Video chats with philosophers

Helen talks to philosopher Fiona Woollard about the idea that the burdens incurred by the parent who goes through pregnancy and childbirth should, as a matter of fairness, be compensated by the other parent after the child is born. (17 mins)

Helen talks to philosopher Tom McClelland about 'affordances' -- the idea that the objects we see around us can present themselves to us as opportunities for us to do something. A dirty sink can just look like a dirty sink to one person, but to another it's demanding to be cleaned. This can be a source of domestic friction, as one person is constantly being nagged by the dirty sink and the other one isn't. (15 mins)