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Philosophy Podcast
Hosted by ABC Radio National · EN
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Talk about a revolution!
Aug 21, 201600:25:00Tap to summarizeThe rise of science was more mess than method; the untold story of a glorious revolution.
Transcribe →Free speech
Aug 20, 201600:15:37Tap to summarizeShould there be limits to freedom of speech?
Transcribe →RN subject podcasts are closing
Aug 17, 201600:01:02Tap to summarizeWe really love having you listen to RN but we need to let you know that we’ll be closing our subject podcasts (don’t worry—we aren’t cancelling any shows). To keep hearing stories and interviews from RN, search for your favourite shows in the ABC Radio App or subscribe in your preferred podcasting app.
Transcribe →Martha Nussbaum on the limits of anger
Aug 14, 201600:25:00Tap to summarizeIs anger a sign of moral seriousness or a dangerous slippery slope?
Transcribe →Is love an illusion?
Aug 8, 201600:53:09Tap to summarizeLove and the philosophy of modern relationships
Transcribe →David Chalmers on Pokémon Go and the future of reality
Jul 31, 201600:24:59Tap to summarizeHow would you like your reality? David Chalmers has some suggestions.
Transcribe →Lesson Plans: Resting on the Ocean Floor
Jul 29, 201600:23:57Tap to summarizeLesson two of this radio instructional focuses on the nervous system and guides you to your 'vegetable body' to recuperate, rest and digest.
Transcribe →I’m just not myself
Jul 24, 201600:25:00Tap to summarizeBuddhist thought holds that at core there is no real self—two philosophers at the junction of east and west, self and mind.
Transcribe →Hilary Putnam
Jul 17, 201600:25:00Tap to summarizeWe mark the passing of Hilary Putnam—and explore some of his key insights.
Transcribe →Justification, not recognition
Jul 16, 201600:11:54Tap to summarizeAs we lurch towards a possible referendum on constitutional recognition, at least one political theorist is asking some deep philosophical questions about what that actually means. The deputy vice-chancellor of research at the University of Sydney, Professor Duncan Ivison says we need to ask how an amendment to the Constitution would establish 'just relations' between Indigenous peoples and the state.
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