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Happiness – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 62

December 15, 2022The Very Short Introductions Podcastdaniel haybron, ethics, good life, happiness, how to be happy, morality, philosophy, pursuit of happiness, the very short introductions podcast, vsi, well-being, what is happinessoxfordacademic

In the final episode of Season 5, Daniel Haybron introduces the emotion most of us aspire to have—happiness—and how our pursuit of it impacts our well-being.

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Daniel Haybron is is the Theodore R. Vitali C.P. Professor of Philosophy at Saint Louis University. His research focuses on ethics, psychology and political philosophy, particularly issues of well-being. He is the author of The Pursuit of Unhappiness: The Elusive Psychology of Well-Being.

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Epicureanism – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 48

May 12, 2022The Very Short Introductions Podcastcatherine wilson, epicureanism, epicurus, modesty, philosophy, schools of thought, simple life, the very short introductions podcastoxfordacademic

In this episode, Catherine Wilson introduces Epicureanism, a school of thought based on the teachings of Epicurus, that promotes modest pleasure and a simple life—ideals that still hold relevance today.

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Catherine Wilson is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at York University and a member of the Graduate Faculty of the City University of New York. She is the author of a number of books and articles on the history and philosophy of science and on the Epicurean influence on moral and political theory.

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The SHAPE of Things – Episode 61 – The Oxford Comment

May 25, 2021The Oxford Commenthumanities, kathryn murphy, philosophy, science, shape, stem, technology, tom mcleishoxfordacademic

In January, Oxford University Press announced its support for SHAPE, a new collective name for the humanities, arts, and social sciences and an equivalent term to STEM. SHAPE stands for Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts for People and the Economy and aims to underline the value that these disciplines bring to society. Over the last year or so, huge attention has—rightly—been placed on scientific and technological advancement but does that mean we’re overlooking the contribution of SHAPE in finding solutions to global issues?

Today’s episode of The Oxford Comment brings together two leading voices from SHAPE and STEM disciplines to discuss how we might achieve greater balance between sciences and the arts. In the episode, Dr Kathryn Murphy, a Fellow in English Literature at Oriel College at the University of Oxford and the co-editor of On Essays, and Professor Tom McLeish, inaugural Professor of Natural Philosophy in the Department of Physics at the University of York and the author of The Poetry and Music of Science, discuss the origins of the SHAPE/STEM divide and what might be done to address it.

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