.16.2016
Universal Human Rights
Michael Ignatieff says that alluding to abstract principles around ‘human rights’ is not nearly as effective in persuading people to be generous towards strangers as appealing to their instincts of decency and hospitality.
11.22.2016
Why Worry about Class?
Holly Lawford Smith on class privilege and obligations.
11.06.2016
Should we care about debt?
Alex Douglas on the morality of debt and obligations.
10.16.2016
Super Intelligence
Nick Bostrom on machines that are becoming super intelligent.
09.20.2016
Love and Attraction
The Philosophy of Love and Attraction. Interview with Anders Sandberg.
09.20.2016
Love and Attraction
The Philosophy of Love and Attraction. Interview with Anders Sandberg.
09.20.2016
Love and Attraction
The Philosophy of Love and Attraction. Interview with Anders Sandberg.

What's Philosophy 247 about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Philosophy 247 episodes:

The Pivotal Generation

Avatar

Microaggression

Sport and Sex

The future of privacy

Can saving an important building ever be worth a life?

How should humans relate to animals?

Enhancing Human Beings

A world without work

Political Disagreement

Responsibility and Justice

Doctors and their conscience!

Responsibility and effort

Responsibility and Addiction

Paternalism and public health challenges to patient autonomy

Eating Responsibly

Democracy

Lookism

Intellectual Arrogance

How neo-liberalism has twisted liberalism

Should we pay reparations for wrongs committed in the past?

Is Life Without Meaning?

Are we becoming too preoccupied with beauty?

Are we becoming too preoccupied with beauty?

Are there benefits to Psychedelic Drugs?

Robot Love

Evolution and Cooperation

Sacred Places and Traditions

Resistance to Change

Indirect Discrimination

Male Circumcision

Do victims have obligations too?

Profiling

Who can join the political community?

Why Care about Privacy?

Robots and Retribution

How Unfairness Drives Us Crazy

Citizenship Tests

The Just Riot?

The State and Marriage

Creativity and Character

Are We Biased About Love?

Self Defence

Universal Human Rights

Why Worry about Class?

Should we care about debt?

Super Intelligence

Love and Attraction

Love and Attraction

Love and Attraction