
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 Sciences18th-century philosophersUniversity of Paris alumniHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesFrench atheistsFrench Roman CatholicsFrench political philosophersMembers of the French Academy of SciencesFrench philosophers of scienceTheoretical historiansFrench philosophers of educationMembers of the Académie FrançaiseRationalistsFrench philosophers of historyFrench male non-fiction writersFrench philosophers of cultureMembers of the Prussian Academy of SciencesFrench sociologistsFrench feministsScholars of feminist philosophy18th-century French mathematiciansBurials at the Panthéon, Paris18th-century French writers18th-century French male writers18th-century French philosophersContributors to the Encyclopédie (1751–1772)French political scientistsDeputies to the French National ConventionFrench biographers, French ethicistsVoting theoristsFrench abolitionistsProto-feministsPeople killed in the French RevolutionFrench 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 political scientistsFrench sociologistsDeputies to the French National ConventionFrench biographers, French ethicistsHonorary members of the Saint Petersburg Academy of SciencesFrench philosophers of scienceFrench feminists18th-century philosophersTheoretical historiansAge of EnlightenmentFrench atheists18th-century French mathematiciansRationalistsBurials at the Panthéon, ParisFrench philosophers of historyFrench philosophers of educationFellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences18th-century French writersMembers of the Académie FrançaiseFrench male non-fiction writersFrench philosophers of cultureMembers of the French Academy of SciencesAtheist philosophersVoting theoristsFrench abolitionistsPhilosophers of religionProto-feministsEnlightenment philosophersUniversity of Paris alumniMembers of the Royal Swedish Academy of SciencesPeople killed in the French RevolutionScholars of feminist philosophy18th-century French male writersMontesquieu
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
HistoryMembers of the Prussian Academy of SciencesPhilosophers of law18th-century French philosophersFellows of the Royal SocietyFrench Roman CatholicsContributors to the Encyclopédie (1751–1772)Enlightenment philosophersMembers of the Académie FrançaiseFrench political writersFrench philosophers of historyFrench political philosophers18th-century French male writers