Podcast appearances and mentions of constantine sandis

On episode 233, we welcome Constantine Sandis to discuss the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, his lifelong preoccupation with the question of understanding others, the social and clinical consequences of misunderstanding others, Wittgenstein's personal struggles with misunderstanding, criticisms of empathy and how it may lead to further conflict as opposed to resolving it, the problem of mind-reading, understanding culture as opposed to another's inner drives, and the significance of self-reflection. Constantine Sandis is Director of Lex Academic, Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His books include The Things We Do and Why We Do Them, Philosophy of Action: An Anthology, and Human Nature, and From Action to Ethics: A Pluralistic Approach to Reasons and Responsibility. His newest book, available March 11, 2025, is called Wittgenstein on Other Minds: Strangers in a Strange Land. | Constantine Sandis | ► Website | https://www.constantinesandis.com ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/csandis ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/csandis ► Bluesky |  https://bsky.app/profile/csandis.bsky.social ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/csandis ► Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/constantine-sandis-723454a4 ► Wittgenstein on Other Minds Book | https://bit.ly/3Ff6458 Wittgenstein on Other Minds Discount Code for 35% Off: SEWPC35 Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMoment ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast  ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemoment ► TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@seizethemomentpodcast  

Matthew Sweet and guests talk about about the tools and processes of decision making today and through history. Justine Greening is a former Secretary of State for Education who is now working on social mobility and levelling up. Professor Bill Sherman heads the Warburg Institute, which has just opened an exhibition about tarot which the filmmaker and magik scholar K A Laity has visited. Gary Stevenson is a former financial trader and the author of The Trading Game, and the philosopher Constantine Sandis is the author of The Things We Do and Why We Do Them.Producer: Lisa Jenkinson

On episode 218, we welcome Constantine Sandis to discuss the manifestations of transphobia, why feeling you're in the wrong body isn't delusional, the errors of segregation, ways of addressing the placements of trans people in sports, how biology and culture may interact to form trans identities, the rates and common causes of detransitioning, the sensationalism behind transphobic reactions, epistemic injustice and why we question trans identities unfairly, Imane Khelif and the olympic boxing controversy, and the consequences of assuming widespread deception from trans individuals. Constantine Sandis is Director of Lex Academic, Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His books include The Things We Do and Why We Do Them, Philosophy of Action: An Anthology, and Human Nature, and From Action to Ethics: A Pluralistic Approach to Reasons and Responsibility. His newest book, coauthored with Danièle Moyal-Sharrock, is called Real Gender: A Cis Defence of Trans Realities.  | Constantine Sandis | ► Website | https://www.constantinesandis.com ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/csandis ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/csandis ► Bluesky |  https://bsky.app/profile/csandis.bsky.social ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/csandis ► Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/constantine-sandis-723454a4 ► Real Gender Book | https://bit.ly/46YA7bb Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMoment ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast  ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemoment ► TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@seizethemomentpodcast  

On episode 207, we welcome Constantine Sandis to discuss free will and determinism, the Libet experiments and criticisms of them, weakness of will and whether belief in it stems from a lack of understanding decisions, the difficulty in separating external and internal reasons for acting, self-deception and whether we can overcome it, if self-knowledge is possible and actually aids understanding, the psychological effects of priming, the significance of distinguishing the process of doing from the results, and the broad, practical purpose of analytical philosophy. Constantine Sandis is Director of Lex Academic, Visiting Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His books include The Things We Do and Why We Do Them, Philosophy of Action: An Anthology, and Human Nature. His newest book, available now, is called From Action to Ethics: A Pluralistic Approach to Reasons and Responsibility. | Constantine Sandis | ► Website | https://www.constantinesandis.com ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/csandis ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/csandis ► Bluesky |  https://bsky.app/profile/csandis.bsky.social ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/csandis ► Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/constantine-sandis-723454a4/ ► Action to Ethics Book | https://bit.ly/3uO1MN7 Use discount code ACTIONETHICS35 which will give 35% off when entered at the checkout on Bloomsbury.com, and is valid until August 31, 2025. Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMoment ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast  ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemoment ► TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@seizethemomentpodcast  

A TPS arts edition! Who cares about Bob Dylan? Making the case for Dylan as a crucial contemporary artist and his current shows as significant art events, James speaks to the editors of Dylan at 80, Gary Browning and Constantine Sandis, plus 'Definitely Dylan' podcast host Laura Tenschert. James would like to thank Kevin for getting him a ticket to the second Palladium show! Scroll back to our TPS70 SINGING DYLAN, with cult musician Billy Childish, including Billy's exclusive 'landline' recording for us of 'Simple Twist of Fate'. Check out Dylan at 80: http://books.imprint.co.uk/book/?gcoi=71157100599460 And the Definitely Dylan podcast: https://www.definitelydylan.com/ Help us develop The Popular Show and get extra shows at https://www.patreon.com/thepopularpod More ways to help us continue: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/thepopularshow https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thepopularshow https://cash.app/£ThePopularShow

Jill has been a leading voice in digital media for more than a decade. She's been published in outlets including MTV, The Huffington Post, and the Village Voice. She served as Head of Content for a popular vegan media platform from 2017-2020, with a reach of more than 50 million per month. She has worked with a number of impact media platforms to help build their traffic and positioning, as well as with leading brands and celebrities working to make the world a more sustainable and ethical space. Jill is the co-founder, CEO and Head of Content for Ethos. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what's real?” & “what matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is here on YouTube. We discuss: 00:00 Welcome 01:42 Jill's Intro - Immersed in digital content - Co-founding https://the-ethos.co/ - Vegan media & natural foods industries - The #Conspirituality podcast & #DavidWolfe 03:42 What's Real? - "The religion that governed my house was #bobdylan " - Parents raised #Jewish, father became atheist, "7/11 jewish" mother - Kicked out of hebrew school "one of my father's more proud moments" - Living with dad after parents split - Child of the 80's "you're on your own journey" - Constantine Sandis https://youtu.be/iy0UdN7WTxc - Becoming a mum - Animals' different realities - "We're the chosen people... an egregious statement... how can one group matter more?.. after so much suffering" - #Israel & #palestine - Fond memories of Jewish culture but "as a rule to live by... not at all" - "this omnipresent god... directing every moment of my life... I wanted the autonomy" - #Agnostic. Open to the idea of "some sort of god" - #dogma - The risks of the #wellness / #spirituality worlds. #antivaxx, #Qanon, #alternativemedicine - Open-mindedness, evidence & gut-feel - #DavidWolfe shows a #moonlanding #conspiracy video - Distrust of authority - Scepticism about vaccines didn't seem too serious "to each their own". Then #covid19 hits - "I very much prefer to have science in my corner... but sometimes you can just tell" - A denial, scepticism, gullibility spectrum? - David Wolfe "leveraging science when it supported his narrative but slamming it when it didn't" - Gossip as "a way to keep the tribal community safe" - "Conspiracy theories... we use them unconsciously to defend ourselves" 32:10 What & Who Matters? - "I don't think you need religion to know good from bad" - @Sam Harris - Raising a #vegan child "she asked what it was and I said that used to be a pig's stomach or back..." - "She seems very much to understand that basic level of compassion" ...and much more. Full show notes at Sentientism.info. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at Sentientism.info. Join our "I'm a Sentientist" wall via this simple form. Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is here on FaceBook. Come join us there! Thanks Graham.

