Podcast Episodes

Chike Jeffers on Africana Philosphy

David Edmonds talks to Chike Jeffers of Dalhousie University about Africana Philosophy.

This episode was supported by the Ideas Workshop, part of the Open Society Foundations.

Published on 18 hours ago

Angie Hobbs on Plato on Power

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Samuel Scheffler on Grief and Time

Grief is affected by the passage of time in a way that some attitudes and emotions aren't. Samuel Scheffler explores why this might be so in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Edouard Machery on Variations in Responses to Thought Experiments

Philosophers who use thought experiments often believe their own intutions in response to them are unviersal. But that's not always so. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Edouard Machery…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Lewis Gordon on Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon, who was born in Martinique, died aged 36. He nevertheless made very significant contributions to the discussion of racism and colonialism, influenced strongly by the existentialist trad…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

David Edmonds on Peter Singer's Shallow Pond Thought Experiment

In this interview of the Philosophy Bites podcast Nigel Warburton interviews David Edmonds about Peter Singer's famous thought experient about what you would do if you saw a child at risk of drowning…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Carlos Alberto Sánchez on Mexican Philosophy

What is distinctive about Mexican philosophy? How much is it linked to its geopolitical  context? Carlos Alberto Sanchez, author of Blooming in the Ruins, a book about major themes in 20th century Me…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago

Ellie Robson on Mary Midgley on Animals

Mary Midgley didn't begin publishing until she was 59 years old, but nevertheless made a significant impact and had a distinctive approach. In this episode of Philosophy Bites  Ellie Robson discusses…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sari Nusseibeh on Philosophy and Conflict

Many people think philosophical discucssion is a luxury in times of conflict, but the Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh is more optimistic. In this episode of Philosophy Bites, recorded in early…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Robert Talisse on Civic Solitude

Democracy is about acting as a group, but, surprisingly, Robert Talisse argues that what it needs to function well is a degree of solitude for citizens. In-group and out-group dynamics mean that indi…

Published on 5 months ago