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Neuropsychologist Paul Broks on Wittgenstein
FRI 7 AUG 2015
Paul Broks looks at the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and the problem of 'other minds'.
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Philosopher Clare Carlisle on Reality and Perception
THU 6 AUG 2015
Clare Carlisle grapples with Bishop Berkley's idea that objects only exist in our minds.
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Physicist Tara Shears on Falsification
WED 5 AUG 2015
How can we separate real science from mumbo jumbo? Physicist Tara Shears investigates.
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Lawyer Harry Potter on Eyewitness Testimony
TUE 4 AUG 2015
Barrister Harry Potter on whether we can believe our eyes.
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How Can I Know Anything at All?
MON 3 AUG 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how we can know anything at all.
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Writer Lisa Appignanesi on the Love of Children
FRI 31 JUL 2015
How should we love our children? Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau had some great ideas.
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Psychotherapist Mark Vernon on Freud
THU 30 JUL 2015
What is love? Psychotherapist Mark Vernon looks at Freud's ideas on the Greek god Eros.
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Theologian Giles Fraser on Altruism
WED 29 JUL 2015
Giles Fraser discusses gene theory versus altruism with Tom Stoppard and Armand Leroi.
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Classicist Edith Hall on Aristophanes in Plato
TUE 28 JUL 2015
Classicist Edith Hall on Aristophanes's explanation of love.
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MON 27 JUL 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas around love.
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Philosopher Timothy Secret on Ancestor Worship
FRI 24 JUL 2015
Timothy Secret on Confucius. To live well together we must first consider the dead.
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Philosopher Angie Hobbs on Plato's Philosopher Kings
THU 23 JUL 2015
Angie Hobbs asks if the ideal state would be run by philosophers not politicians.
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Economist Kate Barker on the Free Market
WED 22 JUL 2015
Is a free market the best foundation for a fair, dynamic society?
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Historian Justin Champion on Toleration
TUE 21 JUL 2015
Professor Justin Champion examines Locke's Letter on Toleration.
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MON 20 JUL 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests debate how we should live together.
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Philosopher Barry Smith on Descartes and Consciousness
FRI 17 APR 2015
Philosopher Barry Smith explores ideas about consciousness.
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Philosopher Jules Evans on Jung and the Mind
THU 16 APR 2015
Jules Evans explores Jung and the shadow inside all of us.
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Writer AL Kennedy on Sartre and the Individual
WED 15 APR 2015
Writer AL Kennedy explores existentialist ideas about the individual.
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Paul Broks on John Locke and Personal Identity
TUE 14 APR 2015
Paul Broks asks how we can be sure we are the same person that we were yesterday.
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MON 13 APR 2015
Barry Smith, Paul Broks, AL Kennedy and Jules Evans discuss the self.
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Historian Alice Taylor on Habeas Corpus
FRI 10 APR 2015
Historian Alice Taylor on the slippery justice of extrajudicial detention.
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Thomas Hobbes and Civil Disobedience
THU 9 APR 2015
Criminologist David Wilson looks at Thomas Hobbes and his 'social contract' theory.
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Philosopher Angie Hobbs on the Veil of Ignorance
WED 8 APR 2015
Angie Hobbs, Leif Wenar and David Runciman debate and explore the ideas of John Rawls.
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Barrister Harry Potter on Deterrence
TUE 7 APR 2015
In this edition of a series of programmes on justice, Harry Potter examines deterrence.
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MON 6 APR 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about justice.
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FRI 3 APR 2015
Neuropsychologist Paul Broks looks at the idea of leading a good life by being selfish.
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Naomi Appleton on the Buddha's Four Noble Truths
THU 2 APR 2015
Naomi Appleton explores the Buddha's Four Noble Truths.
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Justin Champion on Max Weber and the Protestant Ethic
WED 1 APR 2015
Justin Champion looks at the roots of our culture's belief in the moral power of hard work
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Philosopher Jules Evans on Aristotle and Flourishing
TUE 31 MAR 2015
Philosopher Jules Evans asks Gus O'Donnell how to measure the good life.
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MON 30 MAR 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how to live a good life.
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Archaeologist Matt Pope on tools and human evolution
FRI 30 JAN 2015
Archaeologist Matt pope looks at the role of technology in early human evolution.
