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January podcast
January podcast
Recorded at the 2010 Cheltenham Festival of Literature, this discussion on Utopias features myself; editor of The Faber ... Read more
7 Jan 2011
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Ranked #2
The virtues of our vices
The virtues of our vices
In the latest microphilosophy podcast I talk to the author of The Virtues of Our Vices Emrys Westacott about how the mor... Read more
3 Sep 2012
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19mins
Ranked #3
The Shrink & The Sage
The Shrink & The Sage
To coincide with the publication of The Shrink and The Sage, Julian Baggini and Antonia Macaro, authors of the book and ... Read more
8 May 2012
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23mins
Ranked #4
Science as a guide to life
Science as a guide to life
In the latest microphilosophy podcast I talk to the author of The Atheist’s Guide to Reality, philosopher of Science Ale... Read more
8 Aug 2012
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22mins
Ranked #5
John Gray on Immortality
John Gray on Immortality
John Gray In this programme I talk to John Gray about some of the ideas that emerge from his latest book, The Immortaliz... Read more
13 Jul 2011
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15mins
Ranked #6
The most human human?
The most human human?
Brian Christian Can artificial intelligence teach us about what it means to be human? That is the fascinating question b... Read more
13 Jun 2011
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23mins
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The Lust for Certainty
The Lust for Certainty
Do we suffer from a lust for certainty? This is an edited version of a talk given to a Sea of Faith Network conference i... Read more
30 Oct 2011
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21mins
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Humanity 2.0
Humanity 2.0
As homo sapiens develops more and more technologies for changing itself, what will, and should, the humans of the future... Read more
4 Jan 2012
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11mins
Ranked #9
Hierarchy and Equality in America
Hierarchy and Equality in America
In a culture that values equality, what is the role and function of hierarchy in America today? With Kwame Anthony Appia... Read more
13 Apr 2016
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23mins
Ranked #10
Self East and West (Part 3)
Self East and West (Part 3)
The last of three podcasts on conceptions of self, East and West, asks whether the West suffers from “too much self”. Wi... Read more
15 Nov 2015
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21mins