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Hierarchy and Inequality in Nietzsche and Falsafa

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2016 22:48


In many ways medieval Islamic philosophy and the works of Friedrich Neitzsche couldn’t be more different. But as we see in this podcast, both provide interesting, rich challenges to modern western egalitarian ideals. Guests are Carlos Fraenkel (McGill University) and Mathias Risse (Harvard Kennedy School of Government). Produced in association with the Berggruen Institute’s Philosophy and Culture Centre.

Confucian Harmony and Freedom

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2016 18:56


Harmony is as core a value in classical Chinese thought as Freedom is in the modern west and it is often thought that the two conflict, with major political implications. However, the three broadly Confucian scholars in this episode deny there is a fundamental conflict between freedom and harmony. They are Chenyang Li, Anna Sun and David B. Wong. Produced in association with the Berggruen Institute’s Philosophy and Culture Centre.

Age, Expertise, Gender and Hierarchy

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2016 21:32


Rethinking hierarchy through the lenses of history, economics, feminism, daoism, mathematics and artificial intelligence with Jiang Qian, Robin R. Wang and Taisu Zhang. Produced in association with the Berggruen Philosophy and Culture Centre.

The Confucian Uses of Hierarchy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2016 23:30


This is the second podcast in a series examining the theme of the relationship and tensions between hierarchy and equality. This episode looks at Confucian perspectives on the issues. Produced in association with the Berggruen Philosophy and Culture Centre.

Freedom and Harmony, Intimate and global

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2016 24:52


This is the second podcast in a series examining the theme of the relationship and tensions between harmony and freedom. This episode approaches this issue from the intimate to the global. My guests are Philip Pettit, L.S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values at Princeton University; Sigridur Thorgeirsdottir, professor of philosophy at the University of Iceland; and Leif Wenar, Chair of Philosophy and Law at King's College London. Produced in association with the Berggruen Philosophy and Culture Centre.

Harmony and Freedom in Africa, India and Europe

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2016 20:30


Are freedom and harmony political goals that complement or compete with each other? Joining me are Rajeev Bhargava, Director of the Institute of Indian Thought at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies; Anton Koch, professor of philosophy at the University of Heidelberg; and Thaddeus Metz, Distinguished Professor at the University of Johannesburg. Produced in association with the Berggruen Philosophy and Culture Centre.

Hierarchy and Equality in America

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2016 23:24


In a culture that values equality, what is the role and function of hierarchy in America today? With Kwame Anthony Appiah,[...]

Self East and West (Part 3)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2015 21:45


The last of three podcasts on conceptions of self, East and West, asks whether the West suffers from "too much self". With Rebecca Goldstein, Peter Herschock, Pico Iyer, Jay Ogilvy and David Wong. Produced in association with the Berggruen Institute's Philosophy and Culture Centre.

Self East and West (Part Two)

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2015 21:31


The second of three podcasts on conceptions of self, East and West, looks at the idea of the relational self. With Roger Ames, Daniel Bell and Jin Lee. Produced in association with the Berggruen Institute's Philosophy and Culture Centre.

Self East and West (Part 1)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2015 22:24


The first of three podcasts on conceptions of self, East and West, looks at how the self needs to be cultivated.

The virtues of our vices

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2012 19:28


In the latest microphilosophy podcast I talk to the author of The Virtues of Our Vices Emrys Westacott about how the moral importance of everyday actions and the rightness of wrongness. The discussion was recorded live at Foyles bookshop in association with the Bristol Festival of Ideas.

Science as a guide to life

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2012 22:06


In the latest microphilosophy podcast I talk to the author of The Atheist's Guide to Reality, philosopher of Science Alex Rosenberg, about what science has to tell us about how we should live. We're also joined by Samir Okasha, author of Philosophy of Science: A Very Short Introduction. The discussion was recorded live at Foyles bookshop in association with the Bristol Festival of Ideas.

The Shrink & The Sage

Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2012 23:37


To coincide with the publication of The Shrink and The Sage, Julian Baggini and Antonia Macaro, authors of the book and the FT Weekend Magazine column of the same name, talk to philosopher John Sellars about the relationship between ancient Stoic philosophy and modern psychotherapy.

True crime and evil

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2012 19:56


In the latest microphilosophy podcast I talk to Richard Lloyd Parry, author of People Who Eat Darkness, and Tobias Jones, author of Blood on the Altar about how the experience of writing about true, gruesome crimes has affected their understanding of evil and human nature.

Warnock on religion

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2012 21:19


In the latest microphilosophy podcast I talk to Mary Warnock about her latest book, Dishonest to God: On Keeping Religion out of Politics. The interview was recorded live at the Arnolfini Centre as part of the Bristol Festival of Ideas.

Inside the minds of animals

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2012 18:29


In his book, In Defence of Dogs, John Bradshaw provides a fascinating insight into the inner life of dogs, raising issues of consciousness and animal ethics.

Humanity 2.0

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2012 11:00


As homo sapiens develops more and more technologies for changing itself, what will, and should, the humans of the future look like? (Photo: (CC) Nat Ireland)

John Gray on Immortality

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2011 15:25


In this programme I talk to John Gray about some of the ideas that emerge from his latest book, The[...]

The most human human?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2011 23:13


Can artificial intelligence teach us about what it means to be human? That is the fascinating question behind Brian Christian's recent book, The Most Human Human. In this programme, Julian Baggini is in conversation with Christian, recorded live at the Bristol Festival of Ideas at the Arnolfini Centre earlier this year.

New podcast series

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2011 17:58


After a hiatus, I'm replacing my Philosophy Monthly podcast with a new series, microphilosophy. Each one will be an interview, talk, discussion or feature, no longer than half an our but usually much shorter. This first edition is an interview with the philosopher and theologian Richard Swinburne, conducted for my new book, The Ego Trick.

January podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2011


Recorded at the 2010 Cheltenham Festival of Literature, this discussion on Utopias features myself; editor of The Faber Book of Utopias, John Carey; and Karen O’Brien, professor of literature at Warwick University.

December podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2010


This skeptical edition features founder of The Skeptic magazine, Wendy Grossman; journalist, broadcaster and writer Simon Hoggart; and psychologist Christine Mohr. Recorded at the Bristol Festival of Ideas to mark the publication of Why Statues Weep, the best from the first twenty years of The Skeptic.

September podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2010


In this edition I talk to philosopher of biology John Dupré and the problems with genes, and the Nobel-prize winning Amartya Sen about the idea of Justice. Plus, guest reporter Antonia Macaro talks to John Heaton about Wittgenstein and therapy.

August podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2010


This summer special is an edited recording of a discussion I chaired in April on addiction: should we penalise or treat? The panel comprised: Dr Nick Airey, an NHS psychiatrist specialising in addiction, John Moore (Criminology, University of the West of England), Dr Giles Pearson, (Philosophy, University of Bristol), Dr Jon Webber (Philosophy, Cardiff University). The event was organised by Dr Havi Carel, Philosophy, UWE and sponsored by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

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