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CX FilesTUI & Transcom On Building A Best In Europe PartnershipLast November, Leigh Hopwood, CEO of the CCMA (Contact Centre Management Association), was on the CX Files talking about the 25th anniversary of the European Contact Center and Customer Service Awards (ECCCSAs). https://cxfiles.libsyn.com/cxfiles/leigh-hopwood-ccma-25-years-of-the-ecccsas At those awards on November 25th 2025, The Best Customer Service Into Europe award was won (gold) by TUI working with Transcom. https://ecccsa.com/2025-winners/ Peter Ryan recently called Leo Ooms (TUI) and Dario Bakovic (Transcom) to talk about the award and what it takes to build a BPO partnership that can...
2026-01-2938 min
Green SignalsGWR Boss answers the tough questions: Mark Hopwood CBE – Great Western Railway MDThe Great Western Railway. Brainchild of legendary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Chocolate and Cream coaches and quintessential English Branch lines.GWR has always done things a little differently whether it be broad gauge tracks or diesel hydraulic locomotives. There’s the Great Western Way and there’s the wrong way surely someone must have said at some point….Today, GWR conforms more than it has in the past, but it still stands out. It’s elegant green liveried trains still serve the great cities of Cardiff, Bristol and all points west, right through to the extremit...
2026-01-2758 min
Green Signals120. Northern Powerhouse Rail – Done deal? Or not?Northern Powerhouse Rail – Is it really a done deal, or just the beginning?A new line from Birmingham to Manchester! Richard thinks it’s bonkers…And we preview an illuminating interview with Great WesternRailway MD Mark Hopwood.In this episode:(00:00) Intro(00:28) Spanish train crash(02:26) Northern Powerhouse Rail announcement(22:18) New Birmingham to Manchester railway(32:14) Mark Hopwood interview preview(36:57) Thanks to supporters(38:21) Railway News Round-up(38:24) Network Rail jobs could be at risk(39:39) CMA approves Eversholt acquisition by Beacon...
2026-01-2256 min
The Folklore PodcastEpisode 185 - THE FOLKLORE OF PROVERBSThe Folklore Podcast returns to its original first principles for the first show of Season 11, with an episode written and presented by creator and host Mark Norman.The episode is a short exploration of the role of proverbs in folklore, and its writing was inspired by a new music track, 'Breadcrumbs' by artist Amy Hopwood which you can hear at the end of the show.Watch a video version of this podcast on YouTube at https://youtu.be/Rn6R_FnqV-YYou can visit...
2026-01-1216 min
CX FilesLeigh Hopwood - CCMA - 25 Years Of The ECCCSAsLeigh Hopwood is CEO of the CCMA (Contact Centre Management Association) and Chair of the European Customer Contact Alliance. She is based in London, UK. Peter Ryan called Leigh to talk about the European Contact Center and Customer Service Awards (ECCCSAs), which celebrate their 25th anniversary on November 25th, 2025. It sounds like an Iron Maiden song. On the 25th of November in the year 2025 the ECCCSAs will be 25... Leigh talks about the judging process and the value of the awards to the growth of the wider industry in addition to talking about the l...
2025-11-2034 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastThe Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch PodcastIn this episode Miles is joined by joined by Mark Hopwood, Associate Professor of Philosophy, from the University of Sewanee, USA to discuss his new book – which has just been published – The Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch. This is his first monograph since he published the co-edited volume that he’s perhaps best known for in Murdoch circles, the magisterial Murdochian Mind in 2022. Both books published by Routledge.
https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/The-Moral-Philosophy-of-Iris-Murdoch-by-Mark-Hopwood/9780367819576
Examining the role of vision, imagination, love, goodness, and transcendence in Murdoch's work, The Moral Philosophy of Iris Murdoch presents a compelling and original argument that s...
2025-04-301h 12
CX FilesLeigh Hopwood - CCMA - CX From The Buyer's PerspectiveLeigh Hopwood is the CEO of CCMA (Call Centre Management Association) and Chair of the European Customer Contact Alliance. She is based in London, UK. Peter recently attended a CCMA event in Manchester focused on the buy-side - the companies that need to create their own CX team or buy in expertise from a specialist BPO. He called Leigh to talk about the event and to discuess what buyers are really looking for when they are in the market for CX and BPO services... https://www.ccma.org.uk/ https://www.linkedin.com...
