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A Podcast Created by Glasgow University Philosophy Students. In every episode, we explore a different philosophical topic with the help of an expert. Whether you're new to philosophy or already love the subject, we look forward to embarking on this philosophical journey together!Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ expert-led student philosophy discussions • ethics, rights, oppression, care • political theory: democracy, voting, anarchism, civil disobedience • metaphysics, laws of nature, physicalism • epistemology, truth, evidence • language, logic, maths • nature, war, grief, artThis podcast is produced by philosophy students at the University of Glasgow and is built around conversations with academics and other specialists. Across the episodes, the hosts introduce major areas of philosophy and use them to frame concrete questions about how we think, live, and organise society. The tone is exploratory and educational: core concepts are unpacked through examples, thought experiments, and distinctions that help listeners understand what’s at stake in a debate and why different philosophers disagree.
A large portion of the content sits in ethics and political philosophy. Discussions range from classic concerns about virtue, rights, duties, and the moral significance of childhood to contemporary applied issues such as civil disobedience, war, drug policy and harm reduction, digital life and social media conduct, speech and censorship, pornography and oppression, and medical mistreatment in reproductive contexts. Several conversations also connect moral questions to social power, including how categories like gender can be shaped by oppressive structures and how that shaping can itself be harmful.
The show also regularly turns to epistemology, logic, and philosophy of science, addressing how evidence supports belief, how bias affects inquiry, and how knowledge operates in real institutions like the legal system. Related episodes explore how scientific and metaphysical frameworks are formed, including debates about laws of nature, natural kinds, underdetermination in science, and physicalism in the philosophy of mind.
Another recurring strand is philosophy of language and cognition, with attention to linguistics, how thought may be constrained by language and conceptual structure, and approaches in cognitive science such as enactivism. Historical and cross-cultural philosophy appear as well, including work on figures like Aristotle, Spinoza, and Wittgenstein, along with Buddhist ethical storytelling and questions about nature and human–environment relationships, including indigenous kinship ethics.
Intermittently, the podcast also looks at philosophy as a practice—how students choose and develop dissertation projects and how philosophical training can shape personal and professional life beyond academia.
