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A History of Ideas animations BBC Radio
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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.
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John Locke on Toleration
Is it possible to persuade people to change their beliefs by force? John Locke thought not. Narrated by Aidan Turner.
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Rene Descartes - “I think, therefore I am”
How did Descartes come to the conclusion of certainty when surrounded by uncertainty and doubt? Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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Erving Goffman and The Performed Self
Do we have a true self or are we endlessly performing? Narrated by Stephen Fry.
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Jean-Paul Sartre and Existential Choice
According to Jean-Paul Sartre, every choice reveals what we think a human being should be.
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Habeas Corpus
Habeas Corpus protects individual freedom and ensures that no one is held without charge.Narrated by Stephen Fry.