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Series 1: 2. Aristotle
Martha Nussbaum presents a programme about Aristotle, Plato's star pupil and tutor to the young Alexander the Great. His philosophy dominated western thought for many hundreds of years and is still studied at every university.
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Series 1: 15. Wittgenstein
Bryan Magee discusses the work of British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) with Professor John Searle.
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Series 1: 14. Frege, Russell And Modern Logic
Bryan Magee discusses the work of German philosopher Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) and English philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) with Prof Sir Alfred J Ayer.
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Series 1: 13. The American Pragmatists
Bryan Magee and Sidney Morgenbesser discuss the work of the American pragmatists CS Peirce, John Dewey and William James.
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Series 1: 12. Husserl, Heidegger And Modern Existentialism
Bryan Magee and Hubert Dreyfus discuss the work of Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger and other modern existentialist philosophers such as Jean-Paul Sartre and Maurice Merleau-Ponty.
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Series 1: 11. Nietzsche
Bryan Magee and his guest, Professor JP Stern, discuss the work of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900).
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Series 1: 10. Schopenhauer
Bryan Magee looks at the work of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) with Prof Frederick Copleston.
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Series 1: 8. Kant
Bryan Magee and his guest, Sir Geoffrey Warnock, discuss the work of German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804).
03-11-2025
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Series 1: 9. Hegel And Marx
Bryan Magee and Peter Singer discuss the work of German philosophers Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) and Karl Marx (1818-1883). He is joined by Peter Singer.
03-11-2025
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Series 1: 7. Hume
Bryan Magee discusses the work of the Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711-1776) with professor John Passmore.
27-10-2025
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Series 1: 6. Locke And Berkley
Bryan Magee discusses the work of English philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) and Irish philosopher George Berkeley (1685-1753) with his guest, Dr Michael Ayres.
27-10-2025
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Series 1: 4. Descartes
Bryan Magee and Bernard Williams discuss the work of French philosopher René Descartes.
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Series 1: 5. Spinoza And Leibniz
Bryan Magee discusses the work of Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, the German philosopher, with his guest, Anthony Quinton.
20-10-2025
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The Great Philosophers
Series 1: 15. Wittgenstein
Bryan Magee discusses the work of British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) with Professor John Searle.
24-11-2025
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Series 1: 10. Schopenhauer
Bryan Magee looks at the work of German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) with Prof Frederick Copleston.
10-11-2025
BBC 4
The Great Philosophers
Series 1: 7. Hume
Bryan Magee discusses the work of the Scottish philosopher David Hume (1711-1776) with professor John Passmore.
27-10-2025
BBC 4
The Great Philosophers
Series 1: 14. Frege, Russell And Modern Logic
Bryan Magee discusses the work of German philosopher Gottlob Frege (1848-1925) and English philosopher Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) with Prof Sir Alfred J Ayer.
24-11-2025
BBC 4
The Great Philosophers
Series 1: 2. Aristotle
Martha Nussbaum presents a programme about Aristotle, Plato's star pupil and tutor to the young Alexander the Great. His philosophy dominated western thought for many hundreds o ...
13-10-2025
BBC 4
The Great Philosophers
Series 1: 3. Medieval Philosophy
Bryan Magee and guest Anthony Kenny discuss the work of the medieval philosophers and the contribution of figures such as St Augustine and Thomas Aquinas.\n
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The Great Philosophers
Series 1: 1. Plato
Myles Burnyeat looks at Plato, the first western philosopher whose written works have survived.
13-10-2025
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Series 1: 6. Locke And Berkley
Bryan Magee discusses the work of English philosopher John Locke (1632-1704) and Irish philosopher George Berkeley (1685-1753) with his guest, Dr Michael Ayres.
27-10-2025
BBC 4