Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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  1. The 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

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    Featuring: Roy Porter, Linda Colley, Jeremy Black

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    CultureAge of EnlightenmentPhilosophical schools and traditionsVirtueClassical liberalismHistorical erasScientific RevolutionWestern cultureHistory of liberalismTruthLibertarianismEnlightenment philosophyHistory of Europe by periodProgress

  2. Truth

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss philosophical approaches to truth.

    18 December 2014

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    Featuring: Simon Blackburn, Jennifer Hornsby, Crispin Wright

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    PhilosophyConcepts in epistemologyVirtueOntologyMetaphysical propertiesEthical principlesTruthConcepts in logicMathematical logicPhilosophical logicReality