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The Great Philosophers

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The Great Philosophers

1987 (completed) · 1 seasons · 15 episodes · United Kingdom · English

The Great Philosophers (1987) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 8.4/10 on IMDb from 150 votes. Updated

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★ 8.4IMDb · 150

Bryan Magee traces the history of western philosophy over two millennia, discussing the ideas of the past with an expert guest or contemporary philosopher.

Top cast

10
Bryan Magee
Self - Presenter
John Searle
Self
Peter Singer
Self
A.J. Ayer
Self
Bernard Williams
Self
Martha Nussbaum
Self
Anthony Kenny
Self
Hubert Dreyfus
Self
John Passmore
Self
J.P. Stern
Self

Seasons

1

best episode: S1E12 — Husserl, Heidegger and Modern Existentialism ★ 9.1 (10)

S115 eps · ★ 8.4
  • E1Plato★ 8.412
  • E2Aristotle★ 7.815
  • E3Medieval Philosophy★ 7.810
  • E4Descartes★ 8.29
  • E5Spinoza and Leibniz★ 8.78
  • E6Locke and Berkeley★ 8.18
  • E7Hume★ 8.810
  • E8Kant★ 8.48
  • E9Hegel and Marx★ 8.910
  • E10Schopenhauer★ 7.912
  • E11Nietzsche★ 9.012
  • E12Husserl, Heidegger and Modern Existentialism★ 9.110
  • E13The American Pragmatists★ 7.86
  • E14Frege, Russell and Modern Logic★ 8.410
  • E15Wittgenstein★ 8.910

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Seasons

1

best episode: S1E12 — Husserl, Heidegger and Modern Existentialism ★ 9.1 (10)

S115 eps · ★ 8.4
  • E1Plato★ 8.412
  • E2Aristotle★ 7.815
  • E3Medieval Philosophy★ 7.810
  • E4Descartes★ 8.29
  • E5Spinoza and Leibniz★ 8.78
  • E6Locke and Berkeley★ 8.18
  • E7Hume★ 8.810
  • E8Kant★ 8.48
  • E9Hegel and Marx★ 8.910
  • E10Schopenhauer★ 7.912
  • E11Nietzsche★ 9.012
  • E12Husserl, Heidegger and Modern Existentialism★ 9.110
  • E13The American Pragmatists★ 7.86
  • E14Frege, Russell and Modern Logic★ 8.410
  • E15Wittgenstein★ 8.910

Top cast

10
BBryan MageeSelf - PresenterJJohn SearleSelfPPeter SingerSelfAA.J. AyerSelfBBernard WilliamsSelfMMartha NussbaumSelfAAnthony KennySelfHHubert DreyfusSelfJJohn PassmoreSelfJJ.P. SternSelf

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