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- StarsHank Green**** 46 episodes
- StarsIsabella Blake-ThomasTeresa GallagherJake PhillipsCBeebies' first philosophy show for preschool age children. Hugo takes us on a journey of philosophical enquiry confronting big questions like 'What is the difference between thinking and dreaming?', 'Can it ever be good to be angry?' and 'Why do people feel sad?'.**** 54 episodes
- StarsMorgan FreemanSean CarrollMichio KakuHosted by Morgan Freeman, Through the Wormhole will explore the deepest mysteries of existence - the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. What are we made of? What was there before the beginning? Are we really alone? Is there a creator? These questions have been pondered by the most exquisite minds of the human race.**** 57 episodes
- DirectorPatrick ShenStarsMelinda AugustusCorby BakerLuis CardenasAn exploration of wisdom in the heart of America's most prestigious universities. Wisdom is found in the most unlikely places.
- StarsNicky CampbellPeter HitchensJonathan BartleySunday morning debates about topical issues with a religious slant.**** 114 episodes
- StarsKwame Anthony AppiahYoko ArisakaPeter CawsA series of fifteen intimate half-hour interviews with some of the world's leading philosophers.
- StarsRobert Lawrence KuhnVaradaraja V. RamanDouglas VakochCloser To Truth is a public television series featuring scientists, philosophers, theologians and scholars exploring the deepest questions of Cosmos, Consciousness and Meaning-the structure of the universe, the nature of the mind and the search for ultimate reality.**** 238 episodes
- DirectorPeter GetzelsEveryone wants to know 'Truth'. But what is Truth? People argue about Truth; people fight about Truth-consider politics and religion. But what is the basic meaning of Truth itself?
- StarsMartin ReesDavid MaloneThought provoking Channel 4 series in which Sir Martin Rees investigates the great unanswered questions of science.**** 3 episodes
- DirectorChristopher SykesThe Life and work of the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.
- StarsBryan MageeJohn SearlePeter SingerA sequential account of the history of western philosophy.**** 15 episodes
- StarsBryan MageeNoam ChomskyJohn SearleA look at modern western philosophy through interviews with contemporary philosophers.**** 15 episodes
- DirectorIra IsraelStarsIra Israel"A Beginner's Guide to Happiness" with Ira Israel is a unique wellness DVD designed to teach you everything you need to know to keep you at the high end of your happiness spectrum.
- DirectorHarald FriedlStarsKarma WangdiTshoki Zangmo
- DirectorOliver HockenhullStarsLesley EwenDennis J. McKennaDavid HealyA stylish, in depth look at the renaissance in psychedelic drug research in light of current scientific, medical and cultural knowledge.
- DirectorAndrew ShapterStarsThe Dalai LamaMatthew DowdDaniel GilbertThe Declaration of Independence famously grants us the right to pursue happiness. And Americans spend great amounts of time and energy chasing it. But for many people, we're not even sure what it is we're chasing. And so, inspired and intrigued by this "unalienable" right, documentary filmmaker Andrew Shapter set out on a cinematic road trip to explore the myths and the truths of the "pursuit of Happiness" in America. Shapter, Director of the critically acclaimed documentary Before The Music Dies, traveled coast-to-coast, speaking with all sorts of Americans. And the film provides an unequaled view into the hearts and minds of spiritual leaders like the Dalai Lama, philanthropists, authors, scholars, and everyday people, along with a few artists like John Mellencamp and Willie Nelson. So come along as together we explore common ground and navigate the road to happiness!
- StarsAnand BhattNarrated by Anand Bhatt and written by Shree Ramananda, this real world-meets-animation discussion and guide provides hands on immediate practice, information, and results on Meditation and Happiness.
- StarsAlain de BottonA look at how our environment and the perfect home can philosophically affect our happiness, and how innovative architecture can contribute to the perfect home.
- StarsAlain de BottonA self-help guide which applies the teachings of philosophers to dealing with life's everyday problems.***
- DirectorMark DevriesStarsSteven BestRichard DawkinsGary FrancioneA young man begins investigating the underworld of "factory farming" and soon discovers a growing political and intellectual movement that considers animals as important as humans.
- StarsMichael Sandel*** 29 episodes
- DirectorAndrew ZuckermanStarsRichard AdamsBuzz AldrinDavid AmramInspired by the idea that one of the greatest gifts one generation can give to another is the wisdom gained from experience, filmmaker and photographer Andrew Zuckerman traveled the globe to interview more than fifty of the world's most prominent writers, artists, designers, actors, politicians, and religious and business leaders - all over the age of sixty-five. WISDOM captures their voices, physical presences, words and ideas, to provide a legacy for the generations that follow and a timeless portrait of the universalities that connect us all.
- DirectorKurt SayengaStarsMorgan FreemanJulian BarbourSean CarrollAfter a brief explanation of how we measure time this program takes a detailed look at how we perceive time. Then it's time for the physicists to present their ideas about what time is before Steve Weinstein talks about two dimensional time.
- DirectorGeoffrey SharpStarsMorgan FreemanTom BanksRaphael BoussoCan time tick on forever or will time itself end? It's possible that eternity already exists, and the future is traveling back in time to shape the present. Or time might even be a holographic projection, reaching back to us from the end of eternity!
- StarsMorgan FreemanGerard 't HooftFrank CloseCan there be such a thing as nothing? Scientists are looking for answers in the mind-bending science of Quantum Mechanics. Their work may uncover what our cosmos is made of, how it came from nothing and when it might collapse into an empty void again.
- DirectorKurt SayengaStarsMorgan FreemanDo we live in the "real world" or is it all in our mind? Our perception of reality is controlled by society. Thanks to "the optimism bias", we make unrealistic assessments about our own reality. Human senses capture only a small part of nature.
- DirectorDavid LaMattinaKurt SayengaStarsMorgan FreemanDo you make your own luck, or does luck make you? Some scientists believe luck is strictly a matter of statistics and probabilities - but others believe unseen forces are at work.
- DirectorDavid LaMattinaStarsMorgan FreemanRhiannon DrakeChris TurnerOur universe seems real. But what if it's a video game? Scientists