The 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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The Philosophers’ Book Club: Iris Murdoch’s Under the Net

Ammar Azzouz, Elizabeth F. Cohen, and Matthew Soteriou discuss the politics and philosophy of time

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Out of the Vat: Brian Glenney

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Out of the Vat: Richard Ashcroft

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Out of the Vat: Steven French

Shahidha Bari/ Jonathan Birch/ Clare Moriarty   Listen to the recording here or on YouTube   Shahidha Bari talks to Jonathan Birch and Clare Moriarty about what’s happening at the Forum, taking in everything from ghosts to bad language, being a corvid during COVID, and doing philosophy during a pandemic.   Speakers Shahidha Bari Professor of Fashion Cultures, UAL … Continued

Behind the Scenes

Jonathan Safran Foer   Listen to the podcast here   Jonathan Safran Foer discusses themes from Eating Animals, an account of his decade-long struggle with vegetarianism. Part memoir, part exposé, the book examines the topics of factory farming and commercial fisheries and explores the cultural significance of food.   Speaker Jonathan Safran Foer Author, Extremely … Continued

From the vaults: Eating Animals

Jennifer Gabrys/ Simon James   Listen to the podcast here   Are humans exceptional among living beings? How should we understand our relationship with the natural world? Current ecological crises have led to new conceptions of this relationship, increased focus on human responsibilities, and changing environmental practices. We address both the theoretical questions raised by these … Continued

From the vaults: Stewards of the Earth

John Ó Maoilearca/ Undine Sellbach/ Lynn Turner   Listen to the recording here or on YouTube   Humans have always co-existed with other animals, using them as tools, resources, and, more recently, companions. More abstractly, non-human animals help us to understand ourselves; they are ‘good to think with’ (Claude Lévi-Strauss). What roles do non-human animals … Continued

From the vaults: Animals

David Grumett/ Angie Pepper/ Varun Uberoi   Listen here or on YouTube   The welfare and flourishing of animals is now enshrined in national and international law. But what should we do when cultural or religious traditions appear to conflict with current ideas about animal welfare? How does globalization affect the scale and type of … Continued

From the vaults: Multiculturalism and Animal Ethics

Fred Pearce/ Chris Thomas/ Emma Townshend   Listen to the podcast here or on YouTube   From parakeets to grey squirrels, signal crayfish to Japanese knotweed, with the help of human beings, non-native species have adeptly squawked, crawled, and rooted themselves in unfamiliar ecosystems. Should we welcome these invaders as a sign of cross-species cosmopolitanism … Continued

From the vaults: Invasive Species

Anat Pick/ Mark Post/ Adam Shriver   Listen to the recording here or on YouTube   Lab-grown meat promises a future of burgers, meatballs, and even foie gras, without the side order of animal suffering and environmental damage. But is fake meat a real solution to these problems? And will its success lead to the extinction … Continued

From the vaults: Artificial Meat

Elizabeth Anderson/ Omar Khan   Listen to the recording here or on YouTube   Women and minority groups are significantly underrepresented in politics and various other walks of life. ‘Affirmative action’ is one response in tackling this enduring issue. But what is it? Who is it for? And why does it generate so much controversy? … Continued

From the vaults: Affirmative Action

Marco Cinnirella/ Katharine Jenkins/ Joe Mulhall/ Amir Saeed   Listen to the recording here or on YouTube   With recent political events and a spike in the reporting of hate crime, the concept of prejudice has become prominent once more. But are we more or less prejudiced than at other points in our history? And is … Continued

From the vaults: Prejudice

Michael Burns/ Madhu Krishnan/ John Narayan   Listen to the recording here   A revolutionary thinker who drew upon influences from philosophy, political theory, and psychoanalysis, Fanon is best known for his fierce championing of Algerian liberation and his reflections on the psychological impact of colonialism and imperialism. Now that the philosophical value of Fanon’s work is … Continued

From the Vaults: Frantz Fanon and Political Activism

Science, politics and culture from a philosophical perspective

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