Adina Roskies on Neuroscience and Free Will
Some recent research in neuroscience seems to point to the conclusion that free will is an illusion. That's certainly the conclusion that some have drawn. But Adina Roskies is sceptical. In this episo...
20 Maj 201217min
NIck Bostrom on the Status Quo Bias
Are we systematically biases against changing the status quo? It seems that we are. In this interview, originally released as part of the Bioethics Bites series, Nick Bostrom discusses this tendency a...
13 Maj 201219min
Galen Strawson on Panpsychism
Could everything that exists have experiences? Is there something that it is like to be an electron? This sounds unlikey on first hearing, but in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Galen Str...
5 Maj 201211min
Peter Singer on Life and Death Decision-Making (originally on Bioethics Bites)
How should doctors, patients and family make end of life decisions? Peter Singer explores questions about euthanasia, abortion and autonomy in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this bonus episode o...
29 Apr 201216min
Philip Pettit on Republicanism
What is republicanism? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Philip Pettit outlines the key features of this important strand in political philosophy, one which has a continuing relevance to...
21 Apr 201222min
Jeff McMahan on Moral Status (originally on Bioethics Bites)
Disagreement about moral status is at the heart of many issues in practical ethics. In this bonus episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast (originally released on Bioethics Bites) Jeff McMahan, in conv...
15 Apr 201218min
Adrian Moore on Philosophy and Its History
What is the point of studying philosophy's past? Is it just to learn about the history of ideas? Is there something special about the history of philosophy that makes it different from the history of ...
6 Apr 201213min
Julian Savulescu on Designer Babies (originally on Bioethics Bites)
Is it ethical to select advantageous genes and select against disadvantageous genes when having babies? Julian Savulescu, Director of the Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics in Oxford, discusses this q...
2 Apr 201221min
