The Philosopher's Nest

Oct 13 2024 51 ep. 22 mins 11

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The Philosopher's Nest is a podcast created by Kyle van Oosterum and Lewis Williams, two graduate students in philosophy at the University of Oxford. Our podcast is dedicated to showcasing the work, insights, and experiences of graduate students in philosophy. In each episode we talk with a different graduate philosophy student about their research and their views on the discipline of philosophy as it is practised today.

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S3E3 - Shmuel Gomes on Teaching Soft Skills, Moral Patiency, and the Relationship between Judaism and Philosophy

Oct 13 2024 23 mins

Shmuel Gomes is a PhD candidate at the University of California, Riverside. We'll be talking about Shmuel's thoughts on the importance of teaching soft skills to undergraduates, his research on moral patiency (are pens moral patients?), and the relationship between Judaism and his academic work. If you'd like to get in touch with Shmuel, you can reach him at [email protected].

S3E2 - Emily Slome on Moral Testimony Pessimism, and Evolutionary Debunking

Sep 22 2024 22 mins

Emily Slome was a PhD candidate at the University of Boulder, Colorado. We'll be talking about how summer camp inspired her to study philosophy, as well as her research on moral testimony pessimism. If you'd like to get in touch with Emily, you can reach her at [email protected] or check out her website at https://sites.google.com/view/emilyslome . This podcast is powered b

S3E1 - Kathleen Murphy-Hollies on Confabulation, UBirmingham, and the Philosophy Garden

Sep 01 2024 20 mins

Today we're joined by Kathleen Murphy-Hollies who was, until very recently, a PhD candidate at the University of Birmingham. We'll be talking about her experiences finishing the PhD while beginning her postdoc, her research on confabulation and her project the Philosophy Garden. If you'd like to get in touch with Kathleen, you can reach her at [email protected], or get

End of Season Announcement

Thanks for listening to the second season of The Philosopher’s Nest. We’ve really enjoyed interviewing these brilliant up-and-coming philosophers and learning about their unique research areas and personal experiences with the discipline. The first episode of season 3 will be released on the first Monday of September. As usual, each season will consist of 13 tri-weekly episodes

S2E13 - Bonus Episode! What's the Most Underrated Part of Doing a PhD?

May 12 2024 10 mins

In this third bonus episode of The Philosopher's Nest, we've asked each of our last 12 guests the same question, and we've compiled each of these answers into a single episode. We'll be hearing 12 Philosophy PhD students answer: "What's the most underrated part of doing a PhD?" Music credit: @progressivaudio

S2E12 - Joe Schmid on Existential Inertia, Psychophysical Harmony and Book-Publishing

Apr 21 2024 28 mins

Joe Schmid is a PhD student at Princeton University. We'll be talking about Joseph's Christian upbringing and how it brought him to philosophy, what he thinks the best argument is for theism and the best argument against it. We also discuss how he got his 2023 book 'Existential Inertia and Classical Theistic Proofs' published. Joe is also the host of the very popular Majesty of Rea

S2E11 - David Domínguez on the Zetetic Turn and Philosophy in Spain

Apr 01 2024 22 mins

David Domínguez is a PhD candidate at the Complutense University of Madrid. We'll be talking about David's experiences as a schoolteacher in philosophy as well as his doctoral research on the Zetetic turn in epistemology. If you'd like to get in touch with David, you can reach him via email at [email protected] and you can also read his publications linked on his PhilPapers profile.

S2E10 - Cindy Friedman on Humanoid Robots and Ubuntu Ethics

Mar 10 2024 27 mins

Today we’re joined by Cindy Friedman, a PhD candidate at Utrecht University. We’ll be talking about Cindy's work on the ethics of humanoid robots and ubuntu ethics. If you'd like to get in touch with Cindy, you can reach her at [email protected] or on LinkedIn and ResearchGate. Music credit: @progressivaudio

S2E9 - Asia Sakchatchawan on Tennis and Authenticity

Feb 18 2024 24 mins

Asia Sakchatchawan is a PhD candidate at the University of Oxford. We’ll be talking about Asia’s background in professional tennis and her research on authenticity. If you'd like to get in touch with Asia, you can email her at [email protected] or on Twitter(X) at @AsiaLeeSak Music credit: @progressivaudio

S2E8 - Kenny Novis on Podcasting, Marxism, and Spinoza

Jan 28 2024 22 mins

Today we're joined by Kenny Novis, a DPhil candidate at the University of Oxford. We'll be talking about Kenny's experiences podcasting with Zer0 Books and Repeater Media, his research on Marxism, as well as his research on Spinoza. If you'd like to get in touch with Kenny, you can reach him via email at [email protected], or on Twitter at @saditious. Music credit: @progress