Jill Kraye
Professor of the History of Renaissance Philosophy and Librarian at the Warburg Institute, University of London
3 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
PhilosophyReligionCultureCritics of the Catholic ChurchChristian humanistsUniversity of Paris alumniPhilosophical schools and traditionsNatural law ethicistsCatholic philosophersPhilosophical methodologyScientific methodEpistemological theories16th-century writers in LatinCounter-ReformationDoubt, SkepticismProto-Protestants, Roman Catholic biblical scholarsUniversity of Turin alumniDutch expatriates in France
Scepticism
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the history of philosophical scepticism.
5 July 2012
Also featuring: Peter Millican, Melissa Lane
Erasmus
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the life and work of the Dutch humanist scholar Desiderius Erasmus, one of the most significant figures of the Renaissance.
9 February 2012
Also featuring: Diarmaid MacCulloch, Eamon Duffy