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

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Raymond Tallis on Parmenides

December 07, 2008 15:16 9.16 MB Downloads: 0

Parmenides was one of the most important pre-Socratic philosophers. Raymond Tallis discusses his ideas and influence in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Don Cupitt on Non-Realism about God

November 30, 2008 15:28 14.85 MB Downloads: 0

Don Cupitt, a controversial theologian and philosopher, whose BBC television series and book The Sea of Faith was extremely influential, giving birth to a theological movement, believes that most religion is too anthropomorphic. In this interview for the  Philosophy Bites podcast he  explains his non-realist approach to God.

Wendy Brown on Tolerance

November 23, 2008 14:20 8.6 MB Downloads: 0

Tolerance is usually thought of as the great virtue of democratic societies. Wendy Brown of UC Berkeley asks some sceptical questions about the concept of tolerance and how it can be used to express power relationships in this interview for Philosophy Bites.

Anne Phillips on Political Representation

November 16, 2008 18:08 10.88 MB Downloads: 0

Political representation in a democracy doesn't necessarily reflect the variety of people within a society. Most noticeably, there is a much lower percentage of women acting as representatives than there is in the wider population. Does this matter? Anne Phillips believes it does. She explains why in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Anthony Grayling on Bombing Civilians in Wartime

November 09, 2008 12:49 7.69 MB Downloads: 0

Anthony Grayling argues that bombing civilians in Dresden and other German cities in the Second World War was morally wrong.

Christopher Shields on Personal Identity

November 03, 2008 21:38 12.98 MB Downloads: 0

What makes anyone the same person over time? In this interview for Philosophy Bites Christopher Shields addresses this question of personal identity, one which, as he points out, has perplexed philosophers since antiquity.

Alexander Nehamas on Friendship

October 26, 2008 12:49 7.69 MB Downloads: 0

Alexander Nehamas explores the value of friendship in this interview with Nigel Warburton for the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Raymond Geuss on Real Politics

October 19, 2008 19:27 11.67 MB Downloads: 0

Raymond Geuss wants political philosophers to focus on real politics rather than abstract notions. In this interview with Nigel Warburton for Philosophy Bites he explains why he believes philosophers such as Robert Nozick and John Rawls were fundamentally misguided in the way they approached political philosophy.

Roger Crisp on Virtue

October 12, 2008 14:05 8.45 MB Downloads: 0

Roger Crisp discusses the nature of virtue in this interview with Nigel Warburton for  the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Anthony Appiah on Experiments in Ethics

October 05, 2008 15:06 9.06 MB Downloads: 0

Anthony Appiah makes the case for the relevance of psychological experiments to our ethical reasoning in this interview for the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Christopher Janaway on Nietzsche on Morality

September 28, 2008 14:12 8.52 MB Downloads: 0

Friedrich Nietzsche's The Genealogy of Morality provides a radical view of the origins of our values. Nigel Warburton interviews Christopher Janaway about this important book in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Peter Cave on Paradoxes

September 21, 2008 15:58 9.58 MB Downloads: 0

Philosophers have been fascinated by paradoxes since ancient times. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Nigel Warburton interviews Peter Cave about paradoxes and their relevance to philosophy.

Adrian Moore on Kant's Metaphysics

September 14, 2008 20:00 12.0 MB Downloads: 0

Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason is a notoriously difficult work. In this interview for Philosophy Bites A.W. Moore of Oxford University gives a succinct account of this complex and influential attempt to clarify the limits of human understanding.

Barry C. Smith on Neuroscience

September 07, 2008 13:24 8.04 MB Downloads: 0

Philosophers of mind have traditionally introspected sitting alone in their rooms. Now new developments in neuroscience are producing surprising results, some of which are relevant to philosophy. Phenomena such as blind sight and mirror neurones suggest that we would be foolish to decide what is possible a priori. Barry C. Smith gives an insight in to this intriguing area in this episode of Philosophy Bites.

Ray Monk on Philosophy and Biography

August 31, 2008 13:36 8.16 MB Downloads: 0

Ray Monk discusses the relationship between philosophy and biography in this interview with Nigel Warburton for the Philosophy Bites podcast. Can an understanding the life of a philosopher help us understand that philosopher's work? Is there anything that philosophers can learn from biography? Monk as author of biographies of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell, two very different personalities, is well-placed to address these questions.