discusses the philosophical issues that arise from attempting to categorise mental disorders with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Where does our oil come from? Does it matter? , author of the recent book Blood Oil, argues that Western democracies are compromising themselves by buying either directly or indirectly from vicious tyrants.
In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast addresses the question 'What sort of philosophy is going on in Africa?'
Some eminent physicists, including Stephen Hawking, have been sceptical of the value of philosophy to physics. i, a theoretical physicist with a strong interest in philosophy, disagrees. Here he discusses the relationship between philosophy and...
What sort of conclusions can we legitimately draw from the experiments that support evidence-based medicine? questions some of the received opinion on this topic in this interview with David Edmonds for Philosophy Bites.
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? discusses this question in this episode of the podcast.
What is the nature of the self? What is reality? How should we live? These are fundamental philosophical questions. discusses how such questions have been discussed in the Buddhist tradition for this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
To what degree is reality something created by us? explores this fascinating question in conversation with .
How can you tell science from non-science? Karl Popper argued that the falsifiability of a hypothesis is the mark of science. is not so sure about that.
What is a duty and what sort of obligation does it put us on? explores the nature of duty in this episode of the podcast. If you enjoy Philosophy Bites, please consider supporting us via .
We are a highly social species: we need human contact. But do we have a right to it? In this episode of the podcast suggests that this is an ingredient in a minimally decent human life...
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 outlines Singer's position and takes issue...
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...
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? challenges this idea, known as the axiom of transitivity.
How should we live? is a basic philosophical question. The Stoics had some answers. But are they relevant today? thinks so. Listen to his conversation with on this episode of the podcast.
What is power? argues for a three-dimensional account of this concept in this episode of the podcast.
The historian and writer gives his personal take on the relation betwen philosophy and history in this episode of the podcast.
What part do emotions play in our appreciation of art? explores the sense of wonder at artworks in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
What is a conspiracy? Why do conspiracies - real or imagined - matter to philsophy? explores these questions in conversation with
Are all truths relative? That's an attractive idea for many people. , Wykeham Professor of Logic at Oxford University discusses why and attempts to immunise us against sloppy thinking in this area.