Nancy Cartwright
Professor of Philosophy at the London School of Economics
3 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
PhilosophyOntologistsSocial philosophersTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of mindWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of historyPhilosophers of cultureMetaphysiciansPhilosophers of religionEpistemologistsWriters about religion and scienceForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesPhilosophers of economicsPhilosophers of mathematicsJewish philosophersPhilosophical schools and traditionsPhilosophy of sciencePhilosophers of logicLogiciansAristotelian philosophersBritish male essayistsHistory of sciencePolitical philosophersPhilosophers of technologyJewish agnosticsCritics of religionsRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)Knights BachelorRationalistsWriters about globalizationBritish philosophers of educationMetaphysics writersBritish political philosophersBritish ethicists20th-century British philosophersFellows of the British AcademyEpistemological theoriesEmpiricismLinguistic turnEpistemology of scienceCambridge University Moral Sciences ClubPresidents of the Aristotelian SocietyRecipients of the Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtBritish historians of philosophyBritish consciousness researchers and theorists20th-century British essayistsScientific methodScientific lawsPrinciplesAnalytic philosophyBritish social liberalsBritish male non-fiction writersAcademics of the London School of Economics, British philosophers of science20th-century Austrian philosophers, Austrian agnostics, Austrian essayists, Austrian logicians, British agnostics, British logicians, British people of Austrian-Jewish descent, Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom, Writers from ViennaJewish ethicistsMembers of the Order of the Companions of HonourCritics of MarxismEmpirical lawsCausality
Logical Positivism
Melvyn Bragg and guests including Barry Smith discuss Logical Positivism, the radical philosophy of the Vienna Circle.
2 July 2009
Also featuring: Barry Smith, Thomas Uebel
Popper
Melvyn Bragg discusses the philosopher Karl Popper, author of The Open Society and a seminal thinker about science.
8 February 2007
Also featuring: John Worrall, Anthony O'Hear
PhilosophyBritish political philosophersEpistemologistsCambridge University Moral Sciences ClubForeign associates of the National Academy of SciencesTheorists on Western civilizationBritish ethicistsPhilosophers of logicKnights BachelorLogiciansPresidents of the Aristotelian SocietySocial philosophersPhilosophers of technologyRationalistsAristotelian philosophersPhilosophers of economicsWriters about religion and scienceWriters about globalizationBritish philosophers of educationBritish social liberalsRecipients of the Austrian Decoration for Science and ArtBritish male non-fiction writersPhilosophers of culturePhilosophers of mathematicsBritish historians of philosophyJewish agnosticsAcademics of the London School of Economics, British philosophers of scienceCritics of religions20th-century British philosophers20th-century Austrian philosophers, Austrian agnostics, Austrian essayists, Austrian logicians, British agnostics, British logicians, British people of Austrian-Jewish descent, Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom, Writers from ViennaOntologistsPhilosophers of mindRecipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)MetaphysiciansJewish philosophersPolitical philosophersPhilosophers of religionBritish consciousness researchers and theoristsJewish ethicistsMembers of the Order of the Companions of HonourWriters about activism and social change20th-century British essayistsCritics of MarxismPhilosophers of historyFellows of the British AcademyMetaphysics writersBritish male essayistsLaws of Nature
Melvyn Bragg discusses the quest to find a single over-arching equation that unites all of physics and examines whether what is true in physics is true in all areas of existence.
19 October 2000
Also featuring: Mark Buchanan, Frank Close