With returning guest Arthur Pinkney, I discuss law in this episode, its origins and our obligations and duties to it, all while enjoying a very tart and cooling gimlet. 

Opinion piece:

Used colloquially, ‘The Law’ typically means laws created by humans to govern the behaviour of individuals and groups within a society. Unlike laws of nature, human laws can be broken – so why do we have them, and when is it ok to break them? The origin of the rule of law with humans, in my opinion, invariably colours certain laws beyond the basic common laws found everywhere, and influences a number of them into being culturally specific. For instance, laws on alcohol in Muslim countries, and debatably laws on abortion in certain conservative American States. If we want to claim that the basis for when we ought and ought not to obey certain laws is how just they are, the question comes of what grounds ‘just-ness’. A common argument is that morality is what obliges us to obey the law, yet many people may claim that consuming alcohol is not immoral, and neither is abortion, in the same manner that people may claim that being forced into practicing a specific religion based on the country in which one lives is immoral. Does this mean that these laws are unjust, or does it show that morality cannot be the basis for just laws? In my view, the obligation to obey law is based entirely on the collective desire for order in a society – we don’t want to be murdered, and so we do not murder, and enforce punishment in order to disincentivise such actions.

In the 3rd episode of season 2, Mustapha Saliho and I speak at length concerning the morality of immigration and the cultural implications of it, all while enjoying some ice-cold Moscow Mules. Our discussion ranges from Trump (who seems to be a worryingly common theme) and Mexico to home-made ginger beer.

Mustapha can be found on instagram at @m.saliho

Democracy - a hugely important and somewhat polarizing topic - is the focus of this episode of Drinks and Thinks. Joined by return guests Sasha Compton and Murray Dare, I had a few crisp Cuba Libres and touched on areas from the US election and Brexit to games of Among Us.

Discrimination, affirmative action, race and gender are among the topics that Sasha Compton and I discuss on this episode of Drinks and Thinks, over an ice cold Jack Daniels and Coke. Sasha can be found on Instagram at @sasha.compton

Over a couple of pints of Guinness, Sam Odu and I discuss a huge range of issues under the umbrella term of "Culture" that we used as inspiration. Touching upon morality, slavery, free speech and penguins, this episode of Drinks and Thinks provided me with a great amount of food (or drink) for thought, and will hopefully do the same for you. 

Sam can be found on instagram at @sam.odu

In this episode of Drinks and Thinks, Murray Dare and I drank a few glasses of whiskey and thought aloud about music and its intricacies.

Murray can be found on instagram at @murraydare3

Drinking and Thinking with me, Conor Stewart, in this episode is Amy Bloomfield-Proud, an artist and good friend of mine. We speak about what art is and can be, what or who gives it meaning, and why it's so important to mankind, all while sipping down a couple of Vodka and Cokes. Amy can be found on Instagram at @ammyyb_

The second episode of Drinks and Thinks, the podcast in which I talk about philosophy with my friends over drinks. This time I discuss history and its meaning and significance with a good friend of mine, Aaron Aguma, over a couple of glasses of red wine. (Best enjoyed with headphones)

Aaron can be found on instagram at @_aaronaguma

The pilot episode of a podcast where I, Conor Stewart, drink booze and talk about philosophy with my mates. This episode features Arthur Pinkney, with whom I discuss whether or not society determines who we become over an ice cold Gin and Tonic. Arthur can be found on instagram at @arthur.pinkney and @arthurpinkneydrums. Just for those who care the thought experiment on free choices is actually Frankfurt's and not Nagel's.