This episode is an interview/discussion with David Bather Woods. David is an assistant professor in the University of Warwick's philosophy department, and a previous guest of this podcast. In this episode, we discuss various questions about e

11| Can fiction help us see the world as it really is? — Iris Murdoch, her Literature and Philosophy, with Miles Leeson

Mar 1st, 2022 58m 48s

This episode is an interview with Miles Leeson. Miles is the director of research at the Iris Murdoch research centre at Chichester university, and the host of the Iris Murdoch society podcast. In this episode we discuss the novelist and philo

10| How to listen better: to poetry and philosophy- with Karen Simecek

Jun 19th, 2021 1h 1m

For the first episode of the second season of Common Room Philosophy, I interview Professor Karen Simecek. Karen is currently writing a book on the use of the lyrical voice in poetry; for this podcast we discuss ideas from that work such as the

9| Moral Deference and Practical Deliberation - with Adina Covaci

Nov 28th, 2020 49m 31s

This episode is an interview with Warwick Philosopher Adina Covaci. We discuss her route into philosophy, why ethics professors might not act ethically and her recent argument for the wrongness of regularly deferring to others on your moral opi

8| The Rule of the Knowers, Justified Protests and the Duties of Democratic Citizens- with Sameer Bajaj

Oct 2nd, 2020 54m 22s

This episode is the second part of an interview with political philosopher Sameer Bajaj. (It can be listened to out of order)Listen to this podcast for an exploration of questions such as:What is the best theoretical challenge to democracy?S

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Covid-19, Challenge Trials and Effective Advocacy- with Peter Singer and 1Day Sooner

Sep 26th, 2020 58m 14s

This bonus episode is an edited recording of a talk with Peter Singer and Josh Morrison, chaired by Alastair Fraser-Urqhart. Listen to this episode to hear discussion of the ethics of human challenge trials, and how we might do advocacy effect

7| What Makes a Democracy Democratic?- with Sameer Bajaj

Sep 25th, 2020 30m 50s

This episode is part 1 of an interview with political philosopher Sameer Bajaj. Sameer's research focuses on democracy and the duties of democratic citizens. In this part of the conversation, we discuss Sameer's path into philosophy, the books

6| How to be a Good Ancestor: Thinking and Acting for the Future- with Roman Krznaric

Sep 6th, 2020 1h 21m

This episode is an interview with public philosopher Roman Krznaric. Roman is a founding member of the school of life, and has previously published books on empathy (Empathy: why it matters and how to get it) and redefining existentialism for t

5| Knowledge, Great Philosophers and Philosophy of Mind -with Barney Walker

Aug 19th, 2020 48m 55s

This episode is an interview with Warwick Philosophy's Barney Walker. We discuss how his interest in philosophy began, what it is to be a good or even great philosopher, how the difference between knowledge and true belief matters and the subje

4| Testimony, Self-knowledge and the aims of Philosophy- with Guy Longworth

Jul 5th, 2020 50m 38s

This episode is an interview with Warwick Philosophy's Guy Longworth. We discuss how his interest in philosophy began and was maintained, his ideas around testimony and self knowledge, and how ambitious philosophers should be in the claims that

3| Schopenhauer on Boredom, Loneliness and Compassion- with David Bather Woods

Jun 21st, 2020 49m 30s

This episode is part two of an interview with Warwick Philosophy's senior teaching fellow David Bather Woods. David has written on Schopenhauer's views on boredom, solitude and loneliness as well as on the intersection of his political and mora

2| The History of Philosophy: its value and limitations- with David Bather Woods

Jun 18th, 2020 28m 15s

This episode is part one of an interview with Warwick Philosophy's senior teaching fellow David Bather Woods. David has taught extensively on the history of philosophy as well as researching the work of Arthur Schopenhauer. In this first part o

1| Chinese Philosophy, Daoism and a Philosophy of Comparisons- with Max Lacertosa

Jun 11th, 2020 46m 47s

This episode is an interview with Warwick Philosophy's newly appointed teaching fellow Massimiliano Lacertosa. Max is interested in Chinese Philosophy (specifically Daoism) and in this interview we discuss questions such as: How can a course on

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