Advertise with Googlier.com Forum for Philosophy https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum Science, politics & culture from a philosophical perspective Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:26:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.9 https://blogsmedia.lse.ac.uk/blogs.dir/106/files/2020/06/cropped-FORUM-darkest-tranparent-2.png Forum for Philosophy https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum 32 32 97215990 A Right to Health? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/a-right-to-health/ Fri, 18 Feb 2022 14:43:53 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=16190 David Edmonds, Maria Carla Galavotti, and Cheryl Misak discuss the life and work of Moritz Schlick, the informal leader of the Vienna Circle murdered in 1936

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]]> 16190 Punishment https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/punishment/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 11:07:35 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=16207 16207 Anger https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/anger/ Tue, 25 Jan 2022 14:06:33 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=16201 16201 Moritz Schlick | The Philosophers https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/moritz-schlick/ Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:25:58 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15941 David Edmonds, Maria Carla Galavotti, and Cheryl Misak discuss the life and work of Moritz Schlick, the informal leader of the Vienna Circle murdered in 1936

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]]> 15941 Food https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/food/ Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:17:35 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15936 C Thi Nguyen, Or Rosenboim, and Ahmed Sinno explore the complex history, philosophy, and politics of food

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]]> 15936 Silence https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/silence/ Wed, 08 Dec 2021 13:02:07 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15932 Monica Vieira, Rachel Muers, and Naomi Waltham-Smith offer perspectives on silence from philosophy, religion, and political thought

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]]> 15932 Grief https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/grief/ Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:35:33 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15927 Michael Cholbi, Will Daddario, and Priya Jay explore the nature of grief and grieving

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]]> 15927 Simone de Beauvoir | The Philosophers https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/beauvoir/ Wed, 17 Nov 2021 12:47:47 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15922 Kathryn Belle, Skye Cleary, and Kate Kirkpatrick on the life, legacy, and literature of Simone de Beauvoir

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]]> 15922 Modern Conversations https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/modern-conversations/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 14:13:17 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15918 Alexandra Georgakopoulou, Daniel Miller, and Rebecca Roache on what philosophy, linguistics, and anthropology tell us about how we communicate today

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]]> 15918 Outer Space https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/outer-space/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 14:43:40 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15914 Klara Anna Capova, Neil McDonnell, and Kelly Smith discuss the philosophy, ethics, and anthropology of space travel

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]]> 15914 Fake It Till You Make It https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/fake-it-till-you-make-it/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 21:38:31 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15974 Margaret Hampson on imitation and being good

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]]> 15974 What’s Wrong with Rights? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/whats-wrong-with-rights/ Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:47:01 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15907 Adam Etinson, Yoriko Otomo, and Lyndsey Stonebridge discuss the advantages and limitations of the human rights model

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]]> 15907 Susan Stebbing | The Philosophers https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/susan-stebbing/ Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:33:27 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15991 Michael Beaney, Siobhan Chapman, and Peter West discuss Stebbing, a pioneer of analytic philosophy who applied her technical expertise to pressing social issues

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]]> 15991 Addiction https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/addiction/ Sun, 10 Oct 2021 20:00:48 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15892 Molly Mathieson, Alexander Mazonowicz, and Hanna Pickard explore the relationship between addiction, recovery, identity, and philosophy

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]]> 15892 You Would Say That https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/you-would-say-that/ Sun, 22 Aug 2021 20:00:45 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15309 Clare Moriarty on philosophical mud-slinging and ad hominem arguments

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]]> 15309 Out of the Vat: Lucy Campbell https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/out-of-the-vat-lucy-campbell/ Mon, 16 Aug 2021 18:31:36 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15715 In this episode, we talk to Lucy about self-knowledge, sheepdogs, and pinhole photography…

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]]> 15715 The Modern Mind https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/the-modern-mind/ Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:00:15 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15572 Adrian Alsmith, Tim Lewens, and Lauren Slater trace the development of our modern ideas about the mind

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]]> 15572 The Philosopher Queens https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/the-philosopher-queens/ Sat, 12 Jun 2021 20:00:14 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15568 Anita L Allen, Rebecca Buxton, and Désirée Lim discuss The Philosopher Queens and the history of women in philosophy

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]]> 15568 Fantasy https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/fantasy/ Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:00:12 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15538 Maria Balaska, Jason Mohaghegh, and Adam Roberts draw on philosophy, psychoanalysis, and art to re-assess fantasy