2024-07-1126 min
The SaaS Academy PodcastBuilding a Legacy with Volunteer-Focused Technology (with Mark Hopwood) | Ep 19”Transactionally they're actually more, a higher percentage of younger people volunteering than ever before. They just volunteer less time.”Today, Johnny (@johnnypage13) and Matt (@mattverlaque) are joined by Mark Hopwood, President and Co-founder of VolunteerMatters, as they delve into the journey of a SaaS business dedicated to helping organizations manage their volunteer workforce, the conversation reveals how adopting a mindset for clarity, the positive impact of attending intensives for blind spot elimination, and the strategic shift to targeting larger clients significantly propelled the business forward. With VolunteerMatters experiencing substantial monthly recurring revenue growth and optimizing processes for volu...
2024-04-0240 min
Green Signals5. How to run a railway in the era of micro-managementMD Mark Hopwood lifts the veil at Great Western.
In this episode of Green Signals we are delighted to welcome to the show Mark Hopwood CBE, the Managing Director of Great Western.
Mark is a career railwayman but is widely and properly recognised as one of the most visionary railway leaders of his generation. His ‘can do’ attitude backed by years of experience with a passion for delivering for his customers has enabled Great Western to deliver outstanding results, year after year.Mark himself accepts it’s not easy and the period we are living throug...
2023-11-081h 10
Trust the Plan Podcast with Nick Hopwood, CFP® and Jim Pilat, CFP®EP 195: Mastering the Withdrawal Phases of RetirementNick Hopwood, CFP® and Jim Pilat, CFP® of Peak Wealth Management talk about a recent article they read where it highlights 7 steps someone must take to make a retirement withdrawal. Overall, the duo believes the article missed the mark... saying there's a lot more that needs be taken into consideration. Learn more from this powerhouse financial duo on what you need to think about while making retirement withdrawals. This is an episode you won't want to miss!
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Peak Wealth Management is a financial planning and wealth management firm in Plymouth, MI. We believe by providing educ...
2023-09-1810 minTrust the Plan Podcast with Nick Hopwood, CFP® and Jim Pilat, CFP®EP 195: Mastering the Withdrawal Phases of RetirementNick Hopwood, CFP® and Jim Pilat, CFP® of Peak Wealth Management talk about a recent article they read where it highlights 7 steps someone must take to make a retirement withdrawal. Overall, the duo believes the article missed the mark... saying there's a lot more that needs be taken into consideration. Learn more from this powerhouse financial duo on what you need to think about while making retirement withdrawals. This is an episode you won't want to miss!
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Peak Wealth Management is a financial planning and wealth management firm in Plymouth, MI. We believe by providing educ...
2023-09-1810 min
Calling All Stations - The Transport PodcastCalling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 22Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss the furious reaction to suggestions that booking offices at most of England's main line rail stations will be closed and the arguments put forward by advocates of this policy [01:30]; Christian undertakes a cab ride between London Paddington and Oxford with Great Western Railway Managing Director Mark Hopwood (and some very skilful drivers) in which they discuss a range of issues including the benefits of infrastructure and station investments, incomplete electrification, integration with local buses and the restoration of Nuneham Viaduct [11:47]; finally, Christian examines the agreement at the International Maritime Organisation on measures to...
2023-07-1039 minCalling All Stations - The Transport PodcastCalling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 22Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss the furious reaction to suggestions that booking offices at most of England's main line rail stations will be closed and the arguments put forward by advocates of this policy [01:30]; Christian undertakes a cab ride between London Paddington and Oxford with Great Western Railway Managing Director Mark Hopwood (and some very skilful drivers) in which they discuss a range of issues including the benefits of infrastructure and station investments, incomplete electrification, integration with local buses and the restoration of Nuneham Viaduct [11:47]; finally, Christian examines the agreement at the International Maritime Organisation on measures to...
