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January 06, 2008

Barry Smith on Wittgenstein's Conception of Philosophy

Ludwig Wittgenstein was one of the great thinkers of the 20th Century. Part of his originality lay in his view of what Philosophy was and how it ought to be done. For this episode of Philosophy Bites Barry Smith of Birkbeck College London gives a lucid account of Wittgenstein's conception of Philosophy.

Listen to Barry Smith on Wittgenstein's Conception of Philosophy

[You can also listen to an episode of BBC Radio 4's In Our Time on Wittgenstein to which Barry Smith contributed here. This programme was originally broadcast on 4th Dec. 2003.]

David Edmonds, who introduces this podcast, is co-author of the book Wittgenstein's Poker.

August 13, 2007

Timothy Williamson on Vagueness

How many grains of sand make a heap?  This is the classic Sorites Paradox. In this episode of Philosophy Bites Timothy Williamson, author of an important book on the topic, explains what vagueness is and why it matters.

Listen to Timothy Williamson on Vagueness