Elly Truitt
Professor of Classics at Bryn Mawr College
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
SciencePhilosophers of mindPhilosophers of literatureMetaphysiciansPhilosophers of scienceNatural philosophersPhilosophers of languageEmpiricistsCatholic philosophersScholastic philosophersEnglish philosophers18th century in technology13th-century writers in Latin13th-century philosophersAncient Greek technologyEnglish alchemistsEnglish translators, Medieval orientalistsCatholic clergy scientistsGrammarians of LatinHistory
Automata
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas about machines imitating living creatures, and the questions they raise about the differences between machinery and humanity.
20 September 2018
Also featuring: Simon Schaffer, Franziska Kohlt
Roger Bacon
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss medieval English scholar Roger Bacon, an early pioneer of science who became known as Doctor Mirabilis.
20 April 2017
Also featuring: Jack Cunningham, Amanda Power
HistoryEnglish philosophersPhilosophers of languageEmpiricistsEnglish alchemistsMetaphysiciansNatural philosophers13th-century writers in LatinCatholic philosophersPhilosophers of mindEnglish translators, Medieval orientalistsCatholic clergy scientistsScholastic philosophersPhilosophers of literature13th-century philosophersPhilosophers of scienceGrammarians of Latin13th centuryLanguageMedicine