Michael Tye on Pain
Consciousness of pain may seem straightforward, but as Michael Tye shows, in conversation with Nigel Warburton, a number of philosophical questions arise from the experience of pain. The Philosophy Bi...
31 Aug 201213min
Daniel Dennett on Free Will Worth Wanting
What is free will and why should we care about it? Daniel C. Dennett addresses these questions in a wide-ranging Philosophy Bites interview with Nigel Warburton. Philosophy Bites is made in associatio...
18 Aug 201215min
Patricia Churchland on What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About Morality (originally on Bioethics Bites)
Can science give us any insight into morality? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, originally released on Bioethics Bites, neurophilosopher Patricia Churcland argues that it can. Bioethic...
3 Aug 201219min
Rae Langton on Hate Speech
Is it true that words can't harm you? What about hate speech? In the US the First Amendment protects a wide range of free expression, far wider than is tolerated, for instance, in the United Kingdom....
28 Juli 201215min
Molly Crockett on Brain Chemistry and Moral Decision-Making (originally on Bioethics Bites)
Can moral decision-making be affected by chemical means? And if so, should we use drugs for this purpose? Molly Crockett's research in this area is the basis of this Philosophy Bites interview which w...
22 Juli 201216min
Huw Price on Backward Causation
Effects can't precede their causes, can they? The direction of causation is forwards not backwards. But this common belief doesn't mesh with every aspect of contemporary physics. In this episode of th...
15 Juli 201216min
Hanna Pickard on Responsibility and Personality Disorder (originally on Bioethics Bites)
Does a diagnosis of personality disorder exempt an individual from moral responsibility? Hanna Pickard discusses this question with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Thi...
7 Juli 201216min
Jonathan Dancy on Moral Particularism
Is morality a matter of applying general principles? Jonathan Dancy, a moral particularist, thinks not. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he defends moral particularism in conversation w...
29 Juni 201213min
