People like to think of themselves as reasonably virtuous, but there is usually a gap between how they think of themselves and how they actually behave. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Christian Miller discusses this gap and how we can close it.
Listen to Christian Miller on the Character Gap
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In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, Philip Pettit provides a story about how ethics might have come into existence. This is an 'as if' story intended to illuminate the nature of ethics, not an attempt at history.
Listen to Philip Pettit on the Birth of Ethics
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There is a very long history of scepticism about what philosophy can do. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Paul Sagar discusses some of the arguments that have been put forward in this area.
Listen to Paul Sagar on Scepticism about Philosophy
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In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, Katherine Hawley discusses a concept we all rely on, but rarely question: trustworthiness. Is it always a good trait to have? Can it come into conflict with other traits we value, such as generosity?
Listen to Katherine Hawley on Trustworthiness
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What does it mean to be civil in conversation with others? Is it always a virtue? Teresa Bejan, author of Mere Civility, discusses this topic and its long history in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Listen to Teresa Bejan on Civility
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You can overdo most things, but it seems strange to say that you can overdo democracy. Robert B. Talisse thinks you can overdo it. He argues his case in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
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Listen to Robert B. Talisse on Overdoing Democracy
Robert Wright argues that some aspects of Buddhism, particularly those parts that deal with the self and the mind, are both compatible with contemporary evolutionary theory and profound about our nature. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses why he thinks Buddhism is essentially true with Nigel Warburton.
Listen to Robert Wright on Why Buddhism is True
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How can we best help those in need? Peter Singer has argued for 'effective altruism' focusing on consequences. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Larry Temkin questions some of Peter Singer's assumptions about the consequences of aid, before discussing wider issues about whom we should help, how, and why.
Listen to Larry Temkin on Obligations to the Needy
Listen to an earlier interview with Larry Temkin on Transitivity
This interview was recorded at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, where Larry Temkin was giving the 2017 Uehiro annual lectures. You can listen to these lectures here.
Do states have a moral right to exclude people from their territory? It might seem obvious to you that they do. But in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Sarah Fine questions this, in conversation with Nigel Warburton .
Listen to Sarah Fine on the Right to Exclude
This episode of Philosophy Bites was sponsored by the Examining Ethics podcast from the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. You can subscribe to Examining Ethics on iTunes or listen to episodes at ExaminingEthics.Org
How do I know I'm not dreaming now? Do I really know this? These sorts of questions have puzzled philosophers for millenia. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Erich Schwitzgebel discusses scepticism with Nigel Warburton
Listen to Eric Schwitzgebel on Scepticism
This episode of Philosophy Bites was sponsored by the Examining Ethics podcast from the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. You can subscribe to Examining Ethics on iTunes or listen to episodes at ExaminingEthics.Org
In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Nigel Warburton interviews Philip Pettit about the concept of robustly demanding goods. These include love and friendship.
Listen to Philip Pettit on Robustly Demanding Goods
Previous Philosophy Bites interiews with Philip Pettit:
Sponsorship:
This episode of Philosophy Bites was sponsored by the Examining Ethics podcast from the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. You can subscribe to Examining Ethics on iTunes or listen to episodes at ExaminingEthics.Org
Philosophers talk about 'knowing that', and 'knowing how'. But what is involved in knowing another person? Katalin Farkas of the Central European University discusses this question in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
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Listen to Katalin Farkas on Knowing Another Person
This episode was sponsored by the Examining Ethics podcast from the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. Examining Ethics is available from www.examiningethics.org and on iTunes.
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Are human beings fundamentally different from other animals? Roger Scruton argues that we are, and that we need to think about ourselves in non-biological terms. He explains these ideas in conversation with Nigel Warburton.
Listen to Roger Scruton on Human Nature
Nigel Warburton will be in conversation with Roger Scruton about Human Nature at 11am on Saturday 2nd September in the Philosophy section of Blackwell's bookshop, Oxford. Free event, all welcome.
Ritual plays a large part in the work of some of the ancient Chinese philosophers. Here Michael Puett, co-author of The Path, explains the significance of some apparently trivial rituals.
Listen to Michael Puett on Ritual in Chinese Philosophy
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What is Art? That's not an easy question to answer. Some philosophers even think it can't be answered. Aaron Meskin discusses this question on this episode of Aesthetics Bites.
Listen to Aaron Meskin on the Definition of Art
Aesthetics Bites is a podcast series of interviews with top thinkers in the philosophy of art. It is a collaboration between the London Aesthetics Forum and Philosophy Bites and is made possible by a grant from the British Society of Aesthetics.
What, if anything, is bad about death, apart from the process of dying? Death often involves deprivation - is that the what makes death bad? Perhaps. Shelly Kagan discusses death and deprivation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Listen to Shelly Kagan on Death and Deprivation
Read a related short article on death by Shelly Kagan (from The Chronicle of Higher Education)
Shelly Kagan's extremely popular video lecture course about death
Listen to an earlier Philosophy Bites interview with Shelly Kagan on Speciesism
