A History of Ideas animations

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A History of Ideas animations episodes

August 07, 2015 Wittgenstein's Beetle in a Box Analogy
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.
2 min
August 06, 2015 Esse est Percipi - ('To be is to be perceived')
If a tree falls in a forest and nobody is there to hear it, does it make a sound? Narrated by Aidan Turner.
2 min
August 05, 2015 Karl Popper's Falsification
Science is based on fact. Isn't it? Narrated by Aidan Turner.
2 min
August 04, 2015 Should You Believe in Miracles?
Philosopher David Hume thought you should look at the evidence. We've employed a Time Lord to investigate. Narrated by Aidan Turner.
2 min
August 03, 2015 The Myth of the Missing Half
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.
2 min
August 03, 2015 Is Selfless Love Possible?
Why do people do good deeds? Are they being selfless or is there something else going on? Narrated by Aidan Turner.
2 min
August 03, 2015 Jean Paul Sartre on Love
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.
2 min
August 03, 2015 The Oedipus Complex and the Westermarck Effect
The Oedipus Complex explained in under 2 minutes. Narrated by Aidan Turner.
2 min
July 31, 2015 Confucian Ancestor Worship
The family is at the heart of Confucian philosophy. Narrated by Aidan Turner.
2 min
July 30, 2015 Plato's Philosopher Kings
Plato thought leaders should be specially trained philosophers chosen because they were incorruptible and had a deeper knowledge of reality. Narrated by Aidan Turner.
2 min

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Big questions and theories explained in under 2 minutes from A History of Ideas on BBC Radio 4. Animations voiced by Harry Shearer, Gillian Anderson, Stephen Fry and Aidan Turner. Scripted by Nigel…