John Cottingham
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Reading and Professorial Research Fellow at Heythrop College, University of London
2 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
PhilosophyOntologistsSocial philosophersPhilosophy writersPhilosophers of mindPhilosophers of historyPhilosophers of cultureMetaphysiciansPhilosophers of religionPhilosophers of scienceEnlightenment philosophersEpistemologistsAge of EnlightenmentPhilosophers of educationCritics of the Catholic ChurchMetaphilosophersJewish philosophersPantheistsConcepts in epistemology17th-century writers in LatinConcepts in the philosophy of mindRationalistsCritics of JudaismDeterministsPeople of the Age of EnlightenmentCartesianismJewish translators of the BibleBaruch Spinoza
Cogito Ergo Sum
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss one of the most famous statements in philosophy, 'Cogito ergo sum', Rene Descartes' attempt to establish what we can truly know.
28 April 2011
Also featuring: Susan James, Stephen Mulhall
Spinoza
Melvyn Bragg discusses the philosopher Spinoza whose profound and complex ideas about God had him celebrated as an atheist in the 18th century.
3 May 2007
Also featuring: Jonathan Rée, Sarah Hutton
PhilosophyEpistemologistsMetaphilosophersDeterministsAge of EnlightenmentSocial philosophersPhilosophy writersRationalistsPhilosophers of culturePhilosophers of education17th-century writers in LatinCritics of the Catholic ChurchPeople of the Age of EnlightenmentCritics of JudaismOntologistsPhilosophers of mindMetaphysiciansJewish philosophersJewish translators of the BiblePhilosophers of religionPantheistsEnlightenment philosophersBaruch SpinozaPhilosophers of sciencePhilosophers of history