Why Rousseau Matters

Podcast 007. This is Professor Chris Bertram's inaugural professorial lecture, on the importance of the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–1778). (Download this podcast directly from here or subscribe by following the instructions on the right.)

Mind and Brain

Podcast 006. In this podcast we discuss the relationship between the mind and the brain, the body, and the world. Does the mind need a brain? For that matter, might it encompass more than the body? (Download this podcast directly from here or subscribe by following the instructions on the right.)

Knowledge and Scepticism

Podcast 005.  Our second group podcast, in which we talk about knowledge and scepticism. Do we really know many of the things we think we know? (Download this podcast directly from here or subscribe by following the instructions on the right.)

Science and Truth

Podcast 004.  This is the first group podcast from Philosophy at Bristol. We discuss the nature of science, and whether science tells us the truth about the world.  (Download this podcast directly from here or subscribe by following the instructions on the right.)

The Embodied Mind

Zoe Drayson is a graduate student in the Bristol philosophy department. On 6 November 2008 she broadcast her essay on the 'embodied mind' on Radio 3, as part of its long-running series 'The Essay' as one of its 'New Generation Thinkers'. In this essay she explores the role of the body and the environment in producing intelligent behaviour. Her broadcast is not available as a podcast (BBC rules, I'm afraid), but this link http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00f87rb will take you to the page of the Radio 3 website where you can access the streaming version of Zoe's talk. (Hint: scroll down to below the picture of the hunky bloke (who is he then, Zoe?), and you'll see the 'click to play' button—ignore the iPlayer claim at the top of the page about the broadcast not being available.)

Dan Dennett - What does my body need ME for? The role of human intelligence

Podcast 003.  This time it's Dan Dennett giving a public lecture in Bristol on 20 March 2009, as part of the conference in memory of Susan Hurley.  Bristol City Council have made a video webcast available here (you can also see Dan's slides there).  Our podcast is the audio mp3 version (subscribe right).

What is in a Paradigm?

Podcast 002.  Here I am talking about what Thomas Kuhn meant by a 'paradigm'.  (Direct download from here.  Otherwise subscribe to the podcast at the right of this page.)