Alain de Botton on Philosophy Within and Outside the Academy
What is philosophy? Does academic philosophy squeeze the life out of some of the most important questions we can ask? Alain de Botton, author of the bestseller The Consolations of Philosophy, discusse...
11 Nov 200713min
Angie Hobbs on Plato on Erotic Love
Plato's Symposium is the most famous philosophical discussion of love, its joys, risks and pleasures. In this episode of Philosophy Bites Angie Hobbs gives a lively account of what Plato thought about...
4 Nov 200715min
Stewart Sutherland on Hume on Design
Is there evidence of intelligent design in the Universe? In the Eighteenth Century David Hume presented a series of powerful arguments against the Argument from Design. In this interview for Philosoph...
28 Okt 200711min
Onora O'Neill on Medical Consent
What do we mean by 'consent' in a medical context? Is it reasonable to ask for informed consent before performing medical procedures? Is consent even the most important issue. Onora O'Neill challenges...
21 Okt 200713min
Quentin Skinner on Hobbes on the State
What is the state? How do individuals combine to lend legitimate authority to those who act on the state's behalf? These are fundamental questions in political philosophy that Thomas Hobbes addressed ...
15 Okt 200717min
Anthony Kenny on his New History of Philosophy
Anthony Kenny has recently published a major new four-volume history of philosophy. Nigel Warburton interviews him about this project for this episode of Philosophy Bites.
8 Okt 200712min
Tim Crane on Mind and Body
What is the mind and how does it relate to our bodies? How can something physical think? These are fundamental questions in the philosophy of mind. Tim Crane addresses these difficult issues in this i...
30 Sep 200710min
Jonathan Ree on Philosophy as an Art
Some people see Philosophy as close to science. In this episode of the podcast Philosophy Bites Jonathan Rée explores the idea that Philosophy is an art.
23 Sep 200714min
