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Nicola Lacey on Criminal Responsibility

What is criminal responsibility? How does the criminal law relate to morality? Is criminal responsibility a timeless concept, or is it tied to historical circumstances, part of a social practice? Nicola Lacey addresses these questions in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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Alain de Botton on Atheism 2.0

Is religion ridiculous? Many atheists think that it is. Alain de Botton is an atheist, but he believes there is much that atheists can learn from religion.

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Kit Fine on What is Metaphysics?

Metaphysics is the philosophical study of reality. But what does that mean? Philosopher Kit Fine explains what metaphysics is and what it can tell us in conversation with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.

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