Denis Noble cracks the free will debackle.

Barry Smith, Hannah Critchlow and Gary Lachman talk subjectivity and collective experience.

Lucelia Rodrigues discusses the prospects of a sustainably built future.

Stephen Kinsella, Victoria Baines and Hugh Tomlinson debate internet anonymity.

John Ellis, Sophie Scott-Brown and David Aaronovitch debate if the systems in place to breed and form knowledge are more inhibiting than beneficial.

Julian Baggini, Ellen Clarke, and Ben Burgis debate whether our mistrust in science if justified.

In a secular age dominated by scientific understanding, philosophers Lisa Miller, Nick Lane, and Paul Bickley explore the profound mysteries of life and death, delving into questions surrounding consciousness and the potentiality of an afterlife.

Simon Blackburn delves into the heart of objective morality, challenging metaphysics and shedding light on the philosophical intricacies of truth.

Peter Singer, Julian Baggini and Sophie Scott-Brown debate if inaction is equally as bad as, or worse than, action.

Anders Sandberg, Massimo Pigliucci, Mazviita Chirimuuta debate promises and perils of our potential digital future.

Slavoj Žižek provides a Hegelian insight into historical and current political crises.

Paul Dolan believes that attention significantly impacts happiness and suggests making life choices based on what will occupy our daily focus afterward.

Experts discuss the intersection of psychedelics, reality, and the human psyche.

Is thought a distraction from reality? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes From the birth of reason to Descartes' "I think, therefore I am"; Western culture has placed thought at the centre of what it is to be human. We spend much of our time planning the future, reflecting on the past, puzzling about what to do, and talking about it with others. But might this be a mistake? Should culture, as Nietzsche proposes, 'free itself from the...

Questioning the significance and solvability of language's role in shaping our understanding of the world.

Philosopher Kathleen Stock shares her perspective on the current gender identity discourse.

Exploring the complexities of independence vs. community in modern society.

In a dynamic head-to-head, physicist Marika Taylor and philosopher Julian Baggini explore the intertwined histories and futures of philosophy and science.

Leading thinkers debate the shifting nature of moral codes, questioning whether life can truly be condensed into a rulebook, amidst the backdrop of religion, social media norms, and evolving societal structures.

Join us as philosopher Hilary Lawson unveils 'Closure', a theory exploring the intriguing concept of an open, elusive world that transcends our linguistic and cognitive boundaries.

Janne Teller, David Hare and Sophie Fiennes discuss the end.

Exploring the elusive nature of truth: Challenging conventional theories including pragmatism, and unveiling the redundancy of the concept

Aaron Bastani, Paul Dolan and Joanna Kavenna debate "happiness" - whatever that is.

Is materialism a fundamental mistake? Looking for a link we mentioned? It's here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes The relationship between the individual human subject and the world was once the central focus of Western philosophy. Modern neuroscience has instead tended to assume that the world is purely material and physical, and the problem of consciousness a question of how to generate thought from matter. Yet, we are no closer to solving the deep puzzle of consciousness and many...

Julian Baggini, Peter Godfrey-Smith and Sarah Garfinkel attempt to settle the free will debate once and for all.