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Back to SearchAgnes Callard on Sex
What happens when people have sexual desires for one another? Agnes Callard from the University of Chicago discusses sex, eroticism, and much more in conversation with Nigel Warburton.
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Published on 2 years, 1 month ago
Michael Lamb on Augustine on Hope
Augustine is usually described as a pessimist with a bleak view of human evil and corruption. Michael Lamb thinks that is a simplistic reading. Augustine has interesting things to say about hope as a…
Published on 2 years, 2 months ago
Seth Lazar on Political Philosophy in the Age of AI
AI has changed our lives already and looks set to have a huge impact. How should we adapt our thinking about political philosophy in the light of this? The philosopher Seth Lazar explores this questi…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Hannah Dawson on Mary Wollstonecraft
In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Nigel Warburton interviews Hannah Dawson (editor of The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing) on Mary Wollstonecraft and her book A Vindication of the Righ…
Published on 2 years, 3 months ago
Scott Hershovitz on Law and Morality
What is the relationship between law and morality? How do they differ? Scott Hershovitz discusses these questions with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Published on 2 years, 4 months ago
Carissa Veliz on Digital Ethics
Digital ethics is a new field. But what is it, what is its scope? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Carissa Véliz, author of Privacy is Power and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Digita…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
Theron Pummer on the Rules of Rescue
You might not have an obligation to risk your life saving other people, but if you do, you should go for saving the greatest number. That's more or less what Theon Pummer believes. Listen to him disc…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
William MacAskill on Longtermism
In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast David Edmonds interviews Will MacAskill on the controversial idea that we ought to give the interests of future people substantial weight when deciding…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Kieran Setiya on Loneliness
What is loneliness and why is it harmful? How does it differ from just being on your own? In the latest episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, Kieran Setiya discusses this important topic with Nige…
Published on 2 years, 9 months ago
Edith Hall on Aristotle's Way
How should we live? This is the basic question for all of us. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Edith Hall, author of the book Aristotle's Way, gives a sympathetic answer to Aristotle's…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago