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The study of philosophy at Glasgow builds on a prestigious history that includes the achievements of great thinkers such as Francis Hutcheson, Adam Smith and Thomas Reid. We have expertise in metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind, philosophy of language, logic, philosophy of mathematics, philosophy of science, ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, and the history of philosophy.Themes and summary (AI-generated based on podcaster-provided show and episode descriptions):
➤ University’s 21st‑century role • Gianni Vattimo’s Gifford lectures • “End of reality” theme • phenomenology and metaphysics • being, event, ontology • ethics and reality’s dissolutionThis podcast presents academic philosophy content associated with the University of Glasgow, reflecting a broad disciplinary range that includes core areas such as metaphysics, epistemology, mind and language, logic, ethics, political philosophy, religion, and the history of philosophy. The episodes largely take the form of university-hosted public events, including panel discussions and formal lecture series.
Across the episodes, listeners encounter reflections on the contemporary role and purpose of universities, treated as an institutional and social question suited to philosophical and interdisciplinary discussion. A substantial portion of the content is devoted to a themed sequence of Gifford Lectures delivered by philosopher Gianni Vattimo, which examines questions about reality, interpretation, and what it might mean to speak of an “end” or transformation of reality in modern thought. Topics include engagement with phenomenology and its limits, relations between being and events, and ethical dimensions of how reality is understood or “dissolved” in philosophical inquiry.
Overall, this podcast functions as an audio archive of lectures and seminars: research-led, conceptually focused, and oriented toward exploring foundational questions about knowledge, existence, and value as they arise in contemporary philosophy and in the intellectual life of the university.
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The role of a university in the 21st century 2011-Nov-16 70 minutes |
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The role of a university in the 21st century (audio) 2011-Nov-25 70 minutes |
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The End of Reality: Opening Lecture 2012-Apr-25 74 minutes |
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Beyond Phenomenology (The End of Reality) 2012-Apr-25 64 minutes |
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Being and Event (The End of Reality) 2012-Apr-25 58 minutes |
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The Ethical Dissolution of Reality (The End of Reality) 2012-Apr-25 70 minutes |