Philosophy Bites
Philosophy Podcasts
David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer) interview top philosophers on a wide range of topics. Two books based on the series have been published by Oxford University Press. We are currently self-funding - donations very welcome via our website http://www.philosophybites.com
Location:
London, United Kingdom
Description:
David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer) interview top philosophers on a wide range of topics. Two books based on the series have been published by Oxford University Press. We are currently self-funding - donations very welcome via our website http://www.philosophybites.com
Twitter:
@philosophybites
Language:
English
Contact:
c/o Institute of Philosophy University of London Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HU United Kingdom +44 (0)20 7862 8738
Website:
http://www.philosophybites.com
Email:
nigelwarburton@aol.com
Episodes
Agnes Callard on Lessons from Socrates
4/15/2025
Does Socrates still have something to teach us? Agnes Callard thinks he has. Here she discusses the great Athenian and his continuing relevance with David Edmonds.
Duration:00:22:14
Emily Herring on Henri Bergson
3/12/2025
Henri Bergson was once one of the most living famous philosophers. Now he is less well known. Emily Herring, his biographer, discusses this and some of his key ideas in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Nigel Warburton is the interviewer.
Duration:00:18:00
Lyndsey Stonebridge on the Life and Mind of Hannah Arendt
1/29/2025
For this episode in the Bio Bites strand of the Philosphy Bites podcast Nigel Warburton interviews Lyndsey Stonebridge, author of a recent book about Hannah Arendt, We Are Free To Change the World, about how her thought was affected by her circumstances as an emigré fleeing Nazism.
Duration:00:22:21
Ofra Magidor on Epistemicism and Moral Vagueness
1/8/2025
Sometimes, there is vagueness about whether it is morally permissible (or even in some situations required) to perform a certain act—moral vagueness. What is the source of moral vagueness? Ofra Magidor discusses this topic with Nigel Warburton.
This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast has been made in association with Vagueness & Ethics, a research project funded by the European Commission (grant agreement number 101028625 — H2020-MSCA-IF-2020) and led by Miguel Dos Santos at Uppsala University.
Duration:00:29:57
Robert Williams on Decision Making Under Indeterminacy
1/8/2025
How can we make decisions under conditions of indeterminacy? Robert Williams discusses this challenging issue with Nigel Warburton.
This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast has been made in association with Vagueness & Ethics, a research project funded by the European Commission (grant agreement number 101028625 — H2020-MSCA-IF-2020) and led by Miguel Dos Santos at Uppsala University.
Duration:00:16:25
Peter Godfrey Smith on Understanding Minds
1/1/2025
Peter Godfrey Smith is famous for his work on understanding the minds of other animals, particularly octopuses. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he discusses animal minds with Nigel Warburton.
Duration:00:18:00
Richard Bourke on Hegel's Philosophy of History
12/2/2024
Hegel is a notoriously difficult philosopher to understand. Here Richard Bourke gives a clear route through his key ideas about history and how it unfolds in conversation with Nigel Warburton.
Duration:00:19:46
Jonathan Birch on the Edge of Sentience
10/21/2024
Recent zoological research has shown us that a wide range of animals are likely to have sentience. We don't know for sure. There is sufficient evidence to think that it is likely that, for example, lobsters can feel pain. What should we do in the light of this? Jonathan Birch of the LSE, author of The Edge of Sentience, discusses this important question with Nigel Warburton.
Duration:00:28:03
Cheryl Misak on Frank Ramsey's Life and Thought
9/24/2024
The Cambridge philosopher Frank Ramsey died aged 26, but in a short brilliant life he made significant contributions to philosphy and economics. Here in the Bio Bites strand of Philosophy Bites David Edmonds discusses Ramsey's life and thought with his biographer Cheryl Misak.
Duration:00:17:17
Elizabeth Harman on Moral Heroes
8/4/2024
Moral heroes are usually thought of as people who go beyond what is obligatory. Elizabeth Harman discusses whether sometimes we ought to act as moral heroes. She is in conversation with David Edmonds for this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Duration:00:14:50
Walter Sinnott Armstrong on AI and Morality
6/14/2024
Can AI help us make difficult moral decisions? Walter Sinnott Armstrong explores this idea in conversation with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Duration:00:13:58
David Edmonds on the Life and Philosophy of Derek Parfit
4/10/2024
David Edmonds discusses the life and work of Derek Parfit who died in 2017 in this episode of the Bio Bites strand of Philosophy. David is the author of a recent biography of Parfit.
Duration:00:20:32
Yascha Mounk on the Identity Trap
4/10/2024
Yascha Mounk discusses some of the ways in which focussing on gender, racial, and sexual identities can distort political argument and be counterproductive for oppressed minorities.
Duration:00:30:52
Mark Rowe on J.L.Austin
3/14/2024
J.L.Austin was the best known exponent of what came to be known as Ordinary Language Philosophy. He was also a war hero. In this episode of the Bio Bites strand of the Philosophy Bites podcast David Edmonds discusses Austin's life and work with his biographer Mark Rowe.
Duration:00:22:58
James Klagge on Wittgenstein
2/19/2024
In this episode James Klagge discusses the life and times of Ludwig Wittgenstein with David Edmonds. This is part of our mini series on the biographies of philosophers, Bio Bites.
Duration:00:20:50
David Chalmers on Technophiloosphy and the Extended Mind
1/22/2024
Duration:00:18:28
Agnes Callard on Sex
11/27/2023
What happens when people have sexual desires for one another? Agnes Callard from the University of Chicago discusses sex, eroticism, and much more in conversation with Nigel Warburton.
Not surprisingly, this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast involves mention of sex.
Duration:00:17:18
Michael Lamb on Augustine on Hope
10/16/2023
Augustine is usually described as a pessimist with a bleak view of human evil and corruption. Michael Lamb thinks that is a simplistic reading. Augustine has interesting things to say about hope as a virtue.
Duration:00:19:06
Seth Lazar on Political Philosophy in the Age of AI
9/27/2023
AI has changed our lives already and looks set to have a huge impact. How should we adapt our thinking about political philosophy in the light of this? The philosopher Seth Lazar explores this question in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Duration:00:22:29
Hannah Dawson on Mary Wollstonecraft
9/27/2023
In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Nigel Warburton interviews Hannah Dawson (editor of The Penguin Book of Feminist Writing) on Mary Wollstonecraft and her book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792).
Duration:00:20:34