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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.