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139 What is Philosophy?

We asked a range of Philosophy Bites interviewees the simple question 'What is Philosophy?'...Here are some of their answers:

Listen to What is Philosophy?

The Philosophy Bites podcast is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy.

https://philosophybites.com/2010/11/what-is-philosophy.html

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009 Edward Craig on What Is Philosophy?

Edward Craig, former Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University, author of Philosophy: A Very Short Introduction, and editor of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, gives an interesting analysis of the nature of philosophy and what makes good philosophy good in this interview.

http://philosophybites.libsyn.com/edward_craig_what_is_philosophy_

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020 Jonathan Rée on Philosophy as an Art

Jonathan Rée has written on a wide range of philosophical topics including the work of Kierkegaard and Heidegger. In this interview for Philosophy Bites he explores the idea that Philosophy is best thought of as an art.

Listen to Jonathan Rée on Philosophy as an Art

https://philosophybites.com/2007/09/jonathan-re-on-.html

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027 Alain de Botton on Philosophy Within and Outside the Academy

What is philosophy? Does academic philosophy squeeze the life out of some of the most important questions we can ask? Alain de Botton, author of the bestseller The Consolations of Philosophy, discusses his conception of philosophy and the importance of literary style with Nigel Warburton in this latest episode of Philosophy Bites.

Listen to Alain de Botton on Philosophy Within and Outside the Academy

Listen to previous Philosophy Bites interview of Alain de Botton on Architecture

https://philosophybites.com/2007/11/alain-de-botton.html

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Why study Humanities subjects? Isn't studying Philosophy, for example, just a luxury of no obvious value to a democracy? Martha Nussbaum thinks not. In her recent book, Not For Profit, she has made a passionate defence of the Humanities. In this episode of thePhilosophy Bites podcast she discusses these issues with Nigel Warburton.

Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy

Listen to Martha Nussbaum on the Value of the Humanities

https://philosophybites.com/2010/12/martha-nussbaum-on-the-value-of-the-humanities.html

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What can you do with Philosophy? John Armstrong thinks you can do quite a lot with it. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, recorded in London at the Royal Society of Arts, he explains what he means by this.

Listen to John Armstrong on What Can You Do With Philosophy?

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What can philosophers contribute to public life? Mary Warnock who sits in the House of Lords and has chaired two important commissions - special education needs and onhuman fertilisation and embryology - discusses how her training in philosophy prepared her for these roles.

Listen to the interview with Mary Warnock

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Philosophers typically see themselves as either Analytic or Continental. How did these two cultures within philosophy emerge? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Simon Glendinning diagnoses the division, what he calls 'the culture of two cultures' .

Listen to Simon Glendinning on Philosophy's Two Cultures

Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy

https://philosophybites.com/2013/05/simon-glendinning-on-philosophys-two-cultures-analytic-and-continental.html

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Many philosophers self-identify as 'analytic' or 'continental' philosophers. But does this sort of label make sense? Brian Leiter, who, amongst other things, is an expert on Nietzsche, is sceptical of the value of the terms as typically used. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he explains why.

Listen to Brian Leiter on the Analytic/Contintental Distinction

Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy

https://philosophybites.com/2011/12/brian-leiter-on-the-analyticcontinental-distinction.html

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Some philosophers believe in doing experiments in philosophy. Joshua Knobe is one of these. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast David Edmonds interviews him about this new movement.

Listen to Joshua Knobe on Experimental Philosophy

https://philosophybites.com/2010/08/joshua-knobe-on-experimental-philosophy.html

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You might expect ethics professors to behave more morally than other sorts of professor. But Eric Schwitzgebel, who has conducted extensive research on this topic, has discovered that that isn't the case. What does this show about ethics generally?Philosophy Bites investigates.

Listen to Eric Schwitzgebel on the Ethical Behaviour of Ethics Professors

Read Eric Schwitzgebel's post on this topic

Eric Schwitzgebel's Blog: The Splintered Mind

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History and Biography

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To celebrate the publication of our second Philosophy Bites book, Philosophy Bites Back, we've released a 39 minute podcast episode of a wide range of philosophers answering the question 'Who's Your Favourite Philosopher?'

