Out of the Vat https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy Philosophers’ work and philosophers’ lives, both inside and outside of philosophy. Brought to you by the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, LSE, and the Forum for Philosophy. Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:14:56 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.13 Philosophers’ work and philosophers’ lives, both inside and outside of philosophy. Brought to you by the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, LSE, and the Forum for Philosophy. LSE/Forum for Philosophy no episodic e.hannon@lse.ac.uk (Out of the Vat – Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method) Philosophers’ work and philosophers’ lives, both inside and outside of philosophy Out of the Vat – Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method http://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/out-of-the-vat-logo-square-reduced.jpg https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/blog/category/out-of-the-vat/ 83006194 Forum for Philosophy, and the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method and the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, LSEphilosophy,philosophers,science,ethics,art,politics,interviewsphilosophy-forum@lse.ac.ukLSE/Forum for Philosophy Out of the Vat #10 – Ann-Sophie Barwich https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/blog/2021/11/10/out-of-the-vat-10/ Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:54:24 +0000 https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/?p=16948

Ann-Sophie Barwich is a cognitive scientist and empirical philosopher based at Indiana University Bloomington. She specialises in the philosophy of olfaction. In this episode we talk to Ann-Sophie about smell, Star Trek and the German punk band Die Toten Hosen…

]]> Ann-Sophie Barwich is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University Bloomington, specialising in the philosophy of olfaction. In this episode we talk to Ann-Sophie about smell, Star Trek and the German punk band Die Toten Hosen... Ann-Sophie Barwich is an Assistant Professor at Indiana University Bloomington, specialising in the philosophy of olfaction. In this episode we talk to Ann-Sophie about smell, Star Trek and the German punk band Die Toten Hosen... Out of the Vat – Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method clean 41:33 16948 philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk (LSE/Forum for Philosophy)philosophy,philosophers,science,ethics,art,politics,interviews Out of the Vat #9 – Lucy Campbell https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/blog/2021/08/10/out-of-the-vat-9/ Tue, 10 Aug 2021 11:50:11 +0000 https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/?p=16632

Lucy Campbell is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Leverhulme Fellow at the University of Warwick. She specialises in epistemology and philosophy of mind. In this episode, we talk to Lucy about self-knowledge, sheepdogs, and pinhole photography…

 

]]> Lucy Campbell is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, specialising in epistemology and philosophy of mind. In this episode, we talk to Lucy about self-knowledge, sheepdogs, and pinhole photography... Lucy Campbell is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, specialising in epistemology and philosophy of mind. In this episode, we talk to Lucy about self-knowledge, sheepdogs, and pinhole photography... Out of the Vat – Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method clean 37:02 16632 philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk (LSE/Forum for Philosophy)philosophy,philosophers,science,ethics,art,politics,interviews Out of the Vat #8 – David Papineau https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/blog/2020/11/10/out-of-the-vat-8/ Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:27:54 +0000 https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/?p=15446

David Papineau is Professor of Philosophy of Science at King’s College London and the City University of New York Graduate Center. In this episode, David discusses causes and correlations, worrying about branching universes, and the problem with “brilliance”…

 

]]> David Papineau is Professor of Philosophy of Science at King's College London. In this episode, David discusses causes and correlations, worrying about branching universes, and the problem with "brilliance"... David Papineau is Professor of Philosophy of Science at King's College London. In this episode, David discusses causes and correlations, worrying about branching universes, and the problem with "brilliance"... Out of the Vat – Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method clean 45:56 15446 philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk (LSE/Forum for Philosophy)philosophy,philosophers,science,ethics,art,politics,interviews Out of the Vat #7 – Philip Goff https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/blog/2020/06/26/out-of-the-vat-7/ Fri, 26 Jun 2020 14:44:00 +0000 http://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/?p=14796

Philip Goff is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Durham University. In this episode, Philip discusses everything from panpsychism and the problem of consciousness to Philip Pullman and talking philosophy on the high seas…

 

]]> Philip Goff is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Durham University. In this episode, Philip discusses everything from panpsychism and the problem of consciousness to Philip Pullman and talking philosophy on the high seas… Philip Goff is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Durham University. In this episode, Philip discusses everything from panpsychism and the problem of consciousness to Philip Pullman and talking philosophy on the high seas… Out of the Vat – Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method clean 31:00 14796 philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk (LSE/Forum for Philosophy)philosophy,philosophers,science,ethics,art,politics,interviews Out of the Vat #6 – Mahon O’Brien https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/blog/2020/04/07/out-of-the-vat-6/ Tue, 07 Apr 2020 13:21:08 +0000 http://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/?p=14501

Mahon O’Brien is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sussex. His research is concerned with issues in phenomenology, and he has a particular interest in the work of Martin Heidegger. In this episode we speak to Mahon about Heidegger, horse racing, and his obsessive adolescent listening habits…

 

