David Levy
Teaching Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh
1 episode
Covers topics in categories such as:
PhilosophyPhilosophers of religionChristian humanistsJewish philosophersWriters from Paris20th-century French philosophersFrench political philosophersCritics of work and the work ethicChristian radicalsFrench philosophers of scienceMarxist theoristsFrench women philosophersFrench socialistsÉcole Normale Supérieure alumniWomen mysticsFrench feministsTuberculosis deaths in EnglandLycée Henri-IV alumni20th-century deaths from tuberculosisFrench anarchists, French anti-capitalists, French anti-fascists20th-century French women writersFrench communistsFrench Resistance membersConverts to Christianity from JudaismDominican mysticsPlatonistsAnti-Stalinist leftChristian anarchists, Nonviolence advocatesCritics of Marxism
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: Beatrice Han-Pile, Stephen Plant
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 centuryFrance