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September podcast
In this edition I talk to philosopher of biology John Dupré and the problems with genes, and the Nobel-prize winning Amartya Sen about the idea of Justice. Plus, guest reporter Antonia Macaro talks to John Heaton about Wittgenstein and therapy.
August podcast
This summer special is an edited recording of a discussion I chaired in April on addiction: should we penalise or treat? The panel comprised: Dr Nick Airey, an NHS psychiatrist specialising in addiction, John Moore (Criminology, University of the West of England), Dr Giles Pearson, (Philosophy, University of Bristol), Dr Jon Webber (Philosophy, Cardiff University). The event was organised by Dr Havi Carel, Philosophy, UWE and sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.
Complaint podcast
George Miller of Podularity has produced a new podcast for Blackwell, in which he interviews me about my book Complaint, which is now out in paperback.
July podcast
This edition includes a report from the 2010 Philosophers’ Football Match, where I talk to AC Grayling, Laurie Taylor, comedian Mark Steel, former England manager Graham Taylor, and many more. Find out what the tribute to the famous Monty Python sketch was really about. Plus, there’s an interview with historian and [...]
Two “new” podcasts
I’ve just discovered that there are podcasts of two talks I gave at the RSA’s website…
June podcast
This edition is all about “How to Live” and was recorded live at the Arnolfini Centre as part of Bristol Festival of Ideas in May. Joining me are John Cottingham, emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Reading; Sarah Bakewell, author of How to Live or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer; and Michael Foley, author of The Age of Absurdity.
May podcast
I’m back after an April break with Daniel Dennett talking about the new atheism, and a guest report by Antonia Macaro on the relevance of stoicism for today, with interviewees Richard Sorabji and John Sellars.
Reason talk at Ciudad de las Ideas
A 20-minute video of my talk on reason at La Ciudad de las Ideas festival in Puebla, Mexico
March podcast
In this four-star edition, I talk over the background hubbub of hotel bars and conference lunch tables with Jerry Fodor about what Darwin got wrong; Ben Goldacre on good philosophy and bad science; Michael Sandel on the problem with secular liberalism; and Philip Zimbardo on good people gone bad.
February podcast
In this programme, I’m reporting on the debate surrounding the growth of the well-being agenda, and talking to the winner of the Lakatos Prize for the philosophy of Science, Samir Okasha, about evolution.
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- microphilosophy: Inspirational talks and books are like coffee: fine for short-term energy boosts but no substitute for building strength September 3, 2010
- microphilosophy: Sometimes skin deep is all the beauty that is needed. It's the surfaces of landscapes, sculptures, paintings and facades that matter most. September 2, 2010
- microphilosophy: @philosophybites You do bite, don't you? :-) Obviously it's a limited question about the beauty of buildings from the outside! September 1, 2010
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