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Philosophers’ work and philosophers’ lives, both inside and outside of philosophy. Brought to you by the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, LSE, and the Forum for Philosophy.Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ Philosophers’ research and lives • philosophy of mind, consciousness, panpsychism • perception and olfaction • epistemology and self-knowledge • philosophy of science, causation, quantum mechanics • phenomenology, Heidegger • ethics, bioethics, public policy, expertiseThis podcast features conversations about philosophers’ work and philosophers’ lives, drawing on an academic context associated with philosophy of science and related fields. Across episodes, hosts interview professional philosophers about their research areas while also exploring the personal interests, formative experiences, and cultural touchstones that shape how they think.
A recurring emphasis is philosophy of mind and perception, including topics such as self-knowledge, consciousness, phenomenology, and the ways different senses structure experience. The show also returns to questions in philosophy of science, such as how to understand causation and correlation, how to think about ambitious scientific theories, and what it means to explain phenomena in areas like quantum mechanics. Several discussions connect philosophical analysis to practical or public-facing issues, including bioethics, global ethics, public policy, and the social dynamics of expertise and denialism.
Alongside these core themes, interviews often weave in distinctive non-academic details—artistic hobbies, music and literature, photography, sports, and popular culture references—which function as entry points into broader philosophical questions and as context for each guest’s intellectual trajectory. The overall content blends accessible introductions to specialised research with informal, biographical conversation, offering a picture of contemporary philosophy as both a set of technical problems and a lived practice.
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Out of the Vat #10 – Ann-Sophie Barwich 2021-Nov-10 41 minutes |
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Out of the Vat #9 – Lucy Campbell 2021-Aug-10 37 minutes |
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Out of the Vat #8 – David Papineau 2020-Nov-10 45 minutes |
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Out of the Vat #7 – Philip Goff 2020-Jun-26 31 minutes |
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Out of the Vat #6 – Mahon O’Brien 2020-Apr-07 35 minutes |
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Out of the Vat #5 – Heather Widdows 2020-Feb-04 17 minutes |
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Out of the Vat #4 – Brian Glenney 2019-Nov-12 32 minutes |
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Out of the Vat #3 – Katherine Furman 2019-Sep-03 17 minutes |
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Out of the Vat #2 – Richard Ashcroft 2019-Jun-25 32 minutes |
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Out of the Vat #1 – Steven French 2019-May-07 28 minutes |