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]]> 15538 Who’s a Good Boy? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/whos-a-good-boy/ Wed, 26 May 2021 21:00:34 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15521 In this episode, Kristin Andrews, Sarah Brosnan, and Susana Monsó explore whether non-human animals can be moral

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]]> 15521 The Importance of Not Being Earnest https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/not-being-earnest/ Tue, 18 May 2021 21:00:50 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15506 In this episode, Robert Newman, Kieran Setiya and Zoe Walker explore what's philosophically interesting about comedy

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]]> 15506 The Human Paradox https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/the-human-paradox/ Mon, 12 Apr 2021 20:00:42 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15488 In this episode, Fiona Hughes and Adrian Moore discuss Alan Montefiore’s latest book, Philosophy and the Human Paradox

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]]> 15488 A Theory of Everything? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/a-theory-of-everything/ Tue, 06 Apr 2021 20:00:54 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15458 In this episode, Philip Ball, Vanessa Seifert, and Jessica Wilson assess the prospects for a general theory of everything

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]]> 15458 Histories of Thinking | Logic https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/hot-logic/ Tue, 30 Mar 2021 20:00:54 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15453 Sara Uckelman, Justin Vlasits and Audrey Yap on the history of logic, from Aristotle and medieval thought to its role in the so-called culture wars

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]]> 15453 Histories of Thinking | Philosophy https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/hot-phil/ Wed, 24 Mar 2021 21:00:33 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15441 Julia Ng, Jonathan Rée, and Justin E H Smith explore more and less familiar histories of philosophy

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]]> 15441 Not Suitable for Work https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/not-suitable-for-work/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 21:00:55 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15357 Ödül Bozkurt, Brian O’Connor, and Judy Wajcman ask whether we work too much, and if it's making us bad citizens and unhappy humans

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]]> 15357 Resilience https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/resilience/ Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:00:40 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15349 David Bather Woods, Serene Khader, Mark Neocleous and David Westley trace the philosophical traditions of resilience and explore its modern forms.

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]]> 15349 The Philosophers’ Book Club: Leo Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/tolstoy-ivan-ilyich/ Mon, 01 Mar 2021 21:30:50 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15345 The Philosophers’ Book Club is joined by Thomas Karshan and Olga Sobolev to discuss Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich.

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]]> 15345 Spaced Out https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/spaced-out/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:15:14 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15289 COVID-19 has transformed our cities and our homes. Katie Beswick, Julia King, and Antoine Picon discuss planning for future public and private spaces.

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]]> 15289 On the Road https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/on-the-road/ Tue, 16 Feb 2021 21:00:37 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15285 What’s the value of travel? Why is it politicized? Colin Clark, Nick Hayes and Emily Thomas on the future of travel in the twenty-first century.

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]]> 15285 Misinformation https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/misinformation/ Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:18:29 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15168 Quassim Cassam, Lisa Bortolotti, and Cailin O’Connor consider the world's misinformation problem, its causes, and some potential solutions.

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]]> 15168 Putting Practice into Theory https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/putting-practice-into-theory/ Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:00:50 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=12516 More than simply an idea, but not a material object either, Steven French asks what kind of thing a scientific theory is

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]]> 12516 Religious Art https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/religious-art/ Tue, 15 Dec 2020 01:00:00 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15120 Mehreen Chida-Razvi, Ben Quash, and Lieke Wijnia discuss how traditions of religious art differ and what role art plays in religion today

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]]> 15120 Science Fiction and Philosophy https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/science-fiction-and-philosophy/ Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:00:46 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=15011 James Burton, Lewis Powell, and Lisa Walters explore philosophy and science fiction's shared history, putting the ‘phi’ back into ‘sci-fi’.

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]]> 15011 Mary Midgley and Why She Matters https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/mary-midgley-and-why-she-matters/ Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:21:25 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=14982 Celebrating the thought of Mary Midgley, whose writing ranges across animal ethics, religion, and science, connecting philosophical thought to lived experience.

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]]> 14982 Talking about Not Talking (Carefully) about Science https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/talking-carefully-about-science/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 21:42:53 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=14801 Uwe Peters on how science communication can cause harm

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]]> 14801 The Nature of Beauty https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/the-nature-of-beauty/ Tue, 17 Nov 2020 22:30:08 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=14794 Artist Adrian Holme and philosopher Milena Ivanova discuss the nature of beauty and the relationship between art and science.