2023-07-1039 min
Happy Hour Harmonica PodcastEd Hopwood interviewEd Hopwood joins me on episode 85.Ed is from the UK where he started out playing drums and he shares some tips on how to bring some rhythm into our harmonica playing. Ed loves early styles of harmonica and performs a range genres, including jug band, early blues, cajun, bluegrass and old-timey music. Ed has a one man band show where he plays harmonica, guitar, sings and a whole host of percussion instruments. He’s brought many of these skills to his main band, The Rigmarollers, a trio who play a mixture of barrelhouse blues, ragtime, jazz, swi...
2023-05-0359 min
The Art of ConnectingEpisode 11| Mark Hopwood: How He Uses Insurance Sales To Connect New Entrepreneurs To Affordable HealthcareMark is a business veteran, previous homebuilding executive and now helps entrepreneurs, young families and business owners find affordable alternatives to traditional health insurance. In this episode, we discuss some options that exist for entrepreneurs to still have great healthcare coverage without the burden so that they can leave their job! We also discuss Mark's sales experience and how he grew his business to be the number one sales person in his company, all through personal connections and networking.
2023-04-0533 min
CX FilesLeigh Hopwood - CCMA - Our Industry Will Thrive Through LearningLeigh Hopwood is CEO of the Call Centre Management Association - based in London, UK. Leigh recently published an article in a special report on the future of CX published by Intelligent Sourcing - the article was focused on the development of learning and training in CX. Mark Hillary called Leigh to talk more about learning in CX and how to create genuine career opportunities for people who work in customer service teams. Are the opportunities for career development really out there? It now looks like it so listen to this episode for more information!
2022-10-1925 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastThe Murdochian Mind PodcastIn this episode I'm joined by Silvia Caprioglio Panizza (University College Dublin, and the Centre for Ethics as Study in Human Value, University of Pardubice) and Mark Hopwood (Sewanne, University of the South, USA) to discuss their recently published edited collection 'The Murdochian Mind'.
Silvia Caprioglio Panizza is Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow at the Centre for Ethics, University of Pardubice, and a fellow of the PEriTiA project (Policy, Expertise, and Trust in Action) at the Centre for Ethics in Public Life, University College Dublin. She has edited and translated Simone Weil’s Venice Saved with Philip Wilson (2019) and is the aut...
2022-06-2344 min
Intuitive InsightsINTUITIVE INSIGHTS PODCAST EPISODE #10 featuring MARK HOPWOODMark Hopwood CBE, Managing Director of Great Western Railways joins Nina on the 10th episode of the Intuitive Insights podcast
Please do share your thoughts and if you have any questions for Nina or Mark, please do send them through.
About Nina Lockwood
Nina is founder and CEO of Intuitive Interim & Executive Search, a boutique agency focused completely on the UK Transport sector - she can be contacted by email at nina.lockwood@intuitiverecruitment.com
About Intuitive Interim & Executive Search
Intuitive are a boutique agency fo...
2021-02-1847 min
New Starz ShowEp 29: Mark HarrisonA genuine blues singer and musician, who stopped playing until he found his niche. After realising that his cover songs sounded different to the originals he then embarked on creating genuine blues music.He started to do gigs all over London, in all sorts of fine and well-regarded venues – some solo, many with Charles Benfield (double bass), Ryan Carr (mandolin), Ed Hopwood (drums) and Will Greener (harmonica), in various combinations. With that fine bunch of musicians, I did a couple of hundred gigs over the following couple of years, including supporting such fine touring US artists as The...
2021-02-021h 03
Every Student PodcastDeirdre Dorbis and Dwayne HopwoodTwo principals join Mark Scott to share what they learned during the pandemic shutdown and their focus for the future.
2020-06-1428 min
The Iris Murdoch Society podcastSovereignty of Good PodcastIn this podcast Miles Leeson is joined by three renowned experts on Murdoch's philosophy; Justin Broackes (Brown University, USA), editor of 'Iris Murdoch, Philosopher' and author of a forthcoming commentary on SOG; Hannah Marije Altorf (St. Mary's, London) author of 'Iris Murdoch and the Art of Imagining' and translator of the Dutch edition of SOG, and Mark Hopwood (Sewanee, University of the South, USA), editor of the forthcoming'The Murdochian Mind'.
