Action theorists
2 episodes
Episodes in this category also belong to the following categories:
PhilosophyOntologistsSocial philosophersPhilosophy writersFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesPhilosophers of mindTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of historyWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of religionPhilosophers of scienceEnlightenment philosophersEpistemologistsCritics of the Catholic ChurchWriters about religion and sciencePhilosophers of social scienceMetaphilosophersPhilosophers of economicsPhilosophers of mathematicsBritish male essayistsPhilosophers of logicPhilosophers of psychologyCatholic philosophersEmpiricistsPhilosophers of artAnalytic philosophersChristian ethicistsVirtue ethicistsBritish critics of religionsBritish philosophers of education20th-century British philosophersAlumni of Newnham College, CambridgeAlumni of the University of EdinburghBritish philosophers of mindDeist philosophersFellows of the British AcademyFreethought writers18th-century British essayists18th-century British philosophersBritish consciousness researchers and theoristsBritish philosophers of languageCambridge University Moral Sciences ClubConservatismCriticism of rationalismFellows of Somerville College, OxfordPresidents of the Aristotelian SocietyRoman Catholic writersWittgensteinian philosophersBertrand Russell Professors of PhilosophyBritish male non-fiction writersBritish women philosophersConverts to Roman CatholicismDeaths from kidney failure in the United KingdomPeople of the Scottish EnlightenmentPhilosophers of identitySecular humanistsSkeptic philosophers
David Hume
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of David Hume, the philosopher and leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
6 October 2011
Featuring: Peter Millican, Helen Beebee, James Harris
PhilosophySocial philosophersOntologistsPhilosophy writersTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of mindWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of historyPhilosophers of religionPhilosophers of scienceEnlightenment philosophersEpistemologistsCritics of the Catholic ChurchWriters about religion and sciencePhilosophers of social sciencePhilosophers of mathematicsMetaphilosophersPhilosophers of economicsBritish male essayistsPhilosophers of logicPhilosophers of psychologyPhilosophers of artEmpiricistsVirtue ethicistsBritish critics of religionsBritish philosophers of educationDeist philosophersAlumni of the University of EdinburghFreethought writers18th-century British philosophersConservatismBritish consciousness researchers and theorists18th-century British essayistsCriticism of rationalismAction theoristsPeople of the Scottish EnlightenmentSkeptic philosophersSecular humanistsBritish male non-fiction writersPhilosophers of identityElizabeth Anscombe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential thinker who rejuvenated moral philosophy in the postwar period.
22 June 2023
Featuring: Rachael Wiseman, Constantine Sandis, Roger Teichmann
PhilosophyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesCatholic philosophersAnalytic philosophersVirtue ethicistsChristian ethicistsFellows of the British Academy20th-century British philosophersAlumni of Newnham College, CambridgeBritish philosophers of mindFellows of Somerville College, OxfordWittgensteinian philosophersBritish philosophers of languageCambridge University Moral Sciences ClubPresidents of the Aristotelian SocietyRoman Catholic writersAction theoristsBertrand Russell Professors of PhilosophyBritish women philosophersConverts to Roman CatholicismDeaths from kidney failure in the United Kingdom