Men of Ideas(1978)
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First Air Date: 1978-01-19
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 8.5
Votes: 2
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 15
A captivating voyage into the world of intellectual exploration, where host Bryan Magee engages in illuminating dialogues with some of the most distinguished thinkers of the last century. Join Magee in riveting conversations with eminent guests like Herbert Marcuse, A. J. Ayer, John Searle, Noam Chomsky, Iris Murdoch, and W.V. Quine, as they unravel the complexities of philosophy, language, politics, and culture. From the radical reevaluation of Marxism by Herbert Marcuse to the profound insights on language by John Searle and Noam Chomsky, this series presents a tapestry of thought that has shaped our understanding of existence. With each episode, "Men of Ideas" offers a unique window into the minds of these leading philosophers, making it an intellectually invigorating experience for both avid scholars and curious minds alike.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Episodes: 15E01
An Introduction to Philosophy
Air Date: 1978-01-19
Bryan Magee—world-renowned author and professor—and Sir Isaiah Berlin, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and biogr...
E02
Marxist Philosophy
Air Date: 1978-01-26
Join host Bryan Magee as he engages in an enlightening dialogue with the acclaimed Canadian philosopher Charles Taylo...
E03
Marcuse and the Frankfurt School
Air Date: 1978-02-02
In this program with world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee, the late philosopher and radical political theo...
E04
Martin Heidegger and Modern Existentialism
Air Date: 1978-02-09
In this program, world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and William Barret of New York University examine th...
E05
The Two Philosophies of Wittgenstein
Air Date: 1978-02-16
Ludwig Wittgenstein developed two linguistic philosophies: one studies language as a way of giving picture-meanings t...
E06
Logical Positivism and its Legacy
Air Date: 1978-02-23
In this program with world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee, A. J. Ayer, who played a major role in introduc...
E07
The Spell of Linguistic Philosophy
Air Date: 1978-03-02
In this program, world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and Bernard Williams of Cambridge University discuss...
E08
Moral Philosophy
Air Date: 1978-03-09
Discussion with world-renowned philosopher R. M. Hare on moral philosophy.
E09
The Ideas of Quine
Air Date: 1978-03-16
Willard Van Orman Quine of Harvard stands as one of the modern world’s most eminent philosophers. In this rare interv...
E10
The Philosophy of Language
Air Date: 1978-03-23
World-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and Berkeley philosopher of language John Searle discuss the question...
E11
The Ideas of Chomsky
Air Date: 1978-03-30
Linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology transformed the nature of l...
E12
The Philosophy of Science
Air Date: 1978-04-06
In this program, world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and Hilary Putnam of Harvard examine current philoso...
E13
Philosophy and Politics
Air Date: 1978-04-13
In this program, world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and Ronald Dworkin, Professor of Jurisprudence at Ox...
E14
Philosophy and Literature
Air Date: 1978-04-20
The areas in which philosophy and literature overlap are examined in this program by world-renowned author and profes...
E15
Philosophy: The Social Context
Air Date: 1978-04-27
World-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and London School of Economics professor Ernest Gellner discuss conte...
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