Philosophy Bites

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.com

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Every guest on Philosophy Bites

299 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Joshua Greene

   Joshua Greene on the Construction of Thought · Oct 2015

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   Josiah Ober

   Josiah Ober on the Civic Bargain · Sep 2022

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   Leif Wenar

   Leif Wenar on Trade and Tyranny · Jan 2016

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   Rebecca Newberger Goldstein

   Rebecca Newberger Goldstein on Mattering · 2 episodes

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   Christian List

   Christian List on Free Will · Feb 2020

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   Eric Schwitzgebel

   Eric Schwitzgebel on Scepticism · 2 episodes

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   Jonathan Birch

   Jonathan Birch on the Edge of Sentience · Oct 2024

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   Kate Jeffery

   Kate Jeffery on Concepts and Representation · Dec 2016

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   Molly Crockett

   Molly Crockett on Brain Chemistry and Moral Decision-Making (originally on Bioethics Bites) · Jul 2012

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    Ned Block

    Ned Block on Consciousness · Apr 2010

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    Patricia Churchland

    Patricia Churchland on Self Control · 2 episodes

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    Peter Godfrey-Smith

    Peter Godfrey Smith on Understanding Minds · 2 episodes

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    Philip Pettit

    Philip Pettit on the Birth of Ethics · 5 episodes

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    Sarah Bakewell

    Sarah Bakewell on Montaigne · Mar 2011

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    Skye Cleary

    Skye Cleary on Authenticity · Aug 2022

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    Teresa Bejan

    Teresa Bejan on Civility · Aug 2018

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    Daniel Everett

    Daniel Everett on the Nature of Languag · Sep 2010

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    Lyndsey Stonebridge

    Lyndsey Stonebridge on the Life and Mind of Hannah Arendt · Jan 2025

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    Sari Nusseibeh

    Sari Nusseibeh on Philosophy and Conflict · Aug 2025

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    Dale Jamieson

    Dale Jamieson on Green Virtues · Jun 2013

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    Hannah Dawson

    Hannah Dawson on Mary Wollstonecraft · Sep 2023

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    Julian Baggini

    Julian Baggini on Thought Experiments · Dec 2007

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    Kate Manne

    Kate Manne on Misogyny and Male Entitlement · Oct 2020

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    Lewis Gordon

    Lewis Gordon on Frantz Fanon · Oct 2025

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    Michael Ignatieff

    Michael Ignatieff on Political Theory and Political Practice · Apr 2014

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    Noel Malcolm

    Noel Malcolm on Hobbes' Leviathan in Context · Apr 2013

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    Roger Scruton

    Roger Scruton on Human Nature · 2 episodes

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    Susan Neiman

    Susan Neiman on Morality in the 21st Century · Mar 2010

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    Emily Herring

    Emily Herring on Henri Bergson · Mar 2025

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    Rebecca Roache

    Rebecca Roache on Swearing · Mar 2015

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    Aaron Meskin

    Aaron Meskin on the Definition of Art · May 2017

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    Aaron Ridley

    Aaron Ridley on Nietzsche on Art and Truth · Aug 2008

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    Adam Swift

    Adam Swift on Parental Partiality · Oct 2014

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    Adina Roskies

    Adina Roskies on Neuroscience and Free Will · May 2012

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    Adrian Moore

    Adrian Moore on Bernard Williams on Ethics · 4 episodes

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    Alan Ryan

    Alan Ryan on Freedom and Its History · Dec 2012

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    Alex Neill

    Alex Neill - the Paradox of Tragedy · Aug 2008

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    Alex Voorhoeve

    Alex Voorhoeve on Inequality · Oct 2010

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    Alexander Guerrero

    Alexander Guerrero on Lottocracy · Mar 2026

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    Alexander Nehamas

    Alexander Nehamas on Friendship · Oct 2008

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