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Idle Talk 07 07 13 Can Films be Philosophical?

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Catch the show live by following @rhodders on twitter or Facebook- http://facebook.com/thisisrhodders This week the  topic is can films be philosophical?  We argue over how suitable the medium of film is in articulating philosophical questions and ideas when compared to books. Are films better than Read More …

Idle Talk Live Live 9pm July 7th

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Idle Talk is Rhodders’ philosophy based radio show/podcast aimed at making philosophy interesting and accessible for everyone. The show  is live 9pm uk time Sunday 7th June over at 1Radio.org. Join in the debate in the chart rooms and on Skype using the name- rhodders.com Topic Can Read More …

Idle Talk 30 06 13 What is beauty?

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This week’s topic is What is beauty? Everybody thinks they have an idea of beauty, they can point out a beautiful person, a beautiful painting etc but where do we get this conception of beauty from?  why is it we can call a landscape and Read More …

Idle Talk 23 06 13 Charity and effective altruism

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This week’s topic is charity and effective altruism. In an age where many charities are run in the same way as commercial businesses we question whether it is even possible to give to charity effectively. We explore a possible solution to this problem, the idea Read More …