Philosopher's Zone

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The simplest questions often have the most complex answers. The Philosopher's Zone is your guide through the strange thickets of logic, metaphysics and ethics.

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Helen Cheng

what happened to the Daniel dennett episode I heard just a few days ago?

Sep 28th

Oleksii Yaresko

very interesting episode

Mar 10th

Wayne McAuliffe

I couldn't suppress a chortle when the guest exclaims "Jesus Christ" (cat jumping onto his lap - 18:01)

Dec 3rd

Lyndell Kelly

wonderful show. This guy makes much more sense about why the unbelievable is adhered to. And why there's no point in discussion of the belief. All birds are now drones etc. great fun.

Jun 2nd

Liv

Who is the democratic politician they talk about at 22.40?

Dec 3rd

Scott Kelley

Scruton always has some deep insight into the human condition. Enjoyable conversation!

Feb 3rd

jxlom

oh my goood! blade runner😭

Oct 16th

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boson96

'Most people' DON'T agree that people should be able to barge in anyone's property. The entire premise of this show is flawed. Also, what 'most people' do is no measure of morality.

Aug 10th

Skinny Christopher Podger

All science is is finding an explanation of a an observation in nature. It then extends in to using that understanding and applying it to an objective. Confirming the observation. Perceptional aweness, ability to accurately describe observations and motives and intentions behind the objectives are all governed by one's consciousness and perceptional abilities (which includes technology) Meta-sciences are observations that can only be described with math or a disputed observation.

May 23rd

Iván Méndez Ortiz

Fascinating podcast. The issue of how to reconcile the theological Western heritage with thr supposedly secular society we live in is key point to understand every our moral and political choices even nowadays.

Apr 21st

VB

Hi I really love the show but the use of jazz as background music is an extremely poor and counter productive choice. Jazz is commonly described as a conversation and for this reason, especially for musicians, it is extremely distracting. For me it is like trying to listen to two unrelated conversations at once. Though I want to listen to the human voice, my attention is continuously being called away to the conversation that is being conducted musically. Please, no more jazz, stick to uniformly ignorable music in the background. To do otherwise is positively ignorant and makes no sense!

Dec 23rd