You can find 'Existentialists and Mystics' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0140264922/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tu00_p1_i6
Justin's Collection: https://global.oup.com...
2020-05-1355 min
The Beaucephus BroadcastBeaucephus Buddies: Neil Gau and Mark Hopwood IIBeaucephus Buddies returns with a special Thanksgiving edition of The Beaucephus Broadcast! Mark Hopwood and Neil Gau make their triumphant return to the program for episode 44. This week, the guys discuss Mark's phallic haircut, Big Dog t-shirts and other fads they remember from childhood, Tom Petty, reggae music, and new music discovery Greta Van Fleet, Thanksgiving plans, and Mark not being socially ready for kindergarten.
Plus, pull up a chair to the adults table for a Thanksgiving themed Beaucephus Threephus.
And, find out what Beau thought of the new Justice League movie. And hear the...
2020-05-031h 04The Beaucephus BroadcastBeaucephus Buddies: Neil Gau and Mark HopwoodBeau, Mark, and Neil occupied a hotel in downtown Quincy, cracked open some cold beers, and shot the breeze for over an hour. This episode, hear them chat about their Smash Mouth cover band (STITS), fidget spinners, rompers for men, and dating apps. Plus, the first Beaucephus Threephus! What is it? Listen and find out!
2020-05-0359 min
The Daycast By Day TranslationsThe Daycast : Episode 5 featuring Mark Parrish- The Podcast for Hospitals: Working with a Medical Interpreter, Willie Ramirez, & What the Law SaysWe give a warm welcome to the one and only Mark Parrish, Day Translations Interpreting Supervisor who connects with us in this episode to teach is about Medical Interpreting Laws in the United States and all of the complexities associated with Interpreting for Health Care Applications.
2020-04-2828 min
Christ Community Church MessagesConfessions of a Bank RobberShon Hopwood is an American convicted felon, appellate lawyer, and professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center. Hopwood became well-known as a jailhouse lawyer who served time in prison for bank robbery.
2019-12-0145 min
Elucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 84: Amanda Greene discusses the legitimacy of democracyIn this episode, Amanda Greene argues that democracy is the form of government that most reliably leads to long-term stability and acceptance.
2016-06-1043 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 83: Bob Simpson discusses genealogical anxietyIn this episode, Bob Simpson discusses how a person should respond to the realization that they only believe something because of how they were brought up.
2016-05-1235 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 82: Robert May discusses Frege and the problem of identityIn this episode, Robert May discusses the problems that arise when we try to explain what simple statements of arithmetic are saying.
2016-04-1341 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 81: Cathy Legg discusses what Peirce's categories can do for youIn this episode, Cathy Legg talks about why Charles Sanders Peirce thought that existing was only one of three ways of being.
2016-03-1537 min
ElucidationsEpisode 80: Mark Hopwood discusses love and moral valueIn this episode, Mark Hopwood discusses the moral relation that results when one person values another as a particular individual. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2016-02-1031 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 80: Mark Hopwood discusses love and moral valueIn this episode, Mark Hopwood discusses the moral relation that results when one person values another as a particular individual.
2016-02-1031 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 79: Anthony S. Gillies discusses conditionalsIn this episode, Anthony S. Gillies shows us how difficult it is to figure out what if/then statements mean!
2016-01-0632 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 78: Stephen Engstrom discusses the categorical imperativeIn this episode, Stephen Engstrom discusses the principle that Immanuel Kant thought to underlie all of ethics.
2015-12-0932 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 77: Mark Schroeder discusses reasons for action and beliefIn this episode, Mark Schroeder discusses an example of how something other than evidence against a claim can give you a reason not to believe that it's true.
2015-11-1338 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 76: Barbara Herman discusses gratitudeIn this episode, Barbara Herman describes the intricacies of the relationship between two people that is created when one does a favor for the other.
