Philosophy Bites

David Edmonds on the Life and Philosophy of Derek Parfit2024/04/10

David Edmonds discusses the life and work of Derek Parfit who died in 2017 in this episode of the Bio Bites strand of Philosophy. David is the author of a recent biography of Parfit.
Yascha Mounk on the Identity Trap2024/04/10

Yascha Mounk discusses some of the ways in which focussing on gender, racial, and sexual identities can distort political argument and be counterproductive for oppressed minorities.
Mark Rowe on J.L.Austin2024/03/14

J.L.Austin was the best known exponent of what came to be known as Ordinary Language Philosophy. He was also a war hero. In this episode of the Bio Bites strand of the Philosophy Bites podcast David Edmonds discusses Austin's life and work with his biographer Mark Rowe.
James Klagge on Wittgenstein2024/02/19

In this episode James Klagge discusses the life and times of Ludwig Wittgenstein with David Edmonds. This is part of our mini series on the biographies of philosophers, Bio Bites.
David Chalmers on Technophiloosphy and the Extended Mind2024/01/22
Agnes Callard on Sex2023/11/27

What happens when people have sexual desires for one another? Agnes Callard from the University of Chicago discusses sex, eroticism, and much more in conversation with Nigel Warburton.

Not surprisingly, this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast involves mention of sex.
Michael Lamb on Augustine on Hope2023/10/16

Augustine is usually described as a pessimist with a bleak view of human evil and corruption. Michael Lamb thinks that is a simplistic reading. Augustine has interesting things to say about hope as a virtue.
Seth Lazar on Political Philosophy in the Age of AI2023/09/27

AI has changed our lives already and looks set to have a huge impact. How should we adapt our thinking about political philosophy in the light of this? The philosopher Seth Lazar explores this question in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Hannah Dawson on Mary Wollstonecraft2023/09/27

In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Nigel Warburton interviews Hannah Dawson (editor of The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing ) on Mary Wollstonecraft and her book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792).
Scott Hershovitz on Law and Morality2023/08/16

What is the relationship between law and morality? How do they differ? Scott Hershovitz discusses these questions with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Carissa Veliz on Digital Ethics2023/06/20

Digital ethics is a new field. But what is it, what is its scope? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Carissa Véliz , author of Privacy is Power and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Digital Ethics , discusses these topics with Nigel Warburton.

Philosophy Bites is brought to you by the team of David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton. We've been running since 2007.
Theron Pummer on the Rules of Rescue2023/05/08

You might not have an obligation to risk your life saving other people, but if you do, you should go for saving the greatest number. That's more or less what Theon Pummer believes. Listen to him discussing the morality of rescue with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast
William MacAskill on Longtermism2023/03/09

In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast David Edmonds interviews Will MacAskill on the controversial idea that we ought to give the interests of future people substantial weight when deciding what we ought to do now.
Kieran Setiya on Loneliness2023/03/09

What is loneliness and why is it harmful? How does it differ from just being on your own? In the latest episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, Kieran Setiya discusses this important topic with Nigel Warburton.
Edith Hall on Aristotle's Way2022/11/27

How should we live? This is the basic question for all of us. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Edith Hall, author of the book Aristotle's Way, gives a sympathetic answer to Aristotle's take on this question.
L.A. Paul on Transformative Experience2022/10/08

We have all had transformative experiences. But do they have philosophical relevance? Laurie Paul believes they do. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she discusses this fascinating topic with Nigel Warburton.
Josiah Ober on the Civic Bargain2022/09/08

How do you solve the question of collective self-government by citizens? Josiah Ober discusses a fundamental problem of democratic societies: how we come to agree on courses of action when we commit to living within a democracy. His argument is that we need to become civic friends, a concept he explains in the conversation.
Skye Cleary on Authenticity2022/08/01

Skye Cleary approaches questions of human authenticity throught he lens of French Existentialism, and particularly through Simone de Beauvoir's thought. She is in conversation with Nigel Warburton.
Peter Railton on AI and Ethics2022/07/01

Developments in AI are coming very quickly. But it's not easy to work out how to deal with the ethical questions that AI generates. Peter Railton discusses AI and Ethics with Nigel Warburton for this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast
Clare Chambers on the Unmodified Body2022/06/20

We all make some modifications to our bodies. But often this is in response to social pressures. So is there something to say for the largely unmodified body? Clare Chambers thinks so. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she spells out why. The interviewer is David Edmonds.
Peter Singer on Consequentialism2022/05/19

Peter Singer is probably the most famous living philosopher. He recently won the million-dollar Berggruen Prize and promptly gave all that money to charity. His positions on this, on animals, poverty, altruism, and much else besides are underpinned by his consequentialism. Here, in conversation with Nigel Warburton he explains his consequentialism and its implications.
Cecile Fabre on the Ethics of Spying2022/04/20

Spying raises many ethical issues, but these are rarely discussed - at least by philosophers. Cécile Fabre, author of a recent book on the topic, Spying Through a Glass Darkly, discusses some of these issues with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This episode is sponsored by The New European newspaper.
Ro Khanna on Digital Dignity2022/03/18
In this digital age, how can we organise society and the public sphere in ways that will preserve the sense of individual dignity? Ro Khanna, Congressman for Silicon Valley, and author of Dignity in a Digital Age, discusses this important topic with Nigel Warburton.
Benjamin Lipscomb on 4 Women Philosophers2022/01/22
In Oxford during the Second World War four women philosophers came to prominence. Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Iris Murdoch, and Mary Midgley were friends and met to discuss their ideas, particulary about ethics. Benjamin Lipscomb, author of a recent book about them, The Women Are Up To Something, speaks to David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Paul Bloom on Psychological Hedonism,2021/12/19

Do we seek pleasure and avoid pain? The moral psychologist Paul Bloom believes psychological hedonism gives an inaccurate picture of what motivates us. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses pain and pleasure with Nigel Warburton.
Myisha Cherry on Rage2021/11/03

Stoic philosophers described anger as a temporary madness and argued that we should eliminate it wherever possible. More recently Martha Nussbaum has argued for keeping anger out of political debates. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, in contrast, Myisha Cherry makes the case for rage in some specific circumstances. She discusses rage with Nigel Warburton.
Agnes Callard on Complaint2021/10/09

We all do it. But is there anything philosophically interesting about complaining? Agnes Callard thinks there is. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she discusses complaint with Nigel Warburton.
Arash Abizadeh on Thomas Hobbes' Ethics2021/08/23

Thomas Hobbes is best known as author of Leviathan which is usually read today for its theory of political authority. Here Arash Abizadeh discusses Hobbes' ethics, the theory of what we are and what are obligations are to each.
Steven Nadler on Spinoza on Free Speech2021/05/18

Spinoza was famously heretical in his views. No surprise then that he defended free expression. Here Steven Nadler discusses Spinoza's views on this topic with Nigel Warburton.
Suki Finn on the Metaphysics of Nothing2021/03/08

What is the status of something that is an absence, like a hole? Suki Finn explores the metaphysics of nothing in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Suki is also the editor of a new book based on Philosophy Bites interviews with women philosophers selected from our archive Women of Ideas, to be published by Oxford University Press in April.
Peter Salmon on Derrida on Deconstruction2021/02/18
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Jacques Derrida was a controversial philosopher whose writing could be fiendishly difficult to read. Nevertheless he had many followers. Here Pete Salmon , author of a recent biography of Derrida, manages to give a clear account of what Derrida meant by deconstruction.

This episode was sponsored by St John's College. For more information about the college go to www.sjc.edu/podcast
David Bather Woods on Schopenhauer on Compassion2021/01/10
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Arthur Schopenhauer is best known for the deep pessimism of his book The World as Will and Representation . Here we focus on a slightly less pessimistic aspect of his philosophy: his views on compassion. Very unusually for an early nineteenth century thinker, he was influenced here by his reading of Indian philosophy. David Bather Woods is the interviewee.

We are very grateful for sponsorship for this episode from St John's College .
Samantha Rose Hill on Hannah Arendt on Pluralism 2020/12/06
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Hannah Arendt's experience of the Eichmann trial in 1961 led her to reflect on the nature of politics, truth, and plurality. Samantha Rose Hill , author of a biography of Arendt, discusses the context for this, and the key features of Arendt's views.

We are grateful for support for this episode from St John's College - for more information about the college, including online options, go to sjc.edu/podcast
David Edmonds on Undercover Robot2020/11/28

David Edmonds has co-authored a children's book, Undercover Robot . Here in this bonus episode (originally released on the Thinking Books podcast) he discusses it with Nigel Warburton.
Steven Nadler on Spinoza on Death2020/11/12

Baruch Spinoza was perhaps most famous for his equation of God with Nature - a view that his contemporaries, probably correctly, took to be atheist. But what did he think about death? Steven Nadler, author of A Book Forged in Hell and Think Least of Death , discusses this aspect of his thought with Nigel Warburton.
Kate Manne on Misogyny and Male Entitlement2020/10/04

In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Cornell philosopher Kate Manne discusses the notions of misogyny, male entitlement, and the term that she coined 'himpathy' with Nigel Warburton.
Liam Bright on Verificationism2020/09/16
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Verificationists believe that every meaningful statement is either true by definition or else empirically verifiable (or falsifiable). Anything which fails to pass this two-pronged test for meaningfulness is neither true nor false, but literally meaningless. Liam Bright discusses Verificationism and its links with the Vienna Circle with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
David Edmonds on Wittgenstein's Poker2020/07/07

For this special episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast (produced under lockdown) Nigel Warburton interviews David Edmonds about his bestselling book, written with David Edinow, Wittgenstein's Poker. It focuses on a heated argument between the two great Viennese philosophers Karl Popper and Ludwig Wittgenstein, and the differing accounts that were give of it by those who were there.
Nigel Warburton on A Little History of Philosophy2020/06/24

For this first of two special lockdown episodes of Philosophy Bites we interviewed each other. Here David Edmonds interviews Nigel Warburton about his bestseller A Little History of Philosophy . In the companion episode Nigel interviews David about his bestseller Wittgenstein's Poker .
Cheryl Misak on Frank Ramsey and Ludwig Wittgenstein2020/05/30
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Cheryl Misak has recently published a biography of F.P. Ramsey , the great Cambridge thinker who died at the age of only 26, but who nevertheless made a significant impact in several different fields including philosophy, mathematics, and economics. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she discusses Ramsey's interactions with Wittgenstein. The two thinkers had very different personal styles and their philosophies reflect this.
Philip Goff on Galileo and Consciousness2020/05/09

Philip Goff discusses some of Galileo's insights into the nature of matter. He then goes on to discuss his own view about consciousness, panpsychism. Goff believes that matter is conscious at some level.
Elizabeth Anderson on 'Let's Talk'2020/04/19

In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, recorded before the Covid-19 lockdowns, the political philosopher Elizabeth Anderson explains why we need to be prepared to talk more, even with people with whom we strongly disagree.
Christian List on Free Will2020/02/05

What is free will? Do we have it? These are difficult questions. Neuroscience seems to point in the direction of determinism. But Christian List suggests that there might still be room for genuine free will.
Emily Thomas on Wildly Implausible Metaphysics2019/10/21
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Some philosophers have drawn very strange conclusions about the nature of reality. Despite this Emily Thomas believes that their work may still be worth studying. They usually have had good reasons for what they concluded. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she discusses several wildly implausible metaphysical theories with Nigel Warburton .

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James Wilson on Real World Ethics2019/09/21

Are thought experiments the best way of doing practical ethics? Not according to James Wilson . He thinks we need the rich detail of real cases or complex imaginary cases not a simplified version of reality to make sense of the moral problems we face.

We are grateful for support for this episode from the Marc Sanders Foundation and from our supporters on Patreon.
Kate Kirkpatrick on the life and work of Simone de Beauvoir2019/07/08
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In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast , Kate Kirkpatrick , author of a new biography of Beauvoir, Becoming Beauvoir , discusses the relationship between the life and work of Simone de Beauvoir. Beauvoir is often portrayed as applying Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialism to the condition of women. Is this a fair assessment?

We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation .
Kathleen Stock on What is a Woman? 2019/05/21

'What is a woman?' has become a contentious question with practical implications. The philosopher Kathleen Stock gives an account of the category 'woman' and how we should think about it. She gives a different answer to this question which Amia Srinivassan addressed in a previous Philosophy Bites interview on this topic .
Christian Miller on the Character Gap2019/02/25

Christian Miller believes that there is a character gap, a gap between what we think we are like morally and how we actually behave. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he explores the psychology of moral behaviour, and how we can become better people.

We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation .
Philip Pettit on the Birth of Ethics2019/02/25

Where did ethics come from? Philip Pettit tells an 'as if' story about the birth of ethics that is designed to illuminate what ethics is and why it evolved on this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation and from Patreon donors for this episode.
Helen Beebee on Possible Worlds2019/01/14

Philosophers often talk about possible worlds. Is this just a way of describing counterfactual situations? As Helen Beebee explains, some of them believe that possible worlds actually exist. This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast is supported by the Marc Sanders Foundation and by Patreon donations.
Paul Sagar on Scepticism about Philosophy2018/11/27

Throughout its history there have been challenges to the status of philosophy. Paul Sagar discusses some of these in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation in making this podcast, and for donations from Patreon patrons.
Katherine Hawley on Trustworthiness2018/10/07

Is it always good to be trustworthy? Can trustworthiness come into conflict with other values, such as generosity? Katherine Hawley discusses these and other questions about trustworthiness with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation and from our Patreon subscribers for this episode.
Teresa Bejan on Civility2018/08/20

Civility is a conversational virtue that governs how people talk to each other. How important is it in political life? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Teresa Bejan discusses this manner of speaking and writing and its history.

We are grateful for sponsorship for this episode from the Marc Sanders Foundation and from our Patreon patrons .
Robert B. Talisse on Overdoing Democracy2018/07/23

You can overdo most things, but can you overdo democracy? Political philosopher Robert B. Talisse thinks you can. He explains why in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

We are very grateful for sponsorship from the Marc Sanders Foundation for this episode.
Robert Wright on Why Buddhism is True2018/05/07
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Robert Wright believes that there are a number of key tenets of Buddhism which are both compatible with present day evolutionary theory, and accurate about our relationship with the world and with our own minds. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses Buddhism, reality, and the mind, with interviewer Nigel Warburton.

We are very grateful for support for this episode from the Marc Sanders Foundation

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Larry Temkin on Obligations to the Needy2018/04/02

How can we best help other people? Peter Singer has argued that we should give aid. Despite a lifetime spent believing this, Larry Temkin has started to question whether the effects of aid are beneficial. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses some qualms about Peter Singer's arguments.
Sarah Fine on the Right to Exclude2018/02/14
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Do states have a moral right to exclude people from their territory? It might seem obvious that states do have such a right, but Sarah Fine questions this in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

This episode of Philosophy Bites was sponsored by the Examining Ethics podcast from the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. You can subscribe to Examining Ethics on iTunes or listen to episodes at ExaminingEthics.Org
Eric Schwitzgebel on Scepticism2018/01/11
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How do I know I'm not dreaming? This sort of question has puzzled philosophers for thousands of years. Eric Schwitzgebel discusses scepticism and its history with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

This episode of Philosophy Bites was sponsored by the Examining Ethics podcast from the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. You can subscribe to Examining Ethics on iTunes or listen to episodes at ExaminingEthics.Org
Philip Pettit on Robustly Demanding Goods2017/12/10

What is a robustly demanding good, and what has that got to do with friendship and love? Find out in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast in which Nigel Warburton interviews Princeton Professor Philip Pettit about this topic.
Katalin Farkas on Knowing a Person2017/11/06

Philosophers talk about 'knowing how' and 'knowing what'. But what is involved in knowing a person? Katalin Farkas discusses this question with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

This episode was sponsored by the Examining Ethics podcast from the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University.
Roger Scruton on Human Nature2017/08/29

Are human beings fundamentally different from the rest of the animal world? Can what we essentially are be captured in a biological or evolutionary description? Roger Scruton discusses the nature of human nature with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Anil Seth on the Real Problem of Consciousness2017/07/19

The Hard Problem of consciousness is the difficulty of reconciling experience with materialism. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast , in conversation with Nigel Warburton, Anil Seth , a neuroscientist, explains his alternative approach to consciousness,which he labels the 'Real Problem. Anil is a Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow .
Michael Puett on Ritual in Chinese Philosophy2017/06/26
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Why does apparently trivial ritual play such an important part in some ancient Chinese philosophy? Michael Puett , co-author of The Path, explains in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

This episode of Philosophy Bites was sponsored by the Examining Ethics podcast from the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. You can subscribe to Examining Ethics on iTunes or listen to episodes at ExaminingEthics.Org
Aaron Meskin on the Definition of Art2017/05/30
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What is Art? That's not an easy question to answer. Some philosophers even think it can't be answered. Aaron Meskin discusses this question on this episode of Aesthetics Bites. Aesthetics Bites is a podcast series of interviews with top thinkers in the philosophy of art. It is a collaboration between the London Aesthetics Forum and Philosophy Bites and is made possible by a grant from the British Society of Aesthetics .
Shelly Kagan on Death and Deprivation2017/04/18

The process of dying can be horrible for many, but is there anything bad about death itself? The obvious answer is that deprives us of something that we might otherwise have experienced. But that leads to further philosophical issues...Shelly Kagan discusses some of these with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Elisabeth Schellekens Dammann on Disagreement About Taste2017/04/18
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We certainly disagree about aesthetic judgments in a range of cases. But is anyone right? Is there no disputing about taste? Are all tastes equal? Elisabeth Schellekens Damman discusses disagreement about taste in this episode of Aesthetics Bites.

Aesthetics Bites is a podcast series of interviews with top thinkers in the philosophy of art. It is a collaboration betwen the London Aesthetics Forum and Philosophy Bites and is made possible by a grant from the British Society of Aesthetics .
Andy Clark on The Extended Mind2017/03/18

Andy Clark , who with David Chalmers proposed the theory of the extended mind, explains what he means by this idea in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Stephen Davies on Art and Evolution 2017/03/01
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Why do we have art at all? There must be some evolutionary explanation. In this episode of the Aesthetics Bites podcast series, Stephen Davies discusses some of the evolutionary theories about where art came from in conversation with Nigel Warburton.

