A History Of Ideas

[jazzy_dave]

Fascinating programme on BBC Radio 4 which i have just listened to called "What Does It Mean To Be Free? This is what it says about it on the Radio iPlayer.

"A new history of ideas presented by Melvyn Bragg but told in many voices.

Melvyn is joined by four guests with different backgrounds to discuss a really big question. This week he's asking what does it mean to be Free?

Helping him answer it are philosopher Angie Hobbs, criminal barrister Harry Potter, neuropsychologist Paul Broks and theologian Giles Fraser.

For the rest of the week Angie, Giles, Harry and Paul take us further into the history of ideas with programmes of their own.

Between them they'll talk about Isaiah Berlin's distinction between positive and negative freedom, JS Mill's thoughts on individual liberty and the state; what neuroscience has to say about the age old philosophical debate about Freewill and whether freedom is over-rated as a political, moral and psychological concept."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/historyofideas

http://www.open.edu/openlearn/whats-on/radio/ou-on-the-bbc-history-ideas

Comments

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

Freedom overrated? Eek..... :o
Hugs, Jon

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

I rather like freedom, though true freedom is more of a concept that a reality, seeing as how the human race is a self-defeating (if survival driven) species.

*HUGS*

[delphipsmith]

Harry Potter? Srsly??
Whether it's THE Harry Potter or not, it sounds fascinating.