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Until the beginning of World War I, Henri Bergson (1859-1941) was the most famous philosopher in the world. He attracted overflowing crowds of ... Herring shows in her lucid and moving biography, ...

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Plato’s Theory of Ideas, a cornerstone of Western philosophy, posits a radical distinction between two realms of existence: the world of appearances and the realm of Ideas. This intricate ...

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ideas, people and events that have shaped our world.

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Last days of Plato revealed in new scroll • Philosophy dept chair arrested at protest • No future for Future of Humanity Institute — News reports by Anja Steinbauer The combination of a 2,000 year old ...