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A History of Ideas animations

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 Warburton. This project is made in collaboration with The Open University and the animations were created by Cognitive.

Recent Episodes

  • The Libet Experiment: Is free will just an illusion?

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  • The Free Will Defence: A Good God vs The Problem of Evil

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  • The Harm Principle: How to live your life the way you want to

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  • Freedom vs Security: Freedom at any cost?

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  • Edmund Burke on the sublime

    10 years ago

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  • Diotima's Ladder: From Lust to Morality

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  • Feminine Beauty: A social construct?

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  • The Golden Ratio: Possibly the best rectangle in the world

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  • Kant's Axe

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  • The Trolley Problem

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