Listen to Who's Your Favourite Philosopher?

https://philosophybites.com/2012/11/whos-your-favourite-philosopher.html

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Why isn't studying the history of philosophy like a visit to a museum of outmoded ideas? The history of early science doesn't usually inform contemporary science? Why is philosophy so different in this respect? Adrian Moore, author of a new book on the history of philosophy, The Evolution of Modern Metaphysics, explores these ideas in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Listen to Adrian Moore on Philosophy and Its History

Listen to an earlier Philosophy Bites interview with Adrian Moore on Kant's Metaphysics

Listen to an earlier Philosophy Bites interview with Adrian Moore on Infinity

Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy

NB Nigel Warburton, Julian Baggini, and Natalie Haynes will be discussing the question'Why Isn't Old Philosophy Just History?' at the Watershed, Bristol on 13th May at 4pm as part of the Festival of Ideas. Further details and booking information for this event here.

https://philosophybites.com/2012/04/adrian-moore-on-philosophy-and-its-history-1.html

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Anthony Kenny's four-volume history of philosophy, just published by OUP looks set to replace Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy. In this interview for Philosophy Bites he explains his approach and gives some interesting insights into the figures that have shaped the subject ranging from Plato to Derrida.

Listen to Anthony Kenny on his New History of Philosophy

https://philosophybites.com/2007/10/anthony-kenny-o.html

https://virtualphilosopher.com/2007/10/anthony-kenny-o.html

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Ray Monk discusses the relationship between philosophy and a philosopher's life in this interview with Nigel Warburton for the Philosophy Bites podcast. Can understanding the biographical context of a philosopher and the type of person that they were help us understand their philosophical writing? Is there anything that philosophers might learn from biography? Monk as an award-winning biographer of Ludwig Wittgenstein and Bertrand Russell is well-placed to address these questions.

Listen to Ray Monk on Philosophy and Biography

https://philosophybites.com/2008/08/ray-monk-on-phi.html

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Is Homer, the great poet of antiquity, relevant to philosophy? If so how? Sean Dorrance Kelly (co-author with Hubert Dreyfus of All Things Shining) addresses these questions in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast series.

Listen to Sean Dorrance Kelly on Homer on Philosophy

Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy

https://philosophybites.com/2011/11/sean-kelly-on-homer-on-philosophy.html

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Parmenides was possibly the greatest of the pre-Socratic philosophers. Raymond Tallis, author of a recent book on this philosopher, The Enduring Significance of Parmenides, discusses his ideas and influences with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Listen to Raymond Tallis on Parmenides

Read Raymond Tallis' article on Parmenides from Prospect

https://philosophybites.com/2008/12/raymond-tallis-on-parmenides.html

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What is Socratic Method and does it have any present day applications? In this interview for Philosophy Bites MM McCabe explains the significance of Socrates' impertinent questioning and contrasts his approach with present day university teaching.

Listen to M.M. McCabe on Socratic Method

https://philosophybites.com/2008/08/mm-mccabe-on-so.html

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Simon Blackburn, Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge University, has recently published Plato's Republic: A Biography . We launch Philosophy Bites with an interview with him on the topic of Plato's image of the cave - one of the most famous images in philosophy.

Listen to Simon Blackburn on Plato's Cave

https://philosophybites.com/2007/06/simon_blackburn.html

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In Plato's dialogue The Meno, Socrates presents an apparent paradox that makes our ability to learn anything new puzzling. M.M. McCabe discusses this apparent paradox and its relevance in this episode of Philosophy Bites.

Listen to MM McCabe on the Paradox of Inquiry

https://philosophybites.com/2008/12/mm-mccabe-on-the-paradox-of-inquiry.html

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The latest episode of Philosophy Bites focuses on Plato's Symposium. Angie Hobbs gives a lively account of the various positions taken on erotic love and sexual desire within that dialogue. (This podcast episode includes mild sexual references).

Listen to Angie Hobbs on Plato on Erotic Love

https://philosophybites.com/2007/11/angie-hobbs-on-.html

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What can the ancients teach us about sustainability? According to Melissa Lane of Princeton University, author of Eco-Republic, quite a lot. She discusses the relevance of Plato to modern environmental problems in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Listen to Melissa Lane on Plato and Sustainability

Listen to an earlier Philosophy Bites interview with Melissa Lane on Rousseau and Modern Society

Listen to an earlier Philosophy Bites interview with Melissa Lane on Plato and Totalitarianism

Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy.

https://philosophybites.com/2011/12/melissa-lane-on-plato-and-sustainability.html

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Was Plato's ideal state a totalitarian one? Karl Popper, thought so, and made his case inThe Open Society and Its Enemies. Melissa Lane, author of Plato's Progeny discusses Popper's critique of Plato in this episode of Philosophy Bites.

Listen to Melissa Lane on Plato on Totalitarianism

https://philosophybites.com/2008/03/melissa-lane-on.html

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Is war inevitable, given the human condition? What causes human agression? For Plato's Socrates it comes from innate tendencies nurtured in the wrong way. And that's where war comes from. Angie Hobbs gives a fascinating introduction to this aspect of Plato'sRepublic in this episode of Philosophy Bites.

