Barry Smith on the Philosophy of Good Taste

Philosopher Barry Smith on David Hume's ideas about cultivating good taste.

• 11 mins

Vicky Neale on the Mathematics of Beauty

Mathematician Vicky Neale on the mathematics of beauty and the beauty of mathematics.

• 11 mins

Historian Simon Schaffer on Beauty and Evolution

Historian Simon Schaffer on whether evolutionary science explains the existence of beauty.

• 11 mins

Philosopher Angie Hobbs on Beauty and Morality

Philosopher Angie Hobbs examines whether beautiful things are also moral.

• 11 mins

How Can I Tell Right From Wrong?

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss different ideas of morality.

• 12 mins

Theologian Giles Fraser on Moral character

Giles Fraser on moral character and Aristotle's Virtue ethics

• 12 mins

Neuro-psychologist Paul Broks on Morality and the Brain

Neuropsychologist Paul Broks on moral decisions and the brain.

• 12 mins

Lawyer Harry Potter on Morality and the Law

Lawyer Harry Potter examines whether the law should enforce good morals.

• 12 mins

Philosopher Angie Hobbs on the Value of Conscience

Philosopher Angie Hobbs on the value of conscience and moral intuition.

• 12 mins

Omnibus

What Does It Mean to Be Free?

Melvin Bragg and guests discuss the work of key philosophers and their theories.

• 58 mins

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Why Are Things Beautiful?

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss different ideas of beauty.

• 58 mins

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How Do I Tell Right from Wrong?

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss different ideas of morality.

• 58 mins

Omnibus

How Did Everything Begin?

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins of life, the universe and everything.

• 58 mins

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What Makes Us Human?

Melvyn Bragg and guests explore the philosophical question of what makes us human.

• 58 mins

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How Has Technology Changed Us?

Five programmes examining how technology has changed us, from flint axe to satnav.

• 58 mins

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How Do I Live a Good Life?

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how to live a good life.

• 58 mins

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What Is Justice?

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss ideas about justice.

• 58 mins

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What Does It Mean to Be Me?

Melvyn Braggs asks 'What does it mean to be me?', with the help of four guests.

• 58 mins

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How Should We Live Together?

Melvyn Braggs asks 'How should we live together?', with the help of four guests.

• 58 mins

Omnibus

What Is Love?

Melvyn Braggs and guests discuss the history of ideas around love.

• 58 mins

Omnibus

How Can I Know Anything at All?

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss how we can know anything at all.

• 58 mins

How Did Everything Begin?

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the origins of everything.

• 11 mins

Jessica Frazier on Creation Myths

How did the world begin? Jessica Frazier canvases the views of the great religions.

• 11 mins

Astronomer Carole Mundell on the Big Bang

What put the bang in the Big Bang? Can scientists tell us what happened before creation?

• 11 mins

Theologian Giles Fraser on Thomas Aquinas

Theologian Giles Fraser on brilliant medieval scholar St Thomas Aquinas.

• 11 mins

What Makes Us Human?

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss what makes us human.

• 12 mins

Simon Schaffer on humans, apes and Carl Linnaeus

Simon Schaffer on botanist Carl Linnaeus who first classified humans among the apes

• 12 mins

Catharine Edwards on Seneca and facing death.

Only humans know they will die. Catharine Edwards on the Stoic philosopher Seneca

• 12 mins

Barry Smith on Noam Chomsky and Human Language

Philosopher Barry Smith on Noam Chomsky and human language

• 12 mins

Giles Fraser on Wittgenstein and Blade Runner

Theologian Giles Fraser on Wittgenstein and Blade Runner

• 12 mins