2015-10-1342 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 75: Malte Willer discusses non-monotonic logicIn this episode, Malte Willer discusses attempts to give a formal theory of commonsense reasoning, and how it differs from the kind of reasoning that has traditionally been studied.
2015-09-0831 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 74: Christina van Dyke discusses gender and medieval mysticismIn this episode, Christina van Dyke discusses the medieval mystics, a loose collection of authors who thought through philosophical issues by writing about their religious experiences.
2015-08-0730 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 73: Greg Salmieri discusses Ayn Rand's moral philosophyIn this episode, Greg Salmieri explains why Ayn Rand thought a good life is oriented, first and foremost, toward the goal of benefitting oneself.
2015-07-1539 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 72: Robert May discusses pejorative expressionsIn this episode, Robert May explains what racial, ethnic, and homophobic slurs literally mean.
2015-06-2538 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 71: Kent Schmor discusses Carnap's AufbauIn this episode, Kent Schmor introduces us to Rudolf Carnap's classic work, _The Logical Construction of the World_.
2015-06-0534 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 70: Susan James discusses Spinoza on the good embodied lifeIn this episode, Susan James explains Spinoza's view that the mind and the body are really just different aspects of the same thing, and how that view led him to think of moral reasoning as having an emotional component.
2015-05-0633 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 69: Christel Fricke discusses Adam Smith's theory of moral sentimentsIn this episode, Christel Fricke discusses a view in ethics according to which you determine the right thing to do by imitating the perspective of an ideal, impartial spectator.
2015-03-2532 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 68: Mark Lance discusses anarchismIn this episode, Mark Lance defends the view that instead of answering to a central authority, our society should self-govern, only scaling up what it has to.
2015-02-1842 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 67: John Protevi discusses Darwin, disaster, and prosocialityIn this episode, John Protevi discusses research across several different disciplines which supports the hypothesis that human beings evolved to cooperate with each other.
2015-01-1231 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 66: Haim Gaifman discusses mathematical reasoningIn this episode, Haim Gaifman argues that there are mathematical facts about real, objective, mathematical entities.
2014-12-1740 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 65: Julian Savulescu discusses doping in sportsIn this episode, Julian Savulescu argues that professional sports should change their regulations so as to allow for a certain amount of doping.
2014-11-1739 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 64: James Conant and Jay Elliott discuss the analytic traditionIn this episode, James Conant and Jay Elliott go into the history of the movement known as analytic philosophy.
2014-10-1852 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 63: Michael Devitt discusses referenceIn this episode, Michael Devitt explains why we need a theory of what it means for a proper name to stand for a person or place.
2014-09-1938 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 62: Sally Sedgwick discusses Hegel’s critique of KantIn this episode, Sally Sedgwick runs through Immanuel Kant’s idea that doing the right thing means doing whatever respects the dignity of all rational creatures, along with G. W. F. Hegel’s worry that Kant neglected how his moral theory was the product of a particular historical moment.
2014-08-2130 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 61: Jeff Buechner discusses Kripke and functionalismIn this episode, Jeff Buechner gives us an overview of the work of Saul Kripke, and explains his (not yet published) argument against the idea that the human mind is a kind of computer.
2014-07-1644 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 60: Fabrizio Cariani shares some thoughts about oughtsIn this episode, Fabrizio Cariani explains some of the challenges that arise when we try to precisely define the words 'ought' and 'should.'
2014-06-2326 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 59: Rebecca Kukla discusses reproductive riskIn this episode, Rebecca Kukla questions the assumptions behind the idea that keeping unborn fetuses safe is simply a matter of individual mothers managing risk responsibly.
2014-05-1437 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 58: Stewart Shapiro discusses vagueness, part IIIn this episode, we return to the topic of vagueness from a new perspective.
2014-04-1727 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 57: Julia Annas discusses virtue ethicsIn this episode, Julia Annas introduces us to the ancient Greek conception of ethics.
2014-03-1939 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 56: Philip Pettit discusses corporate rights and responsibilitiesIn this episode, Philip Pettit considers whether a corporation can have any special privileges or rights.
