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  1. Introduction to Scientology, An: Interview with L.ron Hubbard (2007)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (51 minutes)

    Digitally remastered version of the only filmed interview with L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. In it he explains how he arrived at his ideas concerning the mind, spirit and life and answers...

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  2. Into Great Silence (2007)

    Director
    Philip Gröning
    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 164 minutes), £22.99

    As a young filmmaker, Philip Gröning approached the Prior of the Grande Chartreuse Monastery, located high in the French Alps, to inquire whether he might make a documentary of their lives. 16 years later...

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  3. Freedom of Expression: Resistance and Repression in the Age of Intellectual Property (2007)

    Subject
    Law; Librarianship; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1, 60 minutes), $250.00

    In 1998, university professor Kembrew McLeod (Associate Professor of Communication Studies at the University of Iowa) trademarked the phrase "freedom of expression"—a startling comment on the way that...

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  4. Talmud (2007)

    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 230 minutes), £24.99

    The Talmud is the second part of the Torah (the Old Testament), founded on the principles of tradition and oral transmission. A body of legal, legendary or philosophical texts, it is a mixture of singular...

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  5. Why Democracy? (Short Films) (2007)

    Subject
    Development studies; Philosophy; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Not In Distribution

    In October 2007, ten one-hour films focusing on contemporary democracy were broadcast in the world’s largest ever factual media event. Running alongside the 10 documentaries, and integral to the outreach...

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  6. Black Sun (2007)

    Director
    Gary Tarn
    Producer
    Alfonso Cuarón; John Battsek
    Subject
    Philosophy; Psychology; Social welfare
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 70 minutes), £12.99

    Painter Hugues de Montalembert was blinded in an attack in New York City in 1978. Without a shred of self-pity, he relates his extraordinary story of how he adapted his approach to the world after blindness,...

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  7. Story of God, The (3 Parts) (2007)

    Subject
    History; Philosophy; Psychology; Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 3 x 50 minutes), £435 (series) £195 (each part)

    Every civilisation in history has been founded on a belief in a higher power that tells us where we come from, what we do, who we are. For some, religion has no place in the modern world - its force and...

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  8. Cradles of Civilization: Ancient Greece (2007)

    Subject
    Classical studies; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 48 minutes), £17.99

    Considered by many to be the birthplace of Western thought, ancient Greece was home to many of the world’s great minds. The complex and intriguing philosophies of Aristotle, Socrates, Plato and Pythagoras...

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  9. Testing God (2007)

    Director
    David Malone
    Subject
    Philosophy; Religious studies; Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 165 minutes), £15.99

    David Malone’s 3-part series takes a fresh look at how the universe was formed, from a scientific and theological point of view. TESTING GOD re-examines the relationship between science and religion and...

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  10. 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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