Philosophy

Philosopher at large, Ann Kerwin muses often on why we think what we do. Plato at the Googleplex, Why Philosophy Won't Go Away - Rebecca Goldstein's approach to philosophy. Audio

Politics with Rupa Jha, and the French mystical christian socialism of the thinker Simone Weil with Ann Kerwin. Audio

How To Dress Well is Tom Krell, the Chicago, Illinois singer-producer and philosophy PhD candidate who has taken an R&B deconstructionist approach to song writing across his three-album catalogue. In… Audio

Philosopher at large Ann Kerwin muses often on why we think what we do... how to achieve greatness. Audio

Philosopher-at-large, Ann Kerwin, muses often on why we think what we do... Boethius and the Consolation of Philosophy. Audio

Seven years ago, philosopher Alain de Botton and Sophie Howarth, curator from the Tate Modern, started a school in London to teach people how to live a good life, find fulfilling work and maintain… Audio

Philosopher Matthew Dentith wrote a PhD thesis titled, "In defence of conspiracy theorists", which he has turned into a forthcoming book, "The Philosophy of Conspiracy Theories". In it, he explores… Audio

Philosopher at large Ann Kerwin muses upon what we do. This time she and Bryan tackle the questions raised by Alain de Botton's book 'The News: A User's Manual'. Audio

We talk with masked electronic producer Slow Magic on the benefits of anonymity and mask hygiene 101. Audio

The news keeps coming at us from more sources than ever before - but what is that doing to our minds? Alain de Botton's latest book analyses archetypal news stories, raising questions like: How come… Audio

Leftfield hip hop and future soul collective @Peace - comprised of Tom Scott, Lui Tuiasau, Christoph El' Truento, Dandruff Dicky and Brandon Haru - have released the album @Peace and the Plutonian… Audio

Ann Kerwin discusses the existential feminism of French writer and philosopher Simone de Bouvior. Audio

British mathematician and philosopher of science, who is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, and has written a number of books about god and science. Audio

Aleks Krotoski, Doctor of Philosophy in Social Psychology at the University of Surrey. She examined "how information spreads around the social networks of the World Wide Web" in her PhD. She has a… Audio

Austrian 20th-century analytic philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Audio

The notion of anarchy, socialist-libertarianism as opposed to chaos. Is there a place for it? Can it work? Audio

AUT Philosopher in Residence, Ann Kerwin muses on Soren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) of Copenhagen, otherwise known as "the gloomy Dane". Audio

AUT Philosopher in Residence, Ann Kerwin often muses on how, what, and why we think what we do. Tonight, 'Philosophy as a Way of Life' as explored in the writings of Pierre Hadot, a specialist in the… Audio

Jim Flynn is arguably New Zealand’s foremost moral philosopher. His pioneering work on IQs has changed the way we think about intelligence. Professor Flynn reflects on his life and influences and… Audio

Today Ideas looks at libertarianism. What exactly is it? Audio