Log in

goodpods headphones icon

To access all our features

Open the Goodpods app
Close icon
headphones
Philosophy Bites

Philosophy Bites

Edmonds and Warburton

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
profile image
profile image
profile image

10 Listeners

bookmark
Share icon

All episodes

Best episodes

Top 10 Philosophy Bites Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Philosophy Bites episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Philosophy Bites for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Philosophy Bites episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Philosophy Bites - Peter Singer on Consequentialism
play

05/19/22 • 22 min

Peter Singer is probably the most famous living philosopher. He recently won the million-dollar Berggruen Prize and promptly gave all that money to charity. His positions on this, on animals, poverty, altruism, and much else besides are underpinned by his consequentialism. Here, in conversation with Nigel Warburton he explains his consequentialism and its implications.

profile image
profile image
profile image

5 Listeners

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Philosophy Bites - Robert Wright on Why Buddhism is True
play

05/07/18 • 19 min

Robert Wright believes that there are a number of key tenets of Buddhism which are both compatible with present day evolutionary theory, and accurate about our relationship with the world and with our own minds. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses Buddhism, reality, and the mind, with interviewer Nigel Warburton.

We are very grateful for support for this episode from the Marc Sanders Foundation

We are also grateful for the continuing support we receive from donations on Patreon and Paypal.

profile image

1 Listener

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Philosophy Bites - Samantha Rose Hill on Hannah Arendt on Pluralism
play

12/06/20 • 20 min

Hannah Arendt's experience of the Eichmann trial in 1961 led her to reflect on the nature of politics, truth, and plurality. Samantha Rose Hill, author of a biography of Arendt, discusses the context for this, and the key features of Arendt's views. We are grateful for support for this episode from St John's College - for more information about the college, including online options, go to sjc.edu/podcast

profile image

1 Listener

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Philosophy Bites - Suki Finn on the Metaphysics of Nothing
play

03/08/21 • 19 min

What is the status of something that is an absence, like a hole? Suki Finn explores the metaphysics of nothing in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Suki is also the editor of a new book based on Philosophy Bites interviews with women philosophers selected from our archive Women of Ideas, to be published by Oxford University Press in April.

profile image

1 Listener

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Philosophy Bites - Kieran Setiya on Loneliness
play

03/09/23 • 18 min

What is loneliness and why is it harmful? How does it differ from just being on your own? In the latest episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, Kieran Setiya discusses this important topic with Nigel Warburton.

1 Listener

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Philosophy Bites - Cheryl Misak on Frank Ramsey's Life and Thought
play

09/24/24 • 17 min

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 biographer Cheryl Misak.

profile image

1 Listener

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Philosophy Bites - Seth Lazar on Political Philosophy in the Age of AI
play

09/27/23 • 22 min

AI has changed our lives already and looks set to have a huge impact. How should we adapt our thinking about political philosophy in the light of this? The philosopher Seth Lazar explores this question in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

1 Listener

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Philosophy Bites - Luciano Floridi on the Fourth Revolution
play

06/28/09 • 13 min

New technology is changing our relationship to reality and in the process what we are, argues Luciano Floridi, in this episode of the philosophy podcast Philosophy Bites. This is the fourth revolution.

1 Listener

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Philosophy Bites - Kathleen Stock on What is a Woman?
play

05/21/19 • 30 min

'What is a woman?' has become a contentious question with practical implications. The philosopher Kathleen Stock gives an account of the category 'woman' and how we should think about it. She gives a different answer to this question which Amia Srinivassan addressed in a previous Philosophy Bites interview on this topic.

bookmark
plus icon
share episode
Philosophy Bites - Emily Thomas on Wildly Implausible Metaphysics
play

10/21/19 • 19 min

Some philosophers have drawn very strange conclusions about the nature of reality. Despite this Emily Thomas believes that their work may still be worth studying. They usually have had good reasons for what they concluded. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she discusses several wildly implausible metaphysical theories with Nigel Warburton.

We are grateful for support from the Marc Sanders Foundation and from our Patreon donors.

bookmark
plus icon
share episode

Show more best episodes

Toggle view more icon

FAQ

How many episodes does Philosophy Bites have?

Philosophy Bites currently has 380 episodes available.

What topics does Philosophy Bites cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Podcasts, Education and Philosophy.

What is the most popular episode on Philosophy Bites?

The episode title 'Peter Singer on Consequentialism' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Philosophy Bites?

The average episode length on Philosophy Bites is 17 minutes.

How often are episodes of Philosophy Bites released?

Episodes of Philosophy Bites are typically released every 13 days, 13 hours.

When was the first episode of Philosophy Bites?

The first episode of Philosophy Bites was released on Jun 2, 2007.

Show more FAQ

Toggle view more icon

Comments