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Classicist Edith Hall on Aristophanes in Plato
Classicist Edith Hall on Aristophanes's explanation of love.
What Is Love?
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the history of ideas around love.
How Should We Live Together?—Omnibus
Melvyn Braggs asks 'How should we live together?', with the help of four guests.
Philosopher Timothy Secret on Ancestor Worship
Timothy Secret on Confucius. To live well together we must first consider the dead.
Philosopher Angie Hobbs on Plato's Philosopher Kings
Angie Hobbs asks if the ideal state would be run by philosophers not politicians.
Economist Kate Barker on the Free Market
Is a free market the best foundation for a fair, dynamic society?
Historian Justin Champion on Toleration
Professor Justin Champion examines Locke's Letter on Toleration.
How Should We Live Together?
Melvyn Bragg and guests debate how we should live together.
What Does It Mean to Be Me?—Omnibus
Melvyn Braggs asks 'What does it mean to be me?', with the help of four guests.
Philosopher Barry Smith on Descartes and Consciousness
Philosopher Barry Smith explores ideas about consciousness.
