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Genius of the Modern World

BiographyDocumentaryHistory

Genius of the Modern World

2016 (completed) · 1 seasons · 3 episodes · English

Genius of the Modern World (2016) is a solid-tier series on goodrecmovies, rated 7.7/10 on IMDb from 463 votes. Updated

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★ 7.7IMDb · 463

Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.

Top cast

10
Bettany Hughes
Self - Presenter
Simon Goldhill
Self - Professor, King's College, University of Cambridge
Hannah Dawson
Self - Lecturer in History of Political Thought, King's College London
Michael Molnar
Self - Author of 'Looking Through Freud's Photos'
Jonathan Wolff
Self - Professor of Philosophy, University College London
Manuel Dries
Self - Lecturer in Philosophy, The Open University
Lisa Appignanesi
Self - Former Chair of the Trustees of the Freud Museum
Sam Shuster
Self - Emeritus Professor of Dermatology, Newcastle University
Ken Gemes
Self - Professor of Philosophy, Birkbeck College, University of London
Angela Hobbs
Self - Philosopher and Academic, University of Sheffield

Seasons

1

best episode: S1E2 — Nietzsche ★ 8.1 (180)

S13 eps · ★ 7.6
  • E1Marx★ 7.3156
  • E2Nietzsche★ 8.1180
  • E3Freud★ 7.5127

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Seasons

1

best episode: S1E2 — Nietzsche ★ 8.1 (180)

S13 eps · ★ 7.6
  • E1Marx★ 7.3156
  • E2Nietzsche★ 8.1180
  • E3Freud★ 7.5127

Top cast

10
BBettany HughesSelf - PresenterSSimon GoldhillSelf - Professor, King's College, University of CambridgeHHannah DawsonSelf - Lecturer in History of Political Thought, King's College LondonMMichael MolnarSelf - Author of 'Looking Through Freud's Photos'JJonathan WolffSelf - Professor of Philosophy, University College LondonMManuel DriesSelf - Lecturer in Philosophy, The Open UniversityLLisa AppignanesiSelf - Former Chair of the Trustees of the Freud MuseumSSam ShusterSelf - Emeritus Professor of Dermatology, Newcastle UniversityKKen GemesSelf - Professor of Philosophy, Birkbeck College, University of LondonAAngela HobbsSelf - Philosopher and Academic, University of Sheffield

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