Philosophical Trials cover image

Philosophical Trials

A.C. Grayling on Atheism and The Frontiers of Knowledge | Episode 13

Jul 2, 2022
01:06:25

Professor A.C. Grayling is one of the most prolific philosophers and public intellectuals. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, the Master of the New College of the Humanities and a Supernumerary Fellow of St. Anne’s College, Oxford. He made important contributions to Analytic Philosophy, primarily in Epistemology, Metaphysics and Philosophical Logic. Prof. Grayling wrote more than 40 books, including The God Argument, The History of Philosophy and The Frontiers of Knowledge. 

Conversation Outline: 

00:00 Introduction
00:46 How did you get into Philosophy?
03:23 What was your PhD Thesis on? Thoughts on Skepticism and Knowledge
08:11 What are the interesting epistemological advancements (and problems) of our time? 
12:27 On interdisciplinarity and higher education
15:10 Different models of education and advice for high-school students that want to go to university
19:04 STEM, Arts and public perception
21:45 Traditional epistemology and why certainty and absolute truth are not essential
27:44 Is the situation different for Mathematics? What about Theology? 
35:02 Why do people take Religion to be a source of certain truths? 
41:00 New Atheism
46:50 Discussing some of the main theistic arguments 
59:30 God and Morality

Enjoy! 

Instagram: 
https://www.instagram.com/tedynenu/

Twitter: 
https://twitter.com/tedynenu

Apple Podcasts: 
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/philosophical-trials/id1513707135

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/3Sz88leU8tmeKe3MAZ9i10

Google Podcasts: 
https://podcasts.google.com/search/philosophical%20trials

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode