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<p class="MsoNormal">Grief is affected by the passage of time in a way that some attitudes and emotions aren't. Samuel Scheffler explores why this might be so in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.</p> 

Philosophers who use thought experiments often believe their own intutions in response to them are unviersal. But that's not always so. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Edouard Machery discusses his research on this topic, and some of his surprising conclusions. Th ... Show More

Frantz Fanon, who was born in Martinique, died aged 36. He nevertheless made very significant contributions to the discussion of racism and colonialism, influenced strongly by the existentialist tradition. In this episode of the Philosphy Bites podcast David Edmonds discusses Fan ... Show More

On this episode of the podcast we talk about David Hume's thoughts on the soul, the self and how "custom is the great guide of human life." All this and more on the latest episode of Philosophize This! Thank you so much for listening! Could never do this without your help. Websit ... Show More

<p>“Paralysis taught me how to live”</p><br><p>This emotional conversation is an honest and vulnerable discussion about life, death and understanding our purpose.</p><br><p>In 2010, David Smith was given a life changing diagnosis: a rare, cancerous tumour was found in his neck. A ... Show More

Is there life after death? This is life’s greatest question. I hope to give you hope in this interview and perhaps comfort that there is good news. This week on The Ed Mylett show, my next guest is the awe-inspiring David Ditchfield. Whether you are a person of faith, a person ... Show More

On this episode of the podcast, Massimo Pigliucci calls in to help tie together some loose ends in our overview of David Hume. Massimo is a professor of philosophy at City University of New York. He is the author of the best sellers Philosophy of Pseudoscience and Answers For Ari ... Show More

<p dir="ltr">Sam Harris speaks with David Edmonds about the life and philosophy of Derek Parfit. They discuss Parfit's work on identity, time bias, the "non-identity problem," population ethics and "the Repugnant Conclusion," the ethical importance of future people, Effective Alt ... Show More

<p>New York Times columnist, political pundit and bestselling author David Brooks reveals how we can discover and build a stronger, more meaningful moral character and deeper inner life. David shares his personal and well-researched path on the road to “save his own soul.” He tak ... Show More

Sam Harris speaks with David Benatar about his philosophy of “anti-natalism.” They discuss the asymmetry between the good and bad things in life, the ethics of existential risk, the moral landscape, the limits and paradoxes of introspection, the “experience machine” thought exper ... Show More

<p>Original Air Date: May 20, 2019</p><p>New York Times best-selling author, columnist and political commentator David Brooks discusses his book, <i>The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life</i>. David explains there are two metaphorical mountains we must climb to live a mo ... Show More

<p>New York Times best-selling author, columnist and political commentator David Brooks discusses his new book, <em>The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life</em>. David explains there are two metaphorical mountains we must climb to live a moral life. He describes the “firs ... Show More

Meet David Itzkoff, an American journalist, writer and former cultural reporter for the New York Times. If you would like to catch up on everything culture, this is the episode for you! Don’t miss David’s books Cocaine’s Son: A memoir and Robin, a biography of Robin Williams and ... Show More