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Sinopsis
The Forum for European Philosophy
Episodios
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The Importance of Not Being Earnest
18/05/2021In this episode, Robert Newman, Kieran Setiya and Zoe Walker explore what's philosophically interesting about comedy
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The Human Paradox
12/04/2021In this episode, Fiona Hughes and Adrian Moore discuss Alan Montefiore’s latest book, Philosophy and the Human Paradox
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A Theory of Everything?
06/04/2021In this episode, Philip Ball, Vanessa Seifert, and Jessica Wilson assess the prospects for a general theory of everything
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Histories of Thinking | Logic
30/03/2021Sara Uckelman, Justin Vlasits and Audrey Yap on the history of logic, from Aristotle and medieval thought to its role in the so-called culture wars
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Histories of Thinking | Philosophy
24/03/2021Julia Ng, Jonathan Rée, and Justin E H Smith explore more and less familiar histories of philosophy
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Not Suitable for Work
16/03/2021Ödül Bozkurt, Brian O’Connor, and Judy Wajcman ask whether we work too much, and if it's making us bad citizens and unhappy humans
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Resilience
09/03/2021David Bather Woods, Serene Khader, Mark Neocleous and David Westley trace the philosophical traditions of resilience and explore its modern forms.
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The Philosophers’ Book Club: Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich
01/03/2021The Philosophers’ Book Club is joined by Thomas Karshan and Olga Sobolev to discuss Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich.
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Spaced Out
22/02/2021COVID-19 has transformed our cities and our homes. Katie Beswick, Julia King, and Antoine Picon discuss planning for future public and private spaces.
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On the Road
16/02/2021What’s the value of travel? Why is it politicized? Colin Clark, Nick Hayes and Emily Thomas on the future of travel in the twenty-first century.
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Misinformation
02/02/2021Quassim Cassam, Lisa Bortolotti, and Cailin O’Connor consider the world's misinformation problem, its causes, and some potential solutions.
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Putting Practice into Theory
28/01/2021More than simply an idea, but not a material object either, Steven French asks what kind of thing a scientific theory is
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Religious Art
15/12/2020Mehreen Chida-Razvi, Ben Quash, and Lieke Wijnia discuss how traditions of religious art differ and what role art plays in religion today
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Science Fiction and Philosophy
10/12/2020James Burton, Lewis Powell, and Lisa Walters explore philosophy and science fiction's shared history, putting the ‘phi’ back into ‘sci-fi’.
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Mary Midgley and Why She Matters
30/11/2020Celebrating the thought of Mary Midgley, whose writing ranges across animal ethics, religion, and science, connecting philosophical thought to lived experience.
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Talking about Not Talking (Carefully) about Science
23/11/2020Uwe Peters on how science communication can cause harm
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The Nature of Beauty
17/11/2020Artist Adrian Holme and philosopher Milena Ivanova discuss the nature of beauty and the relationship between art and science.
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The Musical Mind
01/11/2020Ian Cross, Diana Omigie, and Barry Smith explore the phenomenon and evolution of music. How deep does music go in human history? Is the ability to hear music uniquely human?
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Anti-vaxxers and Other Sceptics
27/10/2020Katherine Furman, Rohin Francis, and Heidi Larson discuss the causes of and cures for distrust in medical expertise.