Jeff McMahan on Killing in War
on Nov 21, 2009 in Applied Ethics Current Affairs Ethics War If someone is shooting at me in a war, surely it is morally acceptable for me to shoot back and kill him or her. Jeff McMahan of Rutgers University, author of a new book on this topic, challenges the view...

Richard Bradley on Understanding Decisions
on Nov 8, 2009Richard Bradley of the LSE discusses decision theory with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Decisions can be understood as gambles which weight beliefs and desires...Does that mean we all decide in the same way?Listen t...

Philosophy Bites over 5 million downloads!
on Oct 30, 2009Our first 110 episodes have now had over 5 million downloads. This is quite amazing. Thanks for your supportive emails too. Many more interviews in the pipeline...and we're still really enjoying making the podcast (which is just as well because...

Tony Coady on Dirty Hands in Politics
on Oct 25, 2009Must politicians occasionally act immorally out of necessity? C.A.J. Coady, author of the recent book Messy Morality, discusses the controversial topic of Dirty Hands in Politics in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. We are very grateful t...

John Campbell on Berkeley's Puzzle
on Oct 11, 2009John Campbell explores the question of the relationship between our thoughts and reality via Bishop Berkeley's puzzle in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Listen to John Campbell on Berkeley's Puzzle...

Brian Leiter on Nietzsche Myths
on Sep 25, 2009 in Ethics History of Philosophy Metaphysics Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche is famous for many things, including the idea of the Übermensch, The Will to Power and his sceptical beliefs about truth that make him a precursor of much postmodern thinking. But according to Nietzsche expert Brian Leiter (the..

John Armstrong on What Can You Do With Philosophy?
on Sep 13, 2009What can you do with Philosophy? John Armstrong thinks you can do quite a lot with it. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, recorded in London at the Royal Society of Arts, he explains what he means by...

Walter Sinnott-Armstrong on Morality Without God
on Aug 28, 2009Morality is a human creation. We don't need God to have morality. Walter Sinnott-Armstrong, author of a recent book on the topic, argues forcefully for this position in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Listen to Walter Sinnott-Armstrong...

Sabine Döring on Emotion
on Aug 14, 2009 in Ethics Mind What is an emotion? Is an emotion the same as a mood? What part should the emotions play in our life and in our understanding of what it is to be human? Sabine Döring discusses these questions with Nigel Warburton...

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