19th-century American philosophers
3 episodes
Episodes in this category also belong to the following categories:
HistoryPhilosophyOntologistsSocial philosophersTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of historyWriters about activism and social changeEnlightenment philosophersMembers of the American Philosophical Society18th-century philosophersPantheistsExistentialistsHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesPhilosophers of loveAmerican male non-fiction writersCritics of work and the work ethicAnalytic philosophersAnti-consumeristsClassical liberalismSimple living advocates18th-century English male writers19th-century American poets19th-century English writers19th-century male writersPhilosophers of deathPhilosophers of war18th-century English writersAmerican male essayists, American male poetsAmerican political philosophersCritics of JudaismDeist philosophersEnglish inventorsEnglish libertariansEnglish republicansMembers of the American Academy of Arts and Letters18th-century American writers, Founding Fathers of the United States, People of the American Enlightenment19th-century American essayists19th-century deaths from tuberculosisAmerican deistsAmerican lecturersAmerican philosophers of cultureAmerican philosophers of educationAmerican philosophers of religionAnarchist writers18th-century American male writers, American foreign policy writers18th-century English people19th-century American non-fiction writers19th-century American writers20th-century American philosophersAmerican philosophers of science, American philosophers of mindAmerican religious skeptics, American nationalistsAmerican spiritual writersAnti-monarchistsBritish deistsCorresponding fellows of the British AcademyDeputies to the French National ConventionNaturalized citizens of FrancePhilosophers from MassachusettsPolitical activists from PennsylvaniaPsychologists of religionRadicalsUnderground Railroad peopleUniversal basic income writersWilliam James
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense, which was published in 1776 and bolstered support for American independence.
21 January 2016
Featuring: Kathleen Burk, Nicholas Guyatt, Peter Thompson
HistorySocial philosophersTheorists on Western civilizationWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of historyMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyEnlightenment philosophers18th-century philosophersHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesAmerican male non-fiction writersClassical liberalism19th-century male writers18th-century English male writers19th-century English writersDeist philosophers18th-century English writersEnglish inventorsEnglish libertariansAmerican political philosophersCritics of JudaismEnglish republicansAmerican philosophers of education19th-century American philosophersAmerican deistsAmerican philosophers of cultureAmerican philosophers of religionDeputies to the French National Convention18th-century English people19th-century American writersAnti-monarchistsBritish deistsNaturalized citizens of FranceRadicalsPolitical activists from PennsylvaniaUniversal basic income writers18th-century American writers, Founding Fathers of the United States, People of the American EnlightenmentAmerican religious skeptics, American nationalists18th-century American male writers, American foreign policy writersThoreau and the American Idyll
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the American 19th century writer and philosopher, Henry David Thoreau
15 January 2009
Featuring: Kathleen Burk, Tim Morris, Stephen Fender
PhilosophyPhilosophers of historyPantheistsPhilosophers of loveHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesAmerican male non-fiction writersCritics of work and the work ethicAnti-consumeristsSimple living advocates19th-century American poetsAmerican political philosophers19th-century American essayistsAnarchist writersAmerican lecturers19th-century American philosophersAmerican philosophers of culture19th-century deaths from tuberculosis19th-century American non-fiction writersAmerican spiritual writersUnderground Railroad peoplePhilosophers from MassachusettsAmerican male essayists, American male poetsAmerican philosophers of science, American philosophers of mindWilliam James's The Varieties of Religious Experience
Melvyn Bragg and guests Jonathan Ree, John Haldane and Gwen Griffith-Dickson discuss The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James.
13 May 2010
Featuring: Jonathan Rée, John Haldane, Gwen Griffith-Dickson
PhilosophyOntologistsPhilosophers of historyExistentialistsAnalytic philosophersPhilosophers of deathPhilosophers of warMembers of the American Academy of Arts and Letters19th-century American philosophersAmerican philosophers of religion20th-century American philosophers19th-century American writersCorresponding fellows of the British AcademyWilliam JamesPsychologists of religionAmerican philosophers of science, American philosophers of mind