

Walter Veit Podcast
Walter Veit
Dr. Walter Veit is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Reading. This podcast features conversations, interviews, talks, and lectures about philosophy, science, as well as his own research.
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Aug 28, 2024 • 27min
#26 - Evolution of multicellularity: cheating done right - PART 2
In today's episode I'll read and discuss the following paper: Veit, W. (2019). Evolution of multicellularity: cheating done right. Biology & Philosophy, 34(34). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-019-9688-9 [Download]PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/24OwJWeaWyJqqdfxirnlUUApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walter-veit-podcast/id1716794567RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ed331d30/podcast/rssYouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0j8uiNxfku6--y2dho5VPUX3gpyqdnD&si=osLPm4EHx9BLiURNYouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@DrWalterVeit/shortsSUPPORT & CONNECT:Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrwveitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/walterveit/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-walter-veit-745a1a117/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalterVeitOfficialPage/Medium: https://walterveit.medium.com/ Get full access to Walter Veit at walterveit.substack.com/subscribe

May 20, 2024 • 42min
#25 - Evolution of multicellularity: cheating done right - PART 1
In today's episode I'll read and discuss the following paper: Veit, W. (2019). Evolution of multicellularity: cheating done right. Biology & Philosophy, 34(34). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-019-9688-9 [Download]PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/24OwJWeaWyJqqdfxirnlUUApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walter-veit-podcast/id1716794567RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ed331d30/podcast/rssYouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0j8uiNxfku6--y2dho5VPUX3gpyqdnD&si=osLPm4EHx9BLiURNYouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@DrWalterVeit/shortsSUPPORT & CONNECT:Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrwveitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/walterveit/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-walter-veit-745a1a117/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalterVeitOfficialPage/Medium: https://walterveit.medium.com/ Get full access to Walter Veit at walterveit.substack.com/subscribe

May 15, 2024 • 1h 8min
#24 - Existential Nihilism: The Only Really Serious Philosophical Problem
In today's episode I'll read and discuss the following paper: Veit, W. (2018). Existential Nihilism: The Only Really Serious Philosophical Problem. Journal of Camus Studies 2018, 211-236. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.26965.24804 [Download]PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/24OwJWeaWyJqqdfxirnlUUApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walter-veit-podcast/id1716794567RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ed331d30/podcast/rssYouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0j8uiNxfku6--y2dho5VPUX3gpyqdnD&si=osLPm4EHx9BLiURNYouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@DrWalterVeit/shortsSUPPORT & CONNECT:Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrwveitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/walterveit/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-walter-veit-745a1a117/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalterVeitOfficialPage/Medium: https://walterveit.medium.com/ Get full access to Walter Veit at walterveit.substack.com/subscribe

Apr 23, 2024 • 17min
#23 - Daniel C. Dennett Tribute
This was a difficult episode to record. Philosophy lost one of the Greats and one of the kindest.Here is the tribute to Daniel Dennett: https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/science-and-philosophy/202404/daniel-c-dennett-tribute-to-a-philosophical-giantPODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/24OwJWeaWyJqqdfxirnlUUApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walter-veit-podcast/id1716794567RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ed331d30/podcast/rssYouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0j8uiNxfku6--y2dho5VPUX3gpyqdnD&si=osLPm4EHx9BLiURNYouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@DrWalterVeit/shortsSUPPORT & CONNECT:Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrwveitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/walterveit/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-walter-veit-745a1a117/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalterVeitOfficialPage/Medium: https://walterveit.medium.com/ Get full access to Walter Veit at walterveit.substack.com/subscribe

Apr 9, 2024 • 44min
#22 - Cognitive Enhancement and the Threat of Inequality
What is the ethical status of cognitive enhancers? Today's article is accessible here: Veit, W. (2018). Cognitive Enhancement and the Threat of Inequality. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 2, 404–410. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-018-0108-x [Download]PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/24OwJWeaWyJqqdfxirnlUUApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walter-veit-podcast/id1716794567RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ed331d30/podcast/rssYouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0j8uiNxfku6--y2dho5VPUX3gpyqdnD&si=osLPm4EHx9BLiURNYouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@DrWalterVeit/shortsSUPPORT & CONNECT:Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrwveitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/walterveit/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-walter-veit-745a1a117/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalterVeitOfficialPage/Medium: https://walterveit.medium.com/ Get full access to Walter Veit at walterveit.substack.com/subscribe