Constantine is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire, Director of Lex Academic & a Fellow of the RSA. He describes his philosophical interests as “unfashionably broad, but I work primarily in the philosophy of action, moral psychology & interpersonal understanding. I also have an interest in the psychology of philosophy, as advanced by Hume, Nietzsche, & Wittgenstein.” He spent most of his twenties as a theatre director & playwright. In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what's real?” & “what matters?” Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is here on YouTube. We discuss: 00:00 Welcome 01:15 Constantine's Intro - "I'm looking forward to finding out if I'm a Sentientist or not" - Teaching & researching philosophy - Phil of action, Wittgenstein & Hume, virtue ethics, anti-vegan rhetoric - Rejecting the separation betweeen human & non-human animals "Who are 'we' anyway?" - The value of improving human worldviews (epistemology & ethics) - Beliefs & values & reasons driving action 08:07 What's Real? - Greek Orthodox Christian upbringing but "science was taken very seriously" - Born in India, living in Zimbabwe - Being placed in "Protestant" vs. "Catholic" or "Ethics" class - Agnostic as a teenager - Degree at Oxford in phil & theology "By the end of that degree I was atheist" - "The more you read about it [the bible] as a human text..." - Studying Christian moral reasoning & Nietzsche - Wittgenstein & Kierkegaard - "I'm not one of those Dawkins style atheists" - "I just don't have this faith" - "Everyday life was very naturalistic" - Culturally Christian - Those who stay religious but update the ethics - "I think there are things we can't explain" - Doubt as central to science & naturalism - "I know the precise second I switched from agnostic to atheist" in a phil of religion lecture: "Just because it's possible something exists & you can't disprove it's existence doesn't mean you're agnostic about it... a 3 headed dragon in some other galaxy." Atheism & Adragonism :) - Norms re: religious rituals/marriage - Why do religious organisations get a pass re: basic ethics? (sexism, homophobia, abuse)? - Atheist societies often suffer from similar problems - The good that can come from religion - Allen Ginsberg re: homophobia in Cuba - Post-truth, QAnon, homeopathy, Flat Earth... epistemology fails - Refusing medical treatment on religious grounds - Vountary euthanasia - Wearing the hijab - Personal autonomy, but don't harm others 35:18 What (and who) matters? ...and much more. Full show notes at Sentientism.info and on YouTube. Sentientism is “Evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings.” More at Sentientism.info. Join our "I'm a Sentientist" wall via this simple form. Everyone, Sentientist or not, is welcome in our groups. The biggest so far is here on FaceBook. Come join us there! Thanks Graham.

On episode 122, we welcome philosophers Constantine Sandis and Gary Browning to discuss the cultural legacy of the iconic singer Bob Dylan, what separated him from other artists of his era, his creative genius in piecing together elements from varied sources (including literature, film, and poetry), his desire to buck the trends for the sake of authenticity, Dylan's political activism (including civil rights and Black Lives Matter), how he continued to remain relevant, and Constantine's and Gary's process of developing the book ‘Dylan at 80'. Constantine Sandis is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire, founding director of Lex Academic, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, UK. Gary Browning is a Professor of Political Thought at Oxford Brookes University. He is the author of many books, including Why Iris Murdoch Matters (Bloomsbury, 2018) and A History of Modern Political Thought: The Question of Interpretation  (OUP, 2016), and is co-editor of The Political Art of Bob Dylan. Constantine Sandis and Gary Browning are coeditors of the new book, “Dylan at 80: It used to go like that, and now it goes like this”. | Constantine Sandis | ► Website | https://www.constantinesandis.com/ ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/csandis ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/csandis ► Dylan at 80 Book (Use discount code, CAT21, for a large discount with your purchase)  | http://books.imprint.co.uk/book/?gcoi=71157100599460 ► Dylan at 80 Book Link 2 | https://amzn.to/3tu7pvg  | Gary Browning | ► Website | https://www.brookes.ac.uk/templates/pages/staff.aspx?uid=p0070230 ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/GaryBrowning15 ► Dylan at 80 Book (Use discount code, CAT21, for a large discount with your purchase)  | http://books.imprint.co.uk/book/?gcoi=71157100599460 ► Dylan at 80 Book Link 2 | https://amzn.to/3tu7pvg  Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMoment ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast  ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemoment ► TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@seizethemomentpodcast ► Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32208666