Listen to Angie Hobbs on Plato on War

Other Audio Resources

Listen to why Angie Hobbs thinks Plato the greatest of all philosophers

Listen to Angie Hobbs on Plato on Erotic Love (an earlier episode of Philosophy Bites)

Listen to Angie Hobbs discussing Socrates on In Our Time

Article by Angie Hobbs on Plato on War

Forthcoming in Maieusis edited by Dominic Scott (see below) a collection of pieces by eminent classics scholars in honour of the work of Myles Burnyeat.

Listen to Myles Burnyeat on Aristotle on Happiness (an earlier episode of Philosophy Bites)

https://philosophybites.com/2008/01/angie-hobbs-on.html

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You think you know what's best but do something else instead. What's going on? Plato and Aristotle had different approaches to this phenomenon of weakness of will ('akrasia' in Greek). Jessica Moss who has recently moved to New York University discusses their different approaches in this episode of the Philosphy Bites podcast.

Listen to Jessica Moss on Plato and Aristotle on Weakness of Will

https://philosophybites.com/2013/08/jessica-moss-on-plato-and-aristotle-on-weakness-of-will.html

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Aristotle's Ethics, although only known as a series of lecture notes, has had an immense influence on philosophy. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, Terence Irwinoutlines the key features of this work.

Listen to Terence Irwin on Aristotle's Ethics

https://philosophybites.com/2009/04/terence-irwin-on-aristotles-ethics.html

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What is a virtue? Is ethics a matter of cultivating appropriate virtues, patterns of behaviour prized by particular people at a particular time? Roger Crisp discusses the nature of virtue in this interview with Nigel Warburton for the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Listen to Roger Crisp on Virtue

https://philosophybites.com/2008/10/roger-crisp-on.html

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Myles Burnyeat explains what Aristotle meant by happiness in this latest episode ofPhilosophy Bites. Surprisingly, Aristotle thought that children couldn't be happy in a meaningful sense and that things that happen without you being aware of them can affect your happiness...

Listen to Myles Burnyeat on Aristotle on Happiness

The book Maieusis, edited by Dominic Scott (see below) is a collection of articles by eminent classics scholars in honour of Myles Burnyeat.

https://philosophybites.com/2007/11/miles-burnyeat.html

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Controversial theologian and philosopher Don Cupitt presents Jesus as a radical secular humanist in this interview for the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Listen to Don Cupitt on Jesus as Philosopher

Philosophy Bites is made in association with the University of London's Institute of Philosophy

https://philosophybites.com/2009/12/don-cupitt-on-jesus-as-philosopher.html

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Plotinus, who lived in the 3rd Century A.D. was the founder of neo-platonism. In this episode of Philosophy Bites Peter Adamson of Kings' College London explains what Plotinus had to say about evil. As will become clear, for Plotinus the Problem of Evil was quite different from the contemporary discussion of the topic.

Listen to Peter Adamson on Plotinus on Evil

https://philosophybites.com/2008/07/peter-adamson-o.html

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Peter Adamson on Avicenna's Flying Man

Are we purely physical beings? Is the mind or soul immaterial? These questions have vexed philosophers for millenia. Avicenna, born in the 10th Century, believed he had a thought experiment that showed that we are not purely physical beings, the Flying Man thought experiment. Peter Adamson explains in this interview with Nigel Warburton for thePhilosophy Bites podcast. Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy.

Direct download: Peter_Adamson_on_Avicennas_Flying_Man.mp3

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http://philosophybites.libsyn.com/peter-adamson-on-avicenna-s-flying-man

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Are we simply material beings? Do we have an immaterial soul? Can we know this? These questions have vexed philosophers for millenia. Avicenna, who was born in the 10th Century believed he could show that we are not simply physical through a thought experiment, the Flying Man. Peter Adamson discusses this idea with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Listen to Peter Adamson on the Flying Man Thought Experiment

Listen to an earlier interview with Peter Adamson on Avicenna on God

Listen to an earlier interview with Peter Adamson on Plotinus on Evil

Philosophy Bites is made in association with the Institute of Philosophy.

Peter Adamson has his own podcast History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps

https://philosophybites.com/2012/11/peter-adamson-on-avicennas-flying-man-thought-experiment.html

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Anthony Kenny gives an overview of Thomas Aquinas' approach to ethics in this episode of Philosophy Bites.

Listen to Anthony Kenny on Aquinas's Ethics

Listen to Anthony Kenny on his History of Philosophy (previously on Philosophy Bites)

https://philosophybites.com/2008/05/anthony-kenny-o.html

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Traditional Ethical Theories

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Recent Approaches to Ethics

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Ethics of Health and Medicine

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Ways of Living

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