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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Sophie Grace Chappell argues her case against systematic thought and for epiphanies as moments of truth.
Panpsychist Rupert Sheldrake explores the science behind everyday spiritual practices.
Post-colonial theorist Homi Bhabha, activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied and political theorist David Miller debate tribal division.
Cognitive psychologist Donald Hoffman breaks down the nature of reality
Political philosopher Stephen de Wijze explores what happens when doing wrong is right
Psychologist Simone Schnall, philosopher Rae Langton and anthropologist Joel Robbins discuss morality relativity.
Susan Neiman, Peter Hitchens and Patricia Churchland debate the big moral issues of the pandemic.
Stanley Fish, Genia Schönbaumsfeld and Hilary Lawson explore the limits of language.
Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes Cognitive science has shown that all of us suffer from biases that distort our reality, impair our judgement and lead us to bad decisions. Here author J. McKenzie Alexander guides a workshop session that talks through the findings of contemporary decision theory and what's really involved when we make a choice. Head of Philosophy at the London School of Economics, Jason McKenzie Alexander is an expert in evolutionary game theory and its application to the evolution of morality and social norms. There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, articles, and courses waiting for you to explore. Find out more: https://iai.tv/podcast-offers?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=shownotes&utm_campaign=how-to-make-the-right-decision See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Asa Wikforss helps us explore the importance of facts in our post truth world.
Why is consciousness so perplexing to so many?
Do we choose to follow the rules?
CEO and author Margaret Heffernan explores ethical problems and turning a blind eye
Noam Chomsky joins Mark Lilla and Deirdre McCloskey to discuss freedom, state power and authority.
Professor of Philosophy Bart Streumer discusses ethics, metaethics and issues surrounding morality.
