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

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Who is the most impressive philosopher you've met? A compilation.

December 20, 2014 38:12 23.06 MB Downloads: 0

We've collected a range of answers to the question 'Who's the most impressive philosopher you've met?' This includes the late Ronald Dworkin's response along with many others. Some of the answers are expected, but quite a few are suprising. 

Julia Annas on What is Virtue Ethics For?

December 20, 2014 15:15 9.34 MB Downloads: 0

Julia Annas explains what Virtue Ethics is for and how it differs from other approaches to the question of how we should live in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. 

Hugh Mellor on Probability

December 07, 2014 13:44 8.38 MB Downloads: 0

What is probability? Not an easy question to answer. We thought our best chance of clarity on this question was from Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University and author of a book on the subject, Hugh Mellor...

Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on Progress in Philosophy

November 13, 2014 15:30 9.44 MB Downloads: 0

In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Nigel Warburton interviews the philosopher and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein about whether Philosophy has made any progress since the time of Plato. If you enjoy Philosophy Bites, please support us on Patreon or via the Paypal links on our blog.

Adam Swift on Parental Partiality

October 27, 2014 17:27 10.61 MB Downloads: 0

Most people think it is acceptable to advantage their children, but how far should this go? Adam Swift discusses the limits of parental partiality in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Keith Frankish on the Hard Problem and the Illusion of Qualia

October 11, 2014 15:04 9.17 MB Downloads: 0

Keith Frankish discusses consciousness, subjective experience and the brain in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Ted Honderich on What It Is to be Conscious

October 11, 2014 16:39 10.13 MB Downloads: 0

In this episode Ted Honderich sketches his theory of the nature of consciousness. 

John Dupre on Genomics

September 29, 2014 16:11 9.85 MB Downloads: 0

Genomics is a new approach to understanding our biology, one with far-reaching consequences for our understanding of what we are and where are responsibilities lie. Philosopher of biology John Dupre explains in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Peter Lamarque on Literature and Truth

September 14, 2014 17:53 10.87 MB Downloads: 0

Many people have claimed that one of the benefits of reading writers like Dostoevsky and Shakespeare is that they convey important truths about the human condition. Peter Lamarque is sceptical about this way of speaking about literature. He explains why in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Jennifer Nagel on Intuitions about Knoweldge

August 31, 2014 18:40 11.33 MB Downloads: 0

Knowledge is part of our everyday lives. We know all kinds of things without even thinking about them. But what is going on here? Jennifer Nagel discusses our intutions about knowledge with Nigel Warburton for this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast

Tamar Gendler on Why Philosophers Use Examples

August 17, 2014 14:25 8.78 MB Downloads: 0

Why do philosophers use examples? Tamar Gendler explores this question in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Amia Srinivasan on Genealogy

August 02, 2014 19:21 11.75 MB Downloads: 0

Does it matter where our ideas came from? Friedrich Nietzsche famously diagnosed the origin of Christian morality in what he thought of as a slave mentality. Amia Srninivasan discusses genealogical reasoning with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Seth Lazar on Sparing Civilians in War

July 19, 2014 15:54 9.67 MB Downloads: 0

Why is it morally wrong to target civilians in war? Can civilians be distinguished clearly from combatants? Seth Lazar discusses these issues in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Chris Betram on Rousseau's Moral Psychology

July 06, 2014 19:42 11.95 MB Downloads: 0

Jean-Jacques Rousseau's insights into moral psychology and its impact on how we live are the subject of this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Roger Scruton on the Sacred

June 24, 2014 16:05 9.79 MB Downloads: 0

Is there any place for a notion of the sacred in contemporary life? Roger Scruton believes that there is. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses his understanding of the sacred and the part it plays in our experience of each other.