Matthew Sweet examines philosophical problems with a live audience in a pub
Radio 4,Β·23 episodes
Swearing
Matthew Sweet examines knotty philosophical conundrums in an abstract pub.
Cake or Biscuit?
Is a Jaffa Cake a cake or a biscuit? One for the pub with both beer and philosophy.
Hypocrisy
What's wrong with hypocrisy? A question for everyone's favourite abstract pub.
Future People
The Philosopher's Arms asks what sort of people should we bring into the world.
Hate Speech
The Philosopher's Arms asks whether speech can harm.
Weakness of Will
The Philosopher's Arms asks how we can want and not want a cream cake.
Lying and Misleading
Matthew Sweet asks if there is a moral difference between lying and misleading.
Enhancement
Matthew Sweet asks, should we take a pill to make us less racist?
Trolleyology
How should you decide between two morally troubling courses of action?
Induction
Matthew Sweet asks what justifies our belief the sun will rise tomorrow.
Sex Equality
Matthew Sweet and philosopher Janet Radcliffe Richards explore sex equality and pay.
Free Riders
Pints and philosophical puzzles with Matthew Sweet, discussing free riding and tiny harms.
Exploitation
Pints and philosophical problems with Matthew Sweet - what is exploitation?
Free Will
Pints and philosophical puzzles with Matthew Sweet. Do we have free will?
Moral Blame
Matthew Sweet and philosopher Miranda Fricker look at historic wrongs.
Theseus' Ship
Matthew Sweet encounters a problem that affects Man City, criminal trials and the Drifters
What Makes a Fake a Fake?
Matthew Sweet discovers his favourite painting is a forgery. But does it really matter?
Sorites' Heap
Matthew Sweet asks: When exactly does a balding man become bald?
Morality and the Law
Matthew Sweet wonders if we have any moral reason to obey the law.
The Experience Machine
Should Matthew Sweet plug into a machine that grants a happy but illusory life?
A Robot Daughter
Matthew Sweet discovers his daughter is a robot. Should this change how he treats her?
The Ultimatum Game
Matthew ponders the human capacity for greed and altruism. With Kin Binmore.
Moral Disgust
Sitting in a pub, Matthew Sweet discovers how real life is full of philosophical problems.