Philosophy
From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Insights into the relationship between the body and the mind, habits, language and thought
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Socrates in Prison
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the inspiring last days of the great Athenian philosopher.
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Hayek's The Road to Serfdom
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hayek's ideas on a state-planned economy's link to tyranny
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Philippa Foot
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century
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Panpsychism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea that fundamental particles have consciousness.
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The Theory of the Leisure Class
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Veblen on conspicuous consumption and conspicuous leisure.
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Elizabeth Anscombe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential 20th-century moral philosopher.
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Mercantilism
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the idea which dominated European economies for 300 years.
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Condorcet
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the last great figures of the Enlightenment.
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Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle's ideas on how to live a good life.
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Solon the Lawgiver
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the statesman who transformed Athens in the 6th century BC
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Tycho Brahe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 16th-century astronomer, renowned for his accuracy.
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Rawls' Theory of Justice
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Rawls' influential ideas on liberty and equality.
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Plato's Atlantis
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's story of the great, lost island of Atlantis.
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Hegel's Philosophy of History
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hegel's ideas on the consciousness of freedom.
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Comenius
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 17th-century Czech educator committed to toleration.
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Charisma
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Max Weber's idea of charismatic authority in leadership
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The Arthashastra
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Indian Sanskrit text the Arthashastra.
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Walter Benjamin
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most influential thinkers of the last century.
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Plato's Gorgias
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's exploration of the nature of power and freedom.
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Iris Murdoch
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosophy of the celebrated author of The Bell.
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Kant's Copernican Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Kant's insight into how we relate to the world around us.
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Marcus Aurelius
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and meditations of 'the last good Roman emperor'.
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