Helen Beebee
Professor of Philosophy at the University of Birmingham
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
PhilosophyOntologistsSocial philosophersPhilosophy writersTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of mindWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of historyPhilosophers of religionPhilosophers of scienceEnlightenment philosophersEpistemologistsWriters about religion and scienceCritics of the Catholic ChurchPhilosophers of social scienceMetaphilosophersPhilosophers of economicsPhilosophers of psychologyPhilosophers of mathematicsPhilosophers of logicBritish male essayistsConcepts in ethicsPhilosophers of artEmpiricistsVirtue ethicistsConcepts in metaphysicsBritish philosophers of educationBritish critics of religionsAlumni of the University of EdinburghPhilosophy of lifeDeist philosophersFreethought writersCriticism of rationalismAction theorists18th-century British essayists18th-century British philosophersConservatismBritish consciousness researchers and theoristsPhilosophy of religionSkeptic philosophersSecular humanistsPhilosophers of identityBritish male non-fiction writersPeople of the Scottish EnlightenmentCausalityReligious ethicsPhilosophical problems
David Hume
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the work of David Hume, the philosopher and leading figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
6 October 2011
Also featuring: Peter Millican, James Harris
PhilosophyCriticism of rationalismEpistemologistsAction theorists18th-century British essayistsMetaphilosophersSkeptic philosophersPhilosophers of social scienceTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of logicSecular humanistsSocial philosophersPhilosophy writersPhilosophers of economicsWriters about religion and sciencePhilosophers of identityBritish philosophers of educationVirtue ethicistsBritish male non-fiction writers18th-century British philosophersPhilosophers of psychologyPhilosophers of artCritics of the Catholic ChurchBritish critics of religionsPhilosophers of mathematicsAlumni of the University of EdinburghConservatismEmpiricistsOntologistsPhilosophers of mindDeist philosophersPeople of the Scottish EnlightenmentPhilosophers of religionFreethought writersBritish consciousness researchers and theoristsEnlightenment philosophersWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of sciencePhilosophers of historyBritish male essayistsFree Will(500th programme)
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the problem of free will - the extent to which we are able to choose our actions.
10 March 2011
Also featuring: Simon Blackburn, Galen Strawson