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A History of Political Thought

Series looking at political thinkers and sets of political beliefs throughout history

World Service,12 episodes

Episodes

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Confucious
A look at the writings and life of the Chinese philosopher Confucious
12 Dec 2001,13 mins
Plato and Aristotle
The legacies of 'the most influential philosophers who ever lived'
10 Jan 2002,13 mins
Cicero and Augustine
A look at the teachings and philosophies of Romans Cicero and Augustine
17 Jan 2002,13 mins
Early Muslim Political Thinkers
A look at the relationship between politics and faith in the foundation of Islam
24 Jan 2002,13 mins
Machiavelli
A profile of the Italian Renaissance politician and philosopher
31 Jan 2002,13 mins
Rousseau
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and his belief that knowledge and virtue do not go together
02 Feb 2002,13 mins
Thomas Hobbes
Thomas Hobbes, who believed that life without society is "nasty, brutish, and short."
07 Feb 2002,13 mins
John Locke
Profile of 17th century philosopher John Locke and his theories on the rights to property
08 Feb 2002,13 mins
Liberalism
A look at Liberalism and the works of Adam Smith, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill
26 Feb 2002,13 mins
Karl Marx
A look at the life and theories of the father of communism
05 Mar 2002,13 mins
Nationalism
A look at the 'quintessentially modern' phenonemon of Nationalism
14 Mar 2002,13 mins
Green Political Thought
A look at environmental political ideas, including decentralisation and anti-consumerism
20 Mar 2002,13 mins