More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/legislating-values. To legislate is to choose, and choices are made for the sake of values. But what values should, and which values do, guide our legislators?…
More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/philosophy-science. Is philosophy the queen of the sciences, with the job of synthesizing, interpreting and evaluating the results of the particular sciences?…
More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/intelligent-design. Is there any reason to think the cause or causes of order in the universe bear an even remote analogy to human intelligence? Even if they…
More at www.philosophytalk.org/shows/progress-and-environment Does the value of preserving our environment conflict with the development of a world community in which all enjoy the fruits of human…
More at www.philosophytalk.org/shows/existence-god The question of whether or not God exists is profoundly fascinating and important. What are the proofs of the existence of God? How can one prove…
More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/kant Immanuel Kant introduced the human mind as an active originator of experience rather than just a passive recipient of perception. How has his philosophy…
More at www.philosophytalk.org/shows/freedom-speech The Constitution grants the freedom of speech to every citizen. Journalists value it more than anything else. Should the freedom of speech be…
More at www.philosophytalk.org/shows/friendship Who do we call friends? Do we need friends out of love for others or for ourselves? Is a life with friends necessarily a better life? Ancient…
More at www.philosophytalk.org/shows/language-fiction What are we talking about when we talk about Sherlock Holmes or Santa Claus? Something that doesn't exist? Something that exists only in the mind?…
More at http://philosophytalk.org/shows/george-berkeley. Berkeley founded and defended idealism, the doctrine that there is not a material world; reality is the orchestration of ideas in minds,…
