Where language fails us | Kehinde Andrews, John McWhorter and Laurie Ann Paul
Is language capable of communicating experience? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe think sharing experience is essential to being human. At an indiv...
27 Sep 202243min
Is science objective? | Rupert Sheldrake, Peter Atkins, Steve Fuller, Angela Saini
Can empirical observation lead us to the truth?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom Newton to Darwin, Curie to Einstein, science has been built on em...
20 Sep 202244min
Monsters of pantheism| Mary-Jane Rubenstein
Is pantheism more radical than atheism?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesPantheism is the radical belief that reality and god are one and the same thin...
13 Sep 202228min
Are facts trustworthy? |Simon Blackburn, Sophie Grace Chappell and Anandi Hattiangadi
Are 'facts' a tool for manipulation? Listen to find out!Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFacts and reason are essential if we are to make progress and...
6 Sep 202245min
A world of illusions | James Ladyman, Peter Atkins, Joanna Kavenna
Can we be sure there is a physical reality? Our philosophers and scientists debate.Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes No-one who has ever stepped on a ...
30 Aug 202245min
The post-natural world of tomorrow | Yuval Noah Harari, Slavoj Žižek
Does nature always know best? Yuval Noah Harari and Slavoj Žižek debate. Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesMost think of nature as good, while humans a...
24 Aug 202246min
Choosing virtual reality | David Chalmers
Are we living in a simulation?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesModern technology has ushered in a new era of augmented reality - one so sophisticated ...
16 Aug 202225min
Public policies in pursuit of happiness | Paul Dolan
Is government responsible for people's happiness? Paul Dolan tells us how to reach happiness and how public policy could get involved. Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/phi...
9 Aug 202220min
