University of Jena alumni
The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (German: Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, abbreviated FSU, shortened form Uni Jena), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. The university was established in 1558 and is counted among the ten oldest universities in Germany.
2 episodes
Episodes in this category also belong to the following categories:
PhilosophyScienceOntologistsSocial philosophersFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesPhilosophers of mindTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of historyWriters about activism and social changeMetaphysiciansPhilosophers of culturePhilosophers of religionPhilosophers of scienceMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyEpistemologistsRecipients of the Copley MedalWriters about religion and scienceAtheist philosophersGerman male non-fiction writersPhilosophers of educationPhilosophers of law19th-century German philosophersMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesPhilosophers of economicsGerman LutheransGerman political philosophersHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences19th-century atheistsCritics of work and the work ethicMembers of the French Academy of SciencesAnti-consumeristsCritics of religionsPhilosophers of technologyAnti-nationalistsHumboldt University of Berlin alumniJewish socialistsMarxist theoristsMembers of the Bavarian Academy of SciencesMembers of the Prussian Academy of SciencesRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)University of Göttingen alumniWriters about globalizationCritics of JudaismGerman Marxist writersIndependent scientistsMembers of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities19th-century German historiansBurials at Highgate CemeteryForeign members of the Royal SocietyGerman revolutionariesGerman travel writersPamphleteersSocialist feministsStateless people18th-century German LGBTQ peopleAnti-imperialistsCritics of political economyEconomic historians, German sociologistsFellows of the Royal Society of ArtsGay scientistsGerman anti-capitalists, Jewish communists, German socialist feministsGerman writers on atheismHuman geographersMaterialistsMembers of the International Workingmen's AssociationPhilosophical anthropologyUniversity of Bonn alumni
Humboldt
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Prussian naturalist and explorer, Alexander Von Humboldt. A hero in South America; Charles Darwin described him as ‘the greatest scientific traveller who ever lived’.
28 September 2006
Featuring: Jason Wilson, Patricia Fara, Jim Secord
ScienceFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyRecipients of the Copley MedalMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesGerman LutheransMembers of the French Academy of SciencesMembers of the Prussian Academy of SciencesUniversity of Göttingen alumniMembers of the Bavarian Academy of SciencesRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)Members of the Göttingen Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesIndependent scientistsForeign members of the Royal SocietyGerman travel writersHuman geographersGay scientists18th-century German LGBTQ peopleUniversity of Jena alumniMarx
Melvyn Bragg discusses Karl Marx who once said that while other philosophers wanted to interpret the world, he wanted to change it. And he changed the world with his Communist Manifesto.
14 July 2005
Featuring: A. C. Grayling, Francis Wheen, Gareth Stedman Jones
PhilosophySocial philosophersOntologistsTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of mindWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of historyPhilosophers of religionMetaphysiciansPhilosophers of culturePhilosophers of scienceEpistemologistsWriters about religion and scienceAtheist philosophersGerman male non-fiction writersPhilosophers of lawPhilosophers of education19th-century German philosophersPhilosophers of economicsGerman political philosophers19th-century atheistsCritics of work and the work ethicAnti-consumeristsPhilosophers of technologyCritics of religionsMarxist theoristsAnti-nationalistsJewish socialistsHumboldt University of Berlin alumniWriters about globalizationGerman Marxist writersCritics of JudaismStateless peoplePamphleteersGerman revolutionariesBurials at Highgate CemeterySocialist feminists19th-century German historiansMembers of the International Workingmen's AssociationUniversity of Bonn alumniGerman writers on atheismFellows of the Royal Society of ArtsUniversity of Jena alumniMaterialistsAnti-imperialistsCritics of political economyPhilosophical anthropologyGerman anti-capitalists, Jewish communists, German socialist feministsEconomic historians, German sociologists