Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

13th-century philosophers

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  1. Maimonides

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work and influence of Maimonides. Widely regarded as the greatest Jewish philosopher of the medieval period.

    17 February 2011

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    Featuring: John Joseph Haldane, Sarah Stroumsa, Peter Adamson

     
  2. Roger Bacon

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss medieval English scholar Roger Bacon, an early pioneer of science who became known as Doctor Mirabilis.

    20 April 2017

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    Featuring: Jack Cunningham, Amanda Power, Elly Truitt

     
  3. St Thomas Aquinas

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss St Thomas Aquinas, the Catholic Church's foremost western philosopher and theologian.

    17 September 2009

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    Featuring: Martin Palmer, John Haldane, Annabel Brett