The great philosophers. Episode 10, Bryan Magee talks to Frederick Copleston about Schopenhauer / devised and presented by Bryan Magee ; producer, Jill Dawson ; BBC.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Copleston, Frederick C. (Frederick Charles), 1907-1994, interviewer.

Magee, Bryan, interviewer, on-screen presenter.

Dawson, Jill (Television producer), producer.

British Broadcasting Corporation, production company.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Schopenhauer, Arthur, 1788-1860--Criticism and interpretation.

Schopenhauer, Arthur.

Copleston, Frederick C. (Frederick Charles), 1907-1994--Interviews.

Copleston, Frederick C.

Philosophy, Modern--19th century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Philosophy--History.

Philosophy.

Genre:

Nonfiction television programs.

Interviews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (45 minutes)

Other Title:

Bryan Magee talks to Frederick Copleston about Schopenhauer

Great philosophers : a history of Western philosophy

Place of Publication:

London, England : BBC Worldwide, 1987.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Bryan Magee presents a stimulating and accessible history of Western philosophy through the ages, beginning with Plato and Aristotle, and following the story through the centuries, via Descartes, Kant and Nietzsche, to recent figures such as Bertrand Russell and Wittgenstein. Magee interviews internationally renowned contemporary philosophers, such as Martha Nussbaum, Bernard Williams and and John Searle, all of whom offer lively and clear discussions of difficult philosophical concepts, providing not only an introduction to the philosophers of the past, but also a valuable insight into the view and personalities of some of the most influential philosophers of the late 20th Century.

Participant:

Frederick Copleston, interviewee ; Bryan Magee, presenter/interviewer.

Notes:

"A history of Western philosophy".

Title from resource description page (viewed March 06, 2019).

OCLC:

1096473208