Philosophers and Ideas
The Philosophers and Ideas includes the following titles:
In the hyper-connected isolation of social networks names become tags, words are links, and interfaces are never innocent.
Inspirational distillation of the life, thoughts and legacy of famed Canadian scientist, broadcaster and activist, David Suzuki.
Captures the energy and fierce intellect of the man, introducing us to some of the key elements of his work, while also acknowledging - and even celebrating - its many contradictions.
The life and work of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century, Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel.
An up-close and personal encounter with this influential philosopher and gender theorist.
An exploration of the life and work of Karl Polanyi, who sought to reintegrate society and economy. Could the commodification of labor and money ultimately be as disastrous as floods, drought and earthquakes?
The ideological divide between the philosophies of John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek has dominated economics for nearly a century. Is it time for the pendulum to swing back to Keynes? Or do we need a whole new approach that goes beyond this dualism?(Episode 5 of the Capitalism series)
The story of Yuri Lotman (1922-1993), little-known - except maybe in Estonia! - pioneer of semiotics.
A new exploration into the relevance of Karl Marx's ideas for understanding the global economic and financial crisis.
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