Five Minute Philosophy

In this episode, I'll be talking about John Stuart Mill's essay 'On Liberty', including the ideas he explores and how they can be applied to his form of rule utilitarianism. Enjoy!

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In this episode, I'll be talking all about the concept of heresy, including its historical/theological significance and the distinction made in the Roman Catholic tradition between 'formal' and 'material' heresy. Enjoy!

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In this episode, I'll be talking about the crossover between ideas about free will and religious belief, specifically about the supposed incompatibility of determinism and Christianity. Enjoy!

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In this episode, I'll be talking all about Aristotle's Virtue Ethics, and how it suggests we become 'virtuous people'. Enjoy!

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In this episode, I'll be talking all about the ethical criticism of art - or, the overlap between the branches of philosophy known as 'ethics' and 'aesthetics', and how their values interact. Enjoy!

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In this special Valentine's Day episode, I'll be speaking all about Plato's 'Symposium' and the ideas about love presented in it. Enjoy!

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In this episode, Toby Buckle - host of the Political Philosophy Podcast - talks all about ideology, including how the term is understood by different people or groups, as well as what ideologies tend to represent. Enjoy, and check out the Political Philosophy Podcast for longer interview-style podcasts all about political philosophy. 

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In this episode, I'll be going over some of the main themes and ideas in Plato's 'Republic', including ideas about justice and how Plato attempts to construct his 'ideal state'. Enjoy!

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In this episode, I'm joined by fellow Philosophy student Samuel Jackson to talk about Socratic dialogue, as seen in many of Plato's works. We speak about perception and idealism, and ask whether it is rational to say that an external material world exists, and more importantly, that it exists how we perceive it to exist. Enjoy!

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In this episode, I'll be talking about theological non-realism and its take on the existence of God, mainly through the work of Don Cupitt. Enjoy! 

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