David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer)
We have all had transformative experiences. But do they have philosophical relevance? Laurie Paul be
How do you solve the question of collective self-government by citizens? Josiah Ober discusses a fu
Skye Cleary approaches questions of human authenticity throught he lens of French Existentialism, an
Developments in AI are coming very quickly. But it's not easy to work out how to deal with the ethic
We all make some modifications to our bodies. But often this is in response to social pressures. So
Peter Singer is probably the most famous living philosopher. He recently won the million-dollar Berg
Spying raises many ethical issues, but these are rarely discussed - at least by philosophers. Cécile
In this digital age, how can we organise society and the public sphere in ways that will preserve th
In Oxford during the Second World War four women philosophers came to prominence. Elizabeth Anscombe
Do we seek pleasure and avoid pain? The moral psychologist Paul Bloom believes psychological hedonis
Stoic philosophers described anger as a temporary madness and argued that we should eliminate it whe
We all do it. But is there anything philosophically interesting about complaining? Agnes Callard thi
Thomas Hobbes is best known as author of Leviathan which is usually read today for its theory of pol
Spinoza was famously heretical in his views. No surprise then that he defended free expression. Here
What is the status of something that is an absence, like a hole? Suki Finn explores the metaphysics
Jacques Derrida was a controversial philosopher whose writing could be fiendishly difficult to read.
Arthur Schopenhauer is best known for the deep pessimism of his book The World as Will and Represent
Hannah Arendt's experience of the Eichmann trial in 1961 led her to reflect on the nature of politic
David Edmonds has co-authored a children's book, Undercover Robot. Here in this bonus episode (origi
Baruch Spinoza was perhaps most famous for his equation of God with Nature - a view that his contemp
