Philosophy Exchange Podcast

What can philosophy and economics learn from each other? Despite close historical connections, the two disciplines have now largely diverged. Our conversation focuses on how insights from moral philosophy can enhance welfare economics, how philosophy of science can make experimental economics more robust, and why following economics’ lead in formalizing arguments with mathematics might be a good i...

In this second episode of the series on Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the PhilExchange, Karl and Roze interview Dr. Rune Nyrup and current Master Student Demetra Brady who are both affiliated at the Leverhulme's Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge. They chat about the Centre itself, the value-ladenness of AI and the importance of informed consent in supposedly op...

In this inaugural episode of the Philosophy Exchange Interview series two PXchange members chat with Liam Kofi Bright, an assistant professor from the London School of Economics, about his life and work in academia. They chat about his current work, tips for aspiring and current PhD students and Liam's personal experience in academia. Listen to the end for the rapid fire questions!

What are your favorite philosophical books, movies or tv-shows? In today's episode we chat about the Matrix, Ayn Rand's Anthem , the Harry Potter series, and other popular pieces of fiction portraying philosophical ideas such as reality, political ideologies, and time travel.

Roze and Karl from Philosophy Exchange introduce, in this episode, our new series on Artificial Intelligence (AI). To explore AI, they begin by considering ‘weak’ versus ‘strong’ intelligence as well as ‘general’ versus ‘narrow’ intelligence. Karl then transitions to explain the famous ‘Turing Test’ by which an artificial intelligence system is tested for general intelligence. Roze concludes by co...

What is the nature of analogy and the role of analogical reasoning in philosophy and science? What makes an analogy reliable or justified? Why do philosophers and scientists employ analogical reasoning in their investigations? After introducing general intuitions on the concept of analogy, Johanna, Jorge and Lorenzo try to provide an answer to these questions by presenting several examples of anal...

For those interested in writing philosophy, three members, all having experience grading papers at the university level, take on the topic of writing philosophical essays. They begin with suggestions on how to identify paper questions/topics before going further into how to structure and craft an essay, ultimately providing their unique tips and general advice for you as you write your essays. Hap...

Enter the conceptual world of Thought Experiments in Philosophy! Each individual on this podcast brought with them a unique thought experiment for the roundtable, with topics ranging from thoughts on gambling to Peter Singer's famous drowning child thought experiment. Our roundtable concludes by discussing the philosophical account necessary for thought experiments to be useful for an academi...