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  1. 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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  2. Brief History of the End of Everything, A (2005)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Philosophy; Science

    A series of 15-minute programmes exploring how our ideas about the end of the universe have been shaped by religion, belief, and the contemporary state of scientific thinking and observation. Presented by...

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  3. Harsh Realities (2005)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Philosophy; Social Studies

    Medicine is not an exact science. Every day healthcare professionals are expected to make life and death decisions with only their expertise and experience to guide them. There is no comprehensive rule book...

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  4. George Ellis: Science, Complexity and the Nature of Existence (2004)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Physics

    A recording of a public lecture by George Ellis of the University of Cape Town and winner of the 2004 Templeton Prize, delivered at the Royal Society on 9 December 2004. The complexity of life and the human...

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  5. Appearance and Reality (1972)

    Director
    Michael Chanan
    Producer
    Noel Chanan
    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Professor Sir Alfred Ayer and Professor Bernard Williams discuss philosophy and science. (60 minutes)

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  6. Idea of Freedom, The (1972)

    Director
    Michael Chanan
    Producer
    Noel Chanan
    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Iris Murdoch and David Pears discuss ethics, freedom and determinism, and Freud.* (60 minutes)

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  7. I’m Going to Tamper with Your Beliefs a Little (1972)

    Director
    Michael Chanan
    Producer
    Noel Chanan
    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Sir Isaiah Berlin and Stuart Hampshire discuss philosophy in Oxford in the 1930s, and John Langshaw Austin. An excerpt is included from the only extant sound recording of Austin lecturing.* (60 minutes)

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  8. Language and Creativity (1972)

    Director
    Michael Chanan
    Producer
    Noel Chanan
    Subject
    Linguistics; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Professor P F Strawson and Gareth Evans discuss linguistic theory.* (60 minutes)

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  9. Logic Lane (1972)

    Director
    Michael Chanan
    Producer
    Noel Chanan
    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The first of six documentaries on Oxford philosophy. It is retrospective by Professor Sir Alfred Ayer of the development of philosophy in Oxford from the 1930s to the present. Includes excerpts from some of...

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  10. You Might Just As Well Say ‘I See What I Eat’ Is the Same Thing As ‘I Eat What I See’ (1972)

    Director
    Michael Chanan
    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Professor Gilbert Ryle and J O Urmson discuss philosophy of mind.*(60 minutes)

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