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The Great Philosophers
A history of western philosophy in 15 parts.
Series 1: 1. Plato (45 mins)
- Series 1: 1. PlatoA look at Plato, the first western philosopher whose written works have survived.45 mins
- Series 1: 2. AristotleMartha Nussbaum presents a programme about Aristotle, Plato's star pupil.44 mins
- Series 1: 3. Medieval PhilosophyBryan Magee and guest Anthony Kenny discuss the work of the medieval philosophers.44 mins
- Series 1: 4. DescartesBryan Magee and Bernard Williams discuss the work of French philosopher René Descartes.44 mins
- Series 1: 5. Spinoza and LeibnizBryan Magee and his guest Anthony Quinton discuss the philosophers Spinoza and Leibniz.45 mins
- Series 1: 6. Locke and BerkleyBryan Magee discusses the work of philosophers John Locke and George Berkeley.44 mins
- Series 1: 7. HumeBryan Magee and Prof John Passmore discuss Scottish philosopher David Hume.42 mins
- Series 1: 8. KantBryan Magee and Sir Geoffrey Warnock discuss the work of German philosopher Immanuel Kant.44 mins
- Series 1: 9. Hegel and MarxBryan Magee discusses the German philosophers Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Karl Marx.44 mins
- Series 1: 10. SchopenhauerBryan Magee and Prof Frederick Copleston look at the work of Arthur Schopenhauer.45 mins
- Series 1: 11. NietzscheBryan Magee and Prof JP Stern discuss the work of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.44 mins
- Series 1: 12. Husserl, Heidegger and Modern ExistentialismBryan Magee and Hubert Dreyfus discuss the work of modern existentialist philosophers.47 mins
- Series 1: 13. The American PragmatistsBryan Magee and Sidney Morgenbesser discuss the work of the American pragmatists.42 mins
- Series 1: 14. Frege, Russell and Modern LogicBryan Magee and AJ Ayer discuss the work of Gottlob Frege and Bertrand Russell.43 mins
- Series 1: 15. WittgensteinBryan Magee and Prof John Searle discuss the work of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.44 mins
