Philosophy

Matthew Sweet and guests on Iris Murdoch's thought and writing (15 Jul 1919–8 Feb 1999).

Matthew Sweet discusses the influential German philosopher's relationship with Nazism.

Chris Harding investigates the flourishing of Japanese philosophy in the 1930s and beyond.

Matthew Sweet on Wittgenstein, Heidegger, Adorno, Carnap and other philosophical greats.

Timothy Morton, Steve Connor, Caroline Edwards and Rachele Dini talk to Lisa Mullen.

The influence of JL Austin, Gilbert Ryle, Elizabeth Anscombe, and later, Derek Parfit.

John Gray on why rereading Hobbes can help us understand contemporary politics.

Philosophers Daniel Dennett, Philip Goff, podcaster Liz Oldfield & a faith museum curator.

Nandini Das and guests discuss the Duchess of Newcastle - philosopher, poet and scientist.

Rana Mitter discusses three major philosophers of religion and self-development

Matthew Sweet and guests look at the ideas of the American anthropologist (1961-2020)

The Right to Sex is the title of Amia Srinivasan's new book. Christopher Harding hosts.

Two leading thinkers who are investigating the nature of mind and its place in the world.

Why do Hannah Arendt's ideas continue to fire the imaginations of artists and thinkers?

One of the key French existentialists in the 50s, how does Simone de Beauvoir read today?

Can you solve all the problems of philosophy in one book? Shahidha Bari and guests debate.

Shahidha Bari investigates how Wittgenstein meets the challenge of scepticism.

Rana Mitter, Sally Potter and philosophers discuss thought experiments and cinema.

Matthew Sweet lifts the lid on a radical movement in philosophy.

What happens when one becomes two?

Matthew Sweet re-reads a classic of French postmodernism.

Shahidha Bari finds out how to use the theory of knowledge to address real-world problems.

Shahidha Bari reads a new English translation by Robert Hurley.

Anne McElvoy listens out for echoes of Beethoven in Hegel