Theories of history
3 episodes
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PhilosophyScienceConcepts in aestheticsConcepts in epistemologyPhilosophical schools and traditionsSocial theoriesVirtueConcepts in metaphysicsOntologyPhilosophy of lifeAnthropologyPseudoscienceConservatismEpistemology of scienceEthical principlesHuman evolutionPolitical conceptsPolitical theoriesSocial conceptsPhilosophy of historyPolitical scienceProgressSchools of economic thoughtSocial ethicsSociological theories
Malthusianism
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Malthusianism, the influential theory of population growth first articulated by the Reverend Thomas Malthus in 1798.
23 June 2011
Featuring: Karen O'Brien, Mark Philp, Emma Griffin
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
PhilosophySocial theoriesConcepts in aestheticsPhilosophical schools and traditionsConcepts in epistemologyVirtueOntologyConcepts in metaphysicsPhilosophy of lifeAnthropologySocial conceptsEthical principlesTheories of historyEpistemology of scienceHuman evolutionPolitical conceptsPhilosophy of historyPolitical scienceProgressSocial Darwinism
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Social Darwinism, a school of thought which attempted to apply Darwin's ideas about evolution to human society.
20 February 2014
Featuring: Adam Kuper, Gregory Radick, Charlotte Sleigh