Aesthetics Bites is a podcast series of interviews with top thinkers in the philosophy of art. It is a collaboration between the London Aesthetics Forum and Philosophy Bites and is made possible by a grant from the British Society of Aesthetics .
Eileen John on Art and Morality2017/03/01
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In this episode of Aesthetics Bites, Eileen John discusses some of the ways that art explores moral questions. Nigel Warburton is the interviewer.

Aesthetics Bites is a series of interviews with top thinkers in the philosophy of art. It is a collaboration between the London Aesthetics Forum and Philosophy Bites and is made possible by a grant from the British Society of Aesthetics .
Chris Frith on The Point of Consciousness2017/02/03

Why do we have consciousness at all? Neuroscientist Chris Frith discusses this question with Nigel Warburton in this episode of Mind Bites which is part of a series made in association with Philosophy Bites for Nick Shea 's AHRC-funded Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project.
Keith Frankish on Conscious Thought2017/01/14

One distinctive feature of human beings is that we can represent aspects of the world to ourselves, and also counterfactual situations. We do this through our conscious thoughts. Keith Frankish discusses this phenomenon in this episode of Mind Bites, which was made as part of Nicholas Shea's ASHRC-funded Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project .
Amia Srinivasan on What is a Woman?2017/01/01

'What is a woman?' may seem a straightforward question, but it isn't. Feminist philosophers from Simone de Beauvoir onwards have had a great deal to say on this topic. Amia Srinivasan gives a lucid introduction to some of the key positions in this debate in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. She is talking to Nigel Warburton .
Kate Jeffery on Concepts and Representation2016/12/05

Neuroscientist Kate Jeffery discusses how the brain represents the world. This episode is is part of a short series Mind Bites made in association with Nicholas Shea's AHRC-funded Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project. That website is open for comments and discussion of the topic of this podcast.
Anthony Gottlieb on Pierre Bayle2016/12/02

Pierre Bayle was one of the best-known philosophers in the Eighteenth Century, but his work is now rarely studied. Anthony Gottlieb , author of The Dream of Enlightenment , argues that he should be better known, particularly his work on toleration and on scepticism.
Kathleen Stock on Fiction and the Emotions2016/11/12

How should we understand the emotions that readers feel about fictional characters? Kathleen Stock discusses this question with Nigel Warburton in this, the second episode of Aesthetics Bites, a collaboration between the London Aesthetics Forum and Philosophy Bites , made possibly by a grant from the British Society of Aesthetics .
David Miller on Immigration2016/11/12

Immigration is one of the major, and most contentious, political issues of our day. Can philosophy help here? David Miller thinks so. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he speaks to David Edmonds about border controls and their justification.
Sophie Scott on the Meaning of Laughter2016/10/11

What is laughter? What roles does it serve? Sophie Scott , a neuroscientist, discusses this serious question with Nigel Warburton for this episode of Mind Bites , a series made in association with Philosophy Bites as part of Nicholas Shea's AHRC-funded Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project
Peter Godfrey-Smith on Mental Representations2016/10/03
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Do we map the world in our minds? Does that imply that we have a little inner map-reader in our heads interpreting mental representations? Peter Godfrey-Smith discusses these issues with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This episode is is part of a short series Mind Bites made in association with Nicholas Shea's AHRC-funded Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project.
Noel Carroll on Criticism2016/10/02

Noel Carroll argues that evaluation is a central element of criticism of art, drama, dance, music, and literature. Nigel Warburton is the interviewer for this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This is the first of a series of 6 interviews on Aesthetics, made in association with the London Aesthetics Forum and made possible by a grant from the British Society of Aesthetics .
Cecile Fabre on Remembrance2016/09/20

How should we remember and commemorate those who die in war? What about the enemy dead? Cecile Fabre discusses this issue with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Jesse Prinz on Thinking with Pictures2016/08/01
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Many philosophers deny the common sense view that we think with pictures. Are they right to do so? Jesse Prinz doesn't think so. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he explains to Nigel Warburton why we need to think again about thinking with pictures. This episode is part of the series Mind Bites , made in association with Nicholas Shea's AHRC-sponsored Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project.
Kieran Setiya on the Mid-Life Crisis2016/07/06

The mid-life crisis is a well-observed phenomenon. Is there a philosophical angle on this? MIT philosopher Kieran Setiya thinks there is. He discusses it in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Catherine Wilson on Epicureanism2016/05/30

Epicureanism has been caricatured as a philosophy of indulgence. But what did followers of the Ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus really believe? Catherine Wilson discusses Epicureanism with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Gregg Caruso on Freewill and Punishment2016/04/26

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Greg Currie on the Philosophy of Film2016/03/26

This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast focuses on several questions about representation and perception in the philosophy of film. Nigel Warburton talks to Greg Currie .
Katherine Morris on Merleau-Ponty on the Body2016/03/02

Maurice Merleau-Ponty was one of the most interesting of the French phenomenological thinkers, but his reputation has been eclipsed by those of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. Katherine Morris discusses some of Merleau-Ponty's ideas about the body in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Michael Devitt on Experimental Semantics2016/02/14

Does the word 'Gödel' straightforwardly refer to the person who came up with the incompleteness theory of arithmetic? Some think the best way to find out to ask people about their intuitions on the topic? This creates all kinds of problems, as Michael Devitt explains in conversation with Nigel Warburton .
Steven Hyman on Categorising Mental Disorders2016/01/29

Steven E. Hyman discusses the philosophical issues that arise from attempting to categorise mental disorders with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Leif Wenar on Trade and Tyranny2016/01/10

Where does our oil come from? Does it matter? Leif Wenar , author of the recent book Blood Oil , argues that Western democracies are compromising themselves by buying either directly or indirectly from vicious tyrants.
Katrin Flikschuh on Philosophy in Africa2015/12/16

In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Katrin Flikschuh addresses the question 'What sort of philosophy is going on in Africa?'
Carlo Rovelli on Philosophy and Physics2015/11/29

Some eminent physicists, including Stephen Hawking, have been sceptical of the value of philosophy to physics. Carlo Rovell i, a theoretical physicist with a strong interest in philosophy, disagrees. Here he discusses the relationship between philosophy and physics with Nigel Warburton.
John Worrall on Evidence-Based Medicine2015/11/17

What sort of conclusions can we legitimately draw from the experiments that support evidence-based medicine? John Worrall questions some of the received opinion on this topic in this interview with David Edmonds for Philosophy Bites .
Joshua Greene on the Construction of Thought2015/10/31

We take for granted the fact that we can combine concepts to give new thoughts, and understand the thoughts too. How do we do that? Joshua D. Greene discusses this question in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Graham Priest on Buddhism and Philosophy2015/10/13

What is the nature of the self? What is reality? How should we live? These are fundamental philosophical questions. Graham Priest discusses how such questions have been discussed in the Buddhist tradition for this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Jesse Prinz on Is Everything Socially Constructed?2015/09/27

To what degree is reality something created by us? Jesse Prinz explores this fascinating question in conversation with Nigel Warburton .
Massimo Pigliucci on the Demarcation Problem2015/09/13

How can you tell science from non-science? Karl Popper argued that the falsifiability of a hypothesis is the mark of science. Massimo Pigliucci is not so sure about that.
David Owens on Duty2015/09/01

What is a duty and what sort of obligation does it put us on? David Owens explores the nature of duty in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. If you enjoy Philosophy Bites , please consider supporting us via Patreon .
Kimberley Brownlee on Social Deprivation2015/08/19

We are a highly social species: we need human contact. But do we have a right to it? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Kimberley Brownlee suggests that this is an ingredient in a minimally decent human life...
Shelly Kagan on Speciesism2015/08/01

The philosopher Peter Singer is famous for his attack on speciesism, the alleged prejudice that many exhibit in favour of human interests when compared with the interests of other animals. Here Shelly Kagan outlines Singer's position and takes issue with it. In the process he makes some interesting points about prejudices in general.
Susan James on Foucault and Knowledge2015/07/22

Michel Foucault's work explores a wide range of topics; it includes histories of both punishment and sex. He also wrote more abstractly about philosophical topics. One theme to which he kept returning, whatever the topic, was the nature of our knowledge. Susan James discusses this thread in his work in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Larry Temkin on Transitivity2015/07/06

How do you choose which course of action is best? It seems reasonable that if A is better than B, and B is better than C, A must be better than C. But is it? Larry Temkin challenges this idea, known as the axiom of transitivity.
William B. Irvine on Living Stoically2015/06/21

How should we live? is a basic philosophical question. The Stoics had some answers. But are they relevant today? William B. Irvine thinks so. Listen to his conversation with Nigel Warburton on this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Steven Lukes on Power2015/06/06

What is power? Steven Lukes argues for a three-dimensional account of this concept in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Theodore Zeldin on Philosophy and History2015/06/06

The historian and writer Theodore Zeldin gives his personal take on the relation betwen philosophy and history in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Jesse Prinz on Art and Emotion2015/05/22

