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Episode 21 | Implicit Bias | 27′05′′ We like to think of ourselves as unprejudiced. But psychologists tell us not to be so sure: even if we don’t have any conscious biases, stereotypes might still end up influencing our judgements and our actions implicitly. Should we be blamed for our implicit biases? In this episode, Robin Zheng gives an account of moral responsibility for implicit bias. Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 21 | Implicit Bias | 27′05′′ We like to think of ourselves as unprejudiced. But psychologists tell us not to be so sure: even if we don’t have any conscious biases, stereotypes might still end up influencing our judgements and our actions implicitly. Should we be blamed for our implicit biases? In this episode, Robin Zheng gives an account of moral responsibility for implicit bias. Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 20 | Anarchism | 20′48′′ ‘No gods! No masters.’ But why not? This episode features Ruth Kinna on Anarchism. Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 20 | Anarchism | 20′48′′ ‘No gods! No masters.’ But why not? This episode features Ruth Kinna on Anarchism. Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 19 | Well-Being | 23′48′′ What makes one’s life go well? What is intrinsically good for a person? Chris Heathwood talks about the philosophy of well-being. Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 19 | Well-Being | 23′48′′ What makes one’s life go well? What is intrinsically good for a person? Chris Heathwood talks about the philosophy of well-being. Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 18 | Addiction | 28′35′′ This episode features Richard Holton on addiction, temptation, and the moral life. Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 18 | Addiction | 28′35′′ This episode features Richard Holton on addiction, temptation, and the moral life. Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 17 | Philosophy’s Divide | 56′49′′ Most continental philosophers shy away from analytic philosophy, and most analytic philosophers shy away from the continental tradition. Edward Kanterian regrets this trend. He thinks that the distinction between continental and analytic philosophy carries no normative weight, that there is good and bad philosophy in both traditions, and there are lessons to be learned from each. Host: Joshi | Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 17 | Philosophy’s Divide | 56′49′′ Most continental philosophers shy away from analytic philosophy, and most analytic philosophers shy away from the continental tradition. Edward Kanterian regrets this trend. He thinks that the distinction between continental and analytic philosophy carries no normative weight, that there is good and bad philosophy in both traditions, and there are lessons to be learned from each. Host: Joshi | Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 16 | Fasting | 14’19” Fasting might seem at odds with our modern lives. But Julian Baggini argues that, even for non-religious people, fasting has its virtues. Host: Joshi | Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 16 | Fasting | 14’19” Fasting might seem at odds with our modern lives. But Julian Baggini argues that, even for non-religious people, fasting has its virtues. Host: Joshi | Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 15 | Vegetarianism | 51’00” Is it always wrong to eat animals? In this episode we talk to Peter Singer and to Jeff Mcmahan about this quotidian moral question. Peter Singer is a laureate professor at the University of Melbourne, and the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University; Jeff Mcmahan is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. Host: Joshi | Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 15 | Vegetarianism | 51’00” Is it always wrong to eat animals? In this episode we talk to Peter Singer and to Jeff Mcmahan about this quotidian moral question. Peter Singer is a laureate professor at the University of Melbourne, and the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University; Jeff Mcmahan is Professor of Philosophy at Rutgers University. Host: Joshi | Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes

Episode 14 | Spinoza | 26’32” In this episode Steven Nadler talks about Baruch Spinoza, one of the great rationalist philosophers of the 17th century. Steven Nadler has written on Descartes, Malebranche, Leibniz, and Spinoza; he is currently the William H. Hay II Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Host: Joshi | Download this episode | Subscribe in iTunes