Philosophy Gets Schooled
Philosophy podcast aimed at school students. Fun, informative, engaging. Philosophers at universities and schools talk about loads of questions and topics that come up in Philosophy, Ethics and Political Theory - A-Levels / IB / Highers and even GCSE. Hosted by Simon Kirchin, University of Leeds and Director of the British Philosophical Association. Timetable of topics: https://stkirchin.wixsite.com/mysite/schools-podcast (Music by Alex Grohl)
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Episodes
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
1st part - Direct realism. 2nd part (starts at 39mins) - Indirect realism. 3rd part (starts at 1hr07m20sec) - Idealism. Michael Lacewing, DaN McKee chat with Simon Kirchin. [Music by Alex Grohl]
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Simon Kirchin (Kent) introduces three topics - abortion, euthanasia, and simulated killing. Also, check out the in-depth PGS episode on these three topics. [Music by Alex Grohl]
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Simon Kirchin (Kent) introduces some of the main issues in business ethics, for both the OCR religious studies specification and in general. Also check out the PGS in-depth episode on business ethics. [Music by Alex Grohl]
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Three topics. Part 1 (personhood and abortion). Part 2 (43min00sec - killing and letting die, and euthanasia). Part 3 (1hr11min05sec - simulated killing in video games, films, etc.) DaN McKee, Beth Mackintosh, Michael Platt and Simon Kirchin. {Music by Alex Grohl]
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
In depth discussion about Business Ethics. Part 1 (introduction, stockholders vs. stakeholders, corporate agency, CSR). Part 2 (28min20sec - whistleblowing, globalisation). Part 3 (56min07sec - capitalism and human flourishing, normative ethics). Michael Platt, Toby Bownass and Simon Kirchin. [Music by Alex Grohl]
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Simon Kirchin (Kent) introduces some of the main ideas in Aristotelian Virtue Ethics and summarizes some of the conversation in the in-depth episode on Aristotle and VE.
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Thursday Jul 21, 2022
Aristotelian Virtue Ethics. Part 1 (Normative Ethics, virtue and eudaimonia). Part 2 (23min05sec - function arg., virtues - courage and wit - doctrine of the mean, habits and skills). Part 3 (56min23sec - voluntary, invol. and nonvol. action, phronesis, problems for virtue ethics). Michael Lacewing, Beth Mackintosh, DaN McKee and Simon Kirchin (Kent). [Music by Alex Grohl]
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Simon Kirchin (Kent) summarizes some of the main issues regarding sexual ethics and introduces some of the main discussions of the in-depth PGS episode on Sexual Ethics.
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Sexual and relationship ethics. Part 1 (Intro and intervention/rules by state and others into relationships and activity). Part 2 (26min40sec - Natural Law tradition, reproduction, do we have a function?) Part 3 (57min55sec - the value of sex to groups and individuals. Asexuality.) Fiona Wollard, Beth Mackintosh and Matt Harris chat with Simon Kirchin (Kent). [Music by Alex Grohl]
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Tuesday Jul 05, 2022
Simon Kirchin (Kent) summarizes the area of metaethics talking through moral realism and anti-realism. Also - check out the two in-depth episodes on metaethics. Part ONE is on realism, part TWO is on anti-realism. [Music by Alex Grohl]
Philosophy Gets Schooled is a podcast aimed at school students, teachers ad parents. Anyone who is studying philosophy at school level or who has an interest in it. Simon Kirchin (University of Kent) and teachers work their way through the philosophy and ethics curricula for A-Levels/ IB / Highers. Fun and engaging informative and clear. Simon Kirchin is Director of the British Philosophical Assocation.
Get involved - send us questions and ideas to s.t.kirchin@kent.ac.uk