What part do emotions play in our appreciation of art? Jesse Prinz explores the sense of wonder at artworks in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Cassim Quassam on Conspiracy Theories2015/05/10

What is a conspiracy? Why do conspiracies - real or imagined - matter to philsophy? Cassim Quaassam explores these questions in conversation with Nigel Warburton
Tim Williamson on the Appeal of Relativism2015/04/28

Are all truths relative? That's an attractive idea for many people. Tim Williamson , Wykeham Professor of Logic at Oxford University discusses why and attempts to immunise us against sloppy thinking in this area.
Shaun Nichols on Death and the Self2015/04/14

How does your view of the self affect your attitude to your own death? Shaun Nichols discusses this question in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Rebecca Roache on Swearing2015/03/29

Warning: this episode on the philosophy of swearing includes swearing. Rebecca Roache discusses swearing and whether there are good arguments for refraining from it.
Lisa Bortolotti on Irrationality2015/03/19

We're all irrational some of the time, probably more of the time than we are ready to acknowledge. Lisa Bortolotti discusses the nature of irrationality with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Jonathan Webber on Deceiving With Words2015/03/01
Simon Critchley on Suicide2015/02/16
Christine Korsgaard on the Status of Animals2015/02/03
Meira Levinson on the Aims of Education2015/01/18
Lucy Allais on Forgiveness2015/01/04
Who is the most impressive philosopher you've met? A compilation.2014/12/20
Julia Annas on What is Virtue Ethics For?2014/12/20
Hugh Mellor on Probability2014/12/07
Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on Progress in Philosophy2014/11/13
Adam Swift on Parental Partiality2014/10/27
Keith Frankish on the Hard Problem and the Illusion of Qualia2014/10/11
Ted Honderich on What It Is to be Conscious2014/10/11
John Dupre on Genomics2014/09/29
Peter Lamarque on Literature and Truth2014/09/14
Jennifer Nagel on Intuitions about Knoweldge2014/08/31
Tamar Gendler on Why Philosophers Use Examples2014/08/17
Amia Srinivasan on Genealogy2014/08/02
Seth Lazar on Sparing Civilians in War2014/07/19
Chris Betram on Rousseau's Moral Psychology2014/07/06
Roger Scruton on the Sacred2014/06/24
Regina Rini on the Moral Self and Psychology2014/06/08
Simon Blackburn on Narcissism2014/05/24
Norman Daniels on the Philosophy of Healthcare2014/05/13
Tom Stoneham on George Berkeley's Immaterialism2014/04/27
Michael Ignatieff on Political Theory and Political Practice2014/04/12
Stephen Darwall on Moral Accountability2014/03/30
David Papineau on Philosophy and Sport2014/03/13
Roberto Mangabeira Unger on Deep Freedom2014/03/04
Nicola Lacey on H.L.A.Hart and Legal Positivism2014/02/24
John Skorupski on Normativity2014/02/09
Tim Scanlon on What's Wrong with Inequality?2014/01/25
Emma Borg on Language and Context2014/01/07
Patricia Churchland on Self Control2013/12/22
Jennifer Saul on Implicit Bias2013/12/07
Adrian Moore on Bernard Williams on Ethics2013/11/23
Rom Harre on the Linguistic Turn in Philosophy2013/11/10
Robert Talisse on the Importance of Arguments in Politics2013/10/26
John Tasioulas on Human Rights2013/10/12
Eric Schwitzgebel on the Ethical Behaviour of Ethics Professors2013/09/28
Alison Gopnik on Hume and Buddhism2013/09/14
David Edmonds on Trolley Problems2013/09/01
Jessica Moss on Weakness of Will2013/08/17
Michael Martin on Hume on Taste2013/08/03
Samuel Scheffler on the Afterlife2013/07/20
Noel Carroll on Humour and Morality2013/07/06
Daniel Dennett on the Chinese Room 2013/06/23
Dale Jamieson on Green Virtues2013/06/09
Simon Glendinning on Philosophy's Two Cultures2013/05/27
Leslie Green on Same Sex Marriage2013/05/11
John Mikhail on Battery and Morality2013/04/27
Noel Malcolm on Hobbes' Leviathan in Context2013/04/14
Mark Rowlands on Philosophy and Running2013/03/29
John Gardner on Constitutions2013/03/17
Fiona Macpherson on Hallucination2013/03/03
Jeff McMahan on Gun Control2013/02/17
Colin McGinn on Descartes on Innate Knowledge2013/02/02
Tom Sorell on Surveillance2013/01/25
John Campbell on Schizophrenia2013/01/08
Kendall Walton on Photography2012/12/23
Alan Ryan on Freedom and Its History2012/12/08
Who's Your Favourite Philosopher?2012/11/30
Peter Adamson on Avicenna's Flying Man2012/11/26
Tim Bayne on the Unity of Consicousness2012/11/11
Liane Young on Mind and Morality2012/10/27
Gary Francione on Animal Abolitionism2012/10/13
Richard Sorabji on Mahatma Gandhi as Philosopher2012/09/28
Tim Crane on Non-Existence2012/09/15
Michael Tye on Pain2012/08/31
Daniel Dennett on Free Will Worth Wanting2012/08/18
Patricia Churchland on What Neuroscience Can Teach Us About Morality (originally on Bioethics Bites)2012/08/03
Rae Langton on Hate Speech2012/07/28
Molly Crockett on Brain Chemistry and Moral Decision-Making (originally on Bioethics Bites)2012/07/22
Huw Price on Backward Causation2012/07/15
Hanna Pickard on Responsibility and Personality Disorder (originally on Bioethics Bites)2012/07/07
Jonathan Dancy on Moral Particularism2012/06/29
Tim Lewens on Selling Organs (originally on Bioethics Bites)2012/06/22
John Tomasi on Free Market Fairness2012/06/16
Jonathan Wolff on Political Bioethics (originally on Bioethics Bites)2012/06/10
Fiery Cushman on Moral Luck2012/06/02
Onora O'Neill on Trust (originally on Bioethics Bites)2012/05/27
Adina Roskies on Neuroscience and Free Will2012/05/20
NIck Bostrom on the Status Quo Bias2012/05/13
Galen Strawson on Panpsychism2012/05/05
Peter Singer on Life and Death Decision-Making (originally on Bioethics Bites)2012/04/29
Philip Pettit on Republicanism2012/04/21
Jeff McMahan on Moral Status (originally on Bioethics Bites)2012/04/15
Adrian Moore on Philosophy and Its History2012/04/06
Julian Savulescu on Designer Babies (originally on Bioethics Bites)2012/04/02
Neil Levy on Moral Responsibility and Consciousness2012/03/23
Ronald Dworkin on the Unity of Value2012/03/09
Guy Longworth on J.L. Austin and Ordinary Language2012/02/25
Philip Schofield on Jeremy Bentham's Utilitarianism2012/02/11
Nicola Lacey on Criminal Responsibilityhttp2012/01/27
Alain de Botton on Atheism 2.02012/01/16
Kit Fine on What is Metaphysics?http2012/01/01
Brian Leiter on the Analytic/Continental Distinction2011/12/18
Melissa Lane on Plato and Sustainability2011/12/03
Tim Crane on Animal Minds2011/11/20
Sean Kelly on Homer and Philosophy2011/11/05
Paul Boghossian on Moral Relativism2011/10/23
Jonathan Glover on Systems of Belief2011/10/09
Dan Sperber on the Enigma of Reasonhthttp://www.dan.sperber.fr/2011/09/25
Philip Pettit on Consequentialism2011/09/11
Frank Jackson on What Mary Knew2011/08/26
Nick Bostrom on the Simulation Argument2011/08/14
Luc Bovens on Catholicism and HIV2011/07/31
Peter Singer on Henry Sidgwick's Ethics2011/07/17
Victor Tadros on Punishment2011/07/03
Alison Gopnik on the Imagination2011/06/17
John Mikhail on Universal Moral Grammar2011/06/04
David Eagleman on Morality and the Brain2011/05/22
Simon May on Love2011/05/07
Paul Russell on David Hume's Treatise2011/04/25
