#29 — Richard Swinburne | Souls, Free Will and the Problem of Evil

Within Reason

Alex O'Connor

Religion, Morality, Ethics, Society & Culture, Cosmicskeptic, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy

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🗓️ 30 April 2023

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Richard Swinburne is an Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford, and author of a number of books on the philosophy of religion, the soul, and Christianity, amongst other subjects.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Within Reason.
0:01.9	My name is Alex O'Connor.
0:03.2	My guest today is Mr. Richard Swimburn.
0:05.9	Richard Swimburn is an emeritus professor
0:08.0	of philosophy at Oxford University.
0:10.3	One of the most respected contributors
0:12.2	to the field of philosophy of religion
0:14.0	from a Christian perspective.
0:15.4	Born in 1934, Professor Swimburn has spent
0:18.6	the last 50 years writing extensively
0:20.9	on the philosophy of religion,
0:22.6	as well as topics including mind, body, dualism,
0:25.0	and the philosophy of science.
0:26.9	He's particularly well known for a trilogy of books,
0:29.2	faith and reason, the coherence of theism,
0:32.1	and the existence of God.
0:33.8	I spoke to Professor Swimburn at his home in Oxford,
0:36.5	and we discussed mind, body, dualism,
0:38.7	as well as the existence of free will.
0:40.9	Professor Swimburn believes in the existence
0:43.1	of libertarian free will.
0:44.6	And as you may know, I certainly do not.
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