A History of Ideas animations

By BBC Radio

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 W... more

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The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.

A History of Ideas animations episodes:

July 29, 2015 The Invisible Hand
Does an invisible hand guide the economy? Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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2min
July 28, 2015 John Locke on Toleration
Is it possible to persuade people to change their beliefs by force? John Locke thought not. Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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2min
April 17, 2015 Rene Descartes - “I think, therefore I am”
How did Descartes come to the conclusion of certainty when surrounded by uncertainty and doubt? Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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2min
April 16, 2015 Erving Goffman and The Performed Self
Do we have a true self or are we endlessly performing? Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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2min
April 15, 2015 Jean-Paul Sartre and Existential Choice
According to Jean-Paul Sartre, every choice reveals what we think a human being should be.
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3min
April 14, 2015 Know Thyself
Is it possible to ever 'Know Thyself'? Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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3min
April 10, 2015 Habeas Corpus
Habeas Corpus protects individual freedom and ensures that no one is held without charge.Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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2min
April 09, 2015 Civil Disobedience
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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3min
April 08, 2015 The Veil Of Ignorance
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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2min
April 07, 2015 Lex Talionis and Retribution
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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2min

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