Name: The Great Ideas of Philosophy, 2nd Edition
Released: 2004-12-27T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Daniel N. Robinson

TV Show · Documentary

Daniel N. Robinson, an Oxford philosophy department member, delves into the origins and evolution of Western philosophy.

2004 · 30m

EPISODE 1

From the Upanishads to Homer

Throwing light on the roles of Homer, ancient Greeks, and some Sanskrit texts in teaching the world about critical reflection.
EPISODE 2

Philosophy - Did the Greeks Invent It?

Learning why the ancient Greeks expressed and scrutinized their innermost feelings and thoughts.
EPISODE 3

Pythagoras and the Divinity of Number

An abstract perspective can help determine an individual's place within the vast universe.
EPISODE 4

What Is There?

The universe is made of various elements, but it all seems reducible to one specific thing.
EPISODE 5

The Greek Tragedians on Man's Fate

Remembering and learning about the world's first great dramatists and their profound ideas.
EPISODE 6

Herodotus and the Lamp of History

According to Herodotus's observation of humanity, there is plenty to learn from history.

Redefining Reality: The Intellectual Implications of Modern Science
The Big Questions of Philosophy
Understanding the Old Testament
The Meaning of Life: Perspectives From the World's Great Intellectual Traditions
The Great Questions of Philosophy and Physics
The Pagan World: Ancient Religions Before Christianity
Death, Dying, and the Afterlife: Lessons From World Cultures
Sacred Texts of the World
History of the Ancient World: A Global Perspective

Season 1

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