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Catherine Wilson on Epicureanism May 30, 2016

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Epicureanism has been caricatured as a philosophy of indulgence. But what did followers of the Ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus really believe? Catherine Wilson discusses Epicureanism with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Gregg Caruso on Freewill and Punishment Apr 26, 2016

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If determinism is true, can there be any justification for punishment? Gregg Caruso discusses this issue on Philosophy Bites.

Greg Currie on the Philosophy of Film Mar 26, 2016

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This episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast focuses on several questions about representation and perception in the philosophy of film. Nigel Warburton talks to Greg Currie.

Katherine Morris on Merleau-Ponty on the Body Mar 02, 2016

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Maurice Merleau-Ponty was one of the most interesting of the French phenomenological thinkers, but his reputation has been eclipsed by those of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir. Katherine Morris discusses some of Merleau-Ponty's ideas about the body in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Michael Devitt on Experimental Semantics Feb 14, 2016

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Does the word 'Gödel' straightforwardly refer to the person who came up with the incompleteness theory of arithmetic? Some think the best way to find out to ask people about their intuitions on the topic? This creates all kinds of problems, as Michael Devitt explains in conversation with Nigel Warburton.

Steven Hyman on Categorising Mental Disorders Jan 29, 2016

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Steven E. Hyman discusses the philosophical issues that arise from attempting to categorise mental disorders with David Edmonds in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Leif Wenar on Trade and Tyranny Jan 10, 2016

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Where does our oil come from? Does it matter? Leif Wenar, author of the recent book Blood Oil, argues that Western democracies are compromising themselves by buying either directly or indirectly from vicious tyrants.

Katrin Flikschuh on Philosophy in Africa Dec 16, 2015

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In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Katrin Flikschuh addresses the question 'What sort of philosophy is going on in Africa?'

Carlo Rovelli on Philosophy and Physics Nov 29, 2015

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Some eminent physicists, including Stephen Hawking, have been sceptical of the value of philosophy to physics. Carlo Rovelli, a theoretical physicist with a strong interest in philosophy, disagrees. Here he discusses the relationship between philosophy and physics with Nigel Warburton.

John Worrall on Evidence-Based Medicine Nov 17, 2015

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What sort of conclusions can we legitimately draw from the experiments that support evidence-based medicine? John Worrall questions some of the received opinion on this topic in this interview with David Edmonds for Philosophy Bites.

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