Great Thinkers. The Grand Experiment
Description
The image of "the intellectual" as a person unaware of mundane reality changed with the advent of broadcasting, which turned deep thinkers into celebrities, experts at using the media to transmit their views. From experimental thought inspired by two world wars to the youth rebellions of the 1960s, this program presents historic footage of the political and economic theorists who helped mold 20th-century Britain. Bertrand Russell reveals what turned him from philosophy to politics, William Beveridge explains his stance on the welfare state, Milton Friedman defends monetarism, and Germaine Greer defines key concepts of the Women's Liberation Movement. Also featured are J. M. Keynes, Isaiah Berlin, Herbert Marcuse, Tariq Ali, Ralph Miliband, Selma James, Keith Joseph, and Francis Fukuyama.
Runtime
60 min
Series
Subjects
- Social structure (572)
- Culture (254)
- Mass media and culture (147)
- Political science (297)
- Mass media (887)
- Philosophy (274)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2012], c2011
Database
Films on Demand
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