Is our search for an objective morality misguided? | Slavoj Žižek, Joanna Kavenna, Simon Blackburn
Should we think of morality in terms of objective truth or social consensus?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesOnce the fashion of a postmodern age, mor...
14 Mar 202348min
The world after reality | Hilary Lawson
Is it time to abandon the search for reality?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesNietzsche famously declared 'God is dead' in the late nineteenth century...
7 Mar 202330min
The AI hoax | Mazviita Chirimuuta
Is human-like AI a pipe dream?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesA future with human-like AI is no longer limited to the pages of sci-fi, it’s now the d...
1 Mar 202323min
Is analytic philosophy's fixation on language holding us back? | Barry Smith, Maria Balaska, Hilary Lawson
Is it time for the English-speaking world to move on from analytic philosophy?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFocusing on logic and the meaning of wo...
21 Feb 202346min
Can art uncover the essence of the world? | Janne Teller, Isy Suttie, Paul Muldoon, James Tartaglia
Should we see art as a means of getting closer to the essence of what it is to be alive?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesArt is most often seen as an ...
14 Feb 202347min
Catching Sight of Our Self | Iain McGilchrist, Betty Sue Flowers, Anil Ananthaswamy, and Bence Nanay
Is knowing oneself even possible? Listen to find out.Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom the self-help industry to the contemporary focus on mental ...
7 Feb 202349min
Should we free ourselves of objects and clutter? | Paul Dolan, Mary-Ann Ochota and Steve Taylor
Should we all engage in a radical cull? Listen to find out.Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe are attached to things. Our dwellings are packed with i...
31 Jan 202340min
Is the biological self a delusion? | JohnJoe McFadden, Ane Ogbe, Peter Brodin
Must we give up on our current ideas of the self and identity? Listen to find out!Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe laugh at the medieval view that ...
24 Jan 202344min
