Philosophy Bites

Chike Jeffers on Africana Philosophy

David Edmonds talks to Chike Jeffers of Dalhousie Universtity about Afrikana Philosophy. This episode was supported by the Ideas Workshop, part of the Open Society Foundations.

Angie Hobbs on Plato on Power

Samuel Scheffler on Grief and Time

Grief is affected by the passage of time in a way that some attitudes and emotions aren't. Samuel Sheffler explores why this might be so in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

Edouard Machery on Variations in Responses to Thought Experiments

Philosophers who use thought experiments often believe their own intutions in response to them are unviersal. But that's not always so. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast Edouard Machery discusses his research on this topic, and some of his surprising conclusions.  This episode was made in association with the Institute of Philosophy and supported by the Ideas Workshop which is part of the Open Society Foundations

Lewis Gordon on Frantz Fanon

Frantz Fanon, who was born in Martinique, died aged 36. He nevertheless made very significant contributions to the discussion of racism and colonialism, influenced strongly by the existentialist tradition. In this episode of the Philosphy Bites podcast David Edmonds discusses Fanon, his ideas, his cultural background, and his impact, with Lewis Gordon, author of What Fanon Said.