Philosophy Bites Daily

Martha Nussbaum on Education

Martha Nussbaum explains the value of an education in the Humanities and why it cannot be value-free. Read more...

Simon Blackburn

Simon Blackburn talks freely about Cambridge, Oxford, his philosophical development, the philosophers he has known, and his own work, in this longish interview (with transcript). Cambridge a bit of a mad house, Oxford a bit smarmy. Read more...

Postgraduate Philosophy in the UK

Postgraduate Philosophy courses in the UK: how much do they cost? Read more...

Robert Nozick on why so many intellectuals oppose capitalism

Robert Nozick explains how intellectuals' resentment builds up and finds expression. It all starts at school. Read more...

What are Children For?

Amy Chua, the 'tiger mother' has got people thinking, but was John Stuart Mill's father a 'tiger father'? Read more...

Oxford University offers Computer Science and Philosophy degree

Why study computer science and philosophy together? Some of the greatest thinkers of the past dreamt about automating reason. Now that dream is a reality. Read more...

The End of Education

Is education just a way of giving students better options in the job market? Stanley Fish looks at the disturbing denigration of Humanities subject in both the US and the UK. Read more...

Matthew Lipman - philosophy in the classroom

Matthew Lipman in defiance of Piaget's prejudices brought critical thinking in to the classroom, and started a worldwide interest in teaching philosophy to young children.  Read more...

Philosophy for Children

Matthew Lipman who died on 26th December 2010 was a major force in bringing philosophy into the classroom. In 2003 he gave this 2-part interview that explains his ideas and influences. Read more...