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Have you ever considered what being conscious actually means? By choosing to live in a particular state are you consenting to be subject to all its laws? For some there’s an assumption that philosophy might not be relevant to modern life but Dr. Nigel Warburton, senior lecturer in Philosophy at The…

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    • Jun 13, 2011 LATEST EPISODE
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    Philosophy in the real world

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2011 4:50


    Nigel Warburton applies philosophical questions to every day life.

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    Transcript -- Nigel Warburton applies philosophical questions to every day life.

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    Thought experiments

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2011 11:34


    Thought experiments use hypothetical questions to create philosophical dilemmas.

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    Transcript -- Thought experiments use hypothetical questions to create philosophical dilemmas.

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    Personal identity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2011 9:54


    Nigel Warburton and Professor Anthony Grayling discuss what defines personal identity.

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    Transcript -- Nigel Warburton and Professor Anthony Grayling discuss what defines personal identity.

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    Faith and Reason

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2011 13:01


    Is religious belief based on blind faith or evidence?

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    Transcript -- Is religious belief based on blind faith or evidence?

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    The problem of evil

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2011 13:53


    How can a world created by an all powerfull all good God contain so much evil?

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    Transcript -- How can a world created by an all powerfull all good God contain so much evil?

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    Philosophers on abortion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2011 21:58


    A discussion about morality of abortion and the rights of the foetus and the mother.

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    Transcript -- A discussion about morality of abortion and the rights of the foetus and the mother.

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    The problem of consciousness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2011 10:21


    What is consciousness? And what is the best way to understand self awareness.

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    Transcript -- What is consciousness? And what is the best way to understand self awareness.

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    Two theories of political obligation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2011 10:34


    A debate over wether citizens consent to political obligation by living within that state.

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    Transcript -- A debate over wether citizens consent to political obligation by living within that state.

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    Courage to refuse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2011 12:55


    Can citizens decide which laws to follow for moral reasons?

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    Transcript -- Can citizens decide which laws to follow for moral reasons?

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    Descartes, doubt and knowledge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2011 13:37


    A discussion about how Descartes used doubt as a means to clarifying his understanding of the world.

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    Transcript -- A discussion about how Descartes used doubt as a means to clarifying his understanding of the world.

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    Cartesian dualism

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2011 13:19


    Dualism suggests that human beings are made of two independent substances, the mind and the body.

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    Transcript -- Dualism suggests that human beings are made of two independent substances, the mind and the body.

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