Graham Priest on Buddhism and Philosophy
What is the nature of the self? What is reality? How should we live? These are fundamental philosophical questions. Graham Priest discusses how such questions have been discussed in the Buddhist tradi...
13 Okt 201517min
Jesse Prinz on Is Everything Socially Constructed?
To what degree is reality something created by us? Jesse Prinz explores this fascinating question in conversation with Nigel Warburton.
27 Sep 201520min
Massimo Pigliucci on the Demarcation Problem
How can you tell science from non-science? Karl Popper argued that the falsifiability of a hypothesis is the mark of science. Massimo Pigliucci is not so sure about that.
13 Sep 201523min
David Owens on Duty
What is a duty and what sort of obligation does it put us on? David Owens explores the nature of duty in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. If you enjoy Philosophy Bites, please consider su...
1 Sep 201512min
Kimberley Brownlee on Social Deprivation
We are a highly social species: we need human contact. But do we have a right to it? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Kimberley Brownlee suggests that this is an ingredient in a minimal...
19 Aug 201517min
Shelly Kagan on Speciesism
The philosopher Peter Singer is famous for his attack on speciesism, the alleged prejudice that many exhibit in favour of human interests when compared with the interests of other animals. Here Shelly...
1 Aug 201524min
Susan James on Foucault and Knowledge
Michel Foucault's work explores a wide range of topics; it includes histories of both punishment and sex. He also wrote more abstractly about philosophical topics. One theme to which he kept returning...
22 Jul 201521min
Larry Temkin on Transitivity
How do you choose which course of action is best? It seems reasonable that if A is better than B, and B is better than C, A must be better than C. But is it? Larry Temkin challenges this idea, known a...
6 Jul 201520min
