A History of Ideas animations

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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 W... more

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The podcast currently has 49 episodes available.

A History of Ideas animations episodes:

January 21, 2015 Karl Marx on Alienation
Marx believed work is what makes us human, but a factory labourer under capitalism is no more than a cog in a gigantic machine. Gillian Anderson explains.
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2min
January 20, 2015 The Idea of Cultural Tranmission
How cultural transmission across time and space keeps us well ahead of other species. Gillian Anderson explains.
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2min
January 16, 2015 William Paley and the Divine Watchmaker
Do the complexities of the universe prove it had a designer? Gillian Anderson explains why William Paley thought so.
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2min
January 15, 2015 Thomas Aquinas and the First Mover Argument
Gillian Anderson explains St. Thomas Aquinas' First Mover argument for God as the first cause of everything.
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2min
January 14, 2015 The Big Bang
What happened 13.8 billion years ago? The Big Bang. Perhaps. Gillian Anderson explains.
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2min
January 13, 2015 Hindu Creation Stories
According to Hinduism, there is no single creation, but cycles of creation. Get to grips with the basics.
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3min
December 18, 2014 The Libet Experiment: Is free will just an illusion?
Are our 'conscious decisions' just reports on what is already happening?
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2min
December 18, 2014 The Free Will Defence: A Good God vs The Problem of Evil
We live in a world festering with evil. How could a good God allow this problem of evil?
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2min
December 18, 2014 The Harm Principle: How to live your life the way you want to
John Stuart Mill argues the case for being able to live your life the way you want to.
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2min
December 18, 2014 Freedom vs Security: Freedom at any cost?
Is giving up some of your freedoms a fair price to pay to live in a secure society?
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2min

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