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  1. Great Thinkers (2012)

    Subject
    Media studies; Philosophy; Psychology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 3x60 minutes), $45.86

    Episode 1: HUMAN, ALL TOO HUMAN looks at how scientists and psychologists sought to find out what makes human beings tick, with rarely seen footage of Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, RD Laing, Margaret Mead and...

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  2. Euthanasia (2011)

    Subject
    Law; Medical sciences; Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £39.00

    Do people have the right to die? Should the state condone the deliberate killing of a person? This film investigates the various religious, moral and philosophical arguments surrounding euthanasia and...

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  3. IVF (2011)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 20 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    It is estimated that 3 million people worldwide have been conceived via in vitro fertilization, or IVF. Having this still relatively recent technology has led us to question who ‘deserves’ it, and the...

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  4. Genetic Engineering (2011)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 20 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

    Genetic engineering may be one of the greatest breakthroughs in recent history, however, with scientific advancements new ethical issues are raised, forcing us to ask not how, but if we should push genetic...

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  5. Al-Ghazali - The Alchemist of Happiness (2011)

    Director
    Ovidio Salazar
    Producer
    Ovidio Salazar
    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 80 minutes), £19.95

    Born in 1058 in Tus, Khorasan, in present-day Iran, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali was one of the most original thinkers the world has known. Besides being a major influence in the Muslim world, the West has also felt...

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  6. Examined Life (2010)

    Director
    Astra Taylor
    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £12.99

    EXAMINED LIFE takes philosophy out of the darkened corners of academia and into the hustle and bustle of the everyday, a visual reminder that great ideas are born through profound engagement with the world...

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  7. Being in the World (2010)

    Director
    Tao Ruspoli
    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 81 minutes), £32.69

    Ten years after graduating with a degree in philosophy from UC Berkeley, filmmaker Tao Ruspoli returned to visit his one-time professor, philosopher Herbert Dreyfus. That visit led to meetings with other...

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  8. Rossellini’s History Films - Renaissance and Enlightenment: Blaise Pascal, The Age of the Medici, Cartesius (2009)

    Director
    Roberto Rossellini (1906-177)
    Subject
    French studies; History; Italian studies; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1, 546 minutes), $59.95

    "In 1963, Rossellini announced that he had abandoned cinema and would start working in television. He directed nine telefilms on historical subjects and six short documentaries, claiming TV could be used as...

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  9. Democracy: The Basics (3 Parts) (2009)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1), $109 each part

    A three-part series, containing contemporary footage from around the world, archival art works and photographs. The programmes are sold separately and the scripts are available free on the Hawkhill website...

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  10. Did Darwin Kill God? (2009)

    Subject
    Biology; Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Can Darwin and religion exist side by side? In this thought-provoking programme, Anglican Christian, philosopher and theologian Conor Cunningham explains why these two beliefs are not in conflict. Richard...

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