2014-02-1054 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 55: Branden Fitelson discusses paradoxes of consistencyIn this episode, Branden Fitelson proposes a new notion of coherence to explain certain unusual situations in which the need to believe what's true conflicts with the need to believe what's supported by evidence.
2014-01-0845 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 54: Patricia Blanchette discusses Frege's logicismIn this episode, Patricia Blanchette explains why Gottlob Frege and other early 20th century philosophers wanted to understand all of mathematics as really being about logic.
2013-12-0644 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 53: Martin Stokhof discusses formal semantics and WittgensteinIn this episode, Martin Stokhof argues that understanding what formal theories of linguistic meaning are actually doing is less straightforward than it might seem.
2013-11-1437 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 52: Rafeeq Hasan discusses Rousseau on freedom and happinessIn this episode, Rafeeq Hasan argues that according to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, there isn't any conflict between being a free individual and living in a cooperative society.
2013-10-1437 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 51: Jeroen Groenendijk and Floris Roelofsen discuss inquisitive semanticsIn this episode, Jeroen Groenendijk and Floris Roelofsen discuss a new theory of linguistic meaning that brings out a deep commonality between statements and questions.
2013-09-2333 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 50: Greg Salmieri discusses the Aristotelian good life and productive workIn this episode, Greg Salmieri looks at the attitudes ancient philosophers used to take towards craftsmanship.
2013-08-2136 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 49: Hans Kamp discusses discourse representation theoryIn this episode, Hans Kamp discusses his influential dynamic theory of linguistic meaning.
2013-07-1747 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 48: Jennifer Frey discusses the philosophy of Thomas AquinasIn this episode, Jennifer Frey discusses the medieval philosopher Thomas Aquinas' idea that what's ethically right or wrong is determined by our nature as human beings.
2013-06-1031 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 47: Alexandru Baltag discusses the logic of knowledgeIn this episode, Alexandru Baltag gives us a tour through a number of formal definitions of knowledge that have been proposed in recent years.
2013-05-1439 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 46: Frank Veltman discusses normalityIn this episode, Frank Veltman discusses the central role that the idea of normality (along with abnormality) plays in our everyday reasoning.
2013-04-1927 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 45: Anubav Vasudevan discusses probability and determinismIn this episode, Anubav Vasudevan argues that there is no conflict between the belief that the future is completely determined by the past and the belief that some things truly happen by chance.
2013-03-2232 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 44: Joelle Proust discusses metacognitionIn this episode, Joelle Proust discusses whether you need to have the concept of memory in order to evaluate your ability to remember things.
2013-02-1534 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 43: Peter Adamson discusses the philosophy of Al-KindiIn this episode, Peter Adamson gives us a tour through the impressively wide-ranging work of Al-Kindi, including his arguments for the unity of God and against the eternity of the universe.
2013-01-0141 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 42: Agustin Rayo discusses the construction of logical spaceIn this episode, Agustin Rayo considers whether the number of dinosaurs being zero is the same thing as there being no dinosaurs, whether some wood blocks being nailed together into the shape of a table is the same thing as there being a table, and similar matters.
2012-12-1237 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 41: David Enoch discusses metaethicsIn this episode, David Enoch argues that there are real facts of the matter about whether something is right or wrong, and that our ability to deliberate about what to do depends on this.
2012-11-0939 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 40: Johan van Benthem discusses logical dynamicsIn this episode, Johan van Benthem argues that the subject matter of logic should be broadened to encompass not only processes of inference performed by individuals, but also the sharing of information among groups of people.
2012-10-0836 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 39: Nicholas Asher discusses the philosophy of languageIn this episode, Nicholas Asher discusses some of the challenges faced by philosophers, linguists, and computer scientists when it comes to developing a formal theory of meaning that (for example) a computer could understand.
2012-09-0431 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 38: Christopher Frey discusses Aristotle on living organisms and their partsIn this episode, Christopher Frey explains why Aristotle thought that after you sever a person's hand, it isn't really a hand anymore.
