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The big ideas which form the intellectual agenda of our age are illuminated by some of the best minds in the world. Melvyn Bragg and three guests investigate the history of ideas and debate their application in modern life. |
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HUMAN NATURE
Human nature is a vexing issue: some argue that we are born as blank slates and our natures are defined by upbringing, experience, culture and the ideas of our time. Others believe that human nature is innate and pre-destined, regardless of time and place.
Is there really such a thing as human nature? And, if there is, can it be changed? Does the truth about human nature mean we should stop striving for progress, or should it give us cause for optimism? How important is the human race in the wider scheme of things?
Guests
Steven Pinker
Professor of Psychology and Director of the Centre of Cognitive Neuroscience,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and author of The Blank Slate, Allen Lane The Penguin Press; ISBN: 0713992565.
Janet Radcliffe Richards
Philosopher, Reader in Bioethics, University College London and author of Human Nature After Darwin, Routledge, an imprint of Taylor & Francis Books Ltd; ISBN: 0415212448
John Gray
Professor of European Thought, London School of Economics and author of Straw Dogs, Granta Books; ISBN: 1862075123.
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