Peter Thompson
associate professor of American History at the University of Oxford and Fellow of St Cross College
1 episode
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Social philosophersTheorists on Western civilizationWriters about activism and social changePhilosophers of historyEnlightenment philosophersMembers of the American Philosophical Society18th-century philosophersHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesClassical liberalismAmerican male non-fiction writers19th-century male writers18th-century English male writers19th-century English writersEnglish libertariansAmerican political philosophersEnglish inventorsDeist philosophers18th-century English writersCritics of JudaismEnglish republicansAmerican philosophers of educationAmerican philosophers of cultureAmerican deists19th-century American philosophersAmerican philosophers of religion18th-century American writers, Founding Fathers of the United States, People of the American EnlightenmentRadicalsUniversal basic income writersAnti-monarchistsNaturalized citizens of France19th-century American writers18th-century American male writers, American foreign policy writers18th-century English peoplePolitical activists from PennsylvaniaAmerican nationalists, American religious skepticsDeputies to the French National ConventionBritish deistsHistory
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense, which was published in 1776 and bolstered support for American independence.
21 January 2016
Also featuring: Kathleen Burk, Nicholas Guyatt
HistoryHall of Fame for Great Americans inducteesAmerican philosophers of educationRadicalsAmerican philosophers of culture19th-century male writersUniversal basic income writersEnglish libertariansAmerican male non-fiction writersAmerican deistsAnti-monarchists18th-century philosophersWriters about activism and social changeAmerican political philosophersNaturalized citizens of France19th-century American writers18th-century English male writers19th-century American philosophersEnglish inventorsAmerican philosophers of religionClassical liberalismDeist philosophers18th-century American male writers, American foreign policy writers18th-century English peopleTheorists on Western civilizationPhilosophers of history18th-century English writersCritics of JudaismPolitical activists from PennsylvaniaAmerican nationalists, American religious skeptics18th-century American writers, Founding Fathers of the United States, People of the American Enlightenment19th-century English writersEnlightenment philosophersSocial philosophersMembers of the American Philosophical SocietyDeputies to the French National ConventionEnglish republicansBritish deists18th century19th centuryAmerica