Don Cupitt on Jesus as Philosopher
Don Cupitt, controversial theologian and philosopher, argues that Jesus is best seen as a moralist and a radical secular humanist in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. The podcast is introd...
24 Des 20090s
A.C. Grayling on Bertrand Russell on Descriptions
How our words relate to objects is a thorny philosophical conundrum. In this episode of the philosophy podcast Philosophy Bites A.C. Grayling explains Bertrand Russell's Theory of Descriptions, an att...
20 Des 20090s
Catalin Avramescu on the Idea of Cannibalism
Catalin Avramescu discusses the fascinating topic of the part played by the idea of cannibalism in the history of philosophy in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
6 Des 200912min
Jeff McMahan on Killing in War
Jeff McMahan of Rutgers University discusses the morality of killing in war with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
21 Nov 200918min
Richard Bradley on Understanding Decisions
What is involved in understanding a decision? Richard Bradley of the LSE addresses this question in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. As a decision theorist, he views decisions as gambles ...
8 Nov 200913min
Tony Coady on Dirty Hands in Politics
This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast focuses on the question of whether politicians need ever act immorally. Tony Coady (aka C.A.J. Coady), author of Messy Morality is in conversation with Nig...
25 Okt 200916min
John Campbell on Berkeley's Puzzle
John Campbell explores Bishop Berkeley's puzzle about what our experience is of in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
11 Okt 200914min
Brian Leiter on Nietzsche Myths
Friedrich Nietzsche has been seen as the philosopher of the Overman, an anti-semite, and a precursor of postmodernist views about truth. But was he any of these? Brian Leiter explores these questions ...
25 Sep 200916min
