Sam Harris on Science and Morality
In the latest microphilosophy podcast I talk to Sam Harris about his claim in The Moral Landscape that science can[…]
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New podcast series
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.
ReadWhy the Science vs. Religion Debate Won’t Go Away
There is a decent (not excellent) quality mps download of my recent talk at Transylvania University at this link.
ReadJanuary podcast
This special edition comes from Puebla, Mexico, at the Ciudad de las Ideas (City of Ideas) festival. The guests are Randy Cohen, writer of The New York Times’s The Ethicist column; Bad Thoughts author Jamie Whyte; and “new atheist” Sam Harris.
ReadPeter Vardy video interview (2001)
Peter Vardy is the author of numerous books on the philosophy of religion, especially popular with high school students and undergraduates. In this interview – recorded in 2001 and shown here for the first time – Vardy talks about what he thinks the most pressing issues in the philosophy of religion are today. Interview by Julian Baggini. Filming and editing by Jeremy Stangroom.
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