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Series 2 Episode 4

4/4 Matthew Sweet wonders if we have any moral reason to obey the law.

First broadcast: 28 Aug 2012

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Series 2 Sorites' Heap

3/4 Matthew Sweet asks: When exactly does a balding man become bald?

First broadcast: 21 Aug 2012

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Series 2 What Makes a Fake a Fake?

2/4 Matthew Sweet discovers his favourite painting is a forgery. But does it really matter?

First broadcast: 14 Aug 2012

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Series 2 Theseus' Ship

1/4 Matthew Sweet encounters a problem that affects Man City, criminal trials and the Drifters

First broadcast: 07 Aug 2012

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Series 1 Moral Disgust

4/4 Sitting in a pub, Matthew Sweet discovers how real life is full of philosophical problems.

First broadcast: 27 Sep 2011

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Series 1 The Ultimatum Game

3/4 Matthew ponders the human capacity for greed and altruism. With Kin Binmore.

First broadcast: 20 Sep 2011

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Series 1 A Robot Daughter

2/4 Matthew Sweet discovers his daughter is a robot. Should this change how he treats her?

First broadcast: 13 Sep 2011

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Series 1 The Experience Machine

1/4 Should Matthew Sweet plug into a machine that grants a happy but illusory life?

First broadcast: 06 Sep 2011

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