Forum for Philosophy

Frida Beckman / Tom Boland Listen here or on YouTube Since Kant, scholars have tended to assume that the critical method is a fundamental part of doing philosophy. But can it help us address the challenges of the twenty-first century, such as globalization and climate change? Some scholars now suggest that the critical method is … Continued

Shahidha Bari/ Yashka Jessica Moore/ Heather Widdows Listen here or on YouTube Does fashion allow us to express our individuality or is it a case of the Emperor’s new clothing? Can we judge a book by its cover or is beauty just another manifestation of sexist and racist ideals? Does is even make sense to think of our judgements about […]

Shahidha Bari/ Yashka Jessica Moore/ Heather Widdows Listen here or on YouTube Does fashion allow us to express our individuality or is it a case of the Emperor’s new clothing? Can we judge a book by its cover or is beauty just another manifestation of sexist and racist ideals? Does is even make sense to … Continued

Richard Hudson/ Guy Longworth/ Hazel Pearson Listen here or on YouTube The importance of grammar is apparent when learning a new language, but there’s much more to grammar than meets the eye. As the system and structure of languages, it plays a vital role in facilitating basic communication. ‘The greater part of the world’s troubles are due to questions of […]

Richard Hudson/ Guy Longworth/ Hazel Pearson Listen here or on YouTube The importance of grammar is apparent when learning a new language, but there’s much more to grammar than meets the eye. As the system and structure of languages, it plays a vital role in facilitating basic communication. ‘The greater part of the world’s troubles … Continued

Joachim Aufderheide / Sophie Grace Chappell / Sophia Connell Listen here or on YouTube Aristotle is one of the most famous and influential philosophers. His work on logic, metaphysics, politics, and ethics were all pioneering, sowing the seeds of much later philosophical thought. But almost two and a half millennia later, could this rebellious student of Plato possibly have anything […]

Joachim Aufderheide / Sophie Grace Chappell / Sophia Connell Listen here or on YouTube Aristotle is one of the most famous and influential philosophers. His work on logic, metaphysics, politics, and ethics were all pioneering, sowing the seeds of much later philosophical thought. But almost two and a half millennia later, could this rebellious student … Continued

Lauren Kassell / Richard Pettigrew / Nisha Ramayya Listen here or on YouTube For Halloween this year, we delved into the mystic… Philosophy often presents itself as founded on logic and rationality, but even the most rigorous of us must concede that the world can be a strange place. So how does philosophy contend with the mysterious and the inexplicable? Can it […]

Lauren Kassell / Richard Pettigrew / Nisha Ramayya Listen here or on YouTube For Halloween this year, we delved into the mystic… Philosophy often presents itself as founded on logic and rationality, but even the most rigorous of us must concede that the world can be a strange place. So how does philosophy contend with the mysterious … Continued

Zanna Clay/ Philip Pettit/ Simone Schnall Listen here or on YouTube Where do our ideas of right and wrong come from? Can the evolutionary processes that produced human beings explain the moral frameworks adopted by human societies? And what can developmental biology tell us about the emergence of ethical behaviour in children? From anthropology to cognitive science, philosophy to evolutionary […]