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Why did the great scientific revolution occur in the West and not in China or the Arab-Islamic world? This week, in the second part of an interview with Stephen Gaukroger from the University of Sydney, we find out why it happened, where it happened and how science became the bearer of general standards of rationality. Read Transcript
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In the twenty-first century, science doesn't just explain the world, it dominates the world. Religion, art, human relationships, history -- we expect them all to be explained in scientific terms. Read Transcript
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The word derives from the Greek; it means 'without a ruler' and the idea is that all forms of government are oppressive and undesirable and should be abolished. Read Transcript
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2008 is the centenary of the birth of the French philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty. He was a friend of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre and a man who wanted to get philosophy back to its basics and the physical reality of the lived body. This week, we pay tribute to his work and his influence on modern cognitive science. Read Transcript
Saturday 1.35pm
repeated Monday 1.35pm
Presented by
Alan Saunders
Saturday 10 January 2009
The holy Koran is held by Muslims to be the literal word of God, and if you've got that, who needs philosophy? This week we put that question to the distinguished and controversial Muslim thinker Tariq Ramadan, who tells us that Islam not only needs philosophy but has already shared its insights with the West.
9am AEDT
By Design
with Alan Saunders
How we shape our world
