Thoughts: Philosophy Untangled

Our third Leverhulme episode discusses the Philosophy of Birth with this week's guest, Alison Stone. Make sure you join Beni and Laura in this thought-provoking episode!

In this episode, Margot and Tinka interview Benjamin Lipscomb on his new book: 'The Women Are Up To Something'. Follow along as we learn about the lives of Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midley and Iris Murdoch who revolutionised the study of ethics.

Photo credit: Amy Tetta

Join us as Adam and Tinka interview our very own host Nicky Brown on his dissertation: Love enhancement. Can love be enhanced? If so, what aspects of it? And how should we value such 'enhanced' love? Tune in to discover the answer to these questions, and many more!

Join Nicky and Jonah as they dive into a discussion about the ethics of war with this week’s guest, Helen Frowe. In this episode, we look at how a war starts and when if ever this justifies the killing of those affected; what makes it okay to harm someone, and propaganda used in war and how it affects liability.

Tune in this week as Alex and Adam talk with Tuomas Takho from Bristol University about how science categorizes things in nature. Join as they discuss the concept of "natural kinds" and why it's not always straightforward.

The Leverhulme Series is an exciting new project, where we'll interview philosophers and interdisciplinary thinkers, who are pushing the boundaries of original work through funding from the Leverhulme Trust.

In the first episode, Isabel and Constantinos explore Stoicism with Dr. Christopher Gill. They unpack what Stoicism is, dispelling myths in 'self-help' circles and delving into Stoicism's interesting take on our relationship with nature.

For more information on the Leverhulme Trust, visit: https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/

This week, Adam and Calum are joined by Professor Robert McKenna from the University of Liverpool. Tune in as they delve into the depths of non-ideal epistemology, explore unconventional knowledge structures, the impact of biases, and more!

Join hosts Margot Leys Johnston and Tinka Bruneau as they chat with James Humphries, a political philosophy lecturer at the University of Glasgow. In this episode, they delve into the concept of anarchism: its meaning, the appeal of living in an anarchist society, and how anarchist thinkers address potential challenges. Get ready to explore these intriguing questions and more on another episode of Thoughts!

Links to organisations mentioned by James:

Glasgow mutual aid network

https://www.mutualaid.co.uk/area/glasgow

Glasgow anarchist federation

https://glasgowanarchists.wordpress.com/

Various politically minded resources and essays

https://libcom.org/

Join Alex and Kealan as they chat with Eddy Chen about his work in Physics and Philosophy. Follow along as they delve into the world of metaphysics, pushing the boundaries of what we know about time, philosophy, and the basic laws of nature that govern our lives.

Alex and Tinka are joined by Katharine Jenkins as they delve deep into the captivating world of gender, identity, and the various social constructs that shape our lives.

The way society is organised means that we all get made into members of various types of people, such as judges, wives, or women. These 'human social kinds' may be brought into being by oppressive social arrangements, and people may suffer oppression in virtue of being made into a member of a certain human social kind; this much is obvious. In her new book, Ontology and Oppression, Katharine Jenkins goes further, arguing that we should pay attention to the ways in which the very fact of being made into a member of a certain human social kind can be oppressive. She supplies three conceptual tools needed to understand this phenomenon – which together form the Constraint and Enablements Framework.

Katharine’s book recommendations:

In the wake, by Christina Sharpe.

https://www.dukeupress.edu/in-the-wake

Histories of the Transgender Child, by Jules Gill-Peterson.

https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/histories-of-the-transgender-child

Black on Both Sides, by C. Riley Snorton.

https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/black-on-both-sides