Romancing Opiates | Theodore Dalrymple
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWhat is the strange allure of opiate addiction? Author and former prison psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple argues his p...
10 Okt 201718min
Neuroscience vs. Philosophy | Margaret Boden, Steven Rose, Barry C. Smith
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom the existence of the self to the nature of free will, many philosophers have dedicated their lives to the proble...
3 Okt 201736min
A Philosophy of Confidence | Rowland Manthorpe
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesAristotle said that we "acquire a particular quality by acting a certain way" - he believed that you could fake it 't...
26 Sep 201725min
After Buddhism | Stephen Batchelor
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWhat could secular Buddhist philosophy bring to a dissatisfied West? Buddhist teacher and author Stephen Batchelor gi...
19 Sep 201720min
What we Cannot Know | Marcus du Sautoy
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesThe headlines of new discoveries about the universe continue, but are we approaching our limits? Mathematician and br...
12 Sep 201727min
Language and the World | Corine Besson, Nancy Cartwright, Hilary Lawson
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe effortlessly use language to describe the world. Yet the puzzle of how language achieves this has stumped philosop...
5 Sep 201731min
The Universe Code | Peter Atkins, Chiara Marletto, James Ladyman
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe think information provides facts about the world around us. Yet some in quantum physics now claim that information...
29 Aug 201743min
Life On The Edge | Sebastian Farquhar
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesHow can we rethink society to halt existential crises as rapidly as the threats can occur? Director of the Centre for...
23 Aug 201732min