It seems more than ever that our present era is one of misunderstanding others—their motives, their reasons, their practices, and their beliefs. Is there a quick remedy to this, such as being more objective? Is objectivity even possible, especially given how incomplete our knowledge of others is? Constantine Sandis (University of Hertfordshire, UK) is Professor of Philosophy, with a special interest in ethics, action, and understanding others. He discusses the importance of shared practices and has some surprising thoughts about the role of empathy.Living Philosophy is brought to you by Philosophy2u.com.Host:Dr Todd MeiSponsors:Philosophy2u.comHillary Hutchinson, Career and Change Coach at Transitioning Your LifeHermeneutics in Real LifeGeoffrey Moore, author of The Infinite Staircase     Links Related to this Episode:Constantine Sandis (personal website)Akrasia (Weakness of the Will)Argument from Illusion (Wikipedia)“Eyebrows on Fleek Vine by Peaches Monroee” (YouTube)Prejudice and Bias (YouTube)Ludwig Wittgenstein (Wikipedia)Paul Ricoeur (Wikipedia)Music: Earth and the Moon, by KetsaLogo Art: Angela Silva, Dattura Studios

On episode 113, we welcome philosopher Constantine Sandis to discuss the new book ‘Philosophy Illustrated', Ludwig Wittgenstein's beetle in the box thought experiment, whether we can experience another's pain specifically and understand their experiences broadly, why Wittgenstein was skeptical of the skeptic argument that we can't, Wittgenstein's belief that philosophical problems were essentially problems in the clarity of language as opposed to objective issues, the neuroscientific research on pain, Wittgenstein's obsession with self-improvement and how he utilized confession to foster his own growth, and the pessimism he felt about his relationships. Constantine Sandis is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire, founding director of Lex Academic, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, UK. His work centers around philosophical questions relating to moral psychology, action, explanation, and interpersonal understanding. Constantine Sandis is the co-editor, along with Gary Browning, of the book, “Dylan at 80: It used to go like that, and now it goes like this” and is one of contributing authors prominently featured in Helen De Cruz's new book, “Philosophy Illustrated: Forty-two Thought Experiments To Broaden Your Mind.” | Constantine Sandis | ► Website | https://www.constantinesandis.com ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/csandis ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/csandis ► Philosophy Illustrated Book | https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Illustrated-Helen-Cruz/dp/0190080531 Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMoment ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast  ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemoment ► TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@seizethemomentpodcast #ConstantineSandis #PhilosophyIllustrated #Wittgenstein #Philosophy #ThoughtExperiment #ThoughtExperiments #SeizeTheMoment #SeizeTheMomentPodcast #STMPodcast  

Was Marx wrong when he said that philosophers can only interpret the world in various ways, and contrasted that with actually changing it? Epistemology, or the theory of knowledge, was once considered one of the more abstract areas of philosophy, far removed from the concerns of every-day life. Now, philosophers like Miranda Fricker have developed epistemological concepts that can help us recognise, understand, and address areas where disparities in knowledge feed into wider social and political disadvantages, for example indigenous people articulating their relationship with land using Western legal concepts like ‘ownership’ or patients trying to describe symptoms not addressed by medical text books. Shahidha Bari talks with Miranda Fricker, Havi Carel and Constantine Sandis. You can find a playlist of conversations about philosophy on the Free Thinking programme website https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07x0twx Producer: Luke Mulhall

In the second part of our conversation with Professor Constantine Sandis, a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire, we have a discussion on the philosophy of the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. In particular, we analyze Wittgenstein’s picture theory of meaning, examine his views on meaning in language, and make a distinction between the early and later Wittgenstein. Further, we explain what Wittgenstein meant with sentences such as “Whereof one can’t speak, one must remain silent”. Twitter: twitter.com/PremisePodcast Facebook: facebook.com/PremisePodcast Soundcloud: @PremisePodcast The podcast is also available on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify. Email: premisepodcast@gmail.com Please consider supporting Premise Podcast on Patreon to help bring philosophy to the public and also enjoy all the benefits of becoming a patron for Premise Podcast. Patreon: www.patreon.com/PremisePodcast

