Philosophy Bites

David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer)

Episodes

Total: 380

 Michael Sandel. 2009 Reith Lecturer, discusses the moral limits of markets. You can follow Nigel Wa

Philosophy Bites looks at ethical questions raised by enhancement. Technological developments have o

Moral psychology is the empirical study of how people make moral judgements. In this episode of the

Thomas Hurka on Pleasure

2009/4/18

Pleasure is something we all want. But is it, and should it be the only thing that we want? Is pleas

This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast focuses on Aristotle's Ethics. In conversation with Nig

Assisted dying, providing a patient with the means to kill themselves, is a highly controversial iss

Should we base our morality on our emotional reactions of disgust? We all have a sense of 'yuk' at s

Jean-Paul Sartre's notion of Bad Faith lies at the core of his existentialist classic Being and Noth

Questions about the nature of reality are at the heart of all philosophy in both Western and Eastern

Scientists talk about sub-atomic particles which are invisible to the eye. Do such particles really

Kate Soper believes that we need to rethink how we live in the light of impending environmental cata

Genocide is, at first glance, a straightforward term. We understand what it is and why it is such an

How do we learn anything? This isn't a puzzle until you start thinking hard about it. In his dialogu

Parmenides was one of the most important pre-Socratic philosophers. Raymond Tallis discusses his ide

Don Cupitt, a controversial theologian and philosopher, whose BBC television series and book The Sea

Wendy Brown on Tolerance

2008/11/23

Tolerance is usually thought of as the great virtue of democratic societies. Wendy Brown of UC Berke

Political representation in a democracy doesn't necessarily reflect the variety of people within a s

Anthony Grayling argues that bombing civilians in Dresden and other German cities in the Second Worl

What makes anyone the same person over time? In this interview for Philosophy Bites Christopher Shie

Alexander Nehamas explores the value of friendship in this interview with Nigel Warburton for the Ph