Author: Pat McConvile
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Season 1, Episode 7: Ontological Disruption, Slow Cinema, and Religious Icons with Annie Sandrussi
In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Annie Sandrussi. Dr Annie Sandrussi applies phenomenological and gender-based methods to examine how everyday and public understandings are underpinned by ontological commitments, especially with respect to relationality, embodiment and materialism. Her research is primarily at the juncture of ecofeminist ethics and existential-phenomenology, and she works on philosophical enquiry…
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Season 1, Episode 6: Gold, Silver, and Bronze with Yuri Cath
In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Yuri Cath. Dr Yuri Cath’s work explores epistemological questions about the nature and sources of different kinds of knowledge, and the importance of these issues for other areas of philosophy including the philosophy of mind and moral philosophy. He is interested in the philosophical distinction between “knowing-how” and…
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S1E6 Yuri Cath: Transcript
In this episode I speak with Dr Yuri Cath. We discuss going from practising painting to practising philosophy, the gradations of what it is like knowledge and the differences and similarities between art and philosophy. Dr Yuri Cath’s work explores epistemological questions about the nature and sources of different kinds of knowledge and the importance…
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S1E6 Yuri Cath: Background Notes
From: Yuri Cath <>To: Pat McConville <>Subject: Re: Invitation to interview on Concept : Art podcast I still feel (following points in my old email below) that I couldn’t say that any art works/genres have influenced my work in philosophy in any direct way. But there are definitely connections between the artists and art movements that…
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Season 1, Episode 5: Pottery, Moral Enhancement, and Science-Fiction with Pei-hua Huang
In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Pei-hua Huang. Dr Pei-hua Huang’s work lies where bioethics and political philosophy intersect. She is interested in the interaction of social issues and medical technologies. She has a special interest in philosophical issues raised by human and moral enhancement technologies and the treatment of morally relevant psychiatric conditions.…
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S1E4 Christopher Mayes: Transcript
In this episode I speak with Dr Christopher Mayes. We discuss dance and the biopolitics of lifestyle; food and cultural appropriation; and music, film, death, and grief. Dr Christopher Mayes is an interdisciplinary scholar with backgrounds in sociology, history and philosophy. His research interests include history and philosophy of healthcare, sociology of health and food…
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Season 1, Episode 4: Lifestyle and Death with Christopher Mayes
In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Christopher Mayes. Dr Christopher Mayes is an interdisciplinary scholar with backgrounds in sociology, history and philosophy. His research interests include history and philosophy of healthcare, sociology of health and food, and bioethics. They discuss dance and the biopolitics of lifestyle; food and cultural appropriation; and music, film, death,…
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Season 1, Episode 3: Dancing Parkinson’s and Queering Science with John Noel Viaña
In this episode Pat speaks with Dr John Noel Viaña. Dr John Noel Viaña’s work is focused on the social and ethical aspects of neuroscience and biotechnology. He has interests in a range of bioethical issues and has engaged with researchers, clinicians and science communicators to explore justice, equity and diversity considerations in health research…
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S1E3 John Noel Viaña: Transcript
In this episode I speak with Dr John Noel Viaña. We discuss the use of art to present research, how art can help to express identities and perspectives, and its resonances with his work in justice and science. Dr John Noel Viaña’s work is focused on the social and ethical aspects of neuroscience and biotechnology.…
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Season 1, Episode 2: Enactivism, Embodiment, and the Gorier Stuff with Marilyn Stendera
In this episode Pat speaks with Dr Marilyn Stendera. Dr Stendera’s work focuses mainly on the phenomenological tradition, especially its intersections with philosophy of cognition and mind. She is particularly interested in time, including its role in cognition, its relationship to power, and how it has been conceptualised in different philosophical traditions. She also likes…