Beatrice Han-Pile
Professor of Philosophy at the University of Essex
4 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
PhilosophyOntologistsPhilosophy writersTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of literaturePhilosophers of religionAphoristsAtheist philosophersGerman male non-fiction writersChristian humanistsJewish philosophersWriters from ParisMetaphilosophers19th-century German philosophers19th-century German male writersPhilosophers of psychologyFrench political philosophers20th-century French philosophersGerman political philosophersPhilosophers of logicLogiciansGerman male essayistsPhilosophers of loveGerman philosophers of historyEmotionsCritics of work and the work ethicChristian radicalsGerman philosophers of artGerman philosophers of culture19th-century atheistsFrench philosophers of scienceMarxist theoristsFrench women philosophersSimple living advocates19th-century German essayistsCritics of religionsGerman ethicists, German philosophers of educationÉcole Normale Supérieure alumniWomen mysticsFrench socialistsGerman philosophers of sciencePhenomenologistsGerman philosophers of languageUniversity of Göttingen alumniFrench feminists19th-century German writersCritical theoristsGerman philosophers of mind, German philosophers of religionGerman critics of ChristianityCritics of JudaismPhilosophers of pessimismLycée Henri-IV alumniFrench communists20th-century deaths from tuberculosisFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascistsFrench Resistance members20th-century French women writersTuberculosis deaths in EnglandGerman idealistsAcademic staff of the Humboldt University of BerlinGerman monarchistsGerman epistemologistsAnti-Stalinist leftConverts to Christianity from JudaismPlatonistsDominican mysticsCritics of MarxismChristian anarchists, Nonviolence advocatesGerman eugenicistsGerman philologistsGerman writers on atheismAnti-natalistsGerman logicians, Kantian philosophers
Hope
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the development of ideas about hope, left in Pandora's box either as a consolation or as another evil, later the companion of faith and love
22 November 2018
Also featuring: Robert Stern, Judith Wolfe
Simone Weil
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the French philosopher and social activist Simone Weil. Admired by Albert Camus and Iris Murdoch, she achieved a great deal in her short life.
15 November 2012
Also featuring: Stephen Plant, David Levy
PhilosophyLycée Henri-IV alumniChristian humanistsFrench communistsFrench philosophers of scienceÉcole Normale Supérieure alumniFrench feminists20th-century deaths from tuberculosisAnti-Stalinist leftConverts to Christianity from JudaismMarxist theoristsCritics of work and the work ethicFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascistsPlatonistsFrench political philosophersFrench women philosophersFrench Resistance membersChristian radicalsDominican mysticsJewish philosophers20th-century French philosophersPhilosophers of religion20th-century French women writersTuberculosis deaths in EnglandWriters from ParisWomen mysticsFrench socialistsCritics of MarxismChristian anarchists, Nonviolence advocatesSchopenhauer
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the pessimistic philosophy of Arthur Schopenhauer and his extraordinary influence.
29 October 2009
Also featuring: A. C. Grayling, Christopher Janaway
PhilosophyGerman philosophers of artGerman philosophers of scienceGerman political philosophers19th-century German writersMetaphilosophersGerman eugenicists19th-century German philosophersTheorists on Western civilizationSimple living advocatesPhilosophers of literatureGerman idealistsPhilosophers of logicLogiciansPhenomenologistsPhilosophy writersCritical theoristsGerman philosophers of mind, German philosophers of religionAcademic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin19th-century German male writersAphoristsGerman philosophers of languagePhilosophers of psychologyUniversity of Göttingen alumniGerman critics of ChristianityGerman philologistsGerman philosophers of culture19th-century German essayists19th-century atheistsCritics of religionsAtheist philosophersGerman male essayistsCritics of JudaismOntologistsPhilosophers of loveGerman writers on atheismGerman ethicists, German philosophers of educationGerman monarchistsPhilosophers of pessimismGerman epistemologistsAnti-natalistsGerman philosophers of historyGerman male non-fiction writersGerman logicians, Kantian philosophers