Men of Ideas

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Men of Ideas - Season 1 Episode 15

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Title: Men of Ideas - Season 1 Episode 15
Genre: Documentary, Talk
Country: United States of America
Studio: BBC Two
Cast: Bryan Magee
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Alternative Titles: Bryan Magee's Men of Ideas
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Overview:World-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and London School of Economics professor Ernest Gellner discuss contemporary philosophy, its historical and social backgrounds, and its role in modern society. Gellner examines the radical expansion of scientific knowledge and its dehumanizing effect on society as expressed by sociologist Max Weber. Marxism’s messianic expectation is blamed for its failure to reconstruct society. Gellner dismisses today’s philosophy of relativism as unworkable.

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First Air Date: Jan 19, 1978 Last Air date: Apr 27, 1978 Season: 1 Season Episode: 15 Episode Runtime: 26:14 minutes Quality: HD IMDb: 2.5 / 10 by 2 users Popularity: 0.5962 Language: en

Season 1

1. An Introduction to Philosophy1978-01-19
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2. Marxist Philosophy1978-01-26
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3. Marcuse and the Frankfurt School1978-02-02
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4. Martin Heidegger and Modern Existentialism1978-02-09
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5. The Two Philosophies of Wittgenstein1978-02-16
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6. Logical Positivism and its Legacy1978-02-23
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7. The Spell of Linguistic Philosophy1978-03-02
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8. Moral Philosophy1978-03-09
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9. The Ideas of Quine1978-03-16
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10. The Philosophy of Language1978-03-23
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11. The Ideas of Chomsky1978-03-30
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12. The Philosophy of Science1978-04-06
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13. Philosophy and Politics1978-04-13
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14. Philosophy and Literature1978-04-20
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15. Philosophy: The Social Context1978-04-27
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Men of Ideas

Men of Ideas - Season 1 Episode 15

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