The Royal Institute of Philosophy

For #ReelPhilosophyForEveryone this week, Professor Michele M. Moody-Adams discusses how democracies treat their pasts and futures. Watch the full video: youtu.be/1ziTaEuooFU

This week’s #ReelPhilosophyForEveryone features Professor Regina Rini and Professor Harcourt discussing the role of values in science. Watch the full video: youtu.be/H_0E3ycaJ0E

In this week’s #ReelPhilosophyForEveryone, Professor Peter Adamson contrasts Ibn Sina’s and Descartes’ conceptions of what exists independently of the body. Watch the full video: youtu.be/ok42dabFCs0

What recourse do we have, when decisions about our future are made by #algorithms trained on biased data? 📊💻🌏 Professor Shannon Vallor (@shannonvallor.bsky.social), speaking at our 2024 Symposium, discusses the moral and legal vacuum created by #AI-led decisions-making. 👩🏻‍⚖️🫱🏾‍🫲🏽 #Philosophy

In this clip, Professor Peter Hacker discusses the ongoing nature of philosophical investigations as part of his lecture on Wittgenstein’s impact on philosophical practice. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/fcNEqdGGnvc

Happy #EarthDay2026. 🌱🌍 Today we’re looking back on ‘Climate Anxiety and Climate Courage’, as we ask: can courage cure climate anxiety? In her article for Think Journal, Mandi Astola explores what it means to be courageous in the face of the #climate crisis: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#ReelPhilosophyForEveryone This week, we are featuring Professor Fiona Woollard discuss how pregnancy is different from cases of interpersonal responsibility. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/4ZDV-hGcNQU

Professor Shannon Vallor describes technofatalism, the idea that technology will always be a threat. Hear more from Professor Vallor at our upcoming panel event: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/event/is-ai-...

In this clip, Professor Harcourt asks Dr Rowan Williams about the interaction between empathy and cruelty, following his lecture on empathy’s relation to ethics. #ReelPhilosophyForEveryone Watch the full video: youtu.be/DB008jxdX3Y

In this week’s #ReelPhilosophyForEveryone , Professor Harcourt asks Dr Mazviita Chirimuuta about how much we can know about the processes behind AI. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/upalvKnBB7w

For the first week in our new #ReelPhilosophyForEveryone series, Professor Harcourt asks Nikhil Krishnan about moral truths after his lecture on moralism in the modern day. Watch the full video here: youtu.be/-PNbof7tGzc

Is philosophy something that is found out, or something that we do? In his discussion of Wittgenstein’s influences on philosophy, Professor Peter Hacker discusses how logical investigations make philosophy an evolving skill. Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/fcNEqdGGnvc

Happy UNESCO International Day of Mathematics! 🌐 🔢 📐 ❓ Are mathematical objects "out there" somewhere to be discovered? 🔭 Or are they invented? 🛠️ Read more in Mathematics: Discovery or invention? by Kit Fine: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/article/math... #idm314#worldmathsday #maths #philosophy

What does it mean to be “equal” in society? In this clip, Professor Jo Wolff discusses several views on how social equality has to do with how we see and interact with each other, rather than what our financial means may be. Watch his full lecture here: youtu.be/9xL1gyM4f3Q

How does collective imagination create democracy? Professor Michele M. Moody-Adams uses the example of democratic constitutions to show how collective imagination shapes democracies over time. Watch her full lecture here: youtu.be/1ziTaEuooFU