In this episode, I host Professor Constantine Sandis, a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hertfordshire. We discuss how people are motivated to act, what might be their reasons for acting, and we make an important distinction between things people do and people’s doing of those things. Further, we examine whether there are any necessary actions in the world, what is the place of moral responsibility in Professor Sandis’ work, and what artificial intelligence and animals can tell us about human action. Twitter: twitter.com/PremisePodcast Facebook: facebook.com/PremisePodcast Soundcloud: @PremisePodcast The podcast is also available on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Spotify. Email: premisepodcast@gmail.com Please consider supporting Premise Podcast on Patreon to help bring philosophy to the public and also enjoy all the benefits of becoming a patron for Premise Podcast. Patreon: www.patreon.com/premisepodcast

Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the state of academic philosophy in the UK today. It's often thought of as being difficult, abstract, and far-removed from the concerns of every-day life. It even came up recently in the US Presidential campaign, when Republican hopeful Marco Rubio claimed America needs fewer philosophers and more welders. So what is the place of philosophy in today's universities? And what role can it play in wider culture? Few people in the UK have done more to help philosophers reach a wider audience than Bryan Magee, whose TV interviews with leading philosophers were prime-time viewing in the 1970s and '80s. As Magee publishes a new book, Ultimate Questions, Matthew and his guests discuss his legacy as a broadcaster who interpreted philosophy for a wider audience. With with philosophers MM McCabe, Lucy O'Brien, Nigel Warburton and Constantine Sandis.Ultimate Questions by Bryan Magee is out now from Princeton University Press.Producer: Luke Mulhall.

Nassim Taleb of NYU-Poly talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his recent paper (with Constantine Sandis) on the morality and effectiveness of "skin in the game." When decision makers have skin in the game--when they share in the costs and benefits of their decisions that might affect others--they are more likely to make prudent decisions than in cases where decision-makers can impose costs on others. Taleb sees skin in the game as not just a useful policy concept but a moral imperative. The conversation closes with some observations on the power of expected value for evaluating predictions along with Taleb's thoughts on economists who rarely have skin in the game when they make forecasts or take policy positions.

Nassim Taleb of NYU-Poly talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his recent paper (with Constantine Sandis) on the morality and effectiveness of "skin in the game." When decision makers have skin in the game--when they share in the costs and benefits of their decisions that might affect others--they are more likely to make prudent decisions than in cases where decision-makers can impose costs on others. Taleb sees skin in the game as not just a useful policy concept but a moral imperative. The conversation closes with some observations on the power of expected value for evaluating predictions along with Taleb's thoughts on economists who rarely have skin in the game when they make forecasts or take policy positions.

Nassim Taleb of NYU-Poly talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about his recent paper (with Constantine Sandis) on the morality and effectiveness of "skin in the game." When decision makers have skin in the game--when they share in the costs and benefits of their decisions that might affect others--they are more likely to make prudent decisions than in cases where decision-makers can impose costs on others. Taleb sees skin in the game as not just a useful policy concept but a moral imperative. The conversation closes with some observations on the power of expected value for evaluating predictions along with Taleb's thoughts on economists who rarely have skin in the game when they make forecasts or take policy positions.

Kathleen Lennon, Philosophy, University of Hull gives a Special Philosophy Seminar at St Anne's. Introduced by Roger Crisp, Oxford and featuring responses from Constantine Sandis and Dawn Wilson.

Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now talks to Constantine Sandis from Oxford Brookes University, Alex Gregory from Reading University, and Michael Lacewing from Heythrop College, University of London, about the psychological motivations behind moral behaviour and the scientific understanding of morality. With live music from Sian Hender and Adam Leach. First broadcast on 10 January 2012 on Resonance FM.