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150 episodes
1998 to present
Average episode: 41 minutes
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Podcaster's summary: From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.
Episodes |
2024-Feb-08 • 51 minutes Condorcet Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the last great figures of the Enlightenment. |
2023-Nov-30 • 52 minutes Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle's ideas on how to live a good life. |
2023-Apr-20 • 51 minutes Solon the Lawgiver Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the statesman who transformed Athens in the 6th century BC |
2023-Mar-02 • 54 minutes Tycho Brahe Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 16th-century astronomer, renowned for his accuracy. |
2023-Feb-16 • 61 minutes Rawls' Theory of Justice Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss John Rawls' influential ideas on liberty and equality. |
2022-Oct-20 • 54 minutes Plato's Atlantis Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's story of the great, lost island of Atlantis. |
2022-Jun-23 • 52 minutes Hegel's Philosophy of History Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Hegel's ideas on the consciousness of freedom. |
2022-Jun-16 • 57 minutes Comenius Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 17th-century Czech educator committed to toleration. |
2022-Apr-14 • 53 minutes Charisma Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Max Weber's idea of charismatic authority in leadership |
2022-Mar-31 • 56 minutes The Arthashastra Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ancient Indian Sanskrit text the Arthashastra. |
2022-Mar-04 • 1 minutes In Our Time is now first on BBC Sounds New episodes will now be available first on Sounds for 28 days before other podcast apps. |
2022-Feb-10 • 51 minutes Walter Benjamin Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most influential thinkers of the last century. |
2021-Nov-25 • 50 minutes Plato's Gorgias Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Plato's exploration of the nature of power and freedom. |
2021-Oct-21 • 54 minutes Iris Murdoch Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosophy of the celebrated author of The Bell. |
2021-Jun-03 • 53 minutes Kant's Copernican Revolution Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Kant's insight into how we relate to the world around us. |
2021-Feb-25 • 53 minutes Marcus Aurelius Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and meditations of 'the last good Roman emperor'. |
2020-Nov-05 • 52 minutes Mary Astell Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher Mary Astell (1666 – 1731). |
2020-Oct-08 • 48 minutes Deism Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most disruptive ideas of the Enlightenment. |
2019-Oct-10 • 52 minutes Rousseau on Education Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Jean-Jacques Rousseau's ideas on the education of children |
2019-May-09 • 51 minutes Bergson and Time Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Henri Bergson's ideas about our experience of time passing |
2019-Mar-14 • 51 minutes Authenticity Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what it means to be oneself |
2019-Feb-07 • 50 minutes Aristotle's Biology Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the scientific study of life, originated by Aristotle. |
2018-Nov-22 • 53 minutes Hope Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosophy of hope - a weakness or a strength? |
2018-Oct-25 • 51 minutes The Fable of the Bees Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mandeville's work on the public benefit of private vices. |
2018-Jun-14 • 50 minutes Montesquieu Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss republicanism, despotism and the separation of powers. |
2018-Mar-22 • 51 minutes Tocqueville: Democracy in America Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Alexis de Tocqueville's analysis of American democracy. |
2018-Mar-15 • 48 minutes Augustine's Confessions Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss St Augustine's account of his conversion to Christianity. |
2018-Mar-01 • 48 minutes Sun Tzu and The Art of War Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential ancient Chinese work on military strategy. |
2018-Jan-25 • 49 minutes Cicero Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political philosophy of Marcus Tullius Cicero. |
2017-Sep-21 • 49 minutes Kant's Categorical Imperative Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the difference between right and wrong, according to Kant. |
2017-Jun-29 • 49 minutes Plato's Republic Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the great works of political and ethical theory. |
2017-Apr-20 • 51 minutes Roger Bacon Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval scholar Roger Bacon. |
2017-Feb-23 • 51 minutes Seneca the Younger Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the works, life and times of Seneca the Younger. |
2017-Feb-02 • 47 minutes Hannah Arendt Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and life of Hannah Arendt, political philosopher |
2017-Jan-12 • 48 minutes Nietzsche's Genealogy of Morality Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Nietzsche's On The Genealogy of Morality. |
2016-Sep-22 • 47 minutes Zeno's Paradoxes Does an arrow in flight move and could Achilles overtake a tortoise? Not according to Zeno |
2016-Jun-30 • 47 minutes Sovereignty Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the idea of sovereignty. |
2016-May-19 • 45 minutes The Muses Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Muses in Greek mythology and after. |
2015-Oct-22 • 46 minutes Simone de Beauvoir Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, work and life of Simone de Beauvoir. |
2015-Jun-11 • 44 minutes Utilitarianism Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Utilitarianism. |
2015-Mar-19 • 44 minutes Al-Ghazali Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval Islamic thinker Al-Ghazali. |
2015-Feb-19 • 46 minutes The Wealth of Nations Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Adam Smith's economic treatise The Wealth of Nations. |
2015-Jan-22 • 47 minutes Phenomenology Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosophical movement phenomenology. |
2014-Dec-18 • 42 minutes Truth Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss philosophical approaches to truth. |
2014-Dec-04 • 45 minutes Zen Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Zen, a distinctively East Asian form of Buddhism. |
2014-Jun-19 • 47 minutes The Philosophy of Solitude Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the philosophy of solitude. |
2014-Mar-27 • 51 minutes Weber's The Protestant Ethic Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Weber's The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. |
2014-Mar-20 • 47 minutes Bishop Berkeley Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the 18th-century philosopher George Berkeley. |
2014-Jan-02 • 42 minutes Plato's Symposium Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Plato's Symposium. |
2013-Nov-07 • 42 minutes Ordinary Language Philosophy Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Ordinary Language Philosophy. |
2013-Sep-19 • 42 minutes Pascal Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the French thinker Blaise Pascal. |
2013-Feb-07 • 42 minutes Epicureanism Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the philosophy of Epicureanism. |
2012-Dec-06 • 42 minutes Bertrand Russell Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss influential British philosopher Bertrand Russell. |
2012-Nov-15 • 42 minutes Simone Weil Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the French philosopher and social activist Simone Weil. |
2012-Sep-27 • 42 minutes The Ontological Argument Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Ontological Argument for the existence of God. |
2012-Jul-05 • 42 minutes Scepticism Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of philosophical scepticism. |
2012-Jun-28 • 42 minutes Al-Kindi Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Arab philosopher Al-Kindi. |
2012-Apr-19 • 42 minutes Neoplatonism Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient philosophical school of Neoplatonism. |
2012-Mar-22 • 42 minutes Moses Mendelssohn Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the German-Jewish philosopher Moses Mendelssohn. |
2011-Dec-08 • 42 minutes Heraclitus Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus. |
2011-Nov-10 • 42 minutes The Continental-Analytic Split Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Continental and Analytic philosophical traditions. |
2011-Oct-06 • 42 minutes David Hume Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of the Scottish philosopher David Hume. |
2011-Jun-22 • 42 minutes Malthusianism Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Malthusianism. |
2011-Apr-28 • 42 minutes Cogito Ergo Sum Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Rene Descartes' famous statement. |
2011-Mar-10 • 42 minutes Free Will Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss free will. |
2011-Feb-15 • 42 minutes Maimonides Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the medieval Jewish scholar Maimonides. |
2011-Jan-27 • 42 minutes Aristotle's Poetics Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle's Poetics. |
2010-Dec-15 • 42 minutes Daoism Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Daoism, the ancient Chinese philosophy and religion. |
2010-Oct-21 • 42 minutes Logic Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of logic. |
2010-Jun-03 • 42 minutes Edmund Burke Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher, politician and writer Edmund Burke. |
2010-May-13 • 42 minutes William James's 'The Varieties of Religious Experience' Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James. |
2010-Apr-08 • 42 minutes William Hazlitt Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and works of the essayist William Hazlitt. |
2010-Feb-04 • 42 minutes Ibn Khaldun Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 14th-century Arab philosopher of history Ibn Khaldun. |
2010-Jan-14 • 42 minutes The Frankfurt School Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas and influence of the Frankfurt School. |
2009-Dec-31 • 42 minutes Mary Wollstonecraft Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft. |
2009-Dec-10 • 42 minutes Pythagoras Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans. |
2009-Oct-29 • 42 minutes Schopenhauer Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the pessimistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer. |
2009-Sep-17 • 42 minutes St Thomas Aquinas Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss St Thomas Aquinas. |
2009-Jul-02 • 42 minutes Logical Positivism Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the radical philosophy of the Vienna Circle. |
2009-Apr-02 • 42 minutes Baconian Science Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Jacobean thinker Francis Bacon and Baconian Science. |
2009-Mar-26 • 42 minutes The School of Athens Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Raphael's depiction of Plato and Aristotle. |
2009-Jan-15 • 42 minutes Thoreau and the American Idyll Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosopher and naturalist Henry David Thoreau. |
2009-Jan-01 • 42 minutes The Consolations of Philosophy Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the consolation of Philosophy. |
2008-Nov-06 • 42 minutes Aristotle's Politics Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Aristotle’s ‘Politics’. |
2008-Oct-09 • 42 minutes Godel's Incompleteness Theorems Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the mathematician Kurt Godel and his work. |
2008-Oct-02 • 42 minutes The Translation Movement Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss classical Greek ideas in the Arabic and the Islamic world. |
2008-Sep-25 • 42 minutes Miracles Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the history of miracles. |
2008-Apr-24 • 42 minutes Materialism Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Materialism in Philosophy. |
2008-Mar-20 • 42 minutes Kierkegaard Melvyn Bragg examines the rich and radical ideas of the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard. |
2008-Feb-07 • 42 minutes The Social Contract Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Social Contract; a key idea in political philosophy. |
2008-Jan-03 • 42 minutes Camus The life ad work of the Algerian-French writer and philosopher, Albert Camus. |
2007-Nov-08 • 42 minutes Avicenna Melvyn Bragg discusses the Persian Islamic philosopher Avicenna. |
2007-Nov-01 • 42 minutes Guilt Melvyn Bragg and guests take a long hard look at the idea of guilt. |
2007-Sep-27 • 42 minutes Socrates Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the iconic Greek philosopher, Socrates. |
2007-Jun-21 • 42 minutes Common Sense Philosophy Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss common sense philosophy. |
2007-May-31 • 42 minutes Ockham's Razor Melvyn Bragg discusses the ideas of William Ockham including Ockham's Razor. |
2007-May-03 • 28 minutes Spinoza Melvyn Bragg discusses the Dutch, Jewish and Christian Philosopher, Baruch Spinoza. |
2007-Feb-08 • 42 minutes Popper Melvyn Bragg discusses the Anglo-Austrian philosopher Karl Popper. |
2006-Dec-07 • 42 minutes Anarchism Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political creed of Anarchism. |
2006-Nov-23 • 42 minutes Altruism Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss philosophical and evolutionary arguments over altruism. |
2006-Oct-05 • 42 minutes Averroes Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the 12th century Islamic philosopher, Averroes. |
2006-May-18 • 42 minutes Mill The life and ideas of the 19th century political philosopher John Stuart Mill. |
2006-Mar-02 • 42 minutes Friendship Melvyn Bragg explores the concept of friendship; ‘a single soul dwelling in two bodies’. |
2006-Jan-19 • 28 minutes Relativism Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss relativism; a philosophy with no absolute truths. |
2006-Jan-05 • 42 minutes The Oath Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the importance of the oath in the Classical World. |
2005-Dec-01 • 28 minutes Hobbes Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great 17th century philosopher Thomas Hobbes. |
2005-Nov-17 • 42 minutes Pragmatism Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the American philosophy of pragmatism. |
2005-Oct-20 • 28 minutes Cynicism Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Cynics, the performance artists of philosophy. |
2005-Jul-14 • 42 minutes Marx The life and ideas of Karl Marx who changed the world with his Communist Manifesto. |
2005-May-19 • 28 minutes Beauty Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the qualities of beauty and the history of aesthetics. |
2005-May-05 • 42 minutes Abelard and Heloise Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the medieval tale of Abelard and Heloise. |
2005-Mar-04 • 28 minutes Stoicism Melvyn Bragg explore Stoicism, the most influential philosophy in the Ancient World. |
2005-Jan-13 • 42 minutes The Mind/Body Problem Melvyn Bragg examines the history of thought about the mind/body problem in philosophy. |
2004-Dec-09 • 42 minutes Machiavelli and the Italian City States Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli. |
2004-Dec-02 • 28 minutes Jung The extraordinary mind and theories of the psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung. |
2004-Oct-14 • 42 minutes Rhetoric Melvyn Bragg and guests discusses rhetoric; supported by Aristotle but reviled by Plato. |
2004-Oct-14 • 28 minutes The Han Synthesis Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Han Synthesis philosophies of China. |
2004-Oct-07 • 42 minutes Sartre The life and work of French novelist, playwright and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. |
2004-Sep-30 • 28 minutes Politeness Melvyn Bragg examines the cultural effect of the eighteenth century idea of Politeness. |
2004-Jun-10 • 28 minutes Empiricism Melvyn Bragg examines the 17th century idea that all knowledge arises from experience. |
2004-May-06 • 42 minutes Heroism Melvyn Bragg explores what defines a hero, and their place in classical society. |
2003-Dec-04 • 42 minutes Wittgenstein The life, work and legacy of the 20th century philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. |
2003-Nov-13 • 28 minutes Duty Melvyn Bragg examines duty, a concept that has excited philosophers through history. |
2003-Oct-09 • 42 minutes Bohemianism Melvyn Bragg examines the 19th century Parisian philosophy of life lived for art. |
2003-Jun-12 • 42 minutes The Art of War The history and philosophy of warfare throughout the ages. |
2003-Mar-20 • 41 minutes Originality Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the creative force of originality. |
2003-Mar-13 • 28 minutes Redemption Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss redemption, crucial for Judeo-Christian thought. |
2002-Dec-05 • 28 minutes The Enlightenment in Scotland Melvyn Bragg examines the emergence and impact of the Scottish Enlightenment. |
2002-Jul-04 • 28 minutes Freedom Melvyn Bragg considers what it is to be free and how freedom became such a powerful value. |
2002-Jun-06 • 28 minutes The Soul The history of thought on immortality, the self and the afterlife. |
2002-May-09 • 42 minutes The Examined Life Melvyn Bragg investigates how our preoccupations about how to live have altered over time. |
2002-Feb-28 • 42 minutes Virtue Melvyn Bragg explores the meaning and purpose of the philosophical concept of virtue. |
2002-Jan-24 • 28 minutes Happiness Melvyn Bragg considers whether 'happiness' means living a life of pleasure or of virtue. |
2001-Nov-01 • 28 minutes Confucius Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the chinese philosophy of Confucianism. |
2001-Oct-18 • 28 minutes Democracy Melvyn Bragg examines the origins of the most cherished form of government in the world. |
2001-Jun-28 • 28 minutes Existentialism Melvyn Bragg and guests examine the 20th century philosophy of existentialism |
2001-May-03 • 28 minutes Evil Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the notion of evil in western philosophy. |
2001-Mar-29 • 28 minutes The Philosophy of Love Melvyn Bragg examines the western understanding of the Philosophy of Love since Plato. |
2001-Feb-08 • 28 minutes Humanism The history and legacy of classical Humanism, invented by Cicero. |
2000-Nov-16 • 28 minutes Nihilism The history of the philosophy that claims that truths are illusory. |
2000-Oct-19 • 28 minutes Laws of Nature Melvyn Bragg considers whether what is true in physics is true in all areas of existence. |
2000-Jan-27 • 28 minutes Economic Rights Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the relationship between democracy and capitalism. |
1999-Nov-25 • 28 minutes Consciousness Melvyn Bragg examines why ideas about consciousness preoccupy philosophers and scientists. |
1999-Nov-18 • 29 minutes Progress Melvyn Bragg examines whether mankind has made as much moral as material progress. |
1999-Oct-21 • 28 minutes The Individual Melvyn Bragg explores the concept of the individual from the Renaissance to today. |
1999-Oct-07 • 28 minutes Utopia Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why we are as enthralled as ever by the idea of a Utopia. |
1999-Jun-03 • 28 minutes Just War Melvyn Bragg examines where the idea of a just war originated and if it can still exist. |
1999-Apr-01 • 28 minutes Good and Evil Melvyn Bragg examines how we judge good and evil in modern western civilisation. |
1999-Jan-07 • 28 minutes Feminism Melvyn Bragg examines the development of the empowerment of women in the 20th century. |
1998-Dec-10 • 28 minutes Cultural Rights in the 20th Century Melvyn Bragg examines what impact globalisation has had on human rights. |