The quest for reason | Alister McGrath
Can science and religion coexist? Listen to find out!Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesIn this interview, Alister McGrath, the Andreas Idreos Professor...
22 Nov 202213min
The trauma of the everyday | Joanna Kavenna, Ian Parker, Sarah Garfinkel, Mark Salter
Have mundane setbacks become catastrophic? Our experts discuss. Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesTrauma was traditionally associated with events such ...
15 Nov 202244min
The knowledge delusion | Santiago Zabala, Corine Besson, Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
Beyond right and wrong?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesPoliticians, scientists, experts, specialists and even philosophers frequently claim to be rig...
8 Nov 202250min
Postmodernism in the dock | Julian Baggini, Mina Salami, Hilary Lawson and Julie Bindel
Are we right to abandon objective truth? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesIt has been forty years since postmodernism swept through the academy changi...
1 Nov 202243min
Is moral responsibility an illusion? | Galen Strawson, Massimo Pigliucci, Sarah Garfinkel
Are we incarcerating the innocent?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesNote: this episode was recorded live at our philosophy festival HowTheLightGetsIn.S...
25 Okt 202243min
Are we predisposed to catastrophise? | Elise Valmorbida, Meg Rosoff and Nick Zangwill
Is it bad if we are?Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom the evening news to the latest films and novels - we are attracted to crises and the trials ...
18 Okt 202246min
Did consciousness evolve? | Donald Hoffman, Iain McGilchrist, Eva Jablonka and Michelle Montague
How did consciousness come into existence? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes'Steven Pinker and Sam Harris have argued "the emergence of consciousness ...
11 Okt 202252min
If it doesn't kill you | Susie Orbach, Anders Sandberg, and Havl Carel
Do we need suffering to lead a meaningful life? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom the plots of Hollywood movies to the roots of Christianity, many...
4 Okt 202245min
