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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? thinks so. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she spells out why. The...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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,...
We all do it. But is there anything philosophically interesting about complaining? thinks there is. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she discusses complaint with Nigel Warburton.
Thomas Hobbes is best known as author of Leviathan which is usually read today for its theory of political authority. Here discusses Hobbes' ethics, the theory of what we are and what are obligations are to each.
Spinoza was famously heretical in his views. No surprise then that he defended free expression. Here discusses Spinoza's views on this topic with Nigel Warburton.