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Philosophy Bites

Edmonds and Warburton

David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer) interview top philosophers on a wide range of topics. Two books based on the series have been published by Oxford University Press. We are currently self-funding - donations very welcome via our website http://www.philosophybites.com

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24:33

Shelly Kagan on Speciesism

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/08/01

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 Shelly Kagan outlines Singer's position and takes issue with it. In the process he makes some interesting points about prejudices in general.

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21:37

Susan James on Foucault and Knowledge

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/07/22

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 knowledge. Susan James discusses this thread in his work in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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20:57

Larry Temkin on Transitivity

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/07/06

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? Larry Temkin challenges this idea, known as the axiom of transitivity.

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13:30

William B. Irvine on Living Stoically

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/06/21

How should we live? is a basic philosophical question. The Stoics had some answers. But are they relevant today? William B. Irvine thinks so. Listen to his conversation with Nigel Warburton on this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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14:25

Steven Lukes on Power

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/06/06

What is power? Steven Lukes argues for a three-dimensional account of this concept in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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12:09

Theodore Zeldin on Philosophy and History

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/06/06

The historian and writer Theodore Zeldin gives his personal take on the relation betwen philosophy and history in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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20:29

Jesse Prinz on Art and Emotion

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/05/22

What part do emotions play in our appreciation of art? Jesse Prinz explores the sense of wonder at artworks in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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20:47

Cassim Quassam on Conspiracy Theories

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/05/10

What is a conspiracy? Why do conspiracies - real or imagined - matter to philsophy? Cassim Quaassam explores these questions in conversation with Nigel Warburton

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13:47

Tim Williamson on the Appeal of Relativism

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/04/28

Are all truths relative? That's an attractive idea for many people. Tim Williamson, Wykeham Professor of Logic at Oxford University discusses why and attempts to immunise us against sloppy thinking in this area.

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14:43

Shaun Nichols on Death and the Self

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/04/14

How does your view of the self affect your attitude to your own death? Shaun Nichols discusses this question in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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17:40

Rebecca Roache on Swearing

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/03/29

Warning: this episode on the philosophy of swearing includes swearing. Rebecca Roache discusses swearing and whether there are good arguments for refraining from it.

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17:18

Lisa Bortolotti on Irrationality

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/03/19

We're all irrational some of the time, probably more of the time than we are ready to acknowledge. Lisa Bortolotti discusses the nature of irrationality with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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13:32

Jonathan Webber on Deceiving With Words

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/03/01

There are many ways to deceive with words, some of which don't involve lying. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Jonathan Webber considers whether it matters or not if you lie.

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17:37

Simon Critchley on Suicide

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/02/16

Albert Camus described suicide as the 'one really serious philosophical problem'. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Simon Critchley discusses suicide with Nigel Warburton.

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15:53

Christine Korsgaard on the Status of Animals

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/02/03

Many philosophers argue in favour of the welfare of animals because of their capacity for feeling pain. Harvard philosopher Christine Korsgaard is unusual in using Kantian arguments to defend the status of animals as ends in themselves. She discusses her approach with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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19:06

Meira Levinson on the Aims of Education

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/01/18

What are the aims of education? Meira Levinson discusses this important question with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosoph Bites podcast.

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17:04

Lucy Allais on Forgiveness

Philosophy Bites ·

2015/01/04

What is forgiveness? Whom does it benefit? Is it ever obligatory? Lucy Allais discusses these questions in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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38:12

Who is the most impressive philosopher you've met? A...

Philosophy Bites ·

2014/12/20

We've collected a range of answers to the question 'Who's the most impressive philosopher you've met?' This includes the late Ronald Dworkin's response along with many others. Some of the answers are expected, but quite a few are suprising.

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15:15

Julia Annas on What is Virtue Ethics For?

Philosophy Bites ·

2014/12/20

Julia Annas explains what Virtue Ethics is for and how it differs from other approaches to the question of how we should live in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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13:44

Hugh Mellor on Probability

Philosophy Bites ·

2014/12/07

What is probability? Not an easy question to answer. We thought our best chance of clarity on this question was from Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University and author of a book on the subject, Hugh Mellor...

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