Philosophy Podcast
From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.
Episodes to download
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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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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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Kierkegaard
Thu 20 Mar 2008
Melvyn Bragg examines the rich and radical ideas of the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.
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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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Ockham's Razor
Thu 31 May 2007
Melvyn Bragg discusses the ideas of William Ockham including Ockham's Razor.
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Spinoza
Thu 3 May 2007
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Dutch, Jewish and Christian Philosopher, Baruch Spinoza.
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Altruism
Thu 23 Nov 2006
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss philosophical and evolutionary arguments over altruism.
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Averroes
Thu 5 Oct 2006
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 12th century Islamic philosopher, Averroes.
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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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Relativism
Thu 19 Jan 2006
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss relativism; a philosophy with no absolute truths.
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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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Hobbes
Thu 1 Dec 2005
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 17th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes.
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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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Marx
Thu 14 Jul 2005
The life and ideas of Karl Marx who changed the world with his Communist Manifesto.
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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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Abelard and Heloise
Thu 5 May 2005
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval tale of Abelard and Heloise.
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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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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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