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Western Philosophy - Season 1

Series: Western Philosophy

4.4

(5)

Episodes

Rating

TVPG

Year

2002

Language

English

Publisher

Questar

About

"For it is owning to their wonder that men now begin and first began to philosophize," wrote Aristotle. Examine the profound impact Western history's intellectual giants had on their time and on stimulating the minds of future generations.

Related Subjects

History

Episodes

1. Western Philosophy - Part 1

48m

Enter the world of our ancient forefathers, when the art of Philosophy first took form and Humankind began stretching the boundaries of thought, further honing our ability to think critically, creatively, and imaginatively.

2. Western Philosophy - Part 2

50m

How did the relationship between Science and Religion change during The Middle Ages, and what effect did the work of Bacon, Hobbs, Descartes, de Spinozza, Locke, Kant, Rousseau, and Hume have on shaping a new school of Philosophy?

3. Western Philosophy - Part 3

48m

The Industrial Revolution changed the way Humankind observed the world. At this time, a new generation of philosophers began to challenge theories put forth by history's philosophers, challenging the boundaries of understanding and reason.