The good and the evil│Tommy Curry, Massimo Pigliucci, Joanna Kavenna
Can we make ultimate moral judgements?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFor a couple of millenia in the West we have judged people and their actions by...
9 Maj 202355min
How to be a sceptic | Massimo Pigliucci
Do we believe things because they are true or because they are convenient?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesMassimo Pigliucci argues that adopting the ...
2 Maj 202327min
Consciousness in the machine | Donald Hoffman, Bernardo Kastrup, Susan Schneider
Is fully conscious AI just around the corner?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesEarlier this year, Google fired Blake Lemoine, for claiming that the com...
24 Apr 202350min
Finding transcendence in a secular world | Rupert Sheldrake
Why should we rebuild our relationship with holy places?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe live in a secular age, but we seem to be looking for the t...
18 Apr 202327min
Does emotion rule over reason? | Tommy Curry, Güneş Taylor, Julian Baggini
Philosopher and acclaimed author, Julian Baggini, leading molecular biologist, Güneş Taylor, and critical race theorist, Tommy Curry, debate the relationship between reason and emotion. Looking for a ...
11 Apr 202347min
Do we need technological progress? | Kenneth Cukier, Nolen Gertz, Caitjan Gainty
Is technology holding us back?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom work to entertainment, communication to travel, technology has shaped every aspect...
4 Apr 202347min
The one true story | Janne Teller, Barry C. Smith, Silvia Jonas
Is philosophy an unbiased quest for the true account of the world?From Plato to Aristotle, Russell to Wittgenstein, we traditionally see philosophers as engaged in the disinterested pursuit of truth: ...
28 Mars 202336min
Breaking through the consciousness stalemate | Philip Goff
Can we free ourselves from stale ideas about consciousness?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesSome argue that the reality we perceive is a controlled ha...
21 Mars 202326min
