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In a world gone crazy, can philosophy help? This sparklingly brilliant new show tries to give you the answer.
Rob Newman (stand up legend, best-selling novelist, BBC Audio Drama Award 2017 winner) attempts to piece together a philosophy for our troubled times by sifting through 3000 years of thought: from Pythagoras to Artificial Intelligence by way of Pavlov’s dogs, Jane Goodall’s chimpanzees and Frankie Howerd’s trousers.
Episode 1: Thought Experiments. Mixing stand-up and sketches, comedian Rob Newman tackles the world of philosophy.
Episode 2: The Music of the Chromosomes. Rob Newman navigates the wonders and pitfalls of genetics and internationalism.
Episode 3: If a Tree Falls in a Forest... Rob Newman does battle with Jean-Paul Sartre and the existentialists.
Episode 4: The Inheritance. Rob Newman sets his sights on the world of philosophy, unpicking 3000 years of good and bad ideas to discover how we got into this mess
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