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Philippa Foot

THU 16 MAY 2024

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century

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Panpsychism

Thu 25 Jan 2024 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea that fundamental particles have consciousness. 

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Condorcet

Thu 11 Jan 2024 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the last great figures of the Enlightenment. 

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Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics

Thu 2 Nov 2023 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle's ideas on how to live a good life. 

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Elizabeth Anscombe

THU 22 JUN 2023

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential 20th-century moral philosopher.

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Solon the Lawgiver

Thu 23 Mar 2023 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the statesman who transformed Athens in the 6th century BC 

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Mercantilism

THU 16 MAR 2023

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea which dominated European economies for 300 years.

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Tycho Brahe

Thu 2 Feb 2023 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 16th-century astronomer, renowned for his accuracy. 

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Rawls' Theory of Justice

Thu 19 Jan 2023 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Rawls' influential ideas on liberty and equality. 

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Plato's Atlantis

Thu 22 Sep 2022 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's story of the great, lost island of Atlantis. 

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Hegel's Philosophy of History

Thu 26 May 2022 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hegel's ideas on the consciousness of freedom. 

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Comenius

Thu 19 May 2022 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 17th-century Czech educator committed to toleration. 

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Charisma

Thu 17 Mar 2022 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Max Weber's idea of charismatic authority in leadership 

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The Arthashastra

Thu 3 Mar 2022 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Indian Sanskrit text the Arthashastra. 

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Walter Benjamin

Thu 10 Feb 2022 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most influential thinkers of the last century. 

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Plato's Gorgias

Thu 25 Nov 2021 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's exploration of the nature of power and freedom. 

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Iris Murdoch

Thu 21 Oct 2021 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosophy of the celebrated author of The Bell. 

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Kant's Copernican Revolution

Thu 3 Jun 2021 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Kant's insight into how we relate to the world around us. 

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Marcus Aurelius

Thu 25 Feb 2021 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and meditations of 'the last good Roman emperor'. 

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Mary Astell

Thu 5 Nov 2020 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher Mary Astell (1666 – 1731). 

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Deism

Thu 8 Oct 2020 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most disruptive ideas of the Enlightenment. 

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Rousseau on Education

Thu 10 Oct 2019 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jean-Jacques Rousseau's ideas on the education of children 

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Bergson and Time

Thu 9 May 2019 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Henri Bergson's ideas about our experience of time passing 

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Authenticity

Thu 14 Mar 2019 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what it means to be oneself 

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Aristotle's Biology

Thu 7 Feb 2019 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scientific study of life, originated by Aristotle. 

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Hope

Thu 22 Nov 2018 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosophy of hope - a weakness or a strength? 

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The Fable of the Bees

Thu 25 Oct 2018 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mandeville's work on the public benefit of private vices. 

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Montesquieu

Thu 14 Jun 2018 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss republicanism, despotism and the separation of powers. 

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Tocqueville: Democracy in America

Thu 22 Mar 2018 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alexis de Tocqueville's analysis of American democracy. 

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Augustine's Confessions

Thu 15 Mar 2018 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss St Augustine's account of his conversion to Christianity. 

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Sun Tzu and The Art of War

Thu 1 Mar 2018 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential ancient Chinese work on military strategy. 

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Cicero

Thu 25 Jan 2018 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political philosophy of Marcus Tullius Cicero. 

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Kant's Categorical Imperative

Thu 21 Sep 2017 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the difference between right and wrong, according to Kant. 

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Plato's Republic

Thu 29 Jun 2017 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great works of political and ethical theory. 

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Roger Bacon

Thu 20 Apr 2017 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval scholar Roger Bacon. 

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Seneca the Younger

Thu 23 Feb 2017 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the works, life and times of Seneca the Younger. 

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Hannah Arendt

Thu 2 Feb 2017 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and life of Hannah Arendt, political philosopher 

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Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality

Thu 12 Jan 2017 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Nietzsche's On The Genealogy of Morality. 

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Zeno's Paradoxes

Thu 22 Sep 2016 

Does an arrow in flight move and could Achilles overtake a tortoise? Not according to Zeno 

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Sovereignty

Thu 30 Jun 2016 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the idea of sovereignty. 

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The Muses

Thu 19 May 2016 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Muses in Greek mythology and after. 

