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Philosophy For Our Times

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Consciousness
Stoicism
Psychology
Mental Health
Morality
Ethics
Capitalism
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Materialism
Science
Metaphysics
Artificial Intelligence
Nihilism
Philosophy Of Mind
Quantum Mechanics
Neuroscience
Slavoj Žižek
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Philosophy for our Times is a free philosophy podcast bringing you the latest talks and debates from the world’s leading thinkers. We host weekly episodes on today’s biggest ideas in news, society, culture, politics, science and arts. Subscribe today to never miss an episode.

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Does the past even exist anymore?

Quantum mechanics has long unsettled our understanding of matter and measurement. But what if its implications reach further — into history, politics, and the very structure of reality itself? If the present can ret... more

Did analytic philosophy ruin the entire discipline?

For more than a century there has been a divide in Western philosophy between two distinct approaches, often described as analytic and continental philosophy. Analytic philosophy is predominantly b... more

Do we need a moral reawakening? Is animal suffering simply a fact of life or can it be avoided? How did the US Navy break whale protection laws? Is there more to animal suffering than just pain?

From the cruelty of the factory meat industry to hunti... more

Universities, long celebrated as sanctuaries of free thought and intellectual rigour, have for centuries been regarded as the best way to educate and conduct research. But increasingly, this assumption is being questioned. A recent study found that t... more

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Recent Guests

Christoph Schuringa
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Northeastern University; editor of the Hegel Bulletin
Northeastern University
Episode: How they ruined philosophy | Babette Babich, Genia Schönbaumsfeld, and Christoph Schuringa
Genia Schönbaumsfeld
Professor of Philosophy, University of Southampton; expert on Wittgenstein and Kierkegaard
University of Southampton
Episode: How they ruined philosophy | Babette Babich, Genia Schönbaumsfeld, and Christoph Schuringa
Babette Babich
Professor of Philosophy, Fordham University; editor of New Nietzsche Studies
Fordham University
Episode: How they ruined philosophy | Babette Babich, Genia Schönbaumsfeld, and Christoph Schuringa
Martha Nussbaum
Philosopher and professor of law and ethics at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
Episode: A new theory of ethics | Martha Nussbaum
Yaron Brook
Political scientist, chairman of the Ayn Rand Institute
Ayn Rand Institute
Episode: Crisis in the academy | Yaron Brook, Eric Kaufmann, Catherine Liu
Eric Kaufmann
Professor of Politics, University of Buckingham
University of Buckingham
Episode: Crisis in the academy | Yaron Brook, Eric Kaufmann, Catherine Liu
Catherine Liu
Professor of Film and Media Studies, UC Irvine
University of California, Irvine
Episode: Crisis in the academy | Yaron Brook, Eric Kaufmann, Catherine Liu
Rowan Williams
Former Archbishop of Canterbury, theologian
Theology/Religion
Episode: On the nature of reality | Rowan Williams and Iain McGilchrist
Alain de Botton
Founder of the School of Life, philosopher
School of Life
Episode: Neighbours before strangers | Alain de Botton, Seyla Benhabib and Tommy Curry

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4.3 out of 5 stars from 817 ratings
  • ep jan 27

    how can you have even a concept of traumatizing "your parents traumatizing you", if there is no choice? it just gives the big bang the source of pain and emotion, beauty and disgust, mercy and vengeance etc., which emanates to infinity in/through objects. That, then, means all objects receive that emanation, which means everything is conscious. So that storm is simply the big bang motivatuional emanation. Its kind of a lazy argument for a pantheistic clockmaker God.

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    Oopsawally
    United States2 months ago
  • So surface level it borders incoherence

    Specifically that last Paul Bloom episode. I guess he see perversion as a synonym for irrationality? And precisely how do you calibrate this irrationality dial? (yet he advises against instrumentalizing… I’m aghast at the lack of epistemological humility on display)

    It was apparent (as the guest admitted) that this was a theme he had just recently arrived at but wouldn’t it be best to research past studies on perversion, maybe? Or differentiate between intellectual and affective reason? Do we a... more

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    Arnej K
    United States4 months ago
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    Olivercc
    Canada8 months ago
  • Variable quality

    As a layperson this podcast serves as a window into the sort of conversations and ideas that that one might encounter in discussions between professionals, of various philosophical ideas and issues.

    It seems like the creators of this podcast seek to provide opinions and arguments about philosophical questions that feature differing viewpoints from not only philosophers, but also experts in other fields whose expertise might be relevant to the topics at hand. The inclusion of non-philosophers se... more

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    Fhjjjvvg
    United States8 months ago
  • Audio Quality

    Fantastic content. PLEASE get better audio equipment/better audio editing. Too quiet, too much echo, sometimes muffled. But the rest of the pod is fantastic.

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    daintysinferno
    United Statesa year ago

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Why the neoclassical philosophy of economics is fundamentally flawed | Abby Innes
Q: Do we mistakenly treat economics as an exact science?
Abby argues that economics cannot be depoliticized or treated as a universal governing science; instead, policy should embrace analytical pluralism and empirical variety to address complex, open social systems.
The strange search for knowledge in the age of post-truth | Steve Fuller
Q: Is social media the right medium for knowledge creation?
Social media is varied and powerful; academics need to study these platforms to maximize knowledge dissemination effectively.
The strange search for knowledge in the age of post-truth | Steve Fuller
Q: How should we approach knowledge in this post-truth era? Is education still the emancipatory force?
Education should help kids understand the mechanisms of social media and technology to enable independent judgment and critical thinking.
The strange search for knowledge in the age of post-truth | Steve Fuller
Q: Could you tell us what social epistemology is and why it's important in your opinion?
Social epistemology examines the social foundations of knowledge, focusing on how knowledge is produced and how it ought to be produced.
The end of materialism | Àlex Gómez-Marín
Q: Do you think that it's scarier for some people that there might be life after death compared to a materialist worldview?
Yes, the idea of death can be frightening, and changing the notion of what death is may change how we live our lives and how we treat those who are dying.

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What is Philosophy For Our Times about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A thought-provoking series that threads philosophy, science, and culture through high-level conversations with leading thinkers. Recent episodes spotlight social epistemology, consciousness and the mind–body relationship, the limits of materialism, and the role of performance and storytelling in society. Guests range from neuroscientists and theoretical physicists to dramatists and political philosophers, creating a mosaic of rigorous argument, accessible ideas, and cross-disciplinary insights. The format often features live debates or panel-style discussions, with a focus on big questions about knowledge, reality, and human flourishing, alongside occasional critiques of liberalism, transgression, and how language shapes perception. This mi... more

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