Philosophers’ Corner

Robert Musil was an Austrian novelist writing in the 1920s and 30s. He’s most famous…

Bergson is one of the great French philosophers of the 20th century, famous for saying…

For many philosophers—and many non-philosophers too—music one of the greatest gifts we have: it brings…

We at Philosophy Talk have a big soft spot for Schopenhauer, in spite of his…

What does it mean to have a private life these days? Between companies stealing our…

Philippa Foot was a member of the “Oxford Quartet” of moral philosophers, along with Elizabeth…

Mary Midgley, one of the so-called Oxford Quartet (along with Elizabeth Anscombe, Iris Murdoch, and Philippa Foot), was…

Have you ever driven 70 mph on a road where the speed limit is 65?…

Along with Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, and Mary Midgley, Iris Murdoch was one of the “Oxford Quartet” of moral…

You’ve probably heard of the infamous Trolley Problem (we devoted a whole episode to it back in…

It’s that time of year again, when all eyes turn to Hollywood as the Academy…

Jorge Luís Borges is one of our favorite literary authors of all time—and one of…

Is there anything computers can’t do—or at least won’t be able to do at some…

Elizabeth Anscombe was a hugely important 20th-century philosopher who worked on many topics: history, metaphysics,…

How much can we know about Mayan Mythology? Much of the Mayan way of life,…

Is there anything that makes human beings special? You might think language does: it’s pretty unlikely that…