Cassim Quassam on Conspiracy Theories
What is a conspiracy? Why do conspiracies - real or imagined - matter to philsophy? Cassim Quaassam explores these questions in conversation with Nigel Warburton
10 Maj 201520min
Tim Williamson on the Appeal of Relativism
Are all truths relative? That's an attractive idea for many people. Tim Williamson, Wykeham Professor of Logic at Oxford University discusses why and attempts to immunise us against sloppy thinking in...
28 Apr 201513min
Shaun Nichols on Death and the Self
How does your view of the self affect your attitude to your own death? Shaun Nichols discusses this question in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
14 Apr 201514min
Rebecca Roache on Swearing
Warning: this episode on the philosophy of swearing includes swearing. Rebecca Roache discusses swearing and whether there are good arguments for refraining from it.
29 Mars 201517min
Lisa Bortolotti on Irrationality
We're all irrational some of the time, probably more of the time than we are ready to acknowledge. Lisa Bortolotti discusses the nature of irrationality with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Ph...
19 Mars 201517min
Jonathan Webber on Deceiving With Words
There are many ways to deceive with words, some of which don't involve lying. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Jonathan Webber considers whether it matters or not if you lie.
1 Mars 201513min
Simon Critchley on Suicide
Albert Camus described suicide as the 'one really serious philosophical problem'. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Simon Critchley discusses suicide with Nigel Warburton.
16 Feb 201517min
Christine Korsgaard on the Status of Animals
Many philosophers argue in favour of the welfare of animals because of their capacity for feeling pain. Harvard philosopher Christine Korsgaard is unusual in using Kantian arguments to defend the stat...
3 Feb 201515min
