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Philosophy Bites in top 30 of all Podcasts in US iTunes Chart

Philosophy Bites is currently at no. 30 in the US iTunes top 100 podcasts. We had a spell at 29 earlier in the day! Not quite our highest ranking ever, but close. And the competition gets stiffer every day.

We are just coming up to the first anniversary of Philosophy Bites (on Sunday) when we will post our 52nd episode. Plenty more interviews on the way - listen online or download as an mp3. Thanks for all the positive feedback - it's nice to hear that you appreciate what we are doing.

Richard Reeves on Mill's On Liberty

What are the acceptable limits of individual freedom? John Stuart Mill addressed this question in his classic defence of liberalism, On Liberty (1859). In this episode of Philosophy Bites, Richard Reeves, author of a recent biography of Mill (recently shortlisted for the James Tait Black biography prize), discusses this powerful book.

Listen to Richard Reeves on Mill's On Liberty

Read Richard Reeves on Mill in Prospect Magazine

Read 'Mill is Dead White Male with Something to Say'

David Miller on National Responsibility

Can a nation be held responsible for actions? David Miller of Nuffield College, Oxford, author of National Responsibility and Global Justice, explores the kinds of responsibility that nations can have.

Listen to David Miller on National Responsibility

Peter Millican on Hume's Significance

David Hume is one of the great philosophers. For this episode of Philosophy Bites, Hume expert Peter Millican explains his significance. He also provides textual evidence for Hume's atheism.

Listen to Peter Millican on Hume's Significance

Peter Millican's Papers and Talks on David Hume

Peter Millican's survey of writing on Hume  (with numerous links)

Janet Radcliffe Richards on Men and Women's Natures

Are men and women different by nature? And if so, what follows? Janet Radcliffe Richards, author of The Sceptical Feminist and Human Nature After Darwin, examines questions about human nature, focusing on John Stuart Mill's important book The Subjection of Women. David Edmonds is the interviewer for this episode of Philosophy Bites.

Listen to Janet Radcliffe Richards on Men and Women's Natures