Within Reason

Host Alex O'Connor interviews Ross Douthat about his book *Believe*, arguing that religious belief is an intellectual obligation grounded in reason.

The host discusses his ambition to pursue a PhD, exploring complex philosophical concepts like global emotivism and consciousness-first metaphysics.

Colonel Chris Hadfield discusses the enduring public fascination with space exploration, contrasting the Apollo era with modern missions like Artemis 2.

Robert Lawrence Kuhn discusses his "Landscape of Consciousness" map, which categorizes 444 theories of consciousness into ten groups, from materialism to idealism.

John Sellers discusses Aristotle’s enduring influence, highlighting his rejection of Platonic forms in favor of hylomorphism, which combines matter and form.

Host Alex discusses illusionism with philosopher Keith Frankish, who argues that while conscious experiences like pain are real, our intuitive view…

Tommy Edison, the blind film critic and host of The Blind Experience, discusses his life, career, and perspective on blindness.

Philosopher Simon Critchley discusses his book *The Experience of Ecstasy*, defining mysticism as an intense experience of divine proximity rather than a religious doctrine.

Music theorist Adam Neely discusses the ethical and artistic implications of generative AI like Suno, arguing that it threatens musical craft by automating idea generation without consent.

Johnny Thompson joins Alex to discuss Epicureanism, correcting the misconception that it is a selfish philosophy focused on hedonism.

Nate Soares discusses his book *If Anyone Builds It, Everybody Dies*, arguing that artificial superintelligence poses an existential threat not through malice, but via misaligned goals.

Anil Seth argues that AI consciousness is a myth, distinguishing intelligence (doing) from consciousness (feeling).

Mathematician John Lennox discusses his new autobiography and reflects on his debates with New Atheists like Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens.