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Philosopher's Zone

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The simplest questions often have the most complex answers. The Philosopher's Zone is your guide through the strange thickets of logic, metaphysics and ethics.

885 - Intellectual humility
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  • 885 - Intellectual humility

    Humility is the capacity for acknowledging that your own wisdom may be flawed, and that your epistemic commitments may be misplaced - but how can that acknowledgement honestly take place if you believe that the things you know are true?

    Thu, 28 Mar 2024 - 28min
  • 884 - Freedom or liberty?

    "Freedom" has become a familiar catchcry in Western democracies, as individuals and protest groups increasingly push back against government restrictions of any and all kinds. The problems this poses for communal life and social cohesion are obvious - so how should freedom be properly understood?

    Thu, 21 Mar 2024 - 40min
  • 883 - Philosophy, angst and hope

    How does a woman philosopher deal with the challenges posed by conservative, masculinist culture within her own academic discipline? Our guest this week turns to the work of Immanuel Kant, the 18th century German thinker who formulated a fine-grained philosophy of hope.

    Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 27min
  • 882 - Music, taste and AI

    When you think about the music you like (or don't like), what does it tell you about your taste? Do you think you have good taste? And if you do, why? What is it about music that determines good or bad taste, and is it possible to cultivate the former?

    Thu, 07 Mar 2024 - 42min
  • 881 - The philosophy of twins

    This week we're exploring our enduring cultural fascination with identical twins, asking what drives it, and what philosophical questions around selfhood and identity are raised by twinship.

    Fri, 01 Mar 2024 - 28min
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