Nature Red in Tooth and Claw

Howard Jacobson reflects on the radio essay, after almost two decades of A Point of View.With nods to Clive James, body-pierced baritones and with a plentiful supply of svelte notebooks, Howard explains why he believes the radio essay is 'more than words on paper'...why it captur ...  Show more

The celebrated American theorist, Francis Fukuyama, in his book 'The End of History and the Last Man' argued that US-style liberalism was the ultimate destination for all mankind, 'the final form of human government'.John Gray explains why he believes his prophecy has been turned ...  Show more

Bienvenue dans notre seizième et ultime shot de philo ! En moins de 5 minutes, nous allons te donner les clés de la dernière notion centrale du programme : la nature. Quelle compréhension l’homme a-t-il de la nature ? Existe-t-il une nature humaine ? →Si la nature est régie par d ...  Show more

LA RELATION HOMME/ANIMAL

Virginie Maris, vous êtes philosophe de l'environnement, chargée de recherches au CNRS et chercheuse au CEFE (Centre d'écologie fonctionnelle et évolutive) de Montpellier. Vous travaillez également au Conseil national de la protection ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the attempt to define humanity’s part in the natural world. In Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage Lord Byron wrote:“There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore,There is society where none intrudes,By the deep Sea, and ...  Show more

"Men are not punished for their sins, but by them." - Elbert Hubbard / karma is a natural law designed to foster a disposition of kindness, compassion and generosity / karma helps us own the consequences of our choices and actions / a little suffering can be healthy for our ev ...