Philosophy For Our Times
Summary: Bringing you the latest talks and debates from the world’s leading thinkers, we host weekly episodes on today’s biggest ideas. Philosophy for our Times is a free weekly philosophy podcast unpacking society, culture, politics, science and arts. Subscribe today to never miss an episode.
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Podcasts:
Donald Hoffman, Iain McGilchrist, Eva Jablonka and Michelle Montague debate the origins of consciousness.
Susie Orbach, Anders Sandberg, and Havl Carel discuss the purpose of suffering in the world.
Kehinde Andrews, John McWhorter and Laurie Ann Paul discuss if language is capable of communicating lived experience.
Rupert Sheldrake, Peter Atkins, Steve Fuller and Angela Saini discuss the flaws and potentials of scientific research.
Mary-Jane Rubenstein discusses pantheism and the beauty of a world with monsters.
Simon Blackburn, Sophie Grace Chappell and Anandi Hattiangadi discuss the authority and validity of fact in today's society.
Is science trapped in a philosophical fantasy from which it needs to escape?
World-famous intellectual Yuval Noah Harari and firebrand philosopher Slavoj Žižek debate whether nature is friend or foe.
David Chalmers discusses the potentials and validity of virtual reality.
Paul Dolan discusses the role of public policy in people's happiness.
Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes, Tim Palmer and Melanie Challenger debate whether society should have a human-centric approach to life, or put nature above all else.
A fascinating interview with Iain McGilchrist.
Sophie Archer, Timothy Williamson and Nina Power discuss if rationality is a valid perspective, or if living in an emotional world is more beneficial to society.
In a studio interview, Joanna Bryson discusses intelligence in animals, humans and machines.
Slavoj Zizek, Rupert Sheldrake and Jennifer Ratner-Rosenhagen reveal the truth behind science and religion.
