Podcast Episodes featuring David Edmonds

David Edmonds, “Would You Kill the Fat Man?” (Princeton UP, 2014)

New Books Network - March 01, 2014 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 123 ratings
The trolley problem is a staple of contemporary moral philosophy.  It centers around two scenarios involving a runaway trolley.  In the first, a trolley is barreling down a track without any brakes; off in the distance five people are tied to the track.  If you do nothing, they will be killed by ...

Podcasting philosophically: Philosophy Bites' David Edmonds

Notebook on Cities and Culture - January 23, 2011 20:06 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 124 ratings
Colin Marshall talks to David Edmonds, co-host with Nigel Warburton of the popular philosophy podcast Philosophy Bites. Edmonds and Warburton have also collaborated on a new book, Philosophy Bites: 25 Philosophers on 25 Intriguing Subjects. The text features conversations from the podcast, inclu...