Ethical principles
3 episodes
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PhilosophyConcepts in aestheticsConcepts in epistemologyPhilosophical schools and traditionsSocial theoriesVirtueConcepts in metaphysicsOntologyPhilosophy of lifeAnthropologyMetaphysical propertiesEpistemology of scienceHuman evolutionPolitical conceptsSocial conceptsTheories of historyConcepts in logicDeontologyKantianismMathematical logicPhilosophical logicPhilosophy of historyPolitical scienceProgressRealityTruth
Kant's Categorical Imperative
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of Kant's best known ideas: 'Act only according to that maxim whereby you can, at the same time, will that it should become a universal law'.
21 September 2017
Featuring: Alison Hills, David S. Oderberg, John Callanan
Progress
Melvyn Bragg examines whether while mankind has grown in years and knowledge, it has also progressed in terms of happiness and a truer understanding of the human condition.
18 November 1999
Featuring: Anthony O'Hear, Adam Phillips
PhilosophyPhilosophical schools and traditionsConcepts in metaphysicsConcepts in epistemologySocial theoriesAnthropologyProgressEpistemology of scienceHuman evolutionTheories of historyOntologyVirtuePhilosophy of historyPhilosophy of lifePolitical scienceConcepts in aestheticsPolitical conceptsEthical principlesSocial conceptsTruth
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss philosophical approaches to truth.
18 December 2014
Featuring: Simon Blackburn, Jennifer Hornsby, Crispin Wright