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A History of Ideas animations

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.

  1. 07/29/2015 · VIDEO

    John Locke on Toleration

    Is it possible to persuade people to change their beliefs by force? John Locke thought not. Narrated by Aidan Turner.

    2 min

  2. 04/17/2015 · VIDEO

    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.

    2 min

  3. 04/16/2015 · VIDEO

    Erving Goffman and The Performed Self

    Do we have a true self or are we endlessly performing? Narrated by Stephen Fry.

    2 min

  4. 04/15/2015 · VIDEO

    Jean-Paul Sartre and Existential Choice

    According to Jean-Paul Sartre, every choice reveals what we think a human being should be.

    2 min

  5. 04/14/2015 · VIDEO

    Know Thyself

    Is it possible to ever 'Know Thyself'? Narrated by Stephen Fry.

    2 min

  6. 04/10/2015 · VIDEO

    Habeas Corpus

    Habeas Corpus protects individual freedom and ensures that no one is held without charge.Narrated by Stephen Fry.

    2 min

  7. 04/09/2015 · VIDEO

    Civil Disobedience

    A just society has fair laws. But most societies aren’t like that. So what can you do? Narrated by Stephen Fry.

    2 min

  8. 04/08/2015 · VIDEO

    The Veil Of Ignorance

    John Rawls argued it might be more just to construct a blueprint for a just society from behind a 'veil of ignorance'. Narrated by Stephen Fry.

    2 min
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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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