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1. Darwin and the Ancient Earth: Dinosaurs and the 'Deep Past' in the 19th-Century Imagination
Why was the young Darwin's fascination with geology so important for his later work? And why was prehistory so popular in early nineteenth-century Britain? A podcast with...
Collection: The Fitzwilliam Museum Podcasts
Institution: Fitzwilliam Museum
Created: Fri 5 Jun 2009
7. Evolving Philosophy: With Professor Philip Kitcher
Can Darwinian ideas of evolution and adaptation really explain why we are how we are? Philosopher of science Professor Philip Kitcher explores the insights - and pitfalls - that...
Collection: The Fitzwilliam Museum Podcasts
Institution: Fitzwilliam Museum
Created: Tue 7 Jul 2009
An Agnostic's Perspective on the Philosophy of Science and Religion
Talk given by Dr Mark Vernon as part of the Science, Religion and Atheism Course
Collection: Faraday Institute Lectures
Institution: Faraday Institute
Created: Tue 10 Apr 2012
Animal Suffering: Theological and Philosophical Perspectives
Lecture given by Prof. Michael Murray and Prof. Jeff Schloss as part of Summer Course 6
Collection: Faraday Institute Lectures
Institution: Faraday Institute
Created: Thu 25 Aug 2011
A Philosopher's Perspective on Anthropic Fine-Tuning
Research Seminar given by Dr Tim Mawson on 26th October 2010
Collection: Faraday Institute Lectures
Institution: Faraday Institute
Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010
A Philosophical Perspective on Free-Will
Talk given by Prof. Peter van Inwagen as part of summer course 7
Collection: Faraday Institute Lectures
Institution: Faraday Institute
Created: Thu 9 Aug 2012
Art and Morality
A brief talk and discussion by Professor Derek Matravers on morally dubious works of art. Can a morally dubious work of art still be a great work of art? Recorded at the Alumni...
Collection: Art and Morality
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 26 Sep 2011
A Theist's Perspective on the Philosophy of Science and Religion
Talk given by Prof. Keith Ward as part of the science, religion and atheism short course
Collection: Faraday Institute Lectures
Institution: Faraday Institute
Created: Tue 10 Apr 2012
'Better than the Stars': a radio portrait of F P Ramsey
'Better than the Stars' was broadcast by the BBC in 1978. Copyright in it is retained by the BBC, and it is made available here by their permission and that of the contributors....
Collection: D H Mellor
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Thu 22 Oct 2009
'Better than the Stars': a radio portrait of F P Ramsey
'Better than the Stars' was broadcast by the BBC in 1978. Copyright in it is retained by the BBC, and it is made available here by their permission and that of the contributors....
Collection: D H Mellor
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Wed 21 Oct 2009
Can Religion be as Rational as Science?
Talk given by Prof. Roger Trigg as part of short course 9
Collection: Faraday Institute Lectures
Institution: Faraday Institute
Created: Wed 14 Mar 2012
Developments in Neuroscience and Human Freedom: Some Theological and Philosophical Perspectives
Talk given by Prof. Alan Torrance as part of summer course 3
Collection: Faraday Institute Lectures
Institution: Faraday Institute
Created: Fri 3 Feb 2012
Dr Nigel Simmonds Interviewed about 'Law as a Moral Idea'
Dr Nigel Simmonds was interviewed by Zeynep Elibol at the Koc University, Instanbul (http://http://www.ku.edu.tr) on 15th November 2012. The interview was part of a workshop on...
Collection: Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law
Institution: Faculty of Law
Created: Tue 4 Dec 2012
Dr Nigel Simmonds Interviewed about 'Law as a Moral Idea' (Audio)
Dr Nigel Simmonds was interviewed by Zeynep Elibol at the Koc University, Instanbul (http://http://www.ku.edu.tr) on 15th November 2012. The interview was part of a workshop on Dr...
Collection: Cambridge Law: Public Lectures from the Faculty of Law
Institution: Faculty of Law
Created: Mon 3 Dec 2012
Elliot Sober, Darwin's universal impact, Mon 6 July
Philosophical implications of Darwin's theory of evolution
Professor Elliott Sober (University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA)
Summary: What are the philosophical implications of...
Collection: Darwin Festival 2009
Institution: Department of Biological Anthropology
Created: Thu 15 Oct 2009
Evolution, philosophy and well-being: A beginners' guide
A talk by Dr Ben Irvine, given at the Butler Day at St John's College on Saturday 17th March 2012.
Collection: Evolution: Champions and Challengers
Institution: St John's College
Created: Tue 26 Feb 2013
Explanation in Science and Religion
Talk given by Prof. Philip Clayton as part of summer course 1
Collection: Faraday Institute Lectures
Institution: Faraday Institute
Created: Thu 30 Aug 2012
Festival of Ideas - Happiness and Sustainability
Professor John O'Neill addresses two questions about sustainability: Is it possible to maintain or improve well-being without increasing consumption? Is it possible to extend the...
Collection: Happiness and Sustainability
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 31 Oct 2011
Fiction, emotion and imagination
Dr Cain Todd looks at the philosophical problem of why we have emotional responses to fictional artworks and whether there may be a distinctive class of 'aesthetic emotions'. ...
Collection: Fiction, emotion and imagination
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010
G.E. Moore and Cambridge Philosophy
Lecture on G.E. Moore given by Professor Thomas Baldwin at the Alumni Weekend Saturday 27th September 2008.
Collection: G.E. Moore and Cambridge Philosophy
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 6 Oct 2008