Pascal Bruckner on the Pursuit of Happiness2011/04/22
Noel Carroll on Humour2011/04/09
Catharine MacKinnon on Gender Crime2011/03/26
Sarah Bakewell on Montaigne2011/03/12
Hugh Mellor on Frank Ramsey on Truth2011/02/26
Jonathan Glover on Personality Disorder and Morality2011/02/14
Cécile Fabre on Cosmopolitanism and War2011/01/31
Michael Sandel on Justice2011/01/14
Paul Russell on Fate2010/12/30
Martha Nussbaum on the Value of the Humanities2010/12/24
Philip Pettit on Group Agency2010/12/18
Helen Beebee on Laws of Nature2010/12/05
Nick Phillipson on Adam Smith on What Human Beings Are Like2010/11/20
What is Philosophy?2010/11/14
Gideon Rosen on Moral Responsibility2010/11/07
Alex Voorhoeve on Inequality2010/10/25
Michael Dummett on Frege2010/10/07
Daniel Everett on the Nature of Languag2010/09/25
Cynthia Freeland on Portraits2010/09/11
Joshua Knobe on Experimental Philosophy2010/08/28
Peter Singer on the Life You Can Save2010/08/15
Hillel Steiner on Exploitation2010/08/09
Stephen Neale on Meaning and Interpretation2010/07/18
Susan Wolf on Meaning in Life2010/07/04
Pat Churchland on Eliminative Materialism2010/06/19
Jeff McMahan on Vegetarianism2010/06/04
David Chalmers on the Singularity2010/05/22
Raymond Geuss on Realism in Political Philosophy2010/05/08
Robert Stern on Hegel on Dialectic2010/04/25
Ned Block on Consciousness2010/04/10
Susan Neiman on Morality in the 21st Century2010/03/27
Galen Strawson on the Sense of Self2010/03/13
Jonathan Wolff on John Rawls' A Theory of Justice2010/02/28
Jerrold Levinson on Music and Eros2010/02/15
Robert B. Talisse on Pragmatism2010/02/07
Thomas Pogge on Global Justice and Health2010/01/23
Tzvetan Todorov on the Englightenment Today2010/01/10
Don Cupitt on Jesus as Philosopher2009/12/24
A.C. Grayling on Bertrand Russell on Descriptions2009/12/20
Catalin Avramescu on the Idea of Cannibalism2009/12/06
Jeff McMahan on Killing in War2009/11/21
Richard Bradley on Understanding Decisions2009/11/08
Tony Coady on Dirty Hands in Politics2009/10/25
John Campbell on Berkeley's Puzzle2009/10/11
Brian Leiter on Nietzsche Myths2009/09/25
John Armstrong on What You Can Do With Philosophy2009/09/13
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong on Morality Without God2009/08/28
Sabine Doring on Emotion2009/08/14
Ben Rogers on Pascal's Pensées2009/07/29
Marilyn McCord Adams on Evil2009/07/12
Luciano Floridi on the Fourth Revolution2009/06/28
Paul Snowdon on Persons and Animals2009/06/14
Michael Sandel on What Shouldn't Be Sold2009/05/28
Allen Buchanan on Enhancement2009/05/16
Walter Sinnott-Armstrong on Moral Psychology2009/05/02
Thomas Hurka on Pleasure2009/04/18
Terence Irwin on Aristotle's Ethics2009/04/04
Raymond Tallis on Assisted Dying2009/03/21
Julian Savulescu on the 'Yuk' Factor2009/03/08
Sebastian Gardner on Sartre on Bad Faith2009/02/20
Keith Ward on Idealism in Eastern and Western Philosophy2009/02/06
David Papineau on Scientific Realism2009/01/22
Kate Soper on Alternative Hedonism2009/01/11
Chandran Kukathas on Genocide2008/12/29
M.M. McCabe on the Paradox of Inquiry2008/12/14
Raymond Tallis on Parmenides2008/12/07
Don Cupitt on Non-Realism about God2008/11/30
Wendy Brown on Tolerance2008/11/23
Anne Phillips on Political Representation2008/11/16
Anthony Grayling on Bombing Civilians in Wartime2008/11/09
Christopher Shields on Personal Identity2008/11/03
Alexander Nehamas on Friendship2008/10/26
Raymond Geuss on Real Politics2008/10/19
Roger Crisp on Virtue2008/10/12
Anthony Appiah on Experiments in Ethics2008/10/05
Christopher Janaway on Nietzsche on Morality2008/09/28
Peter Cave on Paradoxes2008/09/21
Adrian Moore on Kant's Metaphysics2008/09/14
Barry C. Smith on Neuroscience2008/09/07
Ray Monk on Philosophy and Biography2008/08/31
M.M. McCabe on Socratic Method2008/08/24
Aaron Ridley on Nietzsche on Art and Truth2008/08/16
Clare Carlisle on Kierkegaard's Fear and Trembling2008/08/10
Alex Neill - the Paradox of Tragedy2008/08/03
Quentin Skinner on Machiavelli's The Prince2008/07/27
Peter Adamson on Plotinus on Evil2008/07/20
Matthew Kramer on Legal Rights2008/07/13
Melissa Lane on Rousseau on Modern Society2008/07/06
John Broome on Weighing Lives2008/06/29
Robert Rowland Smith on Derrida on Forgiveness2008/06/22
John Dunn on Locke on Toleration2008/06/15
Will Kymlicka on Minority Rights2008/06/08
Jennifer Hornsby on Human Agency2008/06/01
Tim Scanlon on Free Speech2008/05/30
Donna Dickenson on Body Shopping2008/05/25
Mary Warnock on the Right to Have a Baby2008/05/22
Anthony Kenny on Aquinas' Ethics2008/05/18
Michael Sandel on Genetic Enhancement in Sport2008/05/14
Jonathan Wolff on Marx on Alienation2008/05/11
Peter Singer on Human Use of Animals2008/05/08
Chandran Kukathas on Hayek's Liberalism2008/05/04
Richard Reeves on Mill's On Liberty2008/04/27
David Miller on National Responsibility2008/04/20
Peter Millican on Hume's Significance2008/04/13
Janet Radcliffe Richards on Men and Women's Natures2008/04/06
Raimond Gaita on Torture2008/03/30
Derek Matravers on the Definition of Art2008/03/22
Melissa Lane on Plato and Totalitarianism2008/03/16
Thomas Pink on Free Will2008/03/09
Anthony Appiah on Cosmopolitanism2008/03/02
A.C. Grayling on Descartes' Cogito2008/02/23
Hugh Mellor on Time2008/02/15
Richard Tuck on Free Riding2008/02/10
Stephen Mulhall on Film as Philosophy2008/02/03
Richard Norman on Humanism2008/01/27
Richard Bourke on Edmund Burke on Politics2008/01/20
Angie Hobbs on Plato on War2008/01/13
Barry Smith on Wittgenstein's Conception of Philosophy2008/01/06
Mark Vernon on Friendship2007/12/30
G.A. Cohen on Inequality of Wealth2007/12/23
Barry Stroud on Scepticism2007/12/16
Julian Baggini on Thought Experiments2007/12/09
Susan James on Spinoza on the Passions2007/12/02
Henry Hardy on Isaiah Berlin's Pluralism2007/11/25
Myles Burnyeat on Aristotle on Happiness2007/11/18
Alain de Botton on Philosophy Within and Outside the Academy2007/11/11
Angie Hobbs on Plato on Erotic Love2007/11/04
Stewart Sutherland on Hume on Design2007/10/28
Onora O'Neill on Medical Consent2007/10/21
Quentin Skinner on Hobbes on the State2007/10/15
Anthony Kenny on his New History of Philosophy2007/10/08
Tim Crane on Mind and Body2007/09/30
Jonathan Ree on Philosophy as an Art2007/09/23
Mary Warnock on Sartre's Existentialism2007/09/17
Peter Adamson on Avicenna2007/09/10
Brad Hooker on Consequentialism2007/09/03
Simon Blackburn on Moral Relativism2007/08/27
Jonathan Wolff on Disadvantage2007/08/19
Timothy Williamson on Vagueness2007/08/13
David Papineau on Physicalism2007/08/07
Anthony Grayling on Atheism2007/07/30
Adrian Moore on Infinity2007/07/24
Roger Crisp on Utilitarianism2007/07/16
Edward Craig - What is Philosophy?2007/07/10
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Miranda Fricker on Epistemic Injustice2007/06/16
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http://www.philosophybites.comDavid Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer) interview top philosophers on a wide range of topics. Two books based on the series have been published by Oxford University Press. We are currently self-funding - donations very welcome via our website http://www.philosophybites.com

