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The Forum for European Philosophy
Episodes
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The Philosophers’ Book Club: Iris Murdoch’s Under the Net
18/10/2020The Philosophers’ Book Club is joined by Hannah Marije Altorf, Lucy Bolton, and Mara-Daria Cojocaru to discuss Iris Murdoch’s Under the Net.
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Out of the Vat: Brian Glenney
12/08/2020We talk to Brian Glenney about perception, illusion and (literally) seeing the world through the eyes of another being…
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Out of the Vat: Richard Ashcroft
21/07/2020Richard Ashcroft discusses his recent work on utopias, his love of trains, and 'the other Richard Ashcroft'…
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Out of the Vat: Steven French
14/07/2020Steven French discusses his current interest in phenomenological approaches to quantum mechanics, and his early forays into art-rock journalism
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From the vaults: Eating Animals
09/06/2020Jonathan Safran Foer discusses themes from Eating Animals, his exhaustively argued account of one man's decade-long struggle with vegetarianism.
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From the vaults: Stewards of the Earth
09/06/2020Are humans exceptional among living beings? How should we understand our relationship with the natural world? Jennifer Gabrys and Simon James discuss.
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From the vaults: Animals
09/06/2020In this episode, John Ó Maoilearca, Undine Sellbach, and Lynn Turner discuss the role animals play in our understanding of issues as wide as ethics, art, friendship, and technology.
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From the vaults: Multiculturalism and Animal Ethics
09/06/2020What should we do when cultural or religious traditions appear to conflict with current ideas about animal welfare? In a world where animal rights are often used as a cover for racism, David Grumett, Angie Pepper, and Varun Uberoi discuss how to advocate for animals without reinstating cultural imperialism.
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From the vaults: Invasive Species
09/06/2020When does conservation become 'green xenophobia'? Fred Pearce, Chris Thomas, and Emma Townshend discuss theoretical and practical responses to non-native species.
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From the vaults: Artificial Meat
09/06/2020Anat Pick, Mark Post and Adam Shriver discuss the science, ethics and meaning of cultured (or lab-grown) meat.
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From the vaults: Affirmative Action
02/06/2020In this episode, philosopher Elizabeth Anderson and Runnymede Trust Director Omar Khan discuss affirmative action. What is it? Why is it so controversial?
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From the vault: The Philosophy of Race
02/06/2020In this episode, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Priyamvada Gopal, and Nasar Meer consider what we understand by race, and the relationships between race, inequality, and prejudice.
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From the vaults: Is Political Violence Ever Justified?
02/06/2020Are some types of political violence more rational, ethical, or justifiable than others? Maeve Cooke and Kimberley Hutchings discuss.
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From the vaults: The Politics of Memorials
02/06/2020Some people and events are remembered by communities, others forgotten. Who and what ought to be remembered? Should some memorials be removed? And who should decide? Michelle Codrington-Rogers, Margaret O'Callaghan, and Rahul Rao explore these questions and more.
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From the vault: What Are Prisons For?
26/05/2020Christopher Bennett, Kimberley Brownlee, and Andrew Neilson discuss the arguments against the use of imprisonment as a dominant form of punishment. Why do they so often fall on deaf ears?
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From the vaults: Immigration Detention
26/05/2020Should the state be allowed indefinitely detain people who have committed no crime? What does detention tell us about the ethics of immigration control? In this episode, Mishka, Mary Bosworth, and Matthew Gibney take a closer look at immigration detention.
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From the vaults: Who Is a Refugee?
26/05/2020Some people crossing borders are called refugees while others are not. But who is a refugee? What precisely is the relationship between migration and seeking refuge? Can we justify the distinction between refugees, migrants, and displaced people? Ahmad Al-Rashid, Phillip Cole, and Elspeth Guild discuss whether current legal definitions are need of modification, and if so, what should be altered and why.
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From the vaults: A Right to Be an Independent State?
26/05/2020John Breuilly and Cara Nine on what gives a territory the right to become an independent country, and under what conditions can or should a state prevent it from doing so.
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From the vaults: Sovereignty
26/05/2020In this episode, Serena Ferente, Carmen Pavel and David Runciman explore 'sovereignty' and ask whether it is still a useful concept in the twenty-first century.