Philosophy in Prison Charity Founder, MM McCabe | The Human Podcast #5
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Show Notes
M.M. McCabe is emeritus professor of ancient philosophy at King's College London, co-founder of the charity 'Philosophy in Prison', and a fellow of the British Academy
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GUEST & CHARITY LINKS:
M.M's Twitter - https://twitter.com/mmmccabe1
M.M's Website - http://www.marymargaretmccabe.com
M.M's Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._M._McCabe
Philosophy in Prison - https://www.philosophyinprison.com
ORDER OF CONVERSATION:
0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Early interest in philosophy
4:16 - Studying classics at Cambridge
8:37 - Switching to Philosophy
12:39 - Interest in ancient philosophy
24:20 - Philosophising in normal life
30:37 - Philosophy in Prison charity
43:29 - Lessons from charity work
52:03 - Philosophy of punishment
55:16 - Future plans
58:09 - Getting involved in Philosophy in Prison
59:32 - Wrap up
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