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Podcasts from philosophynow.org, home of the most widely read philosophy magazine in the world, Philosophy Now.

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The Thoughts of Friedrich Nietzsche

The Thoughts of Friedrich Nietzsche

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now discusses the influence and ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche, the infamous German anti-Chr... Read more

8 Nov 2011

49mins

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Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Introduction to Quantum Mechanics

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now talks to Manjit Kumar, author of Quantum, about quantum mechanics. First broadcast on ... Read more

21 Jun 2011

53mins

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Socrates: Man and Myth

Socrates: Man and Myth

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now discusses Socrates, his ideas and role in Western philosophy, with M.M. McCabe from K... Read more

31 Jan 2012

55mins

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The Art of Living Philosophically

The Art of Living Philosophically

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now talks about the Art of Living series of books with series editor Mark Vernon, who has ... Read more

6 Sep 2011

52mins

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Teaching Philosophy to Children

Teaching Philosophy to Children

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now talks to Peter Worley, who runs The Philosophy Shop, and John Holroyd, an A-level phi... Read more

19 May 2011

54mins

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Buddhist Philosophy

Buddhist Philosophy

What has Buddhism to offer the 21st Century? Join Anja Steinbauer and her guests, Martin Muchall and Rick Lewis, for a c... Read more

18 May 2014

57mins

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Moral Psychology

Moral Psychology

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now talks to Constantine Sandis from Oxford Brookes University, Alex Gregory from Reading ... Read more

10 Jan 2012

54mins

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How Come Consciousness?

How Come Consciousness?

Join Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now and guests Philip Goff from the University of Liverpool and Tom McClelland from t... Read more

25 May 2014

57mins

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Primary School Philosophy

Primary School Philosophy

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now introduces Peter Worley from The Philosophy Foundation who conducts a live philosophy ... Read more

27 Oct 2011

54mins

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Medical Ethics: Being Healthy and Doing Good

Medical Ethics: Being Healthy and Doing Good

Anja Steinbauer, President of Philosophy For All, is joined by ethical philosophers Piers Benn, Carwyn Hooper and Elseli... Read more

7 Feb 2012

54mins

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Free Will and the Brain

Free Will and the Brain

Given what we now know about the mind’s connection with brain activity, and that brain activity, being normal physical a... Read more

20 Mar 2012

55mins

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Impressions of David Hume

Impressions of David Hume

Isaiah Berlin said of David Hume, “No man has influenced the history of philosophy to a deeper or more disturbing degree... Read more

11 May 2014

57mins

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The History of Philosophy in Less Than an Hour

The History of Philosophy in Less Than an Hour

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now talks to Nigel Warburton, author of A Little History of Philosophy, and Jane O’Grady, ... Read more

27 Sep 2011

50mins

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Civilization and Its Discontents

Civilization and Its Discontents

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now asks David Bell, President of the British Psychoanalytical Society, Edward Harcourt, L... Read more

12 Oct 2011

53mins

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Existential Psychotherapy

Existential Psychotherapy

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now interviews Gill Davies, practicing existential psychotherapist, and Brian O’Gorman, As... Read more

29 Nov 2011

53mins

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What is Philosophy?

What is Philosophy?

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now talks to Anja Steinbauer, founder of Philosophy For All, Rick Lewis, founder of Philos... Read more

13 Dec 2011

50mins

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The Tragedy of Life

The Tragedy of Life

How should we deal with the tragic side of life? And how have the philosophers responded to the tragic fragility of lif... Read more

21 Feb 2012

53mins

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Representing Arthur Schopenhauer

Representing Arthur Schopenhauer

He’s known as the philosopher of pessimism, and he has a remarkably cheerless view of the nature of reality, but he’s al... Read more

2 Mar 2012

51mins

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The Ideas of G.W.F. Hegel

The Ideas of G.W.F. Hegel

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now discusses questions about the nature of historical change, the purpose of human life a... Read more

24 Jan 2012

50mins

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Who Is This God Person Anyway?

Who Is This God Person Anyway?

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now asks “Who is this God person anyway?” with Barry Hingston promoting Christianity, Hamz... Read more

20 Sep 2011

54mins

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