Progress
A process is a series or set of activities that interact to produce a result; it may occur once-only or be recurrent or periodic. Things called a process include:
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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
PhilosophyPhilosophy of historyConcepts in aestheticsSocial theoriesProgressEthical principlesConcepts in metaphysicsPhilosophy of lifeEpistemology of scienceHuman evolutionVirtueTheories of historySocial conceptsPolitical conceptsConcepts in epistemologyPhilosophical schools and traditionsAnthropologyPolitical scienceOntologyThe Enlightenment in Britain
Melvyn Bragg examines the part British thinkers played in the Enlightenment in the 18th century, and examines whether the shifts of thought in those years provided the platform for the modern world.
18 January 2001
Featuring: Roy Porter, Linda Colley, Jeremy Black