Episodes
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You can't know exactly what it is like to be another person or experience things from their perspective. Wittgenstein had an analogy for this. Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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If a tree falls in a forest and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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Science is based on fact. Isn't it? Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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Philosopher David Hume thought you should look at the evidence. We've employed a Time Lord to investigate. Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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In Plato’s dialogue The Symposium, Aristophanes presented a light-hearted creation myth that attempted to explain the human search for love. Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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Why do people do good deeds? Are they being selfless or is there something else going on? Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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For Jean-Paul Sartre, freedom was everything. Real freedom means freedom to change your mind and freedom to fall out of love. Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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The Oedipus Complex explained in under 2 minutes. Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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The family is at the heart of Confucian philosophy. Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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Plato thought leaders should be specially trained philosophers chosen because they were incorruptible and had a deeper knowledge of reality. Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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Does an invisible hand guide the economy? Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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How did Descartes come to the conclusion of certainty when surrounded by uncertainty and doubt? Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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Do we have a true self or are we endlessly performing? Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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According to Jean-Paul Sartre, every choice reveals what we think a human being should be.
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Is it possible to ever 'Know Thyself'? Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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Habeas Corpus protects individual freedom and ensures that no one is held without charge.Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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A just society has fair laws. But most societies aren’t like that. So what can you do? Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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John Rawls argued it might be more just to construct a blueprint for a just society from behind a 'veil of ignorance'. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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An eye for an eye might sound like brutal retribution but its roots were in encouraging a sense of proportion. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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Does our inescapable suffering stem from our own greed and ignorance? Buddha thought so. Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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