Why is it morally wrong to target civilians in war? Can civilians be distinguished clearly from combatants? discusses these issues in this episode of the podcast.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau's insights into moral psychology and its impact on how we live are the subject of this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Is there any place for a notion of the sacred in contemporary life? believes that there is. In this episode of the podcast he discusses his understanding of the sacred and the part it plays in our experience of each other.
What can experimental psychology contribute to our self-development as moral agents? Philosopher explores this question in this episode of the podcast.
Vanity, smugness, narcissism - they're not good, but they're not all the same thing. In this episode of the podcast explores what's wrong with narcissism and how it differs from related concepts.
Should we be striving to reduce health inequalities? If so, how? Harvard philosopher discusses this question in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
George Berkeley was famous for arguing that objects are really just ideas. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast clarifies what he meant by this.
was an academic with a keen inerest in political theory before he learnt the hard way about politics in practice. He was an academic who became leader of the opposition in Canada then lost heavily in the 2011 Prime Ministerial election. In this...
Moral accountability is at the heart of moral obligation and it reveals much about the attitudes we hold to each otehr. Yale professor explains what this means in this episode of the podcast.
discusses a range of specific sporting incidents that are of philosophical interest in this episode of the podcast. David Papineau has a weblog on philosophy and sport:
r argues that contemporary political progressives have abandoned what 19th century liberals knew: that some ways of living are better than others. In this conversation with he argues that we need a different concept of freedom, one...
H.L.A. Hart made significant contributions to legal philosophy. discusses his legal positivism in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Some statements are descriptive, such as ' is a podcast series'; others are normative, such as 'You ought to tell the truth'. But what exactly is normativity? explores this question in conversation with David Edmonds.
Is a concern for inequality of wealth just a form of envy? Are there good reasons for objecting to inequality? Harvard philosopher discusses these questions in converation with in this episode of the podcast.
How much of the meaning of what we say depends on its context of utterance? Is there a role for literal meaning. discusses these questions with in this episode of the podcast.
Neurophilosopher discusses the insights that neuroscience can give us into the nature of self control in this episode of the Philosophyh Bites podcast.
Implicit biases are tricky. We all have them, apparently, but we don't realise we have them. What are the implications of these biases? Does it, perhaps, go some way to explaining why there are so few women in academic philosophy? discusses these...
Bernard Williams was one of the most brilliant philosophers of his generation. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Adrian Moore discusses his ideas about Ethics.
For this episode of the podcast discusses and illustrates the so-called Linguistic Turn in Philosophy, the focus on actual uses of language that was advocated by the later Wittgenstein, J.L. Austin, Gilbert Ryle and others.
Why is argument so important in politics? , co-author of Why We Argue (and how we should), explores this issue in conversation with David Edmonds for this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.