David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer)
Should we be striving to reduce health inequalities? If so, how? Harvard philosopher Norman Daniels
George Berkeley was famous for arguing that objects are really just ideas. In this episode of the Ph
Michael Ignatieff was an academic with a keen inerest in political theory before he learnt the hard
Moral accountability is at the heart of moral obligation and it reveals much about the attitudes we
David Papineau discusses a range of specific sporting incidents that are of philosophical interest i
Roberto Unger argues that contemporary political progressives have abandoned what 19th century liber
H.L.A. Hart made significant contributions to legal philosophy. Nicola Lacey discusses his legal pos
Some statements are descriptive, such as 'Philosophy Bites is a podcast series'; others are normativ
Is a concern for inequality of wealth just a form of envy? Are there good reasons for objecting to i
How much of the meaning of what we say depends on its context of utterance? Is there a role for lite
Neurophilosopher Pat Churchland discusses the insights that neuroscience can give us into the nature
Implicit biases are tricky. We all have them, apparently, but we don't realise we have them. What ar
Bernard Williams was one of the most brilliant philosophers of his generation. In this episode of th
For this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Rom Harre discusses and illustrates the so-called L
Why is argument so important in politics? Bob Talisse, co-author of Why We Argue (and how we should)
What are human rights? Are they simply legal rights? What is their relation to morality? John Tasiou
You might expect people who specialize in moral philosophy to behave better than other people. Eric
Many people have noticed similarities between what David Hume wrote about the self and Buddhist teac
Is it ever morally acceptable to kill one person to save many? Most people agree that in some extrem
You think you know what's best but don't do it. We've all been there. For Plato and Aristotle this w
