Who the hell is…? brings you our new Biography Bites – compact biographies of the world’s greatest thinkers. Learn who these big names really were by getting to know them as people; finding out where they came from; and discovering how their lives shaped their ideas. We will bring you a new Biography Bite each week, so make sure you subscribe and don't miss out... But in the meantime, welcome to Biography Bites!
Who the hell is…? brings you our new Biography Bites – compact biographies of the world’s greatest thinkers. This episode tells the life story of Ludwig Wittgenstein. Regarded as the most important philosopher since Kant, Wittgenstein set out to solve all the major problems of philosophy, stating that these arise from misunderstandings of the logic of language. But who was Wittgenstein as a person? Part of a cultured and talented family, Ludwig was however, always uncomfortable in his own sk...
3 Aug 2021
Melanie Klein
Who the hell is…? brings you our new Biography Bites – compact biographies of the world’s greatest thinkers. This episode tells the life story of Melanie Klein, one of the most controversial, powerful and influential figures within the heart of psychoanalysis. A woman, divorcee, single mother and Hungarian-Polish Jew who lived through two World Wars, Klein's life was as dramatic and contentious as her work. We hope you enjoy this episode and don't forget to look out for our other bio...
6 Jul 2021
Stanley Milgram
Who the hell is…? brings you our new Biography Bites – compact biographies of the world’s greatest thinkers. This episode tells the life story of Stanley Milgram, one of the most important, and controversial, figures in the field of social psychology. A highly intelligent and somewhat eccentric individual, who was driven by his combined love for the arts and science, Milgram came up with innovative experimental techniques to investigate pressing social and political questions. In this...
25 Jun 2021
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Who the hell is…? brings you our new Biography Bites – compact biographies of the world’s greatest thinkers. This episode tells the life story of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a political philosopher hailing from Geneva. Hugely influential in both the progress of the Enlightenment and also the French Revolution, Rousseau's works are considered to be cornerstones in modern political, economic and educational thought. But who was this man who, in his lifetime, was equally revered as despised? &...
8 Jun 2021
Karl Marx
Who the hell is…? brings you our new Biography Bites – compact biographies of the world’s greatest thinkers. This episode tells the life story of Karl Marx, philosopher, economist, political theorist and revolutionary. Marx was one of the most legendary, influential thinkers of all time. His work changed the course of history and continues to impact upon people and governments across the globe. But who was this extraordinary man and what made him tick? We hope you enjoy this episode and don'...
26 May 2021
Jane Jacobs
Who the hell is…? brings you our new Biography Bites – compact biographies of the world’s greatest thinkers. This episode tells the life story of Jane Jacobs, journalist, author, theorist, activist, and one of the most underrated and yet influential thinkers in urbanism. Jacobs fought tirelessly against urban renewal and slum clearance projects which threatened city neighbourhoods, and fearlessly stood up against experts in the male-dominated field of urban planning, eventually a...
5 May 2021
Michel Foucault
Who the hell is…? brings you our new Biography Bites – compact biographies of the world’s greatest thinkers. This episode tells the life story of Michel Foucault, philosopher, social theorist, historian, literary critic and one of the most influential scholars of his time. Focusing primarily on the relationship between knowledge and power, Foucault looked at how power is used in society to control and define knowledge. But who was he? This podcast looks at the life of this brilliant and cont...
5 May 2021
B.F. Skinner
Who the hell is…? brings you our new Biography Bites – compact biographies of the world’s greatest thinkers. This episode tells the life story of B.F. Skinner, a highly influential American psychologist, behaviourist, social philosopher and inventor. A pioneer of modern behaviourism, Skinner founded a school of experimental research psychology and his work on behavioural conditioning altered the course of psychology and psychotherapy. Find out who Skinner really was, the circumstances of hi...
3 May 2021
Olympe de Gouges
Who the hell is…? brings you our new Biography Bites – compact biographies of the world’s greatest thinkers. This episode tells the life story of Olympe de Gouges, an 18th century French feminist who has largely been forgotten by history, despite her important political legacy and execution for her beliefs. Described invariably as an activist, a humanist, a stateswoman, a political analyst, a playwright and a femme philosophe, Olympe de Gouges was all these things but above all, she was a ...
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