Roberto Mangabeira Unger on Deep Freedom
Roberto Unger argues that contemporary political progressives have abandoned what 19th century liberals knew: that some ways of living are better than others. In this conversation with Nigel Warburton...
4 Mars 201417min
Nicola Lacey on H.L.A.Hart and Legal Positivism
H.L.A. Hart made significant contributions to legal philosophy. Nicola Lacey discusses his legal positivism in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
24 Feb 201418min
John Skorupski on Normativity
Some statements are descriptive, such as 'Philosophy Bites is a podcast series'; others are normative, such as 'You ought to tell the truth'. But what exactly is normativity? John Skorupski explores t...
9 Feb 201416min
Tim Scanlon on What's Wrong with Inequality?
Is a concern for inequality of wealth just a form of envy? Are there good reasons for objecting to inequality? Harvard philosopher Tim Scanlon discusses these questions in converation with Nigel Warbu...
25 Jan 201414min
Emma Borg on Language and Context
How much of the meaning of what we say depends on its context of utterance? Is there a role for literal meaning. Emma Borg discusses these questions with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philoso...
7 Jan 201420min
Patricia Churchland on Self Control
Neurophilosopher Pat Churchland discusses the insights that neuroscience can give us into the nature of self control in this episode of the Philosophyh Bites podcast.
22 Dec 201318min
Jennifer Saul on Implicit Bias
Implicit biases are tricky. We all have them, apparently, but we don't realise we have them. What are the implications of these biases? Does it, perhaps, go some way to explaining why there are so few...
7 Dec 201316min
Adrian Moore on Bernard Williams on Ethics
Bernard Williams was one of the most brilliant philosophers of his generation. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Adrian Moore discusses his ideas about Ethics.
23 Nov 201321min
