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Philosophy Bites
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
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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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 <a href= "https://www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/people/carissa-veliz">Carissa Véliz</a>, author of Privacy is Power and editor of The Oxford Handbook of Digital Ethics, discusses these topics with Nigel Warburton.
Philosophy Bites is brought to you by the team of David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton. We've been running since 2007.
20 Jun 2023
23 MINS
23:17
20 Jun 2023
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 discussing the morality of rescue with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast
08 May 2023
23 MINS
23:00
08 May 2023
Josiah Ober on the Civic Bargain
How do you solve the question of collective self-government by citizens? <a class= "sc-1bctqj2-0 qOIqX" href= "https://politicalscience.stanford.edu/people/josiah-ober"> Josiah Ober</a> discusses a fundamental problem of democratic societies: how we come to agree on courses of action when we commit to living within a democracy. His argument is that we need to become civic friends, a concept he explains in the conversation.
08 Sep 2022
20 MINS
20:06
08 Sep 2022
Peter Railton on AI and Ethics
Developments in AI are coming very quickly. But it's not easy to work out how to deal with the ethical questions that AI generates. Peter Railton discusses AI and Ethics with Nigel Warburton for this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast
01 Jul 2022
25 MINS
25:18
01 Jul 2022
Clare Chambers on the Unmodified Body
We all make some modifications to our bodies. But often this is in response to social pressures. So is there something to say for the largely unmodified body? <a href= "http://www.clarechambers.com">Clare Chambers</a> thinks so. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she spells out why. The interviewer is David Edmonds.
20 Jun 2022
22 MINS
22:47
20 Jun 2022
Peter Singer on Consequentialism
Peter Singer is probably the most famous living philosopher. He recently won the million-dollar Berggruen Prize and promptly gave all that money to charity. His positions on this, on animals, poverty, altruism, and much else besides are underpinned by his consequentialism. Here, in conversation with Nigel Warburton he explains his consequentialism and its implications.
19 May 2022
22 MINS
22:16
19 May 2022
Cecile Fabre on the Ethics of Spying
Spying raises many ethical issues, but these are rarely discussed - at least by philosophers. Cécile Fabre, author of a recent book on the topic, Spying Through a Glass Darkly, discusses some of these issues with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. This episode is sponsored by The New European newspaper.
20 Apr 2022
24 MINS
24:51
20 Apr 2022
Ro Khanna on Digital Dignity
In this digital age, how can we organise society and the public sphere in ways that will preserve the sense of individual dignity? Ro Khanna, Congressman for Silicon Valley, and author of Dignity in a Digital Age, discusses this important topic with Nigel Warburton.
18 Mar 2022
18 MINS
18:59
18 Mar 2022
Benjamin Lipscomb on 4 Women Philosophers
In Oxford during the Second World War four women philosophers came to prominence. Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Iris Murdoch, and Mary Midgley were friends and met to discuss their ideas, particulary about ethics. Benjamin Lipscomb, author of a recent book about them, The Women Are Up To Something, speaks to David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
22 Jan 2022
20 MINS
20:55
22 Jan 2022
Paul Bloom on Psychological Hedonism,
Do we seek pleasure and avoid pain? The moral psychologist Paul Bloom believes psychological hedonism gives an inaccurate picture of what motivates us. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses pain and pleasure with Nigel Warburton.
19 Dec 2021
20 MINS
20:23
19 Dec 2021
Myisha Cherry on Rage
Stoic philosophers described anger as a temporary madness and argued that we should eliminate it wherever possible. More recently Martha Nussbaum has argued for keeping anger out of political debates. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, in contrast, Myisha Cherry makes the case for rage in some specific circumstances. She discusses rage with Nigel Warburton.
03 Nov 2021
21 MINS
21:21
03 Nov 2021
Agnes Callard on Complaint
We all do it. But is there anything philosophically interesting about complaining? <a href= "https://philosophy.uchicago.edu/faculty/a-callard">Agnes Callard</a> thinks there is. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she discusses complaint with Nigel Warburton.
09 Oct 2021
26 MINS
26:12
09 Oct 2021
Arash Abizadeh on Thomas Hobbes' Ethics
Thomas Hobbes is best known as author of Leviathan which is usually read today for its theory of political authority. Here [Arash Abizadeh] (https://abizadeh.wixsite.com/arash) discusses Hobbes' ethics, the theory of what we are and what are obligations are to each.
23 Aug 2021
20 MINS
20:50
23 Aug 2021
Steven Nadler on Spinoza on Free Speech
Spinoza was famously heretical in his views. No surprise then that he defended free expression. Here <a href= "https://smnadler.wixsite.com/mysite">Steven Nadler</a> discusses Spinoza's views on this topic with Nigel Warburton.
18 May 2021
18 MINS
18:23
18 May 2021
Suki Finn on the Metaphysics of Nothing
What is the status of something that is an absence, like a hole? [Suki Finn] (https://www.sukifinn.com) explores the metaphysics of nothing in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Suki is also the editor of a new book based on Philosophy Bites interviews with women philosophers selected from our archive [Women of Ideas,] (Women%20of%20Ideas,) to be published by Oxford University Press in April.
08 Mar 2021
19 MINS
19:18
08 Mar 2021
Peter Salmon on Derrida on Deconstruction
Jacques Derrida was a controversial philosopher whose writing could be fiendishly difficult to read. Nevertheless he had many followers. Here [Pete Salmon] (https://www.petersalmon.co.uk) , author of a recent biography of Derrida, manages to give a clear account of what Derrida meant by deconstruction.
This episode was sponsored by St John's College. For more information about the college go to <a href= "https://www.sjc.edu/podcast">www.sjc.edu/podcast</a>
18 Feb 2021
22 MINS
22:34
18 Feb 2021
David Bather Woods on Schopenhauer on Compassion
Arthur Schopenhauer is best known for the deep pessimism of his book The World as Will and Representation. Here we focus on a slightly less pessimistic aspect of his philosophy: his views on compassion. Very unusually for an early nineteenth century thinker, he was influenced here by his reading of Indian philosophy. <a href= "https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/people/woods/">David Bather Woods</a> is the interviewee.
We are very grateful for sponsorship for this episode from [St John's College] (https://www.sjc.edu/podcast) .
10 Jan 2021
24 MINS
24:06
10 Jan 2021
Samantha Rose Hill on Hannah Arendt on Pluralism
Hannah Arendt's experience of the Eichmann trial in 1961 led her to reflect on the nature of politics, truth, and plurality. <a href= "https://www.samantharosehill.com">Samantha Rose Hill</a>, author of a biography of Arendt, discusses the context for this, and the key features of Arendt's views. We are grateful for support for this episode from St John's College - for more information about the college, including online options, go to <a href= "https://sjc.edu/podcast">sjc.edu/podcast</a>
06 Dec 2020
20 MINS
20:41
06 Dec 2020
Steven Nadler on Spinoza on Death
Baruch Spinoza was perhaps most famous for his equation of God with Nature - a view that his contemporaries, probably correctly, took to be atheist. But what did he think about death? Steven Nadler, author of A Book Forged in Hell and Think Least of Death, discusses this aspect of his thought with Nigel Warburton.
12 Nov 2020
19 MINS
19:59
12 Nov 2020