Phenomenology, Consciousness
3 episodes
Concepts in metaphysicsPhilosophical schools and traditionsConcepts in epistemologyOntologySocial philosophyMental processesConcepts in the philosophy of scienceNeuropsychological assessmentPhilosophical methodologyConcepts in the philosophy of mindHistory of philosophyIntellectual historyCriticism of rationalismTheory of mindMetaphysics of mindEmergenceQualiaPhilosophy of mind
Consciousness
Melvyn Bragg examines why the elusiveness and impenetrability of consciousness continues to fascinate both philosophers and scientists. Is the human mind just not built to understand its own basis?
25 November 1999
Featuring: Ted Honderich, Roger Penrose
Phenomenology
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the philosophical movement phenomenology.
22 January 2015
Featuring: Simon Glendinning, Joanna Hodge, Stephen Mulhall
The Brain and Consciousness
Melvyn Bragg discusses how our increased knowledge of the functioning of the brain has changed our feelings about our own natures, and our approach to the behaviour and treatment of others.
19 November 1998
Featuring: Steven Rose, Dan Robinson
