Philosophy Podcast
From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.
Episodes to download
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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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Rhetoric
Thu 28 Oct 2004
Melvyn Bragg and guests discusses rhetoric; supported by Aristotle but reviled by Plato.
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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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Sartre
Thu 7 Oct 2004
The life and work of French novelist, playwright and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
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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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Empiricism
Thu 10 Jun 2004
Melvyn Bragg examines the 17th century idea that all knowledge arises from experience.
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Heroism
Thu 6 May 2004
Melvyn Bragg explores what defines a hero, and their place in classical society.
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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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Duty
Thu 13 Nov 2003
Melvyn Bragg examines duty, a concept that has excited philosophers through history.
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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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Redemption
Thu 13 Mar 2003
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss redemption, crucial for Judeo-Christian thought.
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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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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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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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Virtue
Thu 28 Feb 2002
Melvyn Bragg explores the meaning and purpose of the philosophical concept of virtue.
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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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Democracy
Thu 18 Oct 2001
Melvyn Bragg examines the origins of the most cherished form of government in the world.
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Existentialism
Thu 28 Jun 2001
Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the 20th century philosophy of existentialism
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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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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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Economic Rights
Thu 27 Jan 2000
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the relationship between democracy and capitalism.
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Consciousness
Thu 25 Nov 1999
Melvyn Bragg examines why ideas about consciousness preoccupy philosophers and scientists.
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