Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

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Richard Bourke

Professor in the History of Political Thought at Queen Mary, University of London

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3 episodes

Covers topics in categories such as:

PhilosophyFellows of the Royal SocietySocial philosophersPhilosophers of historyPhilosophers of culturePhilosophers of religionEnlightenment philosophersPhilosophers of educationPhilosophers of law18th-century philosophersPhilosophers of economicsFrench Roman CatholicsFrench political philosophersNatural law ethicistsClassical liberalismPhilosophers of artPolitical philosophersMembers of the Académie FrançaiseVirtue ethicistsAlumni of Trinity College DublinMembers of the Prussian Academy of SciencesFrench philosophers of historyIrish Anglicans18th-century English male writersBritish political philosophersEnglish libertariansHistorians of the French RevolutionEnglish people of Irish descentStreathamites18th-century English writers18th-century Anglo-Irish people, 18th-century Irish male writers18th-century French philosophersContributors to the Encyclopédie (1751–1772)18th-century French male writersSovereigntyCritics of deism18th-century Irish writersWriters from Dublin (city)ConservatismAnglican philosophersBritish MPs 1780–1784, Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituenciesFrench political writersHistoryIrish Freemasons, Irish libertarians, Irish people of English descentBritish MPs 1774–178018th-century Irish philosophers18th-century English philosophersBritish MPs 1784–1790, British MPs 1790–1796Rectors of the University of Glasgow

  1. Montesquieu

    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

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    Also featuring: Rachel Hammersley, Richard Whatmore

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    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

  2. Sovereignty

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of the idea of sovereignty, from ancient Greece and Rome to wars in France in the 1500s, to Thomas Hobbes and the revolutionary era.

    30 June 2016

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    Also featuring: Melissa Lane, Tim Stanton

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  3. Edmund Burke

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the work of the philosopher, politician and writer Edmund Burke, whose views on revolution in America and France were hugely influential.

    3 June 2010

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    Also featuring: Karen O'Brien, John Keane

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    PhilosophyBritish political philosophersEnglish libertariansNatural law ethicistsIrish Freemasons, Irish libertarians, Irish people of English descentBritish MPs 1774–1780Historians of the French RevolutionEnglish people of Irish descent18th-century philosophersClassical liberalismStreathamitesSocial philosophers18th-century English writersPhilosophers of economics18th-century Irish philosophersVirtue ethicistsCritics of deism18th-century English philosophersPhilosophers of cultureIrish AnglicansPhilosophers of education18th-century Irish writersPhilosophers of artBritish MPs 1784–1790, British MPs 1790–1796Writers from Dublin (city)18th-century Anglo-Irish people, 18th-century Irish male writersRectors of the University of GlasgowConservatismPolitical philosophersPhilosophers of religionAnglican philosophersAlumni of Trinity College DublinBritish MPs 1780–1784, Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituenciesPhilosophers of history18th-century English male writers