Philosophy Podcast
From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.
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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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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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Scepticism
Thu 5 Jul 2012
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of philosophical scepticism.
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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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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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The Continental-Analytic Split
Thu 10 Nov 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Continental and Analytic philosophical traditions.
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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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Cogito Ergo Sum
Thu 28 Apr 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Rene Descartes' famous statement.
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Maimonides
Thu 17 Feb 2011
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval Jewish scholar Maimonides.
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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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Edmund Burke
Thu 3 Jun 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher, politician and writer Edmund Burke.
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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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William Hazlitt
Thu 8 Apr 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of the essayist William Hazlitt.
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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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The Frankfurt School
Thu 14 Jan 2010
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and influence of the Frankfurt School.
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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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Pythagoras
Thu 10 Dec 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans.
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Schopenhauer
Thu 29 Oct 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the pessimistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer.
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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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Baconian Science
Thu 2 Apr 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Jacobean thinker Francis Bacon and Baconian Science.
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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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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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The Consolations of Philosophy
New Year's Day 2009
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the consolation of Philosophy.
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