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]]> 14794 Forking Paths https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/forking-paths/ Sun, 15 Nov 2020 22:30:01 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=14741 Samuel Kimpton-Nye on the philosophy and logic of what might have been

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]]> 14741 Empathy https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/empathy/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:30:19 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=14782 What role does empathy play in our social, moral, and political life? What are its limits? Laura Cull Ó Maoilearca, Nadine El-Enany and Danielle Sands discuss.

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]]> 14782 The Musical Mind https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/the-musical-mind/ Sun, 01 Nov 2020 19:00:29 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=14698 Ian Cross, Diana Omigie, and Barry Smith explore the phenomenon and evolution of music. How deep does music go in human history? Is the ability to hear music uniquely human?

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]]> 14698 Anti-vaxxers and Other Sceptics https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/anti-vaxxers/ Tue, 27 Oct 2020 11:30:05 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=14683 Katherine Furman, Rohin Francis, and Heidi Larson discuss the causes of and cures for distrust in medical expertise.

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]]> 14683 The Philosophers’ Book Club: Iris Murdoch’s Under the Net https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/iris-murdoch-under-the-net/ Sun, 18 Oct 2020 17:00:35 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=14665 The Philosophers’ Book Club is joined by Hannah Marije Altorf, Lucy Bolton, and Mara-Daria Cojocaru to discuss Iris Murdoch’s Under the Net.

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]]> 14665 On Time https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/on-time-pod/ Tue, 06 Oct 2020 17:00:26 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=14638 Ammar Azzouz, Elizabeth F. Cohen, and Matthew Soteriou discuss the politics and philosophy of time

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]]> 14638 Can Technology Revive the Destroyed Past? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/the-destroyed-past/ Tue, 01 Sep 2020 07:00:26 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=14054 Erin L. Thompson on the limits of digital recreation

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]]> 14054 Art Is a Game https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/art-is-a-game/ Mon, 17 Aug 2020 07:00:09 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=12767 C. Thi Nguyen on why the struggle (with art) is real

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]]> 12767 Out of the Vat: Brian Glenney https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/out-of-the-vat-glenney/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:49:40 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=12686 We talk to Brian Glenney about perception, illusion and (literally) seeing the world through the eyes of another being…

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]]> 12686 The Unthinkable and the Unconceived https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/panizza-unthinkable-unconceived/ Mon, 10 Aug 2020 07:00:20 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=12744 Silvia Panizza on ‘choosing’ veganism and hidden moral commitments

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]]> 12744 Out of the Vat: Katherine Furman https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/out-of-the-vat-furman/ Wed, 29 Jul 2020 11:26:37 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=12677 Katherine Furman talks about AIDS denialism, expertise, and growing up in South Africa…

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]]> 12677 Out of the Vat: Richard Ashcroft https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/out-of-the-vat-ashcroft/ Tue, 21 Jul 2020 21:00:26 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=12657 Richard Ashcroft discusses his recent work on utopias, his love of trains, and 'the other Richard Ashcroft'…

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]]> 12657 Cruel Nostalgia https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/cruel-nostalgia/ Mon, 20 Jul 2020 07:00:51 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=12197 12197 Out of the Vat: Steven French https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/out-of-the-vat-french/ Tue, 14 Jul 2020 20:04:07 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=12553 Steven French discusses his current interest in phenomenological approaches to quantum mechanics, and his early forays into art-rock journalism

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]]> 12553 Speaking (Some) Truths to Power https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/speaking-some-truths-to-power/ Mon, 13 Jul 2020 07:00:49 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=12497 Stephen John on the ethics of expert advice

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]]> 12497 The Old Quarrel https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/the-old-quarrel/ Mon, 06 Jul 2020 00:00:02 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=12086 Maximilian de Gaynesford on bridging the rift between poetry and philosophy

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]]> 12086 Why Aren’t All Scientists Physicists? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/why-arent-all-scientists-physicists/ Mon, 29 Jun 2020 07:00:16 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11656 11656 Behind the Scenes https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/behind-the-scenes/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 21:56:31 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11745 Shahidha Bari talks to Jonathan Birch and Clare Moriarty about what's been going on at the Forum

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]]> 11745 From the vaults: Eating Animals https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-eating-animals/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 22:25:50 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11471 Jonathan Safran Foer discusses themes from Eating Animals, his exhaustively argued account of one man's decade-long struggle with vegetarianism.

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]]> 11471 From the vaults: Stewards of the Earth https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-stewards-of-the-earth/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 22:25:43 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11473 Are humans exceptional among living beings? How should we understand our relationship with the natural world? Jennifer Gabrys and Simon James discuss.

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]]> 11473 From the vaults: Animals https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-animals/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 22:25:34 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11547 In this episode, John Ó Maoilearca, Undine Sellbach, and Lynn Turner discuss the role animals play in our understanding of issues as wide as ethics, art, friendship, and technology.

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]]> 11547 From the vaults: Multiculturalism and Animal Ethics https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-multiculturalism-and-animal-ethics/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 22:25:26 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11472 What should we do when cultural or religious traditions appear to conflict with current ideas about animal welfare? In a world where animal rights are often used as a cover for racism, David Grumett, Angie Pepper, and Varun Uberoi discuss how to advocate for animals without reinstating cultural imperialism.

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]]> 11472 From the vaults: Invasive Species https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-invasive-species/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 22:25:06 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11478 When does conservation become 'green xenophobia'? Fred Pearce, Chris Thomas, and Emma Townshend discuss theoretical and practical responses to non-native species.

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]]> 11478 From the vaults: Artificial Meat https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-artificial-meat/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 22:24:59 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11477 Anat Pick, Mark Post and Adam Shriver discuss the science, ethics and meaning of cultured (or lab-grown) meat.

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]]> 11477 From the vaults: Affirmative Action https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-affirmative-action/ Tue, 02 Jun 2020 23:25:54 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11593 In this episode, philosopher Elizabeth Anderson and Runnymede Trust Director Omar Khan discuss affirmative action. What is it? Why is it so controversial?

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]]> 11593 From the vaults: Prejudice https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-prejudice-2/ Tue, 02 Jun 2020 23:25:45 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11590 Are we more or less prejudiced than at other points in history? And is prejudice always wrong, or even avoidable? If it is avoidable, how can this be achieved? Marco Cinnirella, Katharine Jenkins, Joe Mulhall, and Amir Saeed discuss.

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]]> 11590 From the Vaults: Frantz Fanon and Political Activism https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-frantz-fanon-and-political-activism-2/ Tue, 02 Jun 2020 23:25:36 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11587 Michael Burns, Madhu Krishnan and John Narayan explore what Fanon's work can teach us about the contemporary world.

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]]> 11587 From the vault: The Philosophy of Race https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vault-the-philosophy-of-race/ Tue, 02 Jun 2020 23:25:27 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11580 In this episode, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Priyamvada Gopal, and Nasar Meer consider what we understand by race, and the relationships between race, inequality, and prejudice.

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]]> 11580 From the vaults: Is Political Violence Ever Justified? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-is-political-violence-ever-justified-2/ Tue, 02 Jun 2020 23:25:14 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11577 Are some types of political violence more rational, ethical, or justifiable than others? Maeve Cooke and Kimberley Hutchings discuss.

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]]> 11577 From the vaults: The Politics of Memorials https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-the-politics-of-memorials/ Tue, 02 Jun 2020 23:25:04 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11573 Some people and events are remembered by communities, others forgotten. Who and what ought to be remembered? Should some memorials be removed? And who should decide? Michelle Codrington-Rogers, Margaret O'Callaghan, and Rahul Rao explore these questions and more.

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]]> 11573 From the vault: What Are Prisons For? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vault-what-are-prisons-for/ Tue, 26 May 2020 21:53:40 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11372 Christopher Bennett, Kimberley Brownlee, and Andrew Neilson discuss the arguments against the use of imprisonment as a dominant form of punishment. Why do they so often fall on deaf ears?

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]]> 11372 From the vaults: Immigration Detention https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-immigration-detention/ Tue, 26 May 2020 21:53:32 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11369 Should the state be allowed indefinitely detain people who have committed no crime? What does detention tell us about the ethics of immigration control? In this episode, Mishka, Mary Bosworth, and Matthew Gibney take a closer look at immigration detention.

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]]> 11369 From the vaults: Who Is a Refugee? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-who-is-a-refugee/ Tue, 26 May 2020 21:53:24 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11365 Some people crossing borders are called refugees while others are not. But who is a refugee? What precisely is the relationship between migration and seeking refuge? Can we justify the distinction between refugees, migrants, and displaced people? Ahmad Al-Rashid, Phillip Cole, and Elspeth Guild discuss whether current legal definitions are need of modification, and if so, what should be altered and why.

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]]> 11365 From the vaults: A Right to Be an Independent State? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-a-right-to-be-an-independent-state/ Tue, 26 May 2020 21:53:06 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11352 John Breuilly and Cara Nine on what gives a territory the right to become an independent country, and under what conditions can or should a state prevent it from doing so.

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]]> 11352 From the vaults: Sovereignty https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-sovereignty/ Tue, 26 May 2020 21:52:59 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11344 In this episode, Serena Ferente, Carmen Pavel and David Runciman explore 'sovereignty' and ask whether it is still a useful concept in the twenty-first century.

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]]> 11344 From the vault: A Right to Migrate? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vault-a-right-to-migrate/ Mon, 25 May 2020 15:46:41 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11361 Most would agree that we have a right to leave our country of origin. But since this usually means arriving in another, do we also have a right to immigrate? Chris Bertram, Emily Dugan, Matthew Gibney, and Madeleine Sumption discuss these and related questions.

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]]> 11361 From the vaults: Being Alone https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-being-alone/ Tue, 19 May 2020 22:35:43 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11064 In this episode, John Burnside, Barbara Taylor, and James Warren explore the idea of loneliness and solitude, in philosophy, art and politics, as well as in our own lives.

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]]> 11064 From the vaults: Immortality https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-immortality/ Tue, 19 May 2020 22:35:29 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11045 Stephen Cave and John Gray ponder immortality. Might science provide the route to everlasting life? Should we even want it to? And is the will to live forever a blessing or a curse?

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]]> 11045 From the vaults: Feminism https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-feminisms-in-the-twenty-first-century/ Tue, 19 May 2020 22:34:49 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11059 What is the future for feminism? How does feminism interact with concerns about other forms of oppression, such as those based on race and class?

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]]> 11059 From the vaults: The Good Life https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-the-good-life/ Tue, 19 May 2020 22:34:17 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11034 What makes a life good? Is the good life a happy life? We address the meaning and significance of the ‘good life’ today.

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]]> 11034 From the vaults: Sleep https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-sleep/ Tue, 19 May 2020 22:33:28 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11050 Marina Benjamin, Russell Foster and Simon Morgan discuss the science, literature and philosophy of sleep.

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]]> 11050 From the vaults: The Self https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-the-self/ Tue, 19 May 2020 22:33:01 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=11053 What is the self? Should we turn to philosophy, psychology, or science in order to better understand it? Does the self even exist?

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]]> 11053 From the vaults: Protest Art https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-protest-art/ Tue, 12 May 2020 21:05:03 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=10815 Sacha Golob/ Robert Montgomery/ Stephanie Schwartz   Listen to the recording here or on YouTube   What is protest art? What are its limits and what are its possibilities? Might there be a unique role for art in protest or does the political statement diminish the art? And once a piece of art becomes popular … Continued

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]]> 10815 From the vaults: A Right to Be Believed? https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-a-right-to-be-believed/ Tue, 12 May 2020 21:04:00 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=10810 Louise Ellison, Gloria Origgi, and Stephen Vullo discuss whether the principle of innocent until proven guilty can be reconciled with believing the victims of sexual offences

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]]> 10810 From the Vaults: Streaming Consciousness https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-streaming-consciousness/ Tue, 12 May 2020 21:03:46 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=10729 Eimear McBride and Kaye Mitchell discuss what literature and philosophy can tell us about the self

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]]> 10729 From the vaults: Anatomy of a Language https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-anatomy-of-a-language/ Tue, 12 May 2020 21:02:53 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=10795 In this episode, we probe the philosophical underpinnings of grammar and how it functions in communication, understanding and humour.

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]]> 10795 From the vaults: Reason and Rhetoric https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-reason-and-rhetoric/ Tue, 12 May 2020 21:01:57 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=10804 Political discussion often turns ugly. John Crace, Catarina Dutilh Novaes, William Outhwaite, and Jo Phillips explore whether spin and negative campaigning are an unavoidable, even essential, feature of political life.

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]]> 10804 From the vaults: Bad Language https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-bad-language/ Tue, 12 May 2020 21:00:49 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=10752 In this episode, Emma Byrne, John Gallagher and Rebecca Roache navigate the deeper issues around swearing, slurring, and slander.

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]]> 10752 From the vaults: Parallel Universes https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-parallel-universes/ Tue, 05 May 2020 21:06:19 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9474 Fay Dowker, Eleanor Knox, and Simon Saunders discuss the strange consequences of the ‘many-worlds interpretation’ of quantum mechanics and why it's so controversial.

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]]> 9474 From the vaults: On the Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in Science https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-mathematics/ Tue, 05 May 2020 21:05:34 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9463 Eleanor Knox, Bryan Roberts, and Mairi Sakellariadou discuss why is it that abstract pieces of mathematics, like imaginary numbers, often later turn out to be surprisingly effective in describing the natural world

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]]> 9463 From the Vaults: The Trouble with Numbers https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-numbers/ Tue, 05 May 2020 21:04:13 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9462 How seriously should we take philosophical worries about mathematics? And should mathematical results ever force our philosophical hands? Nicholas Bingham, Tim Button, Mary Leng, and Adam Ostaszewski on the trouble with numbers.

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]]> 9462 From the Vaults: Chaos https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-chaos/ Tue, 05 May 2020 21:03:31 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9465 Paul Glendinning and Charlotte Werndl discuss the insights gained from chaos research about unpredictability, as well as the evolution of mathematical ideas.

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]]> 9465 From the Vaults: Time Travel https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-time-travel/ Tue, 05 May 2020 21:02:20 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9481 Adam Roberts, Bryan Roberts, and Emily Thomas discuss time travel, and how thinking and writing about it has changed science and philosophy.

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]]> 9481 From the vaults: Black Holes https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-black-holes/ Tue, 05 May 2020 21:01:53 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9460 Stephen Baxter, Amelie Saintonge, and Karim Thébault discuss the science, philosophy, and science fiction of black holes

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]]> 9460 From the vaults: Strong Feelings https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-strong-feelings/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:06:29 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9341 How did we end up thinking that reason could ever do without emotion?

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]]> 9341 From the vaults: Prejudice https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-prejudice/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:05:09 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9344 are we more or less prejudiced than at other points in our history? And is prejudice always wrong, or even avoidable? If it is avoidable, how can this be achieved? We put these questions to Marco Cinnirella, Katharine Jenkins, Joe Mulhall, and Amir Saeed.

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]]> 9344 From the vaults: Unrequited Love https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-unrequited-love/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:04:47 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9343 Ulrika Carlsson, Stephen Grosz, and Erin Plunkett explore responses to unrequited love in philosophy, psychoanalysis and art. Should we mourn or celebrate it? What can it teach us about ourselves?

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]]> 9343 From the vaults: Shame https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-shame/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:03:16 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9342 Shame is often depicted as playing only a negative role, but might it have have an important, positive role, for individuals and societies? Phil Hutchinson, Vasudevi Reddy, and Jonathan Webber on the nature and development of shame.

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]]> 9342 From the vaults: Hypocrisy https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-hypocrisy/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:02:14 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9345 Why do we tend to judge hypocrites more harshly than those whose actions, however bad, appear consistent with their beliefs? Joanna Burch-Brown, Jussi Suikkanen, and Demetris Tillyris discuss whether hypocrisy is a moral dead-end or a step on the path to better behaviour.

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]]> 9345 From the vaults: Guilt https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-guilt/ Tue, 28 Apr 2020 20:01:47 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9346 Is guilt one emotion or many? What is the relationship between different kinds of guilt? Robert Eaglestone and Edward Harcourt on guilt.

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]]> 9346 From the vaults: Aristotle https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-aristotle/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:06:17 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9278 Aristotle may be well known, but is he still relevant? Almost two and a half millennia on, what can he tell us about modern life? Joachim Aufderheide, Sophie Grace Chappell, and Sophia Connell on contemporary lessons from Aristotle.

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]]> 9278 From the vaults: The Irish Enlightenment https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-the-irish-enlightenment/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:05:14 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9276 Ian McBride, Katherine O'Donnell, and Tom Stoneham explore the Irish Enlightenment and its turbulent politics. Is something distinctively Irish about this group of thinkers?

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]]> 9276 From the vaults: Existentialism https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/from-the-vaults-existentialism/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 09:04:11 +0000 https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/theforum/?p=9274 Sarah Bakewell, Andy Martin, and Stella Sandford on the allure of existentialism. How can it be, at once, avidly consumed by modern audiences and unapologetically esoteric?

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