TrueSciPhi

Podcast Profile: Philosophy

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6 episodes
2011 to 2012
Median: 70 minutes
Collection: Philosophy

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This podcast presents academic philosophy content associated with the University of Glasgow, reflecting a broad disciplinary base that includes areas such as metaphysics, epistemology, philosophy of mind and language, logic, ethics, political philosophy, aesthetics, philosophy of religion, and the history of philosophy. The material is oriented toward a university lecture and seminar setting, giving listeners access to formal talks and panel discussions rather than informal conversation.

A central thread across the episodes is the role of higher education and the contemporary university, explored through a moderated panel discussion that considers what universities are for and how they should function in the 21st century. Alongside this institutional focus, the podcast also features a multi-lecture series delivered in the context of the Gifford Lectures. In that series, the speaker develops a sustained philosophical argument around themes suggested by the notion of “the end of reality,” moving through conceptual terrain connected to phenomenology, questions of being and events, and the ethical dimensions of how reality is understood or “dissolved.” The sequence is structured as a set of linked lectures intended to be followed as a coherent progression.

Overall, listeners can expect university-based philosophical discourse presented in a public-lecture format, combining broader reflections on the mission of universities with advanced thematic work in contemporary continental philosophy and its metaphysical and ethical implications.