Free Will Worth Wanting |Daniel Dennett, Helen Steward, Patrick Haggard
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesDo we choose to follow the rules? Are we really free to decide, or is choice just an illusion? On this week’s episode...
27 Okt 202045min
Why Choice is Not an Illusion | Raymond Tallis
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesIn the modern world we seem to benefit from an abundance of choices in our day-to-day life. But are we really free to...
20 Okt 202030min
Materialism Deconstructed| Bernardo Kastrup, Nancy Cartwright, Peter Atkins
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesHas physical materialism been undermined in favour of fields and energy, mathematics and information? This week we’re...
13 Okt 202049min
The Maths of Life | Silvia Jonas
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesHow can mathematical models inform our understanding of the world? And how can we explain overwhelming experiences? T...
6 Okt 202016min
What do we really know? | Renata Salecl, Philip Goff & Simon Blackburn
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFor much of human history people have held firm - if mistaken - beliefs about the nature of the world and the right c...
29 Sep 202043min
Martyrdom and Sacrifice |Terry Eagleton
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesCan the radical elements of religion help us today? And how should we view martyrdom and sacrifice? To help us discus...
22 Sep 202017min
A Philosopher’s Duty? | Julian Baggini
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesShould it be a philosopher’s duty to discuss politics? And how can philosophy be used to improve public life? This we...
15 Sep 202025min
Understanding Consciousness | Bernardo Kastrup, Susan Blackmore, Tim Crane
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesShould we conclude that consciousness cannot be explained in terms of the physical? But if so what is the alternative...
8 Sep 202050min