2012-08-0825 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 37: Catarina Dutilh Novaes discusses methods in philosophyIn this episode, Catarina Dutilh Novaes talks about whether there is any one method that's specific to philosophy, the way there is (for example) something we call the scientific method.
2012-07-1025 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 36: Robert van Rooij discusses vaguenessIn this episode, Robert van Rooij talks about a paradox that arises when you try to decide exactly how many millimeters high someone has to be in order to count as tall.
2012-06-1532 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 35: Martha Nussbaum discusses the capabilities approachIn this episode, Martha Nussbaum proposes a new set of criteria for determining the overall health and prosperity of a country.
2012-05-0728 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 34: Kieran Setiya discusses moral disagreementIn this episode, Kieran Setiya discusses the difference between disagreeing with someone about how you should live your life and disagreeing with someone about what you just saw (like, for example, who was the winner of a very close race).
2012-04-0931 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 33: Daniel Sutherland discusses the philosophy of mathematicsIn this episode, Daniel Sutherland explains some of the difficulties involved in trying to say what numbers are.
2012-03-1431 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 32: Jennifer Lockhart discusses ignorant knowledgeIn this episode, Jennifer Lockhart tells us what happens when a person is unable to go ahead and do something they know how to do in theory.
2012-02-0924 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 31: Branden Fitelson discusses reasoning fallaciesIn this episode, Branden Fitelson discusses some mistakes we often make when reasoning about probabilities, and explains why we may even have evolved to make these mistakes.
2012-01-1144 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 30: Marko Malink discusses modal syllogisticIn this episode, Marko Malink discusses what Aristotle meant by words like 'every' and 'some,' and how his use of these words differs subtly from ours.
2011-12-1230 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 29: Peter Kail discusses Hume's legacyIn this episode, Peter Kail discusses the importance of David Hume's contributions to philosophy, including his thoughts on the scientific method, human psychology, and religious belief.
2011-11-0833 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 28: John Searle discusses human reality and basic realityIn this episode, John Searle explores some of the problems that come up when we try to reconcile what's obvious and self-evident about human experience with what we know about how the world works.
2011-10-1838 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 27: Emma Borg discusses semantic minimalismIn this episode, Emma Borg explains why it's important to have a sharp distinction between what a person literally means when they say something and what they merely imply.
2011-09-2632 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 26: Robert Richards discusses evolutionary ethicsIn this episode, Robert Richards argues that we have evolved an instinct to act for the benefit of other people.
2011-09-0836 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 25: Robert Stalnaker discusses conversational contextIn this episode, Robert Stalnaker draws a distinction between two different meanings of the word 'context,' then explores some of its philosophical ramifications.
2011-07-1828 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 24: Christopher Peacocke discusses the perception of musicIn this episode, Christopher Peacocke discusses what it is to hear emotion in music.
2011-06-1331 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 23: Quassim Cassam discusses transcendental argumentsIn this episode, Quassim Cassam discusses an influential strategy for arguing against the idea that (for example) we're all in the Matrix.
2011-05-1731 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 22: Ben Laurence discusses collective actionIn this episode, Ben Laurence discusses the difference between what an individual person does and what a group of people does.
2011-04-0629 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 21: Raymond Geuss discusses political liberalismIn this episode, Raymond Geuss critiques the idea that we should always look to what the general consensus is when deciding which political policies to adopt.
2011-03-0732 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 20: Simon Critchley discusses faithIn this episode, Simon Critchley considers whether religious faith can serve as a model for faith in ethical principles.
2011-02-0833 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 19: Dan Sperber discusses epistemic vigilanceIn this episode, Dan Sperber discusses the psychological habits we develop in order to figure out whether the information we hear from other people is trustworthy.
2011-01-1235 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 18: Mark Lance discusses language and powerIn this episode, Mark Lance discusses how the conventions by which we verbally address one another define the roles we play in society.
2010-12-0633 minElucidations: A University of Chicago PodcastEpisode 17: Brandon Fogel discusses mechanism and causationIn this episode, Brandon Fogel discusses how attitudes toward the idea of action at a distance have changed over the course of history.
2010-11-0833 min