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January 27, 2008

Richard Norman on Humanism


Can non-believers make sense of the world? How can there be morality without God? In this episode of Philosophy Bites philosopher Richard Norman, author of On Humanism, contributor to What is Humanism? and member of the Humanist Philosophers Group, explains how it is possible to lead a good life without religion.

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October 28, 2007

Stewart Sutherland on Hume on Design

Is there evidence of intelligent design in the Universe? In the Eighteenth Century David Hume presented a series of powerful arguments against the Argument from Design.  Stewart Sutherland, Provost of Gresham College,  outlines these arguments and demonstrates their continuing relevance.

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September 10, 2007

Peter Adamson on Avicenna

In this week's episode of Philosophy Bites Nigel Warburton interviews Peter Adamson about Avicenna (born in  973) whom he describes as the greatest philosopher in the history of Islamic thought. The discussion focusses on Avicenna's argument for God's existence.

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June 12, 2007

John Cottingham on The Meaning of Life

What is the meaning of life? Does it, perhaps, have no meaning at all? John Cottingham, author of a recent book on this topic, gives his answers in this interview.

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June 09, 2007

Stephen Law on The Problem of Evil

Stephen Law, author of The Philosophy Files, The X-Mas Files and The War for Children's Minds, explains the Problem of Evil and gives an original take on this traditional philosophical problem.

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