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katyhasclogs

Radio Programme #3: The Public Philosopher

Apr 23, 2012 18:31

Programme: The Public Philosopher
Station: BBC Radio 4
Broadcast: Tues 3rd, 10th & 17th April 2012, 9.00am
Available Until: Forever!
Website: The Public Philosopher, Podcast

Not just a programme this time, but a whole series of three programmes!

Last year I caught several philosophy television programmes by Harvard professor Michael Sandel and ( Read more... )

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shimotsuki April 25 2012, 22:31:06 UTC

Your description has me totally intrigued -- I can't wait to have a chance to listen to these. I'd never really seen a practical application of philosophy providing a structure for an, as it were, modern argument, but of course it would.

Yet another reason to support the humanities in our modern world!

katyhasclogs June 8 2012, 16:04:54 UTC

(This comment sort of fell down my inbox - sorry!)

I love philosophy when it's focused on this sort of thing - it's such an interesting and, IMO, useful way of looking at the world. I'm less keen on the 'Is the world really there? Is this a chair or just a chair-like experience?' side of things though... ;)