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Radio 3,14 Oct 2014,45 mins

Man Booker Prize, Sherlock Holmes, Plato and Aristotle

Free Thinking

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Sherlock Holmes is investigated by Mark Gatiss and Matthew Sweet as the Museum of London opens an exhibition. Literary critic Alex Clark gives her verdict as the Man Booker Prize is announced. Also the relevance of Plato and Aristotle to contemporary life are debated by the American novelist and philosopher Rebecca Newberger Goldstein and Armand Leroi, Professor of Evolutionary Developmental Biology at Imperial College, London. Sherlock Holmes: The Man Who Never Lived and Who Will Never Die is at the Museum of London from October 17th - April 12th 2015. Rebecca Newburger Goldstein's book is called Plato At The Googleplex and Why Philosophy Still Matters Armand Marie Leroi's book is called The Lagoon: How Aristotle Invented Science Producer: Fiona McLean.

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