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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.
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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
BBC 4
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Series 1: 4. Descartes
Bryan Magee and Bernard Williams discuss the work of French philosopher René Descartes.
20-10-2025
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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
13-10-2025
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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 o ...
13-10-2025
BBC 4
The Great Philosophers
Series 1: 1. Plato
Myles Burnyeat looks at Plato, the first western philosopher whose written works have survived.
13-10-2025
BBC 4
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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
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