Apr 5, 2024 • 1h 25min
#21 - Eric Helms: Is Bodybuilding a Sport?
Today I'm talking to Eric Helms, professional bodybuilder, exercise scientist at the Auckland University of Technology, influential science communicator, and co-host of the iron culture podcast.Kind, Adrian, and Eric R. Helms. "Is bodybuilding a sport?." Journal of the Philosophy of Sport 50.2 (2023): 281-299.https://doi.org/10.1080/00948705.2023.2234978https://academics.aut.ac.nz/eric.helmshttps://www.youtube.com/c/ironculturepodcastPODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/24OwJWeaWyJqqdfxirnlUUApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walter-veit-podcast/id1716794567RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ed331d30/podcast/rssYouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0j8uiNxfku6--y2dho5VPUX3gpyqdnD&si=osLPm4EHx9BLiURNYouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@DrWalterVeit/shortsSUPPORT & CONNECT:Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrwveitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/walterveit/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-walter-veit-745a1a117/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalterVeitOfficialPage/Medium: https://walterveit.medium.com/ Get full access to Walter Veit at walterveit.substack.com/subscribe

Mar 30, 2024 • 15min
#20 - Drawing the boundaries of animal sentience
Link to the paper:Veit, W. & Huebner, B. (2020). Drawing the boundaries of animal sentience. Animal Sentience 29(13). http://doi.org/10.51291/2377-7478.1595 [Download]PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/24OwJWeaWyJqqdfxirnlUUApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walter-veit-podcast/id1716794567RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ed331d30/podcast/rssYouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0j8uiNxfku6--y2dho5VPUX3gpyqdnD&si=osLPm4EHx9BLiURNYouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@DrWalterVeit/shortsSUPPORT & CONNECT:Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrwveitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/walterveit/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-walter-veit-745a1a117/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalterVeitOfficialPage/Medium: https://walterveit.medium.com/ Get full access to Walter Veit at walterveit.substack.com/subscribe

Mar 13, 2024 • 1h 5min
#19 - Matti Wilks: On the Psychology of Moral Motivations and Effective Altruism
In today's episode, I interview Matti Wilks who is a Lecturer (Assistant Prof) in psychology at the University of Edinburgh. She is researching how our moral circles expand, why we devalue distant beings, and why some people are more altruistic than others.You can visit her website here: https://www.mattiwilks.com/homePODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/24OwJWeaWyJqqdfxirnlUUApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walter-veit-podcast/id1716794567RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ed331d30/podcast/rssYouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0j8uiNxfku6--y2dho5VPUX3gpyqdnD&si=osLPm4EHx9BLiURNYouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@DrWalterVeit/shortsSUPPORT & CONNECT:Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrwveitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/walterveit/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-walter-veit-745a1a117/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalterVeitOfficialPage/Medium: https://walterveit.medium.com/ Get full access to Walter Veit at walterveit.substack.com/subscribe

Mar 3, 2024 • 15min
#18 - Improving Invertebrate Welfare
You can find the paper here:Browning, H. & Veit, W. (2020). Improving invertebrate welfare. Animal Sentience 29(4). http://doi.org/10.51291/2377-7478.1585 [Download]PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/24OwJWeaWyJqqdfxirnlUUApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walter-veit-podcast/id1716794567RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ed331d30/podcast/rssYouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0j8uiNxfku6--y2dho5VPUX3gpyqdnD&si=osLPm4EHx9BLiURNYouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@DrWalterVeit/shortsSUPPORT & CONNECT:Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrwveitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/walterveit/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-walter-veit-745a1a117/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalterVeitOfficialPage/Medium: https://walterveit.medium.com/ Get full access to Walter Veit at walterveit.substack.com/subscribe

Feb 22, 2024 • 56min
#17 - Alex Rosenberg: On Science, Philosophy, and Meaning
In today's episode I talk to Alex Rosenberg - the R. Taylor Cole Professor of Philosophy at Duke University. https://alexrosenbergbooks.com/PODCAST INFO:Podcast website: https://walterveit.com/podcast/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/24OwJWeaWyJqqdfxirnlUUApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/walter-veit-podcast/id1716794567RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/ed331d30/podcast/rssYouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLV0j8uiNxfku6--y2dho5VPUX3gpyqdnD&si=osLPm4EHx9BLiURNYouTube Clips: https://www.youtube.com/@DrWalterVeit/shortsSUPPORT & CONNECT:Twitter: https://twitter.com/wrwveitInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/walterveit/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-walter-veit-745a1a117/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WalterVeitOfficialPage/Medium: https://walterveit.medium.com/ Get full access to Walter Veit at walterveit.substack.com/subscribe