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Philosophy Bites

Philosophy Bites

By: Edmonds and Warburton
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Summary

 David Edmonds (Uehiro Centre, Oxford University) and Nigel Warburton (freelance philosopher/writer) interview top philosophers on a wide range of topics. Two books based on the series have been published by Oxford University Press. We are currently self-funding - donations very welcome via our website http://www.philosophybites.comcopyright David Edmonds and Nigel Warburton Philosophy Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Monima Chadha on Responsibility Without Selves

    Monima Chadha on Responsibility Without Selves
    May 18 2026

    Buddhist philosophy rejects the idea of the self. How then can there be any moral responsibility? Monima Chadha, Professor of Indian Philosophy at Oxford University, explains.

    This episode was supported by the Ideas Workshop, part of the Open Society Foundations
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    18 mins
  • Carissa Veliz on Prophecy

    Carissa Veliz on Prophecy
    May 11 2026

    Predictions aren't quite what they seem to be, according to Carissa Véliz, author of the book Prophecy. They often are intended to persuade you of the inevitability of a certain outcome, and may be self-fulfilling to some degree. Yet they look like simple factual claims about what is likely to happen. We need to be far more aware of the role of prediction in our everyday lives, according to Véliz.
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    17 mins
  • Chike Jeffers on Douglass and Du Bois

    Chike Jeffers on Douglass and Du Bois
    Apr 20 2026

    Frederick Douglass and W.E.B Du Bois were two prominent African-Americans who made a significant impact on the civil rights movement in the US. Douglass is particularly associated with the 19th Century abolitionism, and Du Bois with 20th C. pan-Africanism. In this interview Chike Jeffers puts them in their context and introduces some of their key ideas.

    This episode was supported by the Ideas Workshop, part of the Open Society Foundations.
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    27 mins
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