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David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer) interview top philosophers on a wide range of topics. Two books based on the series have been publis... more
FAQs about Philosophy Bites:How many episodes does Philosophy Bites have?The podcast currently has 162 episodes available.
June 17, 2011Alison Gopnik on the ImaginationWhat role does imagination play in our lives? Why do we have an imagination at all? Alison Gopnik investigates these questions in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy....more16minPlay
June 04, 2011John Mikhail on Universal Moral GrammarDo we have an innate predisposition to form certain sorts of moral judgements? John Mikhail thinks we do. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, in an interview with David Edmonds, he explains why....more20minPlay
May 22, 2011David Eagleman on Morality and the BrainNeuroscientist David Eagleman explores questions about responsibility and culpability in the light of recent brain research in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy....more13minPlay
April 25, 2011Paul Russell on David Hume's TreatiseThe standard reading of David Hume's Treatise is that it reveals him as a sceptic and also as an advocate of a science of man. These two aspects seem to be in tension. The sceptical Hume seems opposed to the more positive contribution he makes about human nature. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Paul Russell suggests a way of solving this riddle. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy....more14minPlay
April 22, 2011Pascal Bruckner on the Pursuit of HappinessIs the attempt to find happiness self-defeating? Have people always been so obsessed with the pursuit of happiness? Pascal Bruckner dis cusses these questions with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy....more19minPlay
April 09, 2011Noel Carroll on HumourWhat is humour? Why do we have a sense of humour? Philosophers have been asking this sort of question for a while. Noel Carroll gives some answers, and tells some jokes, in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy....more16minPlay
March 26, 2011Catharine MacKinnon on Gender CrimeIn this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Catharine MacKinnon talks to Nigel Warburton about the concept of Gender Crime. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy....more18minPlay
February 26, 2011Hugh Mellor on Frank Ramsey on TruthFrank Ramsey was a remarkable philosopher and mathematician who made substantial original contributions to philosophy, economics and mathematics despite dying before he was 30 years old. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Hugh Mellor discusses Ramsey's ideas about truth. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy...more15minPlay
February 14, 2011Jonathan Glover on Personality Disorder and MoralityThe moral philosopher Jonathan Glover discusses questions about personality disorder, conscience, and responsibility in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy...more14minPlay
January 14, 2011Michael Sandel on JusticeHarvard philosopher Michael Sandel discusses 3 different theories of Justice in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast: Bentham's, Kant's and Aristotle's. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy....more22minPlay
FAQs about Philosophy Bites:How many episodes does Philosophy Bites have?The podcast currently has 162 episodes available.