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Simone de Beauvoir

Thu 22 Oct 2015 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, work and life of Simone de Beauvoir. 

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Utilitarianism

Thu 11 Jun 2015 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Utilitarianism. 

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Al-Ghazali

Thu 19 Mar 2015 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval Islamic thinker Al-Ghazali. 

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The Wealth of Nations

Thu 19 Feb 2015 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Adam Smith's economic treatise The Wealth of Nations. 

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https://youtu.be/pHgrFcAaMr0 

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Phenomenology

Thu 22 Jan 2015 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosophical movement phenomenology. 

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Truth

Thu 18 Dec 2014 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss philosophical approaches to truth. 

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Zen

Thu 4 Dec 2014 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Zen, a distinctively East Asian form of Buddhism. 

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The Philosophy of Solitude

Thu 19 Jun 2014 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the philosophy of solitude. 

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Weber's The Protestant Ethic

Thu 27 Mar 2014 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. 

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Bishop Berkeley

Thu 20 Mar 2014 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the 18th-century philosopher George Berkeley. 

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Plato's Symposium

Thu 2 Jan 2014 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Plato's Symposium. 

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Ordinary Language Philosophy

Thu 7 Nov 2013 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Ordinary Language Philosophy. 

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Pascal

Thu 19 Sep 2013 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the French thinker Blaise Pascal. 

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Epicureanism

Thu 7 Feb 2013 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the philosophy of Epicureanism. 

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Bertrand Russell

Thu 6 Dec 2012 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss influential British philosopher Bertrand Russell. 

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Simone Weil

Thu 15 Nov 2012 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the French philosopher and social activist Simone Weil. 

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https://youtu.be/IQsbMnD9zi4 

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The Ontological Argument

Thu 27 Sep 2012 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ontological Argument for the existence of God. 

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https://youtu.be/UEcLWC7I87I 

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Scepticism

Thu 5 Jul 2012 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of philosophical scepticism. 

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https://youtu.be/PF5VdCyAf84 

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Al-Kindi

Thu 28 Jun 2012 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Arab philosopher Al-Kindi. 

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https://youtu.be/GTLRoeCSBd0

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Neoplatonism

Thu 19 Apr 2012 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient philosophical school of Neoplatonism. 

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https://youtu.be/DJPB6yK9yN8 

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Moses Mendelssohn

Thu 22 Mar 2012 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German-Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. 

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Heraclitus

Thu 8 Dec 2011 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus. 

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https://youtu.be/fxk383ZJK7g 

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The Continental-Analytic Split

Thu 10 Nov 2011 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Continental and Analytic philosophical traditions. 

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https://youtu.be/0MhwXa51ZmM

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David Hume

Thu 6 Oct 2011 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the Scottish philosopher David Hume. 

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https://youtu.be/4J3ta3QW4T8 

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Malthusianism

Thu 23 Jun 2011 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Malthusianism. 

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https://youtu.be/O07UKz2nW3U

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Cogito Ergo Sum

Thu 28 Apr 2011 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Rene Descartes' famous statement. 

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https://youtu.be/HEsc0JX1ls8

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Free Will

Thu 10 Mar 2011 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss free will. 

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https://youtu.be/ut9W4-EKWCc

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Maimonides

Thu 17 Feb 2011 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval Jewish scholar Maimonides. 

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https://youtu.be/iXjlbV3igu0

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Aristotle's Poetics

Thu 27 Jan 2011 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle's Poetics. 

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https://youtu.be/xb7mdEgtFgw 

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Daoism

Thu 16 Dec 2010 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Daoism, the ancient Chinese philosophy and religion. 

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Logic

Thu 21 Oct 2010 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of logic. 

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https://youtu.be/FXWu1dEmyg0

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Edmund Burke

Thu 3 Jun 2010 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher, politician and writer Edmund Burke. 

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https://youtu.be/ZPbcKjejWlw

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William James's 'The Varieties of Religious Experience'

Thu 13 May 2010 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James. 

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https://youtu.be/6zuX55pKm9Y 

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William Hazlitt

Thu 8 Apr 2010 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of the essayist William Hazlitt. 

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https://youtu.be/729rSq6oLcY 

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Ibn Khaldun

Thu 4 Feb 2010 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 14th-century Arab philosopher of history Ibn Khaldun. 

