Soren Kierkegaard's Either/Or is an oblique but brilliant contribution to philosophy. In this episode of Philosophy: The Classics  author Nigel Warburton summarises the book and considers several interpretations of it.
Direct download: Kierkegaard_-_Either_Or_4.mp3
Category: Philosophy -- posted at: 3:51 PM
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Is it better to be a happy pig or a sad Socrates? John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism is the topic of this episode of Philosophy: The Classics.
Direct download: Mills_Utilitarianism.mp3
Category: Philosophy: The Classics -- posted at: 11:05 AM
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Published in 1859, the same year as Darwin's Origin of Species, John Stuart Mill's On Liberty remains the classic statement of individual freedom. Here I summarise some of its main themes and outline some criticisms that have been made of it.
Direct download: Mill_on_Liberty_1.mp3
Category: Philosophy: The Classics -- posted at: 8:19 AM



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