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Podcasts from philosophynow.org, home of the most widely read philosophy magazine in the world, Philosophy Now.

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Podcasts from philosophynow.org, home of the most widely read philosophy magazine in the world, Philosophy Now.

    The Mental Universe Debate

    The Mental Universe Debate

    Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now (and author of The Metarevolution) is joined by members of London philosophy groups Philosophy For All and the Philosophical Society of England to debate an argument advanced by PFA member Kieran Quill that according to quantum mechanics the universe is mental in nature. Join us to hear the fallout. First broadcast on 29 June 2014 on Resonance FM.

    • 56 min
    The Linguistic Wizardry of Ludwig Wittgenstein

    The Linguistic Wizardry of Ludwig Wittgenstein

    Ludwig Wittgenstein worked out how language has meaning, twice. He also thought that some of the most important things we can know we can’t express at all. Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now finds out the meaning and limits of language from guest Daniel Hutto from the University of Wollongong, NSW. First broadcast on 22 June 2014 on Resonance FM.

    • 56 min
    Philosophy, Lies and Politics

    Philosophy, Lies and Politics

    Might Nietzsche be right, claiming that lying is “a condition of life?” – Or Kant, arguing that lying means annihilating human dignity? Is it ever acceptable for governments to lie to the public or for individuals to lie to the government? Anja Steinbauer is joined by politician and philosopher Shahrar Ali and moral philosopher Piers Benn to discuss whether lying can be a good thing. First broadcast on 15 June 2014 on Resonance FM.

    • 58 min
    Beyond Right and Wrong

    Beyond Right and Wrong

    What is meta-ethics? How does meta-ethics differ from ethics, and what does it tell us about ethics? Why is it important for how we should live our lives? Join Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now and his guests Edward Harcourt from Keble College, Oxford, and Richard Rowland from the University of Warwick, to find the answers to these questions and more. First broadcast on 8 June 2014 on Resonance FM.

    • 54 min
    The Hidden World of Immanuel Kant

    The Hidden World of Immanuel Kant

    Join Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now and guests John Callanan from King’s College, London, and Andrew Ward from the University of York to talk about the most important idea you’ve never heard of, and some other persuasive arguments from revolutionary but unfortunately unknown-to-the-world philosopher Immanuel Kant. First broadcast on 1 June 2014 on Resonance FM.

    • 56 min
    How Come Consciousness?

    How Come Consciousness?

    Join Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now and guests Philip Goff from the University of Liverpool and Tom McClelland from the University of Manchester as they try to work out how all that electricity between your nerve cells relates to and produces all your experiences and thoughts. First broadcast on 25 May 2014 on Resonance FM.

    • 57 min

Customer Reviews

3.5 out of 5
78 Ratings

78 Ratings

C mas ,

Host talks too much

I listened to the episode on quantum mechanics. The guest was BRILLIANT. The host rudely interrupted the guest every 30 seconds with senseless comments.

j&e777 ,

Needs to return

Not a perfect podcast but an informative one. Philosophy for the rest of us.

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Sadness

Why does the host interrupt the speakers so much it is rude ,we want to hear them talk without being rushed or cut off.Its unnerving I actually stopped the podcast because of this .

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