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:
Anil Seth puts forward a radical new theory of consciousness and the self.
Dallas Campbell shares his insight as an "outsider" in the world of science.
Ray Tallis, Joanna Kavenna and Jennifer Ackerman debate the uniqueness of human language.
Julian Baggini, David Chandler and Ece Temelkuran debate whether strict moral codes always lead to immoral acts.
Beverly Taylor, Ella Whelan and Lawrence Phillips debate safety and risk in the context of a pandemic.
Patricia Churchland, Brian Greene, Laura Mersini-Houghton and Amanda Gefter discuss whether Max Planck was right in asserting that "matter is derivative from consciousness."
David Chandler discusses what islands can teach us about modernity.
Sophie Fiennes, Betty Sue Flowers and Noel Carroll debate whether narratives should reflect or escape reality.
Raymond Tallis discusses the uniqueness of humanity.
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Crystal Fleming and David Goodhart probe the moral maze of public morality.
Laura Mersini-Houghton, Paul Davies, Hilary Lawson and Craig Callender lock horns over the arrows of time.
Anders Sandberg examines the pursuit of pleasure through wireheading.
Ece Temelkuran, Alison Milbank Peter Sjöstedt-H debate the existence of a secular morality.
Rupert Sheldrake explains how nature has it's own memory through his theory of Morphic Resonance.
Are all views essentially perspectival?