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Don Cupitt on Jesus as Philosopher

Dec 24, 2009
Controversial theologian and philosopher Don Cupitt presents Jesus as a radical secular humanist in this interview for the Philosophy Bites podcast. Listen to Don Cupitt on Jesus as Philosopher

A.C. Grayling on Bertrand Russell's Theory of Descriptions

Dec 20, 2009
A.C. Grayling outlines Bertrand Russell's proudest achievement, his theory of descriptions in this episode of the philosophy podcast Philosophy Bites. Listen to Anthony Grayling on Russell's Theory of Descriptions  

Catalin Avramescu on the Idea of Cannibalism

Dec 6, 2009
Catalin Avramescu, from the University of Bucharest, discusses the part played in 17th and 18th century thought by the cannibal. Cannibalism provided a kind of test case for all sorts of natural law theories - it also posed difficulties for those who...

Jeff McMahan on Killing in War

Nov 21, 2009
If someone is shooting at me in a war, surely it is morally acceptable for me to shoot back and kill him or her. Jeff McMahan of Rutgers University, author of  a new book on this topic, challenges the view that such killing is always...

Richard Bradley on Understanding Decisions

Nov 8, 2009
Richard Bradley of the LSE discusses decision theory with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. Decisions can be understood as gambles which weight beliefs and desires...This is an insight that we owe in part to F.P. Ramsey...


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