Radical Philosophy

Family - Professor Samantha Brennan speaks about how the structure of the family has changed over time, negatives and positives associated with the family and describes what the family of the future might be like.

Philosophy of Law, Professor Marcia Baron discusses rape law, the difference between non consensual sex and unwanted sex, and the Anna Stubblefield case.

Associate Professor Jennifer Baker speaks about virtue ethics and the reform of US policing - the connection between norms and virtual ethics and how virtual ethics are applied to law enforcement.

Virtue Ethics - Associate Professor Jennifer Baker speaks about virtue ethics and the reform of US policing - the connection between norms and virtue ethics and how virtue ethics are applied to law enforcement.

 Prof Rachel Barney answers questions, would you be able to define what good is? I suppose the opposite to good is bad or evil, would you have a definition of evil? and would you say that the good is something that everybody desires?

"Associate Professor Janice Richardson describes what is meant by feminist philosophy and the ways in which it alters philosophy"

Prof Donna Haraway speaks about her book When Species Meet, if we have never been human, were the term companion species came from and Barbara Smuts research on baboons.

Assoc.Prof. Janice Richardson explains about the history of legal personhood and the connection between feminism and privacy.

Dr Janice Richardson explains the situation with feminists in philosophy at the moment and also some of the ways that women have been marginalised within the field of philosophy.

Prof Amie Thomasson describes what a social group is, how social groups give normative structure to our lives also the functions of individual social groups.

Professor Helen Steward explains about determinism, if anyone ever acts freely, also the strong bond between some people and dogs.

 Professor Helen Steward explains about free will and instinct, also if there are any difference between us, human animals and non human animals in regards to free will.

Professor Carol J Adams descuses her book The Sexual Politics of Meat and where vegetarianism ends and feminism begins as well as Frankenstein's monster's vegetarianism.

Professor Carol J Adams descuses her book The Sexual Politics of Meat, and how meat is a symbol of patriarchy also the connection between poverty and the eating of meat.

Prof Christine Overall speaks about if in some cases it could be a moral responsibility to oneself not to have children, such as over population and also some criticisms of the one child per person responsibility.

 Prof Christine Overall speaks about why is choosing to have children an ethical issue and how feminist perspectives are connected with having children.

Dr Denise Thompson explains about the term primitive accumulation and the connection between male power and capitalism also if capitalism will ever be replaced with another system.

Penny Mackieson explains the difference between adoption and permanent care, and if the system of permanent care is more likely to retain a child's sense of identity.

Penny Mackieson speaks about some of the complex issues associated with being adopted, and how into country and out of country adoption differs.

Prof Mary Midgley discusses her publications; Beast And Man, Wickedness, Wisdom, Information and Wonder and Can't We Make Moral Judgements?