The Big Ideas

The Guardian

Every month, a group of academics, columnists and philosophers dissect a phrase that's become an intellectual cliché in order to analyse its true meaning

10 Episoden

The Big Ideas podcast: Rousseau's 'Man is born free'
10.7.2012
12:41
On the tricentenary of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Benjamen Walker and guests explore the legacy of the Swiss-born French philosopher
The Big Ideas podcast: Plato's 'just society'
9.5.2012
9:49
Benjamen Walker and guests explore the legacy of Plato's Republic
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The Big Ideas podcast: Guy Debord's 'society of the spectacle'
28.3.2012
13:18
Benjamen Walker explores situationism and the legacy of French philosopher Guy Debord's famous phrase
The Big Ideas podcast: Friedrich Nietzsche's 'God is dead'
4.2.2012
14:04
What did Nietzsche mean by the death of God? Benjamen Walker and guests explore the legacy of the German philosopher's statement
The Big Ideas podcast: Friedrich Kittler's computer wars
27.12.2011
13:16
Philosopher Avital Ronell and novelist Tom McCarthy are among those joining Benjamen Walker to discuss the legacy of 'the Derrida of the digital age'
The Big Ideas podcast: EF Schumacher's 'small is beautiful'
9.11.2011
12:03
Economist Andrew Simms and Guardian columnist Madeleine Bunting are among those joining Benjamen Walker to discuss the legacy of Schumacher's 'Buddhist economics'
The Big Ideas podcast: Adam Smith's 'invisible hand' - audio
6.10.2011
12:14
Philosopher John Gray and Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee are among those joining Benjamen Walker to consider the legacy of Smith's much-abused phrase
The Big Ideas podcast: the banality of evil
17.8.2011
20:13
In the second of a series of philosophy podcasts, Benjamen Walker and guests consider the impact and legacy of Hannah Arendt's famous phrase
The Big Ideas podcast: The medium is the message
20.7.2011
10:35
In the first of a series of philosophy podcasts, Benjamen Walker and guests discuss the communication theorist Marshall McLuhan and his most famous line
The Big Ideas podcast: coming soon
15.7.2011
0:37
Every month, a group of academics, columnists and philosophers dissect a phrase that's become an intellectual cliche in order to analyse its true meaning. The Big Ideas podcast starts on 21 July 2011

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The Big Ideas

The Guardian

10 Episoden

The Big Ideas podcast: Rousseau's 'Man is born free'

The Big Ideas podcast: Plato's 'just society'

The Big Ideas podcast: Guy Debord's 'society of the spectacle'

The Big Ideas podcast: Friedrich Nietzsche's 'God is dead'

The Big Ideas podcast: Friedrich Kittler's computer wars

The Big Ideas podcast: EF Schumacher's 'small is beautiful'

The Big Ideas podcast: Adam Smith's 'invisible hand' - audio

The Big Ideas podcast: the banality of evil

The Big Ideas podcast: The medium is the message

The Big Ideas podcast: coming soon