]]> Mahon O’Brien is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sussex. He specialises in phenomenology. In this episode we speak to Mahon about Heidegger, horse racing, and his obsessive adolescent listening habits… Mahon O’Brien is a Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sussex. He specialises in phenomenology. In this episode we speak to Mahon about Heidegger, horse racing, and his obsessive adolescent listening habits… Out of the Vat – Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method clean 35:01 14501 philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk (LSE/Forum for Philosophy)philosophy,philosophers,science,ethics,art,politics,interviews Out of the Vat #5 – Heather Widdows https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/blog/2020/02/04/out-of-the-vat-5/ Tue, 04 Feb 2020 15:58:55 +0000 http://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/?p=14312

Heather Widdows is John Ferguson Professor of Global Ethics and Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor Research at the University of Birmingham. Her research concerns the ethical issues surrounding beauty and she is the founder of the #everydaylookism campaign. In this episode we talk to Heather about beauty, choice, and re-reading Twilight…

 

]]> Heather Widdows is John Ferguson Professor of Global Ethics and Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor Research at the University of Birmingham. In this episode we talk to Heather about beauty, choice, and re-reading Twilight… Heather Widdows is John Ferguson Professor of Global Ethics and Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor Research at the University of Birmingham. In this episode we talk to Heather about beauty, choice, and re-reading Twilight… Out of the Vat – Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method clean 17:08 14312 philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk (LSE/Forum for Philosophy)philosophy,philosophers,science,ethics,art,politics,interviews Out of the Vat #4 – Brian Glenney https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/blog/2019/11/12/out-of-the-vat-4/ Tue, 12 Nov 2019 12:12:03 +0000 http://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/?p=14089

Brian Glenney is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Norwich University, Vermont. He specialises in the philosophy of perception, with a specific interest in Molyneux’s Question. He’s also interested in skateboarding and graffiti art. In this episode we talk to Brian about perception, illusion and (literally) seeing the world through the eyes of another being…

 

]]> Brian Glenney specialises in the philosophy of perception, with a specific interest in Molyneux's Question. In this episode we talk to Brian about perception, illusion and (literally) seeing the world through the eyes of another being… Brian Glenney specialises in the philosophy of perception, with a specific interest in Molyneux's Question. In this episode we talk to Brian about perception, illusion and (literally) seeing the world through the eyes of another being… Out of the Vat – Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method clean 32:43 14089 philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk (LSE/Forum for Philosophy)philosophy,philosophers,science,ethics,art,politics,interviews Out of the Vat #3 – Katherine Furman https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/blog/2019/09/03/out-of-the-vat-3/ Tue, 03 Sep 2019 10:27:11 +0000 http://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/?p=13848

Katherine Furman is Philosopher of Public Policy. She currently teaches at University College Cork, where she directs the MA in Health and Society, and will begin a lectureship in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the University of Liverpool in January 2020. In this episode Katherine talks about AIDS denialism, expertise and growing up in South Africa…

 

]]> Katherine Furman is a Philosopher of Public Policy at University College Cork – soon to move to the University of Liverpool. In this episode Katherine talks about AIDS denialism, expertise and growing up in South Africa… Katherine Furman is a Philosopher of Public Policy at University College Cork – soon to move to the University of Liverpool. In this episode Katherine talks about AIDS denialism, expertise and growing up in South Africa… Out of the Vat – Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method clean 17:32 13848 philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk (LSE/Forum for Philosophy)philosophy,philosophers,science,ethics,art,politics,interviews Out of the Vat #2 – Richard Ashcroft https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/blog/2019/06/25/out-of-the-vat-2/ Tue, 25 Jun 2019 09:59:19 +0000 http://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/?p=13707

Richard Ashcroft is Professor of Bioethics and Deputy Head of the Department of Law at Queen Mary University of London. In this episode, Richard discusses his recent work on utopias, his love of trains, and “the other Richard Ashcroft”…

 

]]> Richard Ashcroft is Professor of Bioethics and Deputy Head of the Department of Law at Queen Mary University of London. In this episode, Richard discusses his recent work on utopias, his love of trains, and "the other Richard Ashcroft"… Richard Ashcroft is Professor of Bioethics and Deputy Head of the Department of Law at Queen Mary University of London. In this episode, Richard discusses his recent work on utopias, his love of trains, and "the other Richard Ashcroft"… Out of the Vat – Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method clean 32:08 13707 philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk (LSE/Forum for Philosophy)philosophy,philosophers,science,ethics,art,politics,interviews Out of the Vat #1 – Steven French https://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/blog/2019/05/07/out-of-the-vat-1/ Tue, 07 May 2019 12:17:12 +0000 http://www.lse.ac.uk/philosophy/?p=13304

Steven French is Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds. In this episode, Steven discusses his current interest in phenomenological approaches to quantum mechanics, and recounts his early forays into art-rock journalism…

 

]]> Steven French is a Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds. In this episode, Steven discusses his current interest in phenomenological approaches to quantum mechanics, and recounts his early forays into art-rock journalism... Steven French is a Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds. In this episode, Steven discusses his current interest in phenomenological approaches to quantum mechanics, and recounts his early forays into art-rock journalism... Out of the Vat – Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method clean 28:57 13304 philosophy-forum@lse.ac.uk (LSE/Forum for Philosophy)philosophy,philosophers,science,ethics,art,politics,interviews