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 religionAphoristsGerman male non-fiction writersAtheist philosophersChristian humanistsJewish philosophersWriters from ParisMetaphilosophersPhilosophers of psychology19th-century German philosophers19th-century German male writers20th-century French philosophersFrench political philosophersPhilosophers of loveGerman philosophers of historyPhilosophers of logicGerman political philosophersLogiciansGerman male essayistsEmotionsCritics of work and the work ethicChristian radicalsWestern culture19th-century atheistsGerman philosophers of cultureGerman philosophers of artFrench philosophers of scienceMarxist theoristsFrench women philosophersSimple living advocatesCritics of religionsGerman ethicists, German philosophers of education19th-century German essayistsFrench socialistsÉcole Normale Supérieure alumniWomen mysticsUniversity of Göttingen alumniGerman philosophers of languageGerman philosophers of sciencePhenomenologistsFrench feministsPhilosophers of pessimismGerman critics of ChristianityCritical theorists19th-century German writersGerman philosophers of mind, German philosophers of religionCritics of JudaismTuberculosis deaths in EnglandLycée Henri-IV alumni20th-century deaths from tuberculosisFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascists20th-century French women writersFrench communistsFrench Resistance membersGerman idealistsAcademic staff of the Humboldt University of BerlinGerman monarchistsGerman epistemologistsConverts to Christianity from JudaismDominican mysticsPlatonistsAnti-Stalinist leftChristian anarchists, Nonviolence advocatesCritics of MarxismGerman writers on atheismGerman logicians, Kantian philosophersGerman philologistsGerman eugenicistsAnti-natalists
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
PhilosophyChristian humanistsTuberculosis deaths in EnglandFrench socialistsConverts to Christianity from JudaismPhilosophers of religionCritics of work and the work ethicFrench feministsFrench philosophers of scienceDominican mysticsPlatonistsLycée Henri-IV alumniMarxist theoristsÉcole Normale Supérieure alumni20th-century deaths from tuberculosisFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascists20th-century French philosophers20th-century French women writersChristian radicalsFrench political philosophersAnti-Stalinist leftFrench communistsFrench Resistance membersJewish philosophersWriters from ParisChristian anarchists, Nonviolence advocatesFrench women philosophersWomen mysticsCritics of Marxism20th centuryFranceThe Continental-Analytic Split
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the two main traditions of modern Western philosophy: the Continental and Analytic schools.
10 November 2011
Also featuring: Stephen Mulhall, Hans-Johann Glock
Schopenhauer
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 writers on atheismGerman logicians, Kantian philosophersUniversity of Göttingen alumniGerman philosophers of languageGerman philologistsMetaphilosophersPhilosophers of loveGerman philosophers of historyGerman male non-fiction writersPhilosophers of pessimismPhilosophers of logicGerman critics of ChristianityGerman idealistsSimple living advocatesAcademic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin19th-century atheistsPhilosophy writersGerman political philosophersPhilosophers of psychologyCritics of religionsCritical theoristsGerman eugenicistsGerman philosophers of culture19th-century German writersAnti-natalistsGerman monarchistsGerman ethicists, German philosophers of educationGerman philosophers of science19th-century German philosophersTheorists on Western civilizationGerman philosophers of mind, German philosophers of religionCritics of JudaismGerman epistemologistsLogiciansAtheist philosophers19th-century German essayists19th-century German male writersGerman male essayistsOntologistsPhenomenologistsAphoristsPhilosophers of literatureGerman philosophers of art19th centuryGermanyLanguagePsychology