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Philosophy For Our Times

Philosophy for our Times is a free philosophy podcast bringing you the latest talks and debates from the world’s leading thinkers. We host weekly episodes on today’s biggest ideas in news, society, cu... Read more

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The Myth of the Self | Julian Baggini, Angie Hobbs, John Milbank

The Myth of the Self | Julian Baggini, Angie Hobbs, John Milbank

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesIt is said that Mother Theresa allowe... Read more

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Doing Right And Feeling Good | Anders Sandberg, Simon Baron-Cohen, Peter Dews

Doing Right And Feeling Good | Anders Sandberg, Simon Baron-Cohen, Peter Dews

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWe think empathising with others is t... Read more

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Why is There Something Rather than Nothing? | Amie Thomasson, George Ellis, Rupert Sheldrake

Why is There Something Rather than Nothing? | Amie Thomasson, George Ellis, Rupert Sheldrake

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesThe fundamental problem of philosophy... Read more

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Does Universal Morality Exist? | Stanley Fish, Myriam Francois, Phillip Collins

Does Universal Morality Exist? | Stanley Fish, Myriam Francois, Phillip Collins

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesIs there a universal morality, and if... Read more

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Understanding String Theory | James Ladyman

Understanding String Theory | James Ladyman

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesOver 40 years have passed since strin... Read more

28 Nov 2017

25mins

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Do we Need Romance to be Happy? | Bella DePaulo, Anders Sandberg, Heidi Rice

Do we Need Romance to be Happy? | Bella DePaulo, Anders Sandberg, Heidi Rice

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom medieval legends to Hollywood en... Read more

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Big Bang Creation Myths | Sean Carroll, Roger Penrose, Laura Mersini-Houghton

Big Bang Creation Myths | Sean Carroll, Roger Penrose, Laura Mersini-Houghton

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesThe big bang theory won out over the ... Read more

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Truth, Science and the Universe | Peter Atkins, Sophia Roosth, Tim Lewens

Truth, Science and the Universe | Peter Atkins, Sophia Roosth, Tim Lewens

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesWhere once we made sense of the world... Read more

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The Secrets of Consciousness | Interview with Rupert Sheldrake

The Secrets of Consciousness | Interview with Rupert Sheldrake

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesRupert Sheldrake is a renowned author... Read more

8 Mar 2019

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The Limits of Freedom | Claire Fox, Julian Le Grand, Theodore Dalrymple

The Limits of Freedom | Claire Fox, Julian Le Grand, Theodore Dalrymple

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFreedom is a goal we all endorse. Yes... Read more

14 Mar 2017

33mins

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After the Higgs Boson | John Ellis

After the Higgs Boson | John Ellis

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesIn 2013 we found the Higgs boson. The... Read more

18 Apr 2017

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Capitalism And Anarchy | Aaron Bastani, Stephen King, Deirdre McCloskey

Capitalism And Anarchy | Aaron Bastani, Stephen King, Deirdre McCloskey

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFew take anarchism and the abandonmen... Read more

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Thinking Dangerously, Living Differently | Angie Hobbs, Adrian Moore, Mark Vernon

Thinking Dangerously, Living Differently | Angie Hobbs, Adrian Moore, Mark Vernon

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesPhilosophy as therapy is an ancient i... Read more

17 Jan 2017

45mins

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Bonus Episode | The Death Of God And The War On Terror | Terry Eagleton

Bonus Episode | The Death Of God And The War On Terror | Terry Eagleton

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesOutspoken critic of Richard Dawkins, ... Read more

26 Apr 2018

33mins

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The Cult of Mindfulness | Vishpani Blomfield, Linda Woodhead, Miguel Farias

The Cult of Mindfulness | Vishpani Blomfield, Linda Woodhead, Miguel Farias

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom yoga retreats to mindfulness, me... Read more

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The Morality of the Left and Right | Peter Hitchens, Sophie Walker, Chris Bryant

The Morality of the Left and Right | Peter Hitchens, Sophie Walker, Chris Bryant

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesThe left has traditionally seen itsel... Read more

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How To Live In The Moment | Robert Eaglestone, Sam Roddick, Peter York

How To Live In The Moment | Robert Eaglestone, Sam Roddick, Peter York

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesSocrates famously claimed 'the unexam... Read more

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The Neuroscience of Consciousness | Raymond Tallis, Susana Martinez-Conde, Markus Gabriel

The Neuroscience of Consciousness | Raymond Tallis, Susana Martinez-Conde, Markus Gabriel

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesNeuroscientists believe that our mind... Read more

20 May 2019

46mins

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The Known, The Strange And The New | John Ellis, Robert Rowland-Smith, Janne Teller

The Known, The Strange And The New | John Ellis, Robert Rowland-Smith, Janne Teller

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesFrom Aristotle to Einstein humans hav... Read more

7 Feb 2017

47mins

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Is the sun conscious? | Rupert Sheldrake

Is the sun conscious? | Rupert Sheldrake

Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimesIs consciousness stranger than we tho... Read more

17 Apr 2018

23mins

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