The Philosopher's Nest

By: Lewis Williams and Kyle van Oosterum
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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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Episodes
  • S3E5 - David Harmon on Spinozan Metaphysics, Why Anything Exists, and the Diversity Reading List Initiative

    S3E5 - David Harmon on Spinozan Metaphysics, Why Anything Exists, and the Diversity Reading List Initiative
    Nov 24 2024

    Today we're joined by David Harmon, a PhD student at the University of St Andrews. We’ll be talking about David’s research on Spinoza’s metaphysics, David's ruminations upon why anything exists, and the Diversity Reading List initiative. If you’d like to get in touch with David, you can reach him at dh212@st-andrews.ac.uk or follow him on twitter at @1part_harmony.

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    29 mins
  • S3E4 - Jessica Pohlmann on the Metaphysics of Spacetime and Editorial Assistantship at AJP

    S3E4 - Jessica Pohlmann on the Metaphysics of Spacetime and Editorial Assistantship at AJP
    Nov 4 2024

    Jessica Pohlmann is a PhD candidate at Rutgers University. We'll be talking about her research in the philosophy of science, quantum gravity, the metaphysics of space-time, and her work as an editorial assistant for the Australasian Journal of Philosophy. If you'd like to get in touch with Jessica, you can reach her at jessica.pohlmann@rutgers.edu.

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

    S3E3 - Shmuel Gomes on Teaching Soft Skills, Moral Patiency, and the Relationship between Judaism and Philosophy
    Oct 14 2024

    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 shmuel.gomes@email.ucr.edu or check out his website at www.shmuelgomes.com/.

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    23 mins

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