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  1. David Bohm (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION IN UK, Videocassette. VHS. col. 58 min.

    David Bohm, quantum physicist and philosopher of science, brought together a radical view of physics, a deeply spiritual understanding and a prfound humanity. In his ground-breaking theory of wholeness and...

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  2. Ahead of Their Time (2005)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Science

    This 30-minute programme Peter Evans investigates how science deals with new ideas and asks whether a conservative establishment is stifling creative research and science is merely a consensus of what the...

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  3. The Uses of Infinity: A Philosopher Looks at Emergent Phenomena in Physics (2007)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Physics; Science

    Audio recording of the Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar Prize Lecture given by philosopher Dr Jeremy Butterfield on emergent phenomena at the Royal Society on 7/11/2007. Emergence, and its contrary reduction, are...

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  4. Truth Behind Angels and Demons, The (2006)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies; Science

    Dan Brown’s best-selling novel Angels and Demons delves into some of the big questions of cosmology and gets into issues about the history of the debate between science and religion. Where did the world...

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  5. Modern Philosophy

    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 42 minutes), £133.36 [Institutional rate]

    During the 16th century, a new breed of thinker arose, equal parts philosopher and scientist. In this programme, Paul Guyer, of the University of Pennsylvania; Rutgers University’s Colin McGinn; and...

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  6. Squares: Ideas from Plato’s Republic (2014)

    Subject
    Mathematics; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 31 minutes), £15.00

    This film introduces the (so-called) ‘two worlds’ aspect of the theory of forms, and the mathematical route to understanding the forms; it considers in what way democracy may be said to be irrational; it...

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  7. Space Probes: Exploring Our Solar System (1964 Film)

    Subject
    Space science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Animation, live photography and models of space craft and instruments tell the story of man’s efforts to explore the regions of outer space, from the launching of Pioneer 1 in 1958 through to 1964.

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  8. Collapse of Atheism, The/ Collapse of the Theory of Evolution, The (2006)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 75 minutes), £12.99

    Two programmes from the series based on the works of the Turkish author and thinker Harun Yahya, who promotes a creationist view of Islam. THE COLLAPSE OF ATHEISM maintains that the history of mankind is now...

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  9. Space Science: Exploring the Moon (1971 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. sd. col. 16 min.

    A chronological survey of attempts to gather knowledge of the moon. The most important features of the moon’s surface identified before 1700. Man’s knowledge of the moon prior to the use of space probes,...

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  10. Test of Faith (2009)

    Subject
    Religious studies; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 165 minutes), £28.48

    This three-part documentary uses interviews with top scientists and theologians to introduce many big questions. There are many challenging issues raised by the sciences, but the overall message of the...

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