Philosophy For Our Times

Rebecca Roache, Simon Baron-Cohen, and Hilary Lawson join Samira Shackle to scrutinize honesty and deception.

Joanna Kavenna, Rory Sutherland and Rebecca Roache debate whether we need reason as much as we think we do in an increasingly chaotic modern age. Bahar Gholipour hosts.

Katarina Schwarz discusses the reality of modern-day slavery.

Sunetra Gupta, Anders Sandberg and Subrena Smith debate whether or not our neurobiology inadequate to deal with the challenges of the 21st century. Güneş Taylor hosts.

Denis Noble cracks the free will debackle.

Barry Smith, Hannah Critchlow and Gary Lachman talk subjectivity and collective experience.

Lucelia Rodrigues discusses the prospects of a sustainably built future.

Stephen Kinsella, Victoria Baines and Hugh Tomlinson debate internet anonymity.

John Ellis, Sophie Scott-Brown and David Aaronovitch debate if the systems in place to breed and form knowledge are more inhibiting than beneficial.

Julian Baggini, Ellen Clarke, and Ben Burgis debate whether our mistrust in science if justified.

In a secular age dominated by scientific understanding, philosophers Lisa Miller, Nick Lane, and Paul Bickley explore the profound mysteries of life and death, delving into questions surrounding consciousness and the potentiality of an afterlife.

Simon Blackburn delves into the heart of objective morality, challenging metaphysics and shedding light on the philosophical intricacies of truth.

Peter Singer, Julian Baggini and Sophie Scott-Brown debate if inaction is equally as bad as, or worse than, action.

Anders Sandberg, Massimo Pigliucci, Mazviita Chirimuuta debate promises and perils of our potential digital future.

Slavoj Žižek provides a Hegelian insight into historical and current political crises.