On humans and animals | Peter Singer, Mary Midgley
Should we treat animals and humans equal?Looking for a link we mentioned? Find it here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesAlmost forty years after these two philosophers helped create the idea of...
9 Huhti 202437min
Does energy really exist? | Priyamvada Natarajan, Avshalom Elitzur, and Bernard Carr on the enigma of energy
Is 'energy' as a concept suited to the 21st century? Or is it a simplification of processes we do not understand, whose nature may be more mystical rather than purely rational?Looking for a link we me...
2 Huhti 20241h
Why we should question everything | Michael Della Rocca on radical philosophy
Is standard philosophy too conservative, overly relying on common sense? Can rationality and reason actually lead us to mysticism? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philoso...
26 Maalis 202416min
The enlightenment and its alternatives | John Mearsheimer, Steven Pinker
Can we attribute societal progress to enlightenment ideals?Looking for a link we mentioned? Find it here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesThe Enlightenment advocated reason, science, democracy,...
19 Maalis 202452min
Mind-body dualism and being transgender | Sophie Grace Chappell
How do the seemingly modern discussions around transgender and transsexuality relate to age-old philosophical queries? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtim...
12 Maalis 202427min
Dostoevsky vs Nietzsche | Kathleen Higgins, Janne Teller, Oliver Ready
Doestoevsky vs Nietzsche - where do we find meaning in life?Looking for a link we mentioned? Find it here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesDostoevsky and Nietzsche both regarded the creeping ni...
5 Maalis 202443min
The God desire| David Baddiel
Does our very need for God point to the fact that he (or perhaps she, they) does not exist?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesJoin well-known comedian a...
27 Helmi 202431min
Why we seek spirituality | John Vervaeke, Sophie-Grace Chappell, Michael Shermer
21 Helmi 202448min