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Surgeon Gabriel Weston on medical technology
THU 29 JAN 2015
Surgeon Gabriel Weston sees how medical technology has changed us.
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Historian Justin Champion on Francis Bacon
WED 28 JAN 2015
Historian Justin Champion on 17th-century polymath Francis Bacon.
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Writer Tom Chatfield: Has technology rewired our brains?
TUE 27 JAN 2015
Tom Chatfield on whether modern technology enhances or diminishes us.
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How Has Technology Changed Us?
MON 26 JAN 2015
Melvyn Bragg is joined by Tom Chatfield, Gabriel Weston, Justin Champion and Matt Pope.
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Giles Fraser on Wittgenstein and Blade Runner
FRI 23 JAN 2015
Theologian Giles Fraser on Wittgenstein and Blade Runner
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Barry Smith on Noam Chomsky and Human Language
THU 22 JAN 2015
Philosopher Barry Smith on Noam Chomsky and human language
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Catharine Edwards on Seneca and facing death.
WED 21 JAN 2015
Only humans know they will die. Catharine Edwards on the Stoic philosopher Seneca
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Simon Schaffer on humans, apes and Carl Linnaeus
TUE 20 JAN 2015
Simon Schaffer on botanist Carl Linnaeus who first classified humans among the apes
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MON 19 JAN 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what makes us human.
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Historian Justin Champion on William Whiston's Comet Theory
THU 15 JAN 2015
Historian Justin Champion on William Whiston, the spiritual father of the Philae lander.
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Theologian Giles Fraser on Thomas Aquinas
THU 15 JAN 2015
Theologian Giles Fraser on brilliant medieval scholar St Thomas Aquinas.
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Astronomer Carole Mundell on the Big Bang
WED 14 JAN 2015
What put the bang in the Big Bang? Can scientists tell us what happened before creation?
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Jessica Frazier on Creation Myths
TUE 13 JAN 2015
How did the world begin? Jessica Frazier canvases the views of the great religions.
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MON 12 JAN 2015
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins of everything.
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Philosopher Angie Hobbs on the Value of Conscience
FRI 28 NOV 2014
Philosopher Angie Hobbs on the value of conscience and moral intuition.
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Lawyer Harry Potter on Morality and the Law
THU 27 NOV 2014
Lawyer Harry Potter examines whether the law should enforce good morals.
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Neuro-psychologist Paul Broks on Morality and the Brain
WED 26 NOV 2014
Neuropsychologist Paul Broks on moral decisions and the brain.
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Theologian Giles Fraser on Moral character
TUE 25 NOV 2014
Giles Fraser on moral character and Aristotle's Virtue ethics
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How Can I Tell Right From Wrong?
MON 24 NOV 2014
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss different ideas of morality.
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Philosopher Angie Hobbs on Beauty and Morality
FRI 21 NOV 2014
Philosopher Angie Hobbs examines whether beautiful things are also moral.
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Historian Simon Schaffer on Beauty and Evolution
THU 20 NOV 2014
Historian Simon Schaffer on whether evolutionary science explains the existence of beauty.
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Vicky Neale on the Mathematics of Beauty
WED 19 NOV 2014
Mathematician Vicky Neale on the mathematics of beauty and the beauty of mathematics.
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Barry Smith on the Philosophy of Good Taste
TUE 18 NOV 2014
Philosopher Barry Smith on David Hume's ideas about cultivating good taste.
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MON 17 NOV 2014
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss different ideas of beauty.
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Neuroscientist Paul Broks on Free Will and the Brain
FRI 14 NOV 2014
Paul Broks brings neuroscience to the philosophical question of whether we have free will.
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Theologian Giles Fraser on Religious Freedom
THU 13 NOV 2014
Theologian Giles Fraser believes true freedom comes from accepting constraints in life.
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Lawyer Harry Potter on Individual Freedom and the State
WED 12 NOV 2014
Barrister Harry Potter on John Stuart Mill's ideas about individual freedom and the state.
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Philosopher Angie Hobbs on Positive and Negative Freedom
TUE 11 NOV 2014
Angie Hobbs on Isaiah Berlin's distinction between positive and negative freedom.
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MON 27 OCT 2014
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas about freedom.
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