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  1. Krasny: An Introduction to Philosophical Thinking (2000 Video)

    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 23 minutes), £15.00

    An exploration of colour perception and consciousness. The narrative follows a specific philosophical puzzle, without reference to any particular philosophers and is useful to teachers not familiar with...

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  2. Examined Life, The (26 Parts) (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    out of distribution, 26 videocassettes. VHS. col. 26 x 30 min., 2001 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p) each part 2001 sale: £99.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) set

    The series addresses great questions philosophers have pursued down the ages, showing the diverse ways varous philsophers have approached each question. Aims to encourage the development of critical thinking...

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  3. Argument from Design, The (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Asks whether religion and science are compatible and whether ‘big bang’ theories of the origins of the universe can be reconciled with a religious view. Scientists debate these questions, and philosopher...

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  4. Sophie’s World (1997 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    A computer game based on Jostein Gaardner’s philosophical novel ‘Sophie’s World’. By solving a series of puzzles, the user works through the 28 scene-bands that cover the history of human thought.

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  5. Ansaphone (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. ? min., 1996 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Documents the Technophobia Conference, which explored the dangers and power of new technology to organise society and personal identity. Considers the way communications technology - telephone, fax, mail -...

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  6. Feminism, Deconstruction (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 55 min., 1996 sale: £40.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Feminism and deconstruction have been the two defining forces in cultural and critical thinking for a decade, but can they be reconciled? Can the feminist project be deconstructed, or is the femenist project...

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  7. Citizen Locke (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Drama; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.

    Story of John Locke, whose abstract ruminations on knowledge developed into concepts which justified and helped to bring about a political revolution. Locke spent most of his life denying authorship of his...

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  8. Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Retreat to Romanticism (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Music; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Rousseau’s career in Paris begun as a music critic and composer. Maurice Cranston discusses how Rousseau’s theories on music led to his developing a whole new philosophical approach away from the...

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  9. Wittgenstein (1993)

    Director
    Derek Jarman
    Producer
    Tariq Ali
    Subject
    Film Studies; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 69 minutes), £19.99

    A digitally- restored and remastered version of Derek Jarman’s film. It covers in tableaux form the greater part of the influential philosopher’s life. Written by literary theorist Terry Eagleton, the...

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  10. Chaotic Universe, The (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION IN UK, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min.

    Discussion of a way of thinking about the nature and organisation of all living systems, of the creativity inherent in chaos, and of a non-linear world that contains multiple views. John Cage discusses his...

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