Philosophy for our times Podcast
1) The God desire| David Baddiel
David Baddiel and Chine McDonald discuss what humanity's deep-seated longing for God's existence may mean, and why it is okay.
2) A new theory of ethics | Martha Nussbaum
Join philosopher and ethicist Martha Nussbaum as she argues for a brand new theory of animal ethics in which 'suffering' is not simply a question of pain.
3) Crisis in the academy | Yaron Brook, Eric Kaufmann, Catherine Liui
Yaron Brook, Catherine Liu, and Eric Kaufmann debate whether universities have lost their purpose amid concerns over academic freedom, value, and rising costs, and consider whether education and resea...Show More
4) Why the neoclassical philosophy of economics is fundamentally flawed | Abby Innes
Join political economist Abby Innes as she argues that treating society as a closed systemto be controlled and regulated ignores man's unrelenting capacity for new ideas and technologies.
5) On the nature of reality | Rowan Williams and Iain McGilchrist
Join Rowan Williams and Iain McGilchrist as they tackle the ever-elusive matter of knowledge, referencing language, the Romantic poets and the Coronavirus pandemic as a means of uncovering the truth a...Show More
6) Neighbours before strangers | Alain de Botton, Seyla Benhabib and Tommy Curry
Alain de Botton, Seyla Behnabib and Tommy Curry debate universalist morality, nationalism, and Kantian ethics.
7) The strange search for knowledge in the age of post-truth
Steve Fuller argues that knowledge is not, in fact, produced by the experts.
8) The philosophy of performance | Michelle Terry
Creative Director of Shakespeare's Globe, Michelle Terry, explores how pretending to be someone else can help us to better understand ourselves.
9) The end of materialism | Àlex Gómez-Marín
Alex Gómez-Marín reflects on the scientific evidence we have for near-death experiences and what they might mean for answering ultimate questions about the purpose of human existence.
10) The relationship between mind and matter | Slavoj Žižek, Alenka Zupančič and Carlo Rovelli
Renowned philosophers Slavoj Žižek and Alenka Zupančič join physicist Carlo Rovelli to investigate the fundamental metaphysical tension between the conscious self and material reality, debating whethe...Show More