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    The Big Ideas

    The Big Ideas

    The Big Ideas

    ratings:
    Length:
    10 episodes
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Description

    Every month, a group of academics, columnists and philosophers dissect a phrase that's become an intellectual cliché in order to analyse its true meaning
    Language:
    English
    Format:
    Podcast

    Episodes1 - 10 of 10 episodes

    Title

    The Big Ideas podcast: Rousseau's 'Man is born free'

    On the tricentenary of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Benjamen Walker and guests explore the le...

    12 minutes
    		Jul 10, 2012

    The Big Ideas podcast: Plato's 'just society'

    Benjamen Walker and guests explore the legacy of Plato's Republic

    9 minutes
    		May 09, 2012

    The Big Ideas podcast: Guy Debord's 'society of the spectacle'

    Benjamen Walker explores situationism and the legacy of French philosopher Guy Debord's...

    13 minutes
    		Mar 28, 2012

    The Big Ideas podcast: Friedrich Nietzsche's 'God is dead'

    What did Nietzsche mean by the death of God? Benjamen Walker and guests explore the leg...

    14 minutes
    		Feb 04, 2012

    The Big Ideas podcast: Friedrich Kittler's computer wars

    Philosopher Avital Ronell and novelist Tom McCarthy are among those joining Benjamen Wa...

    13 minutes
    		Dec 27, 2011

    The Big Ideas podcast: EF Schumacher's 'small is beautiful'

    Economist Andrew Simms and Guardian columnist Madeleine Bunting are among those joining...

    12 minutes
    		Nov 09, 2011

    The Big Ideas podcast: Adam Smith's 'invisible hand' - audio

    Philosopher John Gray and Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee are among those joining Benj...

    12 minutes
    		Oct 06, 2011

    The Big Ideas podcast: the banality of evil

    In the second of a series of philosophy podcasts, Benjamen Walker and guests consider t...

    20 minutes
    		Aug 17, 2011

    The Big Ideas podcast: The medium is the message

    In the first of a series of philosophy podcasts, Benjamen Walker and guests discuss the...

    10 minutes
    		Jul 20, 2011

    The Big Ideas podcast: coming soon

    Every month, a group of academics, columnists and philosophers dissect a phrase that's ...

    0 minutes
    		Jul 15, 2011