Simon Blackburn
Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge, and Professor of Philosophy at the New College of the Humanities
4 episodes
Covers topics in categories such as:
Truth
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss philosophical approaches to truth.
18 December 2014
Also featuring: Jennifer Hornsby, Crispin Wright
The Philosophy of Solitude
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the philosophy of solitude, from religious hermits to those exiled from their homeland.
19 June 2014
Also featuring: Melissa Lane, John Haldane
Free Will(500th programme)
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the problem of free will - the extent to which we are able to choose our actions.
10 March 2011
Also featuring: Helen Beebee, Galen Strawson
Happiness
Melvyn Bragg discusses whether 'happiness' means living a life of pleasure or of virtue. How much does this ancient philosophical debate still define what it means to be happy today?
24 January 2002
Also featuring: Angie Hobbs, A. C. Grayling