People from the Province of Saxony
The Province of Saxony (German: Provinz Sachsen), also known as Prussian Saxony (Preußisches Sachsen) was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and later the Free State of Prussia from 1816 until 1944. Its capital was Magdeburg.
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Bismarck
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the original Iron Chancellor, Otto Von Bismarck, one of 19th Century Europe’s most influential statesmen and the founder of modern Germany.
22 March 2007
Featuring: Richard J. Evans, Christopher Clark, Katharine Lerman
CulturePeople from the Province of SaxonyIndependent politicians in Germany, Recipients of the Iron Cross (1870), 2nd class, Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (military class)University of Göttingen alumniGrand Cross of the Legion of HonourHumboldt University of Berlin alumniGerman LutheransGrand Crosses of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary, Knights of the Golden Fleece of SpainMilitary personnel from Saxony-AnhaltGerman monarchistsGerman nationalists19th centuryWarNietzsche's Genealogy of Morality
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Nietzsche's influential ideas about what it means to be moral.
12 January 2017
Featuring: Stephen Mulhall, Fiona Hughes, Keith Ansell-Pearson
PhilosophyCritics of the Catholic Church19th-century German male musicians19th-century German journalistsPhilosophers of timeUniversity of Bonn alumni19th-century German non-fiction writersPhilosophers of sexualityWriters about religion and scienceMetaphilosophersGerman philosophers of historyGerman male non-fiction writersCritics of work and the work ethicGerman critics of Christianity19th-century Prussian peopleGerman music criticsWriters about activism and social changeStateless peoplePhilosophy writersIrony theoristsDeterministsPhilosophers of psychology19th-century German novelistsPeople from the Province of SaxonyCritics of religionsCritical theoristsAnti-consumeristsMetaphysiciansGerman philosophers of culturePeople associated with the University of BaselGerman military personnel of the Franco-Prussian WarGerman ethicists, German philosophers of education19th-century German philosophersTheorists on Western civilizationDeaths from pneumonia in GermanyGerman philosophers of mind, German philosophers of religionGerman epistemologistsPhilosophers of nihilismLeipzig University alumniPhilosophers of social science19th-century German male writersGerman male essayistsOntologistsAphoristsExistentialistsAnti-nationalistsPhilosophers of literatureGerman philosophers of art19th centuryGermanyMedicineMusicPsychologyWarWeber's The Protestant Ethic
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Max Weber's book The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism.
27 March 2014
Featuring: Peter Ghosh, Sam Whimster, Linda Woodhead
HistoryUniversity of Göttingen alumniMembers of the Bavarian Academy of SciencesGerman nationalistsGerman philosophers of historyEconomic sociologistsEconomic historians, German sociologistsCritics of work and the work ethicWriters about activism and social changeAcademic staff of the Humboldt University of BerlinGerman political philosophersPeople from the Province of SaxonyGerman philosophers of culture19th-century German writersHumboldt University of Berlin alumniGerman philosophers of science19th-century German philosophersGerman philosophers of technologyContinental philosophers20th-century German philosophersUniversity of Strasbourg alumniDeaths from pneumonia in GermanyHeidelberg University alumni19th-century German male writersPhilosophers of economicsMax Weber19th century20th centuryEconomicsGermany