Philosophical Trials
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Robert Sapolsky vs Kevin Mitchell: The Biology of Free Will | Episode 15
Professor Robert Sapolsky is a Professor of Biology, Neurology, and Surgery at Stanford University. He is the author of multiple books, including A Primate’s Memoir, Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, Behave, and Determined. Professor Kevin Mitchell ...
Noam Chomsky on Language Evolution and Semantic Internalism | Episode 14
Noam Chomsky has been described as "the father of modern linguistics". He is one of the leading public intellectuals of the world, having authored over 100 books. Chomsky has made seminal contributions to multiple fields, including Linguistics,...
A.C. Grayling on Atheism and The Frontiers of Knowledge | Episode 13
Professor A.C. Grayling is one of the most prolific philosophers and public intellectuals. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, the Master of the New College of the Humanities and a Supernumerary Fellow of St. Anne’s College, Oxford. He...
William Lane Craig on Christianity and Philosophy of Religion | Episode 12
Professor William Lane Craig is a world-renowned theologian and philosopher of religion. He authored dozens of books on these topics, including The Kalām Cosmological Argument (1979), God Over All (2016), The Atonement (2018), In Quest of the H...
Vicky Neale on 'Why Study Mathematics?' and the Twin Prime Conjecture | Episode 11
Dr Vicky Neale is the Whitehead Lecturer at the Mathematical Institute and Balliol College at the University of Oxford. She is also a Supernumerary Fellow at Balliol and the author of two great books aimed at general audiences, namely ‘Closing ...