From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the Scottish philosopher David Hume.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss common sense philosophy.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 12th century Islamic philosopher, Averroes.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the philosophy of Epicureanism.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the radical philosophy of the Vienna Circle.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval Jewish scholar Maimonides.
The life and ideas of Karl Marx who changed the world with his Communist Manifesto.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Materialism in Philosophy.
The life and ideas of the 19th century political philosopher John Stuart Mill.
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history of miracles.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German-Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn.
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient philosophical school of Neoplatonism.
The history of the philosophy that claims that truths are illusory.
Melvyn Bragg discusses the ideas of William Ockham including Ockham's Razor.
Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the creative force of originality.
Melvyn Bragg examines the cultural effect of the eighteenth century idea of Politeness.
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Anglo-Austrian philosopher Karl Popper.
Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the American philosophy of pragmatism.
Melvyn Bragg examines whether mankind has made as much moral as material progress.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss redemption, crucial for Judeo-Christian thought.
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss relativism; a philosophy with no absolute truths.
