Philosophy Bites

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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

Website: http://www.philosophybites.com
Description: top philosophers interviewed on bite-sized topics
Language: 🇬🇧 English
last modified: 2025-03-13 22:09
last episode published: 2025-03-12 16:00
publication frequency: 16.86 days
Contributors: Nigel Warburton; Owner; nigelwarburton@aol.com (nigelwarburton@aol.com); Managing editor; Edmonds and Warburton; Author
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Number of Episodes: 386
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Date	Title & Description	Contributors
2025-03-12	Emily Herring on Henri Bergson Henri Bergson was once one of the most living famous philosophers. Now he is less well known. Emily Herring, his biographer, discusses this and some of his key ideas in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Nigel Warburton is the interviewer.
2025-01-29	Lyndsey Stonebridge on the Life and Mind of Hannah Arendt For this episode in the Bio Bites strand of the Philosphy Bites podcast Nigel Warburton interviews Lyndsey Stonebridge, author of a recent book about Hannah Arendt, We Are Free To Change the World, about how her thought was affected by her circumstance...
2025-01-09	Ofra Magidor on Epistemicism and Moral Vagueness Sometimes, there is vagueness about whether it is morally permissible (or even in some situations required) to perform a certain act—moral vagueness. What is the source of moral vagueness? Ofra Magidor discusses this topic with Nigel Warburton. This e...
2025-01-09	Robert Williams on Decision Making Under Indeterminacy How can we make decisions under conditions of indeterminacy? Robert Williams discusses this challenging issue with Nigel Warburton. This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast has been made in association with Vagueness & Ethics, a research proje...
2025-01-01	Peter Godfrey Smith on Understanding Minds Peter Godfrey Smith is famous for his work on understanding the minds of other animals, particularly octopuses. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses animal minds with Nigel Warburton.
2024-12-02	Richard Bourke on Hegel's Philosophy of History Hegel is a notoriously difficult philosopher to understand. Here Richard Bourke gives a clear route through his key ideas about history and how it unfolds in conversation with Nigel Warburton.
2024-10-21	Jonathan Birch on the Edge of Sentience Recent zoological research has shown us that a wide range of animals are likely to have sentience. We don't know for sure. There is sufficient evidence to think that it is likely that, for example, lobsters can feel pain. What should we do in the light...
2024-09-24	Cheryl Misak on Frank Ramsey's Life and Thought The Cambridge philosopher Frank Ramsey died aged 26, but in a short brilliant life he made significant contributions to philosphy and economics. Here in the Bio Bites strand of Philosophy Bites David Edmonds discusses Ramsey's life and thought with his...
2024-08-04	Elizabeth Harman on Moral Heroes Moral heroes are usually thought of as people who go beyond what is obligatory. Elizabeth Harman discusses whether sometimes we ought to act as moral heroes. She is in conversation with David Edmonds for this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
2024-06-14	Walter Sinnott Armstrong on AI and Morality Can AI help us make difficult moral decisions? Walter Sinnott Armstrong explores this idea in conversation with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.