The Big Ideas

The Big Ideas

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Every month, a group of academics, columnists and philosophers dissect a phrase that's become an intellectual cliché in order to analyse its true meaning

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The Big Ideas podcast: Rousseau's 'Man is born free'

Jul 10, 201212 min

On the tricentenary of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Benjamen Walker and guests explore the legacy of the Swiss-born French philosopher

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The Big Ideas podcast: Plato's 'just society'

May 9, 20129 min

Benjamen Walker and guests explore the legacy of Plato's Republic

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The Big Ideas podcast: Guy Debord's 'society of the spectacle'

Mar 28, 201213 min

Benjamen Walker explores situationism and the legacy of French philosopher Guy Debord's famous phrase