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A philosophy podcast with simple five minute lessons, making philosophy accessible for people of all ages, backgrounds and experience!... more
FAQs about Five Minute Philosophy:How many episodes does Five Minute Philosophy have?The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.
November 14, 2020The Naturalistic FallacyIn this episode, you'll learn all about G.E. Moore's 'Naturalistic Fallacy' - essentially, why we can't equate a natural property, like pleasure, with 'the Good'. Enjoy! ...more7minPlay
November 08, 2020Dualism vs MonismIn this episode, you'll learn all about the differences between Dualism and Monism in relation to the soul, including the key thinkers associated with each approach. Enjoy! ...more6minPlay
November 07, 2020Schopenhauer's Pessimism (guest contribution)In this episode, Dr. David Bather Woods - professor of philosophy at Warwick University - talks all about Schopenhauer's views on pessimism, including Nietzsche's opinion on these views....more6minPlay
October 28, 2020'The Second Sex' by Simone de BeauvoirIn this episode, you'll hear a brief summary of the key ideas covered in Simone de Beauvoir's 1949 feminist work, 'The Second Sex' - some of these ideas include the emergence of the oppression of women and their social position as the 'Other'....more6minPlay
October 25, 2020Wittgenstein on languageIn this episode, you'll learn all about Wittgenstein's two different approaches to language as seen in his 'Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus' and 'Philosophical Investigations'; we will compare the ideas seen in both, seeing where they differ and where they overlap....more6minPlay
October 18, 2020Nicomachean Ethics (guest contribution)For the first ever guest contribution of the podcast, Ahren Bailey is going to be talking all about Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics. Enjoy!...more5minPlay
October 11, 2020DiogenesIn this episode, you'll learn all about Diogenes - or 'Diogenes the Cynic' - including his key ideas and his life....more5minPlay
October 04, 2020Free WillIn this episode, you'll learn all about the debate surrounding free will, including brief overviews of the different approaches to the topic - libertarianism, determinism and compatibilism - and their implications for society. ...more5minPlay
September 27, 2020Kantian EthicsIn this episode, you'll all learn about Immanuel Kant and his ethic, and how it differs from Utilitarianism. ...more5minPlay
September 20, 2020UtilitarianismIn this episode, you'll learn all about the 3 different types of utilitarianism: act, rule and preference. Enjoy!...more6minPlay
FAQs about Five Minute Philosophy:How many episodes does Five Minute Philosophy have?The podcast currently has 75 episodes available.