Men of Ideas S01E14 · Philosophy and Literature

Overview

The areas in which philosophy and literature overlap are examined in this program by world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and Oxford novelist Iris Murdoch. Style and structure in philosophical writing are compared and contrasted with those in literature. The narrative abilities of Plato, Schopenhauer, and Kant are examined. Philosophy’s predilection for accepting only literature that supports its theories is discussed as a source of antagonism between the two disciplines.

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1. 1 1. An Introduction to Philosophy1978-01-19 · 46mBryan Magee—world-renowned author and professor—and Sir Isaiah Berlin, Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and biographer of Karl Marx, answer fundamental questions such as "What
2. 2 2. Marxist Philosophy1978-01-26 · 46mJoin host Bryan Magee as he engages in an enlightening dialogue with the acclaimed Canadian philosopher Charles Taylor. Delve into the heart of Marx's profound ideas and theories t
3. 3 3. Marcuse and the Frankfurt School1978-02-02 · 46mIn this program with world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee, the late philosopher and radical political theorist Herbert Marcuse explains how the so-called Frankfurt Schoo
4. 4 4. Martin Heidegger and Modern Existentialism1978-02-09 · 47mIn this program, world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and William Barret of New York University examine the basic theory of existentialism as founded by Martin Heidegger
5. 5 5. The Two Philosophies of Wittgenstein1978-02-16 · 49mLudwig Wittgenstein developed two linguistic philosophies: one studies language as a way of giving picture-meanings to objects; the other studies the ways language is used to creat
6. 6 6. Logical Positivism and its Legacy1978-02-23 · 40mIn this program with world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee, A. J. Ayer, who played a major role in introducing logical positivism to England, explains the movement, its p
7. 7 7. The Spell of Linguistic Philosophy1978-03-02 · 46mIn this program, world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and Bernard Williams of Cambridge University discuss linguistic philosophy—an offshoot of logical positivism—which
8. 8 8. Moral Philosophy1978-03-09Discussion with world-renowned philosopher R. M. Hare on moral philosophy.
9. 9 9. The Ideas of Quine1978-03-16 · 46mWillard Van Orman Quine of Harvard stands as one of the modern world’s most eminent philosophers. In this rare interview conducted by world-renowned author and professor Bryan Mage
10. 10 10. The Philosophy of Language1978-03-23 · 46mWorld-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and Berkeley philosopher of language John Searle discuss the question: "How does language relate to thought and to reality?" Searle
11. 11 11. The Ideas of Chomsky1978-03-30 · 47mLinguist and political activist Noam Chomsky of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology transformed the nature of linguistics before he was 40. In this program with world-renowne
12. 12 12. The Philosophy of Science1978-04-06 · 46mIn this program, world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and Hilary Putnam of Harvard examine current philosophical thought that dismisses the primacy and infallibility of
13. 13 13. Philosophy and Politics1978-04-13 · 46mIn this program, world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and Ronald Dworkin, Professor of Jurisprudence at Oxford, examine how the explosive issues of the 1960s compelled t
14. 14 14. Philosophy and Literature1978-04-20 · 47mThe areas in which philosophy and literature overlap are examined in this program by world-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and Oxford novelist Iris Murdoch. Style and str
15. 15 15. Philosophy: The Social Context1978-04-27 · 46mWorld-renowned author and professor Bryan Magee and London School of Economics professor Ernest Gellner discuss contemporary philosophy, its historical and social backgrounds, and