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Philosophy Bites David Edmonds on the Life and Philosophy of Derek Parfit2024/04/10 David Edmonds discusses the life and work of Derek Parfit who died in 2017 in this episode of the Bio Bites strand of Philosophy. David is the author of a recent biography of Parfit. Yascha Mounk on the Identity Trap2024/04/10 Yascha Mounk discusses some of the ways in which focussing on gender, racial, and sexual identities can distort political argument and be counterproductive for oppressed minorities. Mark Rowe on J.L.Austin2024/03/14 J.L.Austin was the best known exponent of what came to be known as Ordinary Language Philosophy. He was also a war hero. In this episode of the Bio Bites strand of the Philosophy Bites podcast David Edmonds discusses Austin's life and work with his biographer Mark Rowe. James Klagge on Wittgenstein2024/02/19 In this episode James Klagge discusses the life and times of Ludwig Wittgenstein with David Edmonds. This is part of our mini series on the biographies of philosophers, Bio Bites. David Chalmers on Technophiloosphy and the Extended Mind2024/01/22 Agnes Callard on Sex2023/11/27 What happens when people have sexual desires for one another? Agnes Callard from the University of Chicago discusses sex, eroticism, and much more in conversation with Nigel Warburton. Not surprisingly, this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast involves mention of sex. Michael Lamb on Augustine on Hope2023/10/16 Augustine is usually described as a pessimist with a bleak view of human evil and corruption. Michael Lamb thinks that is a simplistic reading. Augustine has interesting things to say about hope as a virtue. Seth Lazar on Political Philosophy in the Age of AI2023/09/27 AI has changed our lives already and looks set to have a huge impact. How should we adapt our thinking about political philosophy in the light of this? The philosopher Seth Lazar explores this question in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Hannah Dawson on Mary Wollstonecraft2023/09/27 In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Nigel Warburton interviews Hannah Dawson (editor of The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing ) on Mary Wollstonecraft and her book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792). Scott Hershovitz on Law and Morality2023/08/16 What is the relationship between law and morality? How do they differ? Scott Hershovitz discusses these questions with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Carissa Veliz on Digital Ethics2023/06/20 Digital ethics is a new field. But what is it, what is its scope? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Carissa Véliz , author of Privacy is Power and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Digital Ethics , discusses these topics with Nigel Warburton. Philosophy Bites is brought to you by the team of David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton. We've been running since 2007. Theron Pummer on the Rules of Rescue2023/05/08 You might not have an obligation to risk your life saving other people, but if you do, you should go for saving the greatest number. That's more or less what Theon Pummer believes. Listen to him discussing the morality of rescue with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast William MacAskill on Longtermism2023/03/09 In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast David Edmonds interviews Will MacAskill on the controversial idea that we ought to give the interests of future people substantial weight when deciding what we ought to do now. Kieran Setiya on Loneliness2023/03/09 What is loneliness and why is it harmful? How does it differ from just being on your own? In the latest episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, Kieran Setiya discusses this important topic with Nigel Warburton. Edith Hall on Aristotle's Way2022/11/27 How should we live? This is the basic question for all of us. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Edith Hall, author of the book Aristotle's Way, gives a sympathetic answer to Aristotle's take on this question. L.A. Paul on Transformative Experience2022/10/08 We have all had transformative experiences. But do they have philosophical relevance? Laurie Paul believes they do. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she discusses this fascinating topic with Nigel Warburton. Josiah Ober on the Civic Bargain2022/09/08 How do you solve the question of collective self-government by citizens? Josiah Ober discusses a fundamental problem of democratic societies: how we come to agree on courses of action when we commit to living within a democracy. His argument is that we need to become civic friends, a concept he explains in the conversation. Skye Cleary on Authenticity2022/08/01 Skye Cleary approaches questions of human authenticity throught he lens of French Existentialism, and particularly through Simone de Beauvoir's thought. She is in conversation with Nigel Warburton. Peter Railton on AI and Ethics2022/07/01 Developments in AI are coming very quickly. But it's not easy to work out how to deal with the ethical questions that AI generates. Peter Railton discusses AI and Ethics with Nigel Warburton for this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Clare Chambers on the Unmodified Body2022/06/20 We all make some modifications to our bodies. But often this is in response to social pressures. So is there something to say for the largely unmodified body? Clare Chambers thinks so. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she spells out why. The interviewer is David Edmonds. Peter Singer on Consequentialism2022/05/19 Peter Singer is probably the most famous living philosopher. He recently won the million-dollar Berggruen Prize and promptly gave all that money to charity. His positions on this, on animals, poverty, altruism, and much else besides are underpinned by his consequentialism. Here, in conversation with Nigel Warburton he explains his consequentialism and its implications. Cecile Fabre on the Ethics of Spying2022/04/20 Spying raises many ethical issues, but these are rarely discussed - at least by philosophers. Cécile Fabre, author of a recent book on the topic, Spying Through a Glass Darkly, discusses some of these issues with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This episode is sponsored by The New European newspaper. Ro Khanna on Digital Dignity2022/03/18 In this digital age, how can we organise society and the public sphere in ways that will preserve the sense of individual dignity? Ro Khanna, Congressman for Silicon Valley, and author of Dignity in a Digital Age, discusses this important topic with Nigel Warburton. Benjamin Lipscomb on 4 Women Philosophers2022/01/22 In Oxford during the Second World War four women philosophers came to prominence. Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Iris Murdoch, and Mary Midgley were friends and met to discuss their ideas, particulary about ethics. Benjamin Lipscomb, author of a recent book about them, The Women Are Up To Something, speaks to David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Paul Bloom on Psychological Hedonism,2021/12/19 Do we seek pleasure and avoid pain? The moral psychologist Paul Bloom believes psychological hedonism gives an inaccurate picture of what motivates us. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses pain and pleasure with Nigel Warburton. Myisha Cherry on Rage2021/11/03 Stoic philosophers described anger as a temporary madness and argued that we should eliminate it wherever possible. More recently Martha Nussbaum has argued for keeping anger out of political debates. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, in contrast, Myisha Cherry makes the case for rage in some specific circumstances. She discusses rage with Nigel Warburton. Agnes Callard on Complaint2021/10/09 We all do it. But is there anything philosophically interesting about complaining? Agnes Callard thinks there is. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she discusses complaint with Nigel Warburton. Arash Abizadeh on Thomas Hobbes' Ethics2021/08/23 Thomas Hobbes is best known as author of Leviathan which is usually read today for its theory of political authority. Here Arash Abizadeh discusses Hobbes' ethics, the theory of what we are and what are obligations are to each. Steven Nadler on Spinoza on Free Speech2021/05/18 Spinoza was famously heretical in his views. No surprise then that he defended free expression. Here Steven Nadler discusses Spinoza's views on this topic with Nigel Warburton. Suki Finn on the Metaphysics of Nothing2021/03/08 What is the status of something that is an absence, like a hole? Suki Finn explores the metaphysics of nothing in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Suki is also the editor of a new book based on Philosophy Bites interviews with women philosophers selected from our archive Women of Ideas, to be published by Oxford University Press in April. Peter Salmon on Derrida on Deconstruction2021/02/18 Info (Show/Hide) Jacques Derrida was a controversial philosopher whose writing could be fiendishly difficult to read. Nevertheless he had many followers. Here Pete Salmon , author of a recent biography of Derrida, manages to give a clear account of what Derrida meant by deconstruction. This episode was sponsored by St John's College. For more information about the college go to www.sjc.edu/podcast David Bather Woods on Schopenhauer on Compassion2021/01/10 Info (Show/Hide) Arthur Schopenhauer is best known for the deep pessimism of his book The World as Will and Representation . Here we focus on a slightly less pessimistic aspect of his philosophy: his views on compassion. Very unusually for an early nineteenth century thinker, he was influenced here by his reading of Indian philosophy. David Bather Woods is the interviewee. We are very grateful for sponsorship for this episode from St John's College . Samantha Rose Hill on Hannah Arendt on Pluralism 2020/12/06 Info (Show/Hide) Hannah Arendt's experience of the Eichmann trial in 1961 led her to reflect on the nature of politics, truth, and plurality. Samantha Rose Hill , author of a biography of Arendt, discusses the context for this, and the key features of Arendt's views. We are grateful for support for this episode from St John's College - for more information about the college, including online options, go to sjc.edu/podcast David Edmonds on Undercover Robot2020/11/28 David Edmonds has co-authored a children's book, Undercover Robot . Here in this bonus episode (originally released on the Thinking Books podcast) he discusses it with Nigel Warburton. Steven Nadler on Spinoza on Death2020/11/12 Baruch Spinoza was perhaps most famous for his equation of God with Nature - a view that his contemporaries, probably correctly, took to be atheist. But what did he think about death? Steven Nadler, author of A Book Forged in Hell and Think Least of Death , discusses this aspect of his thought with Nigel Warburton. Kate Manne on Misogyny and Male Entitlement2020/10/04 In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Cornell philosopher Kate Manne discusses the notions of misogyny, male entitlement, and the term that she coined 'himpathy' with Nigel Warburton. Liam Bright on Verificationism2020/09/16 Info (Show/Hide) Verificationists believe that every meaningful statement is either true by definition or else empirically verifiable (or falsifiable). Anything which fails to pass this two-pronged test for meaningfulness is neither true nor false, but literally meaningless. Liam Bright discusses Verificationism and its links with the Vienna Circle with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. David Edmonds on Wittgenstein's Poker2020/07/07 For this special episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast (produced under lockdown) Nigel Warburton interviews David Edmonds about his bestselling book, written with David Edinow, Wittgenstein's Poker. It focuses on a heated argument between the two great Viennese philosophers Karl Popper and Ludwig Wittgenstein, and the differing accounts that were give of it by those who were there. Nigel Warburton on A Little History of Philosophy2020/06/24 For this first of two special lockdown episodes of Philosophy Bites we interviewed each other. Here David Edmonds interviews Nigel Warburton about his bestseller A Little History of Philosophy . In the companion episode Nigel interviews David about his bestseller Wittgenstein's Poker . Cheryl Misak on Frank Ramsey and Ludwig Wittgenstein2020/05/30 Info (Show/Hide) Cheryl Misak has recently published a biography of F.P. Ramsey , the great Cambridge thinker who died at the age of only 26, but who nevertheless made a significant impact in several different fields including philosophy, mathematics, and economics. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she discusses Ramsey's interactions with Wittgenstein. The two thinkers had very different personal styles and their philosophies reflect this. Philip Goff on Galileo and Consciousness2020/05/09 Philip Goff discusses some of Galileo's insights into the nature of matter. He then goes on to discuss his own view about consciousness, panpsychism. Goff believes that matter is conscious at some level. Elizabeth Anderson on 'Let's Talk'2020/04/19 In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, recorded before the Covid-19 lockdowns, the political philosopher Elizabeth Anderson explains why we need to be prepared to talk more, even with people with whom we strongly disagree. Christian List on Free Will2020/02/05 What is free will? Do we have it? These are difficult questions. Neuroscience seems to point in the direction of determinism. But Christian List suggests that there might still be room for genuine free will. Emily Thomas on Wildly Implausible Metaphysics2019/10/21 Info (Show/Hide) Some philosophers have drawn very strange conclusions about the nature of reality. Despite this Emily Thomas believes that their work may still be worth studying. They usually have had good reasons for what they concluded. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she discusses several wildly implausible metaphysical theories with Nigel Warburton . We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundatio n and from our Patreon donors. James Wilson on Real World Ethics2019/09/21 Are thought experiments the best way of doing practical ethics? Not according to James Wilson . He thinks we need the rich detail of real cases or complex imaginary cases not a simplified version of reality to make sense of the moral problems we face. We are grateful for support for this episode from the Marc Sanders Foundation and from our supporters on Patreon. Kate Kirkpatrick on the life and work of Simone de Beauvoir2019/07/08 Info (Show/Hide) In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast , Kate Kirkpatrick , author of a new biography of Beauvoir, Becoming Beauvoir , discusses the relationship between the life and work of Simone de Beauvoir. Beauvoir is often portrayed as applying Jean-Paul Sartre's existentialism to the condition of women. Is this a fair assessment? We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation . Kathleen Stock on What is a Woman? 2019/05/21 'What is a woman?' has become a contentious question with practical implications. The philosopher Kathleen Stock gives an account of the category 'woman' and how we should think about it. She gives a different answer to this question which Amia Srinivassan addressed in a previous Philosophy Bites interview on this topic . Christian Miller on the Character Gap2019/02/25 Christian Miller believes that there is a character gap, a gap between what we think we are like morally and how we actually behave. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he explores the psychology of moral behaviour, and how we can become better people. We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation . Philip Pettit on the Birth of Ethics2019/02/25 Where did ethics come from? Philip Pettit tells an 'as if' story about the birth of ethics that is designed to illuminate what ethics is and why it evolved on this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation and from Patreon donors for this episode. Helen Beebee on Possible Worlds2019/01/14 Philosophers often talk about possible worlds. Is this just a way of describing counterfactual situations? As Helen Beebee explains, some of them believe that possible worlds actually exist. This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast is supported by the Marc Sanders Foundation and by Patreon donations. Paul Sagar on Scepticism about Philosophy2018/11/27 Throughout its history there have been challenges to the status of philosophy. Paul Sagar discusses some of these in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation in making this podcast, and for donations from Patreon patrons. Katherine Hawley on Trustworthiness2018/10/07 Is it always good to be trustworthy? Can trustworthiness come into conflict with other values, such as generosity? Katherine Hawley discusses these and other questions about trustworthiness with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation and from our Patreon subscribers for this episode. Teresa Bejan on Civility2018/08/20 Civility is a conversational virtue that governs how people talk to each other. How important is it in political life? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Teresa Bejan discusses this manner of speaking and writing and its history. We are grateful for sponsorship for this episode from the Marc Sanders Foundation and from our Patreon patrons . Robert B. Talisse on Overdoing Democracy2018/07/23 You can overdo most things, but can you overdo democracy? Political philosopher Robert B. Talisse thinks you can. He explains why in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. We are very grateful for sponsorship from the Marc Sanders Foundation for this episode. Robert Wright on Why Buddhism is True2018/05/07 Info (Show/Hide) Robert Wright believes that there are a number of key tenets of Buddhism which are both compatible with present day evolutionary theory, and accurate about our relationship with the world and with our own minds. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses Buddhism, reality, and the mind, with interviewer Nigel Warburton. We are very grateful for support for this episode from the Marc Sanders Foundation We are also grateful for the continuing support we receive from donations on Patreon and Paypal. Larry Temkin on Obligations to the Needy2018/04/02 How can we best help other people? Peter Singer has argued that we should give aid. Despite a lifetime spent believing this, Larry Temkin has started to question whether the effects of aid are beneficial. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses some qualms about Peter Singer's arguments. Sarah Fine on the Right to Exclude2018/02/14 Info (Show/Hide) Do states have a moral right to exclude people from their territory? It might seem obvious that states do have such a right, but Sarah Fine questions this in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This episode of Philosophy Bites was sponsored by the Examining Ethics podcast from the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. You can subscribe to Examining Ethics on iTunes or listen to episodes at ExaminingEthics.Org Eric Schwitzgebel on Scepticism2018/01/11 Info (Show/Hide) How do I know I'm not dreaming? This sort of question has puzzled philosophers for thousands of years. Eric Schwitzgebel discusses scepticism and its history with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This episode of Philosophy Bites was sponsored by the Examining Ethics podcast from the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. You can subscribe to Examining Ethics on iTunes or listen to episodes at ExaminingEthics.Org Philip Pettit on Robustly Demanding Goods2017/12/10 What is a robustly demanding good, and what has that got to do with friendship and love? Find out in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast in which Nigel Warburton interviews Princeton Professor Philip Pettit about this topic. Katalin Farkas on Knowing a Person2017/11/06 Philosophers talk about 'knowing how' and 'knowing what'. But what is involved in knowing a person? Katalin Farkas discusses this question with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This episode was sponsored by the Examining Ethics podcast from the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. Roger Scruton on Human Nature2017/08/29 Are human beings fundamentally different from the rest of the animal world? Can what we essentially are be captured in a biological or evolutionary description? Roger Scruton discusses the nature of human nature with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Anil Seth on the Real Problem of Consciousness2017/07/19 The Hard Problem of consciousness is the difficulty of reconciling experience with materialism. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast , in conversation with Nigel Warburton, Anil Seth , a neuroscientist, explains his alternative approach to consciousness,which he labels the 'Real Problem. Anil is a Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow . Michael Puett on Ritual in Chinese Philosophy2017/06/26 Info (Show/Hide) Why does apparently trivial ritual play such an important part in some ancient Chinese philosophy? Michael Puett , co-author of The Path, explains in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This episode of Philosophy Bites was sponsored by the Examining Ethics podcast from the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. You can subscribe to Examining Ethics on iTunes or listen to episodes at ExaminingEthics.Org Aaron Meskin on the Definition of Art2017/05/30 Info (Show/Hide) What is Art? That's not an easy question to answer. Some philosophers even think it can't be answered. Aaron Meskin discusses this question on this episode of Aesthetics Bites. Aesthetics Bites is a podcast series of interviews with top thinkers in the philosophy of art. It is a collaboration between the London Aesthetics Forum and Philosophy Bites and is made possible by a grant from the British Society of Aesthetics . Shelly Kagan on Death and Deprivation2017/04/18 The process of dying can be horrible for many, but is there anything bad about death itself? The obvious answer is that deprives us of something that we might otherwise have experienced. But that leads to further philosophical issues...Shelly Kagan discusses some of these with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Elisabeth Schellekens Dammann on Disagreement About Taste2017/04/18 Info (Show/Hide) We certainly disagree about aesthetic judgments in a range of cases. But is anyone right? Is there no disputing about taste? Are all tastes equal? Elisabeth Schellekens Damman discusses disagreement about taste in this episode of Aesthetics Bites. Aesthetics Bites is a podcast series of interviews with top thinkers in the philosophy of art. It is a collaboration betwen the London Aesthetics Forum and Philosophy Bites and is made possible by a grant from the British Society of Aesthetics . Andy Clark on The Extended Mind2017/03/18 Andy Clark , who with David Chalmers proposed the theory of the extended mind, explains what he means by this idea in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Stephen Davies on Art and Evolution 2017/03/01 Info (Show/Hide) Why do we have art at all? There must be some evolutionary explanation. In this episode of the Aesthetics Bites podcast series, Stephen Davies discusses some of the evolutionary theories about where art came from in conversation with Nigel Warburton. Aesthetics Bites is a podcast series of interviews with top thinkers in the philosophy of art. It is a collaboration between the London Aesthetics Forum and Philosophy Bites and is made possible by a grant from the British Society of Aesthetics . Eileen John on Art and Morality2017/03/01 Info (Show/Hide) In this episode of Aesthetics Bites, Eileen John discusses some of the ways that art explores moral questions. Nigel Warburton is the interviewer. Aesthetics Bites is a series of interviews with top thinkers in the philosophy of art. It is a collaboration between the London Aesthetics Forum and Philosophy Bites and is made possible by a grant from the British Society of Aesthetics . Chris Frith on The Point of Consciousness2017/02/03 Why do we have consciousness at all? Neuroscientist Chris Frith discusses this question with Nigel Warburton in this episode of Mind Bites which is part of a series made in association with Philosophy Bites for Nick Shea 's AHRC-funded Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project. Keith Frankish on Conscious Thought2017/01/14 One distinctive feature of human beings is that we can represent aspects of the world to ourselves, and also counterfactual situations. We do this through our conscious thoughts. Keith Frankish discusses this phenomenon in this episode of Mind Bites, which was made as part of Nicholas Shea's ASHRC-funded Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project . Amia Srinivasan on What is a Woman?2017/01/01 'What is a woman?' may seem a straightforward question, but it isn't. Feminist philosophers from Simone de Beauvoir onwards have had a great deal to say on this topic. Amia Srinivasan gives a lucid introduction to some of the key positions in this debate in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. She is talking to Nigel Warburton . Kate Jeffery on Concepts and Representation2016/12/05 Neuroscientist Kate Jeffery discusses how the brain represents the world. This episode is is part of a short series Mind Bites made in association with Nicholas Shea's AHRC-funded Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project. That website is open for comments and discussion of the topic of this podcast. Anthony Gottlieb on Pierre Bayle2016/12/02 Pierre Bayle was one of the best-known philosophers in the Eighteenth Century, but his work is now rarely studied. Anthony Gottlieb , author of The Dream of Enlightenment , argues that he should be better known, particularly his work on toleration and on scepticism. Kathleen Stock on Fiction and the Emotions2016/11/12 How should we understand the emotions that readers feel about fictional characters? Kathleen Stock discusses this question with Nigel Warburton in this, the second episode of Aesthetics Bites, a collaboration between the London Aesthetics Forum and Philosophy Bites , made possibly by a grant from the British Society of Aesthetics . David Miller on Immigration2016/11/12 Immigration is one of the major, and most contentious, political issues of our day. Can philosophy help here? David Miller thinks so. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he speaks to David Edmonds about border controls and their justification. Sophie Scott on the Meaning of Laughter2016/10/11 What is laughter? What roles does it serve? Sophie Scott , a neuroscientist, discusses this serious question with Nigel Warburton for this episode of Mind Bites , a series made in association with Philosophy Bites as part of Nicholas Shea's AHRC-funded Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project Peter Godfrey-Smith on Mental Representations2016/10/03 Info (Show/Hide) Do we map the world in our minds? Does that imply that we have a little inner map-reader in our heads interpreting mental representations? Peter Godfrey-Smith discusses these issues with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This episode is is part of a short series Mind Bites made in association with Nicholas Shea's AHRC-funded Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project. Noel Carroll on Criticism2016/10/02 Noel Carroll argues that evaluation is a central element of criticism of art, drama, dance, music, and literature. Nigel Warburton is the interviewer for this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This is the first of a series of 6 interviews on Aesthetics, made in association with the London Aesthetics Forum and made possible by a grant from the British Society of Aesthetics . Cecile Fabre on Remembrance2016/09/20 How should we remember and commemorate those who die in war? What about the enemy dead? Cecile Fabre discusses this issue with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Jesse Prinz on Thinking with Pictures2016/08/01 Info (Show/Hide) Many philosophers deny the common sense view that we think with pictures. Are they right to do so? Jesse Prinz doesn't think so. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he explains to Nigel Warburton why we need to think again about thinking with pictures. This episode is part of the series Mind Bites , made in association with Nicholas Shea's AHRC-sponsored Meaning for the Brain and Meaning for the Person project. Kieran Setiya on the Mid-Life Crisis2016/07/06 The mid-life crisis is a well-observed phenomenon. Is there a philosophical angle on this? MIT philosopher Kieran Setiya thinks there is. He discusses it in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Catherine Wilson on Epicureanism2016/05/30 Epicureanism has been caricatured as a philosophy of indulgence. But what did followers of the Ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus really believe? Catherine Wilson discusses Epicureanism with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Gregg Caruso on Freewill and Punishment2016/04/26 If determinism is true, can there be any justification for punishment? Gregg Caruso discusses this issue on Philosophy Bites . Greg Currie on the Philosophy of Film2016/03/26 This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast focuses on several questions about representation and perception in the philosophy of film. Nigel Warburton talks to Greg Currie . Katherine Morris on Merleau-Ponty on the Body2016/03/02 Maurice Merleau-Ponty was one of the most interesting of the French phenomenological thinkers, but his reputation has been eclipsed by those of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. Katherine Morris discusses some of Merleau-Ponty's ideas about the body in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Michael Devitt on Experimental Semantics2016/02/14 Does the word 'Gödel' straightforwardly refer to the person who came up with the incompleteness theory of arithmetic? Some think the best way to find out to ask people about their intuitions on the topic? This creates all kinds of problems, as Michael Devitt explains in conversation with Nigel Warburton . Steven Hyman on Categorising Mental Disorders2016/01/29 Steven E. Hyman discusses the philosophical issues that arise from attempting to categorise mental disorders with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Leif Wenar on Trade and Tyranny2016/01/10 Where does our oil come from? Does it matter? Leif Wenar , author of the recent book Blood Oil , argues that Western democracies are compromising themselves by buying either directly or indirectly from vicious tyrants. Katrin Flikschuh on Philosophy in Africa2015/12/16 In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Katrin Flikschuh addresses the question 'What sort of philosophy is going on in Africa?' Carlo Rovelli on Philosophy and Physics2015/11/29 Some eminent physicists, including Stephen Hawking, have been sceptical of the value of philosophy to physics. Carlo Rovell i, a theoretical physicist with a strong interest in philosophy, disagrees. Here he discusses the relationship between philosophy and physics with Nigel Warburton. John Worrall on Evidence-Based Medicine2015/11/17 What sort of conclusions can we legitimately draw from the experiments that support evidence-based medicine? John Worrall questions some of the received opinion on this topic in this interview with David Edmonds for Philosophy Bites . Joshua Greene on the Construction of Thought2015/10/31 We take for granted the fact that we can combine concepts to give new thoughts, and understand the thoughts too. How do we do that? Joshua D. Greene discusses this question in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Graham Priest on Buddhism and Philosophy2015/10/13 What is the nature of the self? What is reality? How should we live? These are fundamental philosophical questions. Graham Priest discusses how such questions have been discussed in the Buddhist tradition for this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Jesse Prinz on Is Everything Socially Constructed?2015/09/27 To what degree is reality something created by us? Jesse Prinz explores this fascinating question in conversation with Nigel Warburton . Massimo Pigliucci on the Demarcation Problem2015/09/13 How can you tell science from non-science? Karl Popper argued that the falsifiability of a hypothesis is the mark of science. Massimo Pigliucci is not so sure about that. David Owens on Duty2015/09/01 What is a duty and what sort of obligation does it put us on? David Owens explores the nature of duty in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. If you enjoy Philosophy Bites , please consider supporting us via Patreon . Kimberley Brownlee on Social Deprivation2015/08/19 We are a highly social species: we need human contact. But do we have a right to it? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Kimberley Brownlee suggests that this is an ingredient in a minimally decent human life... Shelly Kagan on Speciesism2015/08/01 The philosopher Peter Singer is famous for his attack on speciesism, the alleged prejudice that many exhibit in favour of human interests when compared with the interests of other animals. Here Shelly Kagan outlines Singer's position and takes issue with it. In the process he makes some interesting points about prejudices in general. Susan James on Foucault and Knowledge2015/07/22 Michel Foucault's work explores a wide range of topics; it includes histories of both punishment and sex. He also wrote more abstractly about philosophical topics. One theme to which he kept returning, whatever the topic, was the nature of our knowledge. Susan James discusses this thread in his work in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Larry Temkin on Transitivity2015/07/06 How do you choose which course of action is best? It seems reasonable that if A is better than B, and B is better than C, A must be better than C. But is it? Larry Temkin challenges this idea, known as the axiom of transitivity. William B. Irvine on Living Stoically2015/06/21 How should we live? is a basic philosophical question. The Stoics had some answers. But are they relevant today? William B. Irvine thinks so. Listen to his conversation with Nigel Warburton on this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Steven Lukes on Power2015/06/06 What is power? Steven Lukes argues for a three-dimensional account of this concept in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Theodore Zeldin on Philosophy and History2015/06/06 The historian and writer Theodore Zeldin gives his personal take on the relation betwen philosophy and history in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Jesse Prinz on Art and Emotion2015/05/22 What part do emotions play in our appreciation of art? Jesse Prinz explores the sense of wonder at artworks in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Cassim Quassam on Conspiracy Theories2015/05/10 What is a conspiracy? Why do conspiracies - real or imagined - matter to philsophy? Cassim Quaassam explores these questions in conversation with Nigel Warburton Tim Williamson on the Appeal of Relativism2015/04/28 Are all truths relative? That's an attractive idea for many people. Tim Williamson , Wykeham Professor of Logic at Oxford University discusses why and attempts to immunise us against sloppy thinking in this area. Shaun Nichols on Death and the Self2015/04/14 How does your view of the self affect your attitude to your own death? Shaun Nichols discusses this question in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Rebecca Roache on Swearing2015/03/29 Warning: this episode on the philosophy of swearing includes swearing. Rebecca Roache discusses swearing and whether there are good arguments for refraining from it. Lisa Bortolotti on Irrationality2015/03/19 We're all irrational some of the time, probably more of the time than we are ready to acknowledge. Lisa Bortolotti discusses the nature of irrationality with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. 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