Rachel Hammersley
Professor of Intellectual History at Newcastle University
2 episodes
Appears in multiple episodes with: Richard Whatmore
Covers topics in categories such as:
PhilosophyFellows of the Royal SocietyFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesPhilosophers of religionEnlightenment philosophersAge of EnlightenmentAtheist philosophersPhilosophers of lawMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesUniversity of Paris alumni18th-century philosophersHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesFrench atheistsFrench Roman CatholicsFrench political philosophersMembers of the French Academy of SciencesFrench philosophers of educationFrench philosophers of scienceMembers of the Académie FrançaiseTheoretical historiansFrench male non-fiction writersFrench philosophers of historyRationalistsFrench philosophers of cultureMembers of the Prussian Academy of SciencesFrench sociologistsFrench feministsScholars of feminist philosophy18th-century French writers18th-century French mathematiciansBurials at the Panthéon, Paris18th-century French male writers18th-century French philosophersContributors to the Encyclopédie (1751–1772)French biographers, French ethicistsVoting theoristsPeople killed in the French RevolutionFrench abolitionistsProto-feministsDeputies to the French National ConventionFrench political scientistsFrench political writersHistory
Condorcet
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the influential French philosopher and mathematician who tried to apply his Enlightenment ideas on the benefit of education to the French Revolution.
11 January 2024
Also featuring: Richard Whatmore, Tom Hopkins
PhilosophyFrench sociologistsFrench philosophers of education18th-century French writers18th-century French mathematiciansFrench biographers, French ethicistsVoting theoristsPhilosophers of religionUniversity of Paris alumniFrench male non-fiction writersFrench feministsFrench philosophers of scienceScholars of feminist philosophy18th-century philosophersBurials at the Panthéon, ParisPeople killed in the French RevolutionFrench abolitionists18th-century French male writersMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesMembers of the Académie FrançaiseHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesProto-feministsFrench philosophers of historyTheoretical historiansFellows of the American Academy of Arts and SciencesRationalistsAtheist philosophersEnlightenment philosophersMembers of the French Academy of SciencesDeputies to the French National ConventionAge of EnlightenmentFrench political scientistsFrench philosophers of cultureFrench atheists18th centuryFranceMathematicsMontesquieu
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas of the French political philosopher (1689-1755) whose work on liberty and republicanism, banned at home, influenced the US constitution.
14 June 2018
Also featuring: Richard Bourke, Richard Whatmore
HistoryFrench Roman CatholicsMembers of the Académie FrançaisePhilosophers of lawEnlightenment philosophersMembers of the Prussian Academy of Sciences18th-century French philosophersFrench philosophers of historyContributors to the Encyclopédie (1751–1772)18th-century French male writersFrench political writersFrench political philosophersFellows of the Royal Society17th century18th centuryFrance