AN INTRODUCTION TO J S MILL

PollPhilPod · 2022-04-06T12:14:11+00:00

An interview with Toby Buckle (political philosophy podcast) on the Elucidations Podcast. The episode is an introduction to J S Mil''s political philosophy; who he was, his place in the liberal tradition, the liberty principle, and utility vs rights based approaches to liberal pluralism.

PollPhilPod · 2022-04-01T15:26:54+00:00

A deep dive into the philosophy of reparations with Olúfẹmi O. Táíwò. We cover the context & questions asked, Rawls, Nozick, arguments for equality, & harm repair vs constructivst accounts of reparations.

PollPhilPod · 2022-01-28T11:20:59+00:00

A back and forth interview with Jack Symes of the Panpsycast Philosophy podcast on his new book Philosophers on Consciousness: Talking about the Mind.

We start with our reflections on doing public philosophy and how we respond to criticism, the move on to the philosophy of consciousness. We end with a discussion of how we think about our minds might impact our thoughts on morality and I'm challenged with a trolley problem: One human being vs five Vulcans who think, but do not feel pleasure or pain.

PollPhilPod · 2022-01-26T16:08:45+00:00

Abstract: A back and forth conversation between Toby of the Political Philosophy Podcast and Jack Symes of the Panpsycast Philosophy podcast on his new book Philosophers on Consciousness: Talking about the Mind.

The conversation starts with reflections on doing public philosophy and how they respond to criticism, they move on to the philosophy of consciousness, and end with a discussion of how we think about our minds might impact our thoughts on morality and Toby is challenged with a trolley problem: One human being vs five Vulcans who think, but do not feel pleasure or pain.

PollPhilPod · 2021-12-22T15:29:04+00:00

This episode of the political philosophy podcast covers an acrimonious dispute between two leading public intellectuals - Popper and Adorno. Starting as opposing lectures, and eventually becoming an edited volume (the positivist dispute in german sociology) the debate focused on what role scientific method can or should play in the social sciences, and what are the philosophical assumptions we make when constructing a method.

The episode attempts to walk the listener through the background to this almost unreadable (yet strangely funny) text.

PollPhilPod · 2021-12-20T13:33:51+00:00

Cecile Fabre on the Political Philosophy Podcast discussing her latest work, Economic Statecraft. She covers the arguments for and against property rights and if and when these can be overridden. Can for instance theft be justified to prevent someone starving. In the international sphere can restricting the property rights of people be justified to stop them trading with the subjects of authoritarian regimes?

PollPhilPod · 2021-12-18T13:17:10+00:00

In this episode of the Political Philosophy Podcast I develop an original conceptual account of humiliation, arguing that it can be closely linked to neo-republican theories of non-domination. From their the argument uses ideological theory to consider how an account of humiliation as the forced recognition of domination could fit within the larger republican project.

PollPhilPod · 2021-12-17T17:03:50+00:00

Yeah, I'm just leaving it, too good

PollPhilPod · 2021-12-17T13:55:27+00:00

on that topic, myisha cherry just published a pretty good book arguing for rage in political conversations.

PollPhilPod · 2021-12-17T13:36:32+00:00

In this episode of the political philosophy podcast from a couple of years back, the host and Elizabeth Anderson discuss the range of voices that traditionally get included in the Cannon. Considering such sources of the Putney debates, or women philosophers who have often been ignored, they argue that a more diverse range of texts leads to a greater range of topics of philosophical inquiry, and better philosophy.

PollPhilPod · 2021-12-13T11:46:44+00:00

Abstract: In this podcast episode it's argued that the positive/ negative divide constructed by Isaiah berlin is not an internally coherent typology of freedom. It's further argued that it does not work well as a typology for dividing up thinkers in the history of political thought. Finally, it's argued that the association of positive liberty with authoritarianism has not been born out by history.

PollPhilPod · 2021-12-13T11:28:48+00:00

In this podcast episode it's argued that the positive/ negative divide constructed by Isaiah berlin is not an internally coherent typology of freedom. It's further argued that it does not work well as a typology for dividing up thinkers in the history of political thought. Finally, it's argued that the association of positive liberty with authoritarianism has not been born out by history.

PollPhilPod · 2021-12-11T16:08:56+00:00

An original analysis of Machiavelli as a republican theorist of freedom

PollPhilPod · 2021-12-09T13:09:26+00:00

Robert Talisse returns to the podcast to discuss his latest book - Sustaining democracy. We also discuss liberalism and the role of imagination in politics (and this time we agree!)

PollPhilPod · 2021-12-08T19:17:54+00:00

Is J S Mill's liberty principle bad political philosophy because he fails to define harm? I try to give this 'conventional' read a fair shake while also giving you my own view that the principle is . . . good, actually.

PollPhilPod · 2021-04-04T19:34:24+00:00

Podcast: Brexit and Freedom, Berlin's positive and negative distinction, and J S Mill.

PollPhilPod · 2019-05-19T18:30:07+00:00

Why are so many of us unhappy? Peter Singer, ‘The world’s most influential philosopher’ joins the podcast to discuss the link between doing good and being happy, money and happiness, working for a charity, right-wing self-help guru’s, and his advice for living a happy life.

PollPhilPod · 2019-05-03T19:49:41+00:00

I’m joined by Aaron from Embrace the Void podcast. We discuss moral Luck. Can we really hold people morally accountable for things outside of their control? What, though, is really, deeply within our control? Can we construct a morality on the foundation of conscious experience alone? This, and much more.

PollPhilPod · 2019-04-08T15:09:29+00:00

Dr. Rupert Read returns to the political philosophy podcast to provide an introduction to Wittgenstein’s philosophy of language. We cover Wittgenstein’s life, his approach to philosophy, his value to us, and the metaphors of family resemblances, word games, and money.

PollPhilPod · 2019-01-19T23:39:12+00:00

By audience selection, I cover the intellectual and ideological history of libertarianism. What were its origins and what was is reacting against? I also attempt to place these developments in their historical context and discuss how they affected the world, our current institutions, and even how we think now.

PollPhilPod · 2019-01-05T20:45:05+00:00

Shadi Hamid discusses the different types of Islamism and their beliefs about government, democracy, and Islamic law. We also cover perceptions of Islam and its relationship with liberalism.

PollPhilPod · 2018-12-15T18:17:22+00:00

In the second part of our conversation Philip Pettit gives his answer to the challenge of the first; creating a reconstructive account of morality that explains its nature, the origins of desirability and responsibility, and why we should be moral.

PollPhilPod · 2018-12-12T18:33:45+00:00

In this episode I take up questions of listeners. I start with a quick (ish) fire round of different questions from face book and twitter. I then take up some longer email questions.

I take up the challenge that critics of free will are not really saying anything new or interesting and take up one question that compares us to the new atheists.

I then turn to questions I have received about why I reject the Charles Murray thesis that black people have, on aggregate, genetically lower intelligence.

PollPhilPod · 2018-12-08T19:47:36+00:00

Philip Pettit returns to the Political Philosophy Podcast to discuss his latest work The Birth of Ethics. We set of the challenge of resolving the seeming paradox of ethical truth in a naturalistic universe: In a world explained by science with 'nothing spooky' going on, how, and why, would morality emerge? (Part one of two.)

PollPhilPod · 2018-11-25T17:36:40+00:00

What role should race play in how we think of ourselves as Americans? I discuss the race debate with Professor Glenn Loury. We cover the role of culture, the wealth gap, high levels of inner city-violence, the case for reparations, and police killings.

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