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Paul Russell on Fate

What is up to us? Are we just the product of the things that happen to us, or do we have some control over what we do? Paul Russell grapples with questions about the role of fate and luck in our lives for this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast. 

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Martha Nussbaum on the Value of the Humanities

Why study Humanities subjects? Isn't studying Philosophy, for example, just a luxury of no obvious value to a democracy? Martha Nussbaum thinks not. In her recent book, Not For Profit, she has made a passionate defence of the Humanities. In this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast she discusses these issues with Nigel Warburton.

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Philip Pettit on Group Agency

How do groups act? We hold them morally and legally responsible, but are their decisions simply a majoritarian sum of individuals' decisions? Princeton philosopher Philip Pettit, who has written a book on this topic with the LSE's Christian List, explores these questions in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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Helen Beebee on Laws of Nature

What is a law of nature? Just a generalisation from experience? Or something different? Helen Beebee investigates these questions in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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