1.2 The Background of Early Modern Philosophy

Part 8.4. The final part of this series. Explores the distinction between mind and body and whether this makes a difference to the idea of personal identity. 

Part 8.3. Criticisms of Locke's view of personal identity; if personal identity is dependent on memory then how does forgetting personal history and the concept of false memory change Locke's view of personal identity. 

Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Neoplatonism, the school of thought founded in the 3rd century AD by the philosopher Plotinus. Born in Egypt, Plotinus was brought up in the Platonic tradition, studying and reinterpreting the works of the Greek thinker Plato. After he moved to ...  Show more

A romp through the history of philosophy from the Pre-Socratics to the present day. 

من حلقة الدين فى عصر العلم EP44: Religion in an Age of Science مصطلح الاصلاح مشتق من حركة الاصلاح البروتوستانية داخل الديانة المسيحية فى العصور الوسطى بأوروبا فى مواجهة الكنيسة الكاثوليكية، المصطلح مستخدم هنا للأشارة لرؤية جديدة أخيرة فى محاولة فهم العلاقة بين الايمان والعقلانية، ...  Show more

Second lecture in the Philosophy of Religion lecture series.