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 philosophersClassical liberalismNatural law ethicistsPhilosophers of artPolitical philosophersMembers of the Académie FrançaiseVirtue ethicistsAlumni of Trinity College DublinMembers of the Prussian Academy of SciencesFrench philosophers of history18th-century English male writersIrish AnglicansSovereigntyEnglish libertariansHistorians of the French RevolutionEnglish people of Irish descentStreathamites18th-century English writersBritish political philosophers18th-century Anglo-Irish people, 18th-century Irish male writers18th-century French philosophersContributors to the Encyclopédie (1751–1772)18th-century French male writers18th-century Irish writersCritics of deismBritish MPs 1780–1784, Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituenciesWriters from Dublin (city)ConservatismAnglican philosophersFrench political writersHistory18th-century Irish philosophersIrish Freemasons, Irish libertarians, Irish people of English descentBritish MPs 1774–1780Rectors of the University of GlasgowBritish MPs 1784–1790, British MPs 1790–179618th-century English philosophers

  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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    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

  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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    PhilosophySovereignty16th century17th century

  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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    Philosophy18th-century Irish philosophers18th-century Irish writersPhilosophers of cultureIrish Freemasons, Irish libertarians, Irish people of English descentBritish MPs 1774–1780Rectors of the University of GlasgowBritish MPs 1784–1790, British MPs 1790–1796Virtue ethicistsPhilosophers of religionCritics of deismEnglish libertariansHistorians of the French RevolutionAlumni of Trinity College Dublin18th-century philosophersEnglish people of Irish descentPhilosophers of education18th-century English philosophersPhilosophers of art18th-century English male writersStreathamitesPolitical philosophersClassical liberalismPhilosophers of historyBritish MPs 1780–1784, Members of the Parliament of Great Britain for English constituenciesWriters from Dublin (city)18th-century English writersBritish political philosophersIrish AnglicansConservatismPhilosophers of economicsSocial philosophersNatural law ethicists18th-century Anglo-Irish people, 18th-century Irish male writersAnglican philosophers18th centuryEconomicsFranceIreland