The Mobile Philosopher
Based on the Mobile Philosopher book series, this light and humorous podcast distils complex philosophical thought from the ancient world to the present day. Pick at random from a series that will inspire and provoke you with eclectic discussions of imagination, hope, anger, telepathy, toast and much more.
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- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 9 minutes
- Episodes
- 10
- Years Active
- 2021
Island Universes
Here is the Problem of Other Minds, plus fascinating trousers, pretend headaches and a vivid dream about a monkey.
Are the inner depths of other people unknowable? Huxley says that we are isolated fr…
00:08:38 |
Sat 30 Oct 2021
The Philosophy of Forgetting
I'm pretty sure water expands when it freezes, but I can't recall how I know that. Most of our beliefs are like this: we can't remember their justification. But surely it is irrational have a head fu…
00:09:41 |
Sun 17 Oct 2021
Irrational Animals
Overcome with anger, you take the photo of your enemy and scratch out their eyes. According to Rosalind Hursthouse, this reveals two important ways in which our conduct is not ruled by reason. Here i…
00:08:56 |
Sat 02 Oct 2021
The Trouble with True Friends
Which of your friends would clean up your sick? Your true friends, surely. But what is a true friend? And is Aristotle correct that there is a sad contradiction at the heart of true friendship?
Host…
00:07:49 |
Sat 25 Sep 2021
Mysteries Beyond Human Understanding
"I'm not religious or anything, but I believe there's something out there". I summarise an argument from Kai Nielsen (1926-2021) for the conclusion that this sort of mild, vague belief in the divine …
00:10:03 |
Sun 19 Sep 2021
You Are Not Boring
Tempted by a voyage of self-discovery? How will you know you've become more authentic, rather than more self-absorbed and boring? I summarise the views of F.H. Bradley (1846-1924), who guarantees you…
00:09:25 |
Sun 12 Sep 2021
Punishing the Unlucky
Why should attempted murder have a less severe punishment than murder? If a gust of wind saves a victim from the deadly arrow, why should that make a difference to the punishment given to the murdero…
00:10:31 |
Mon 06 Sep 2021
Imagining Things
Can we gain knowledge through the use of the imagination? Richard Feynman said that “the imagination of nature is far, far greater than the imagination of man”. So maybe our fancies only tell us abou…
00:07:26 |
Mon 30 Aug 2021
Weird Science
Wherever scientists go, philosophers follow, asking weird and awkward questions. So what happens when maverick scientists investigate telepathy? Here we take a look at an argument from the contempora…
00:10:00 |
Mon 30 Aug 2021
A Walk with Your Dog
What might a walk with your dog reveal about the differences between humans and animals? Here, an encounter with two deer provide a light-hearted introduction to some ideas from three lesser known ph…
00:10:04 |
Mon 30 Aug 2021
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