Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Empiricism

3 episodes

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PhilosophySciencePhilosophical schools and traditionsPhilosophy of scienceHistory of scienceScientific RevolutionPhilosophical methodologyEpistemological theoriesEpistemology of scienceLinguistic turnScientific methodAnalytic philosophyEmpirical lawsEpistemological schools and traditions

  1. Empiricism

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the development of the idea formulated by John Locke that all knowledge arises from experience, and looks at its effect on the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

    10 June 2004

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    Featuring: Judith Hawley, Murray Pittock, Jonathan Rée

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    PhilosophyPhilosophical methodologyEmpiricismPhilosophy of scienceEmpirical lawsHistory of scienceEpistemological schools and traditions

  2. Logical Positivism

    Melvyn Bragg and guests including Barry Smith discuss Logical Positivism, the radical philosophy of the Vienna Circle.

    2 July 2009

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    Featuring: Barry Smith, Nancy Cartwright, Thomas Uebel

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    PhilosophyPhilosophical schools and traditionsAnalytic philosophyEpistemological theoriesEmpiricismPhilosophy of scienceLinguistic turnHistory of scienceEpistemology of science

  3. The Scientific method

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the Scientific Method, the systematic and analytical approach to scientific discovery.

    26 January 2012

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    Featuring: Simon Schaffer, John Worrall, Michela Massimi

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    ScienceEmpiricismScientific RevolutionScientific methodPhilosophy of science