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    SwearingSeries 6

    Mon 27 Feb 2017

    Matthew Sweet examines knotty philosophical conundrums in an abstract pub.

  • Cake or Biscuit?Series 6

    Mon 20 Feb 2017

    Is a Jaffa Cake a cake or a biscuit? One for the pub with both beer and philosophy.

  • HypocrisySeries 6

    Mon 13 Feb 2017

    What's wrong with hypocrisy? A question for everyone's favourite abstract pub.

  • Future PeopleSeries 5

    Mon 28 Dec 2015

    The Philosopher's Arms asks what sort of people should we bring into the world.

  • Hate SpeechSeries 5

    Mon 21 Dec 2015

    The Philosopher's Arms asks whether speech can harm.

  • Weakness of WillSeries 5

    Mon 14 Dec 2015

    The Philosopher's Arms asks how we can want and not want a cream cake.

  • Lying and MisleadingSeries 5

    Mon 7 Dec 2015

    Matthew Sweet asks if there is a moral difference between lying and misleading.

  • Sex EqualitySeries 4

    Mon 29 Sep 2014

    4/4 Matthew Sweet and philosopher Janet Radcliffe Richards explore sex equality and pay.

  • InductionSeries 4

    Mon 22 Sep 2014

    3/4 Matthew Sweet asks what justifies our belief the sun will rise tomorrow.

  • TrolleyologySeries 4

    Mon 15 Sep 2014

    2/4 How should you decide between two morally troubling courses of action?

  • EnhancementSeries 4

    Mon 8 Sep 2014

    1/4 Matthew Sweet asks, should we take a pill to make us less racist?

  • Moral BlameSeries 3

    Tue 20 Aug 2013

    4/4 Matthew Sweet and philosopher Miranda Fricker look at historic wrongs.

  • Free WillSeries 3

    Tue 13 Aug 2013

    3/4 Pints and philosophical puzzles with Matthew Sweet. Do we have free will?

  • ExploitationSeries 3

    Tue 6 Aug 2013

    2/4 Pints and philosophical problems with Matthew Sweet - what is exploitation?

  • Free RidersSeries 3

    Tue 30 Jul 2013

    1/4 Pints and philosophical puzzles with Matthew Sweet, discussing free riding and tiny harms.

  • Morality and the LawSeries 2

    Tue 28 Aug 2012

    4/4 Matthew Sweet wonders if we have any moral reason to obey the law.

  • Sorites' HeapSeries 2

    Tue 21 Aug 2012

    3/4 Matthew Sweet asks: When exactly does a balding man become bald?

  • What Makes a Fake a Fake?Series 2

    Tue 14 Aug 2012

    2/4 Matthew Sweet discovers his favourite painting is a forgery. But does it really matter?

  • Theseus' ShipSeries 2

    Tue 7 Aug 2012

    1/4 Matthew Sweet encounters a problem that affects Man City, criminal trials and the Drifters

  • Moral DisgustSeries 1

    Tue 27 Sep 2011

    4/4 Sitting in a pub, Matthew Sweet discovers how real life is full of philosophical problems.

  • The Ultimatum GameSeries 1

    Tue 20 Sep 2011

    3/4 Matthew ponders the human capacity for greed and altruism. With Ken Binmore.

  • A Robot DaughterSeries 1

    Tue 13 Sep 2011

    2/4 Matthew Sweet discovers his daughter is a robot. Should this change how he treats her?

  • The Experience MachineSeries 1

    Tue 6 Sep 2011

    1/4 Should Matthew Sweet plug into a machine that grants a happy but illusory life?