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Adrian Moore on Bernard Williams on Ethics

Bernard Williams was one of the most brilliant philosophers of his generation. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites, Adrian Moore, who knew him well, discusses his views about ethics.

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Rom Harré on the Linguistic Turn in Philosophy

In the early part of the Twentieth Century Gottlob Frege, Bertrand Russell, and Ludwig Wittgenstein transformed philosophy: they emphasized the logical form of language. Ludwig Wittgenstein later repudiated his earlier philosophy, concentrating on how people actually use language, the things they do do with words. Together with J.L. Austin, Gilbert Ryle and others, he initiated what has come to be known as the Linguistic Turn in philosophy. For this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast, Rom Harré, whose PhD supervisor was Austin, discusses the Linguistic Turn with Nigel Warburton.

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Listen to an earlier Social Science Bites podcast interview with Rom Harré on the Nature of Social Science

Simon Glendinning on Philosophy's Two Cultures (Analytic and Continental)

Philosophers typically see themselves as either Analytic or Continental. How did these two cultures within philosophy emerge? In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Simon Glendinning diagnoses the division, what he calls 'the culture of two cultures' . 

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Tim Crane on Non-Existence

How can we make sense of things that don't exist? What can we say about them? Tim Crane explores these questions in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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Kit Fine on What is Metaphysics?

Metaphysics is the philosophical study of reality. But what does that mean? Philosopher Kit Fine explains what metaphysics is and what it can tell us in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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Brian Leiter on the Analytic/Continental Distinction

Many philosophers self-identify as 'analytic' or 'continental' philosophers. But does this sort of label make sense? Brian Leiter, who, amongst other things, is an expert on Nietzsche, is sceptical of the value of the terms as typically used. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast he explains why. 

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Stephen Neale on Meaning and Interpretation

Stephen Neale discusses questions of meaning and interpretation in everyday life and in the law in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. How relevant are intentions? Do words carry their meanings independently of the contexts in which they are used?

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