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https://youtu.be/GhSze3UNkLM

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The Frankfurt School

Thu 14 Jan 2010 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and influence of the Frankfurt School. 

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https://youtu.be/sS0DjBF3zU8 

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Mary Wollstonecraft

Thu 31 Dec 2009 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft. 

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https://youtu.be/eJjJ8UKDe74 

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Pythagoras

Thu 10 Dec 2009 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans. 

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https://youtu.be/RivbFb4PYrA 

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Schopenhauer

Thu 29 Oct 2009 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the pessimistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer. 

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https://youtu.be/MGYGSaqev90

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St Thomas Aquinas

Thu 17 Sep 2009 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss St Thomas Aquinas. 

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https://youtu.be/ff4g84yCugU 

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Logical Positivism

Thu 2 Jul 2009 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the radical philosophy of the Vienna Circle. 

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https://youtu.be/kgAdtIrG1Lw 

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Baconian Science

Thu 2 Apr 2009 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Jacobean thinker Francis Bacon and Baconian Science. 

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https://youtu.be/HyO52cOcJkU

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The School of Athens

Thu 26 Mar 2009 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Raphael's depiction of Plato and Aristotle. 

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https://youtu.be/bTJNLcl0fPo 

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Thoreau and the American Idyll

Thu 15 Jan 2009 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau. 

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https://youtu.be/DqyDiXe6D18 

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The Consolations of Philosophy

New Year's Day 2009 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the consolation of Philosophy. 

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https://youtu.be/eVDG7LP03po 

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Aristotle's Politics

Thu 6 Nov 2008 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle’s ‘Politics’. 

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https://youtu.be/AVCYD86YpJw

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Godel's Incompleteness Theorems

Thu 9 Oct 2008 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mathematician Kurt Godel and his work. 

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https://youtu.be/bstag5wNx-E

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The Translation Movement

Thu 2 Oct 2008 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss classical Greek ideas in the Arabic and the Islamic world. 

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https://youtu.be/j2W4OWXVVPU 

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Miracles

Thu 25 Sep 2008 

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history of miracles. 

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https://youtu.be/kTNE5W3TWHA 

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Materialism

Thu 24 Apr 2008 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Materialism in Philosophy. 

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https://youtu.be/6fKYtxil6qA 

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Kierkegaard

Thu 20 Mar 2008 

Melvyn Bragg examines the rich and radical ideas of the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. 

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https://youtu.be/y9Ls5rGHLD4

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The Social Contract

Thu 7 Feb 2008 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Social Contract; a key idea in political philosophy. 

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https://youtu.be/Eb6VhRkkOeU

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Camus

Thu 3 Jan 2008 

The life ad work of the Algerian-French writer and philosopher, Albert Camus. 

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https://youtu.be/rSJ6N5Pk0UI

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Avicenna

Thu 8 Nov 2007 

Melvyn Bragg discusses the Persian Islamic philosopher Avicenna. 

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https://youtu.be/9QL7I3G3PKk

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Guilt

Thu 1 Nov 2007 

Melvyn Bragg and guests take a long hard look at the idea of guilt. 

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https://youtu.be/ypFJfZxte1M

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Socrates

Thu 27 Sep 2007 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the iconic Greek philosopher, Socrates. 

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https://youtu.be/s1njXiDKZaI

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Common Sense Philosophy

Thu 21 Jun 2007 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss common sense philosophy. 

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https://youtu.be/A1_HTxBAi3I

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Ockham's Razor

Thu 31 May 2007 

Melvyn Bragg discusses the ideas of William Ockham including Ockham's Razor. 

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https://youtu.be/2KzNA_9Ei0Y

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Spinoza

Thu 3 May 2007 

Melvyn Bragg discusses the Dutch, Jewish and Christian Philosopher, Baruch Spinoza. 

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https://youtu.be/h2oz3yF4bqA

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Popper

Thu 8 Feb 2007 

Melvyn Bragg discusses the Anglo-Austrian philosopher Karl Popper. 

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https://youtu.be/sDCEzrGfShc

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Anarchism

Thu 7 Dec 2006 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political creed of Anarchism. 

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https://youtu.be/nZI7Q9secbo

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Altruism

Thu 23 Nov 2006 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss philosophical and evolutionary arguments over altruism. 

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https://youtu.be/sFR-syvFXV4

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Averroes

Thu 5 Oct 2006 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 12th century Islamic philosopher, Averroes. 

