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Simon Blackburn on Moral Relativism

What is moral relativism? Should we just tolerate other ways of living? Can philosophers be experts in morality? Simon Blackburn addresses these and related questions in this audio-interview for Philosophy Bites.

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Jonathan Wolff on Disadvantage

What is disadvantage? How should we treat those in society who are most disadvantaged? These are important political questions. Philosopher Jonathan Wolff, co-author (with Avner de-Shalit) of a new book on the topic, outlines some of his answers to them in this interview for Philosophy Bites.

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Timothy Williamson on Vagueness

How many grains of sand make a heap?  This is the classic Sorites Paradox. In this episode of Philosophy Bites Timothy Williamson, author of an important book on the topic, explains what vagueness is and why it matters.

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David Papineau on Physicalism

Is the mind physical? Can we explain all human conscious experience in terms of physical events? David Papineau believes that we can. In this interview for Philosophy Bites he explains what physicalism is, why he believes it to be true, and how it can be defended against various criticisms.

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