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Sinopsis
The Forum for European Philosophy
Episodios
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From the vaults: Shame
28/04/2020Shame is often depicted as playing only a negative role, but might it have have an important, positive role, for individuals and societies? Phil Hutchinson, Vasudevi Reddy, and Jonathan Webber on the nature and development of shame.
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From the vaults: Hypocrisy
28/04/2020Why do we tend to judge hypocrites more harshly than those whose actions, however bad, appear consistent with their beliefs? Joanna Burch-Brown, Jussi Suikkanen, and Demetris Tillyris discuss whether hypocrisy is a moral dead-end or a step on the path to better behaviour.
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From the vaults: Guilt
28/04/2020Is guilt one emotion or many? What is the relationship between different kinds of guilt? Robert Eaglestone and Edward Harcourt on guilt.
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From the vaults: Aristotle
22/04/2020Aristotle may be well known, but is he still relevant? Almost two and a half millennia on, what can he tell us about modern life? Joachim Aufderheide, Sophie Grace Chappell, and Sophia Connell on contemporary lessons from Aristotle.
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From the vaults: The Irish Enlightenment
22/04/2020Ian McBride, Katherine O'Donnell, and Tom Stoneham explore the Irish Enlightenment and its turbulent politics. Is something distinctively Irish about this group of thinkers?
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From the vaults: Darwin
22/04/2020Tim Lewens/ David Papineau Listen to the podcast here Darwin was primarily a biologist rather than a philosopher, but his work has had huge significance for how philosophers think about many of philosophy’s central problems. For example, to what extent is Darwinian thinking important for developing a satisfactory account of human nature? Tim … Continued
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From the vaults: Reason
22/04/2020Alexander Douglas/ Peter Millican/ Kirsten Walsh Listen to the podcast here or on YouTube ‘Reason’ and ‘knowledge’, and the relationship between them, were major themes in Enlightenment philosophy, and drew the attention of some of the most respected philosophers of the time, including Decartes, Leibniz, and Spinoza, often referred to as the rationalists, … Continued
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From the vaults: Pragmatism
22/04/2020Matthew Festenstein/ Clara Fischer/ Paniel Reyes Cardenas Listen to the recording here or on YouTube What if instead of worrying about truth as a fundamental, objective notion, we just focused on what works? What if we just believed in what is practical or beneficial to us to believe? Pragmatism is the great American … Continued
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From the vaults: Can We Learn from Suffering?
14/04/2020Danielle Sands/ Anatasia Scrutton/ Tom Stern Listen to the recording here The ‘most depressing lesson’ of suffering, Slavoj Žižek writes, is that ‘there is nothing to be learned from it’. Is Žižek’s bleak view convincing, or is there evidence to suggest that suffering can educate or even improve us? If so, do some types of physical … Continued
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From the vaults: The Politics of Mental Health
14/04/2020Victoria Dutchman-Smith/ Emmy Eklundh/ Matthew Ratcliffe Listen to the recording here or on YouTube At the intersection of the personal and the political, we explore the relationship between mental health and economics, politics, and society at large. Is it even possible to distinguish between mental illness that derives from an individual’s physiology or childhood experience and … Continued
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From the vaults: Philosophy and Psychiatry
14/04/2020Lisa Conlan/ Jean Khalfa/ Stella Sandford/ Alistair Stewart Listen to the recording here or on YouTube Mental disorders are widely held to have a chemical basis best treated with medication, and contemporary psychiatry is more closely allied with the neuro- and behavioural sciences than with philosophy. So what, if anything, does philosophy have … Continued
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From the vaults: Philosophy as Therapy?
14/04/2020Beverley Clack / Molly Macdonald / John Skorupski Listen here or on YouTube There is a rich tradition of claiming therapeutic powers for philosophy, but if philosophy is the love of wisdom, is ignorance bliss? Is philosophy only about sharp arguments and subtle distinctions, or can it help us find better ways to … Continued
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From the Vaults: Frantz Fanon and Political Activism
09/04/2020Michael Burns/ Madhu Krishnan/ John Narayan Listen to the recording here A revolutionary thinker who drew upon influences from philosophy, political theory, and psychoanalysis, Fanon is best known for his fierce championing of Algerian liberation and his reflections on the psychological impact of colonialism and imperialism. Now that the philosophical value of Fanon’s work is … Continued