Christina Howells
Professor of French and Fellow of Wadham College at the University of Oxford
5 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
PhilosophyCultureOntologistsPhilosophy writersFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesPhilosophers of mindTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of literatureWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of religionMetaphysiciansMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyWriters about religion and scienceAphoristsAtheist philosophers20th-century atheistsPhilosophers of social scienceNobel laureates in LiteratureUniversity of Paris alumniWriters from ParisExistentialistsMetaphilosophersJewish philosophersForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesPhilosophers of sexuality20th-century French philosophersFrench political philosophersFrench atheistsMembers of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesSocial theoriesPhilosophical schools and traditionsLiteracy and society theoristsPhilosophers of languageFrench philosophers of educationFormer Roman CatholicsFrench women philosophersFrench philosophers of scienceMembers of the Académie Française20th-century essayistsModernist writersModernism20th-century French novelistsWriters about globalizationFrench male non-fiction writersMetaphysics writersFrench philosophers of historyPhenomenologistsFrench philosophers of cultureFrench socialistsLegion of Honour refusalsPhilosophers of deathÉcole Normale Supérieure alumniPhilosophy of lifeFrench literary criticsBisexual novelistsFrench feministsScholars of feminist philosophyFrench philosophers of artFrench LGBTQ novelistsFrench women novelistsFrench sociologistsCritical theoristsFrench epistemologistsPhilosophers of pessimismFrench Nobel laureatesLibertarian socialistsSocialist feministsBisexual memoirists20th-century French women writersJerusalem Prize recipientsFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryFrench communistsAcademic staff of the Collège de FranceLycée Condorcet alumniJewish atheistsGrand Cross of the Legion of HonourPhilosophers of linguisticsIntellectual historyFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascistsAbsurdist writersFrench humanistsLycée Henri-IV alumniBlind writersFrench Resistance membersLycée Louis-le-Grand alumniCriticism of rationalismDeaths from pneumonia in France, Prix Goncourt winnersFrench women memoiristsFeminist studies scholarsCommunist women writersBisexual women writersFrench Marxists, French anti-war activistsFeminist theorists20th-century French memoiristsThe New School facultyFrench essayistsCorresponding fellows of the British AcademyJewish historians20th-century French male writersWriters about communismLinguists from France20th-century French dramatists and playwrightsFrench male essayistsAnti-Stalinist left20th-century French essayists, 20th-century French short story writersScholars of antisemitismFrench magazine foundersFrench biographers, French ethicistsFree love advocatesContinental philosophersFrench scientists with disabilitiesPhilosophers of nihilismMetaphysical theoriesIndividualism
Simone de Beauvoir
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Simone de Beauvoir - her work on existentialist ethics, philosophy and literature and her influence on feminism.
22 October 2015
Also featuring: Margaret Atack, Ursula Tidd
PhilosophyDeaths from pneumonia in France, Prix Goncourt winnersFrench philosophers of educationFrench literary criticsFrench women memoiristsPhilosophers of sexualityFeminist studies scholarsBisexual novelistsCommunist women writersSocialist feministsUniversity of Paris alumniBisexual memoiristsFrench feministsScholars of feminist philosophyFormer Roman Catholics20th-century French philosophers20th-century French women writersFrench political philosophersBisexual women writersJerusalem Prize recipientsFrench bisexual women, French bisexual writersBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryFrench communistsFrench philosophers of art20th-century French novelistsFrench Marxists, French anti-war activistsFeminist theoristsFrench LGBTQ novelistsWriters from ParisAtheist philosophersFrench women novelists20th-century French memoiristsFrench women philosophersExistentialistsFrench atheists20th centuryFranceLévi-Strauss
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss.
23 May 2013
Also featuring: Adam Kuper, Vincent Debaene
CultureAcademic staff of the Collège de FranceFrench sociologistsLycée Condorcet alumniFrench philosophers of educationThe New School facultyJewish atheistsPhilosophers of mindWriters about globalizationWriters about religion and scienceFrench essayistsMetaphilosophersPhilosophers of religionLiteracy and society theoristsUniversity of Paris alumniCorresponding fellows of the British AcademyPhilosophers of languageFrench male non-fiction writersMetaphysics writersGrand Cross of the Legion of HonourPhilosophers of linguisticsFrench philosophers of scienceMembers of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and SciencesWriters about activism and social change20th-century atheists20th-century French philosophersIntellectual historyMembers of the Académie FrançaiseJewish historiansCritical theoristsMetaphysicians20th-century French male writersFrench philosophers of historyWriters about communismTheorists on Western civilizationJewish philosophersWriters from ParisFrench epistemologistsAtheist philosophersPhilosophers of social scienceForeign associates of the National Academy of Sciences20th-century French memoiristsMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyPhenomenologistsLinguists from France20th-century essayistsFrench atheistsOntologistsFrench philosophers of culture20th centuryFranceLanguageMedicineCamus
Melvyn Bragg discusses the Nobel Prize winning Algerian-French writer and existentialist philosopher Albert Camus.
3 January 2008
Also featuring: Peter Dunwoodie, David Walker
Culture20th-century French dramatists and playwrightsFrench socialistsPhilosophers of pessimismFrench male essayistsLegion of Honour refusals20th-century atheistsFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascists20th-century French philosophersAnti-Stalinist leftModernist writers20th-century French male writers20th-century French novelistsAbsurdist writersFrench humanistsNobel laureates in LiteratureFrench Nobel laureatesAtheist philosophersLibertarian socialistsPhilosophers of death20th-century French essayists, 20th-century French short story writersExistentialistsFrench atheists20th centuryFranceSartre
Melvyn Bragg discusses the life and works of French novelist, playwright and philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
7 October 2004
Also featuring: Jonathan Rée, Benedict O'Donohoe
PhilosophyScholars of antisemitismFrench sociologists20th-century French dramatists and playwrightsFrench magazine foundersFrench philosophers of educationFrench literary criticsFrench socialistsFrench biographers, French ethicistsPhilosophers of mindPhilosophers of sexualityLegion of Honour refusalsFrench philosophers of scienceLycée Henri-IV alumni20th-century atheistsÉcole Normale Supérieure alumniFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascists20th-century French philosophersPhilosophy writersFrench political philosophersCritical theoristsMetaphysiciansBurials at Montparnasse CemeteryFrench communistsBlind writersFree love advocatesFrench philosophers of art20th-century French novelistsFrench philosophers of historyFrench Resistance membersContinental philosophersNobel laureates in LiteratureFrench humanistsFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesFrench Nobel laureatesFrench scientists with disabilitiesTheorists on Western civilizationFrench Marxists, French anti-war activistsLycée Louis-le-Grand alumniWriters from ParisPhilosophers of nihilismFrench epistemologistsAtheist philosophersPhilosophers of social scienceLibertarian socialistsPhilosophers of deathOntologistsPhenomenologistsAphoristsExistentialistsPhilosophers of literatureFrench philosophers of cultureFrench atheists20th centuryFranceMedicineExistentialism
Melvyn Bragg discusses existentialism, a twentieth century philosophy of everyday life concerned with the individual, and his or her place within the world.
28 June 2001
Also featuring: A. C. Grayling, Simon Critchley