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https://youtu.be/HQ4nQlN4pWs

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Mill

Thu 18 May 2006 

The life and ideas of the 19th century political philosopher John Stuart Mill. 

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https://youtu.be/9Q5mzB9v-pE

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Friendship

Thu 2 Mar 2006 

Melvyn Bragg explores the concept of friendship; ‘a single soul dwelling in two bodies’. 

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https://youtu.be/dj1I0LFRocg

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Relativism

Thu 19 Jan 2006 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss relativism; a philosophy with no absolute truths. 

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https://youtu.be/RzjNcMWzF40

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The Oath

Thu 5 Jan 2006 

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the importance of the oath in the Classical World. 

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https://youtu.be/Rh4CJvXdLIw

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Hobbes

Thu 1 Dec 2005 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 17th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes. 

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https://youtu.be/J80MGveijlI

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Pragmatism

Thu 17 Nov 2005 

Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the American philosophy of pragmatism. 

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https://youtu.be/hhpcb_HIi20

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Cynicism

Thu 20 Oct 2005 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Cynics, the performance artists of philosophy. 

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https://youtu.be/k8XKc-HLN8A

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Marx

Thu 14 Jul 2005 

The life and ideas of Karl Marx who changed the world with his Communist Manifesto. 

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https://youtu.be/zkP3ULSF_U0

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Beauty

Thu 19 May 2005 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the qualities of beauty and the history of aesthetics. 

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https://youtu.be/dMQO9iDaCmo

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Abelard and Heloise

Thu 5 May 2005 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval tale of Abelard and Heloise. 

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https://youtu.be/jlY_Ooe61hY

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Stoicism

Thu 3 Mar 2005 

Melvyn Bragg explore Stoicism, the most influential philosophy in the Ancient World. 

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https://youtu.be/BGNKVOo6arY

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The Mind/Body Problem

Thu 13 Jan 2005 

Melvyn Bragg examines the history of thought about the mind/body problem in philosophy. 

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https://youtu.be/9acoEtNXRNc

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Machiavelli and the Italian City States

Thu 9 Dec 2004 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli. 

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https://youtu.be/1bSFGMHtlkU

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Jung

Thu 2 Dec 2004 

The extraordinary mind and theories of the psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung. 

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https://youtu.be/J6j60YmN65E

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Rhetoric

Thu 28 Oct 2004 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discusses rhetoric; supported by Aristotle but reviled by Plato. 

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https://youtu.be/igKYAagoJnc

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The Han Synthesis

Thu 14 Oct 2004 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Han Synthesis philosophies of China. 

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https://youtu.be/qyZHrgsUFyM

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Sartre

Thu 7 Oct 2004 

The life and work of French novelist, playwright and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. 

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https://youtu.be/qsIdxCCusx0 

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Politeness

Thu 30 Sep 2004 

Melvyn Bragg examines the cultural effect of the eighteenth century idea of Politeness. 

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https://youtu.be/y8LcNYJJi-U 

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Empiricism

Thu 10 Jun 2004 

Melvyn Bragg examines the 17th century idea that all knowledge arises from experience. 

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2024-01-29

https://youtu.be/D2uGl-oMKbE 

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Episodes to download

Heroism

Thu 6 May 2004 

Melvyn Bragg explores what defines a hero, and their place in classical society. 

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https://youtu.be/8yTs5zmxrq8 

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Wittgenstein

Thu 4 Dec 2003 

The life, work and legacy of the 20th century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. 

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https://youtu.be/kTSIUvidg28 

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Duty

Thu 13 Nov 2003 

Melvyn Bragg examines duty, a concept that has excited philosophers through history. 

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https://youtu.be/iHOunYeoL9Q 

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Bohemianism

Thu 9 Oct 2003 

Melvyn Bragg examines the 19th century Parisian philosophy of life lived for art. 

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https://youtu.be/BV_5Us0ABlU 

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The Art of War

Thu 12 Jun 2003 

The history and philosophy of warfare throughout the ages. 

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https://youtu.be/Xlx-qbVgXR0 

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Originality

Thu 20 Mar 2003 

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the creative force of originality. 

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https://youtu.be/NgWGyoARgTY 

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Redemption

Thu 13 Mar 2003 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss redemption, crucial for Judeo-Christian thought. 

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https://youtu.be/NcRfFfDleEo 

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The Enlightenment in Scotland

Thu 5 Dec 2002 

Melvyn Bragg examines the emergence and impact of the Scottish Enlightenment. 

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https://youtu.be/3ztCLqPcsn8 

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Freedom

Thu 4 Jul 2002 

Melvyn Bragg considers what it is to be free and how freedom became such a powerful value. 

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https://youtu.be/N3eqY4PsW-I 

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The Soul

Thu 6 Jun 2002 

The history of thought on immortality, the self and the afterlife. 

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https://youtu.be/HSwaQEsZKVQ 

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The Examined Life

Thu 9 May 2002 

Melvyn Bragg investigates how our preoccupations about how to live have altered over time. 

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https://youtu.be/Foqp-fbj3Hw 

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Virtue

Thu 28 Feb 2002 

Melvyn Bragg explores the meaning and purpose of the philosophical concept of virtue. 

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https://youtu.be/iViAkJfh9NA 

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Happiness

Thu 24 Jan 2002 

Melvyn Bragg considers whether 'happiness' means living a life of pleasure or of virtue. 

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https://youtu.be/iV-MpZUDuIc 

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Confucius

Thu 1 Nov 2001 

Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the chinese philosophy of Confucianism. 

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https://youtu.be/NTs10wGL2F0 

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Democracy

Thu 18 Oct 2001 

Melvyn Bragg examines the origins of the most cherished form of government in the world. 

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https://youtu.be/yao8qXMiD5U 

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Existentialism

Thu 28 Jun 2001 

Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the 20th century philosophy of existentialism 

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2024-01-29

https://youtu.be/rbcxNTOh1dk 

and

2024-02-08

https://youtu.be/8fnd8ISFkfA 

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Evil

Thu 3 May 2001 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the notion of evil in western philosophy. 

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https://youtu.be/7qyGByoNYNc 

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The Philosophy of Love

Thu 29 Mar 2001 

Melvyn Bragg examines the western understanding of the Philosophy of Love since Plato. 

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https://youtu.be/FPrPNJKOdHI 

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Humanism

Thu 8 Feb 2001 

The history and legacy of classical Humanism, invented by Cicero. 

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https://youtu.be/bV0czyAV7ic 

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Nihilism

Thu 16 Nov 2000 

The history of the philosophy that claims that truths are illusory. 

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https://youtu.be/QSt1HssFPAk 

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Laws of Nature

Thu 19 Oct 2000 

Melvyn Bragg considers whether what is true in physics is true in all areas of existence. 

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https://youtu.be/sKLuhm2Z08I 

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Economic Rights

Thu 27 Jan 2000 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the relationship between democracy and capitalism. 

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https://youtu.be/j9BBZ4SkNzg 

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Consciousness

Thu 25 Nov 1999 

Melvyn Bragg examines why ideas about consciousness preoccupy philosophers and scientists. 

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https://youtu.be/0PUSOJnJDaI 

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Progress

Thu 18 Nov 1999 

Melvyn Bragg examines whether mankind has made as much moral as material progress. 

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https://youtu.be/cI-CzZgz__c 

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The Individual

Thu 21 Oct 1999 

Melvyn Bragg explores the concept of the individual from the Renaissance to today. 

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https://youtu.be/CBWGF_JScYE 

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Utopia

Thu 7 Oct 1999 

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why we are as enthralled as ever by the idea of a Utopia. 

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https://youtu.be/XaXtNKMTBks 

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Just War

Thu 3 Jun 1999 

Melvyn Bragg examines where the idea of a just war originated and if it can still exist. 

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https://youtu.be/UCbPHsIh_RQ 

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Good and Evil

Thu 1 Apr 1999 

Melvyn Bragg examines how we judge good and evil in modern western civilisation. 

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https://youtu.be/PspfhQp2NJ4 

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Feminism

Thu 7 Jan 1999 

Melvyn Bragg examines the development of the empowerment of women in the 20th century. 

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2024-01-27

https://youtu.be/b2wdzWZU9hM 

and

2024-02-04

https://youtu.be/qIbzD_TmiLs 

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Cultural Rights in the 20th Century

Thu 10 Dec 1998 

Melvyn Bragg examines what impact globalisation has had on human rights. 

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https://youtu.be/rqTI0mYq9To 

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