Philosophy Bites

Edmonds and Warburton
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Mar 27, 2010 • 18min

Susan Neiman on Morality in the 21st Century

How should we live now? This is the basic question that Susan Neiman addresses in conversation with Nigel Warburton for this episode of the podcast Philosophy Bites. Her answer draws on Enlightenment thinking. If you enjoy Philosophy Bites, you might also like Ethics Bites which can be found on iTunesU.
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Mar 13, 2010 • 0sec

Galen Strawson on the Sense of Self

Does everyone have a sense of self? What is it? Galen Strawson grapples with these questions in conversation with Nigel Warburton in the latest episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
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Feb 28, 2010 • 0sec

Jonathan Wolff on John Rawls' A Theory of Justice

John Rawls' A Theory of Justice is probably the most important work of political philosophy of the 20th Century. In this Philosophy Bites podcast Jonathan Wolff outlines the key features of that book and explores some of its limitations. 
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Feb 15, 2010 • 0sec

Jerrold Levinson on Music and Eros

Jerrold Levinson examines analogies between music an eros in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
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Feb 7, 2010 • 0sec

Robert B. Talisse on Pragmatism

In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Robert B. Talisse in discussion with Nigel Warburton explains what the philosphical movement of Pragmatism was, and some of the differences between the ideas of its founders Pierce, Dewey and James.
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Jan 23, 2010 • 0sec

Thomas Pogge on Global Justice and Health

In this interview for the Philosophy Bites podcast Thomas Pogge, Professor of Philosophy at Yale University, explores the difficult issue of how we can achieve greater justice in the distribution of pharmaceutical products to countries which can't afford to pay the high prices sometimes demanded by manufacturers.
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Jan 10, 2010 • 0sec

Tzvetan Todorov on the Englightenment Today

Tzvetan Todorov defends Englightenment values as important for us today in this episode of the philosophy podcast Philosophy Bites.
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Dec 24, 2009 • 0sec

Don Cupitt on Jesus as Philosopher

Don Cupitt, controversial theologian and philosopher, argues that Jesus is best seen as a moralist and a radical secular humanist in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. The podcast is introduced by David Edmonds. Nigel Warburton is the interviewer.
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Dec 20, 2009 • 0sec

A.C. Grayling on Bertrand Russell on Descriptions

How our words relate to objects is a thorny philosophical conundrum. In this episode of the philosophy podcast Philosophy Bites A.C. Grayling explains Bertrand Russell's Theory of Descriptions, an attempt to elucidate that relationship.
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Dec 6, 2009 • 12min

Catalin Avramescu on the Idea of Cannibalism

Catalin Avramescu discusses the fascinating topic of the part played by the idea of cannibalism in the history of philosophy in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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