Philosophers of pessimism
Arthur Schopenhauer ( SHOH-pən-how-ər, German: [ˈaɐtʊɐ ˈʃoːpm̩haʊɐ] (listen); 22 February 1788 – 21 September 1860) was a German philosopher. He is best known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation (expanded in 1844), which characterizes the phenomenal world as the product of a blind noumenal will.
4 episodes
Episodes in this category also belong to the following categories:
CulturePhilosophyOntologistsFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesPhilosophy writersPhilosophers of literaturePhilosophers of mindTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of cultureSonneteersAphoristsAtheist philosophersGerman male non-fiction writers20th-century atheistsNobel laureates in Literature19th-century German male writers19th-century German philosophersExistentialistsMetaphilosophersPhilosophers of mathematicsPhilosophers of psychology20th-century French philosophersFrench atheistsGerman male essayistsGerman philosophers of historyGerman political philosophersLogiciansPhilosophers of logicPhilosophers of love19th-century atheistsGerman philosophers of artGerman philosophers of cultureLiteracy and society theoristsPhilosophers of art19th-century German essayists20th-century essayistsAlumni of Trinity College DublinCritics of religionsGerman ethicists, German philosophers of educationIrish male dramatists and playwrightsLiterary theoristsModernist writersSimple living advocates20th-century French novelistsFrench socialistsGerman philosophers of languageGerman philosophers of scienceIrish expatriates in FranceLegion of Honour refusalsMetaphysics writersPhenomenologistsPhilosophers of deathTrope theoristsUniversity of Göttingen alumni19th-century German writers20th-century Irish dramatists and playwrights, 20th-century Irish male writers, 20th-century Irish poets20th-century translatorsCritical theoristsCritics of JudaismFrench Nobel laureatesGerman critics of ChristianityGerman philosophers of mind, German philosophers of religionIrish male novelistsLibertarian socialistsMetaphor theorists20th-century mysticsAbsurdist writersAcademic staff of the Humboldt University of BerlinAnthologistsBlind writersBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryFrench Resistance membersFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascistsFrench humanistsGerman epistemologistsGerman idealistsGerman monarchistsHaiku poetsIrish Nobel laureates, Irish modernist poetsJerusalem Prize recipientsLecturersMagic realism writersPhilosophers of timePrix Italia winnersScholars of Trinity College DublinSurrealist writersWriters from Dublin (city)20th-century French dramatists and playwrights20th-century French essayists, 20th-century French short story writers20th-century French male writers20th-century Irish novelists, 20th-century Irish short story writers, Irish male short story writersAcademics of Trinity College DublinAnti-Stalinist leftAnti-natalistsBlind poetsCommanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyFormer AnglicansFrench male essayistsGerman eugenicistsGerman logicians, Kantian philosophersGerman philologistsGerman writers on atheismIrish essayistsIrish writers in French, People educated at Portora Royal SchoolPeople with Parkinson's diseasePhilosophers of identityPostmodern writers, Recipients of the Legion of HonourSpanish-language poets
Camus
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Nobel Prize winning Algerian-French writer and existentialist philosopher Albert Camus.
3 January 2008
Featuring: Peter Dunwoodie, David Walker, Christina Howells
Culture20th-century French dramatists and playwrightsFrench socialistsPhilosophers of pessimismFrench male essayistsLegion of Honour refusals20th-century atheistsFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascists20th-century French philosophersAnti-Stalinist leftModernist writers20th-century French male writers20th-century French novelistsAbsurdist writersFrench humanistsNobel laureates in LiteratureFrench Nobel laureatesAtheist philosophersLibertarian socialistsPhilosophers of death20th-century French essayists, 20th-century French short story writersExistentialistsFrench atheists20th centuryFranceJorge Luis Borges
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the Argentinian master of the short story, Jorge Luis Borges.
4 January 2007
Featuring: Edwin Williamson, Efraín Kristal, Evelyn Fishburn
Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyPostmodern writers, Recipients of the Legion of HonourPhilosophers of culturePhilosophers of timeSpanish-language poetsPhilosophers of mindSurrealist writersBlind poetsLiteracy and society theoristsPhilosophers of pessimismMetaphysics writers20th-century mysticsMetaphor theoristsSonneteersPhilosophers of artJerusalem Prize recipientsMagic realism writersTrope theoristsBlind writersPhilosophers of identityLecturersPhilosophers of mathematics20th-century translatorsHaiku poetsLiterary theoristsAnthologistsAphorists20th-century essayistsPhilosophers of literature20th centuryLanguageMathematicsSamuel Beckett
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and work of the author of Waiting for Godot, who lived in Paris and wrote in French as he found that more difficult than writing in English
17 January 2019
Featuring: Steven Connor, Laura Salisbury, Mark Nixon
CultureIrish male dramatists and playwrightsIrish Nobel laureates, Irish modernist poetsFormer Anglicans20th-century Irish novelists, 20th-century Irish short story writers, Irish male short story writersPeople with Parkinson's diseasePhilosophers of pessimismIrish writers in French, People educated at Portora Royal SchoolAlumni of Trinity College DublinIrish male novelistsIrish essayistsScholars of Trinity College DublinModernist writersBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryIrish expatriates in FranceAcademics of Trinity College DublinAnti-natalistsAbsurdist writersFrench Resistance membersNobel laureates in LiteratureFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesWriters from Dublin (city)20th-century Irish dramatists and playwrights, 20th-century Irish male writers, 20th-century Irish poetsPrix Italia winners20th-century essayistsExistentialists20th centuryIrelandMedicineSchopenhauer
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the pessimistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer and his extraordinary influence.
29 October 2009
Featuring: A. C. Grayling, Beatrice Han-Pile, Christopher Janaway
PhilosophyGerman writers on atheismGerman logicians, Kantian philosophersUniversity of Göttingen alumniGerman philosophers of languageGerman philologistsMetaphilosophersPhilosophers of loveGerman philosophers of historyGerman male non-fiction writersPhilosophers of pessimismPhilosophers of logicGerman critics of ChristianityGerman idealistsSimple living advocatesAcademic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin19th-century atheistsPhilosophy writersGerman political philosophersPhilosophers of psychologyCritics of religionsCritical theoristsGerman eugenicistsGerman philosophers of culture19th-century German writersAnti-natalistsGerman monarchistsGerman ethicists, German philosophers of educationGerman philosophers of science19th-century German philosophersTheorists on Western civilizationGerman philosophers of mind, German philosophers of religionCritics of JudaismGerman epistemologistsLogiciansAtheist philosophers19th-century German essayists19th-century German male writersGerman male essayistsOntologistsPhenomenologistsAphoristsPhilosophers of literatureGerman philosophers of art19th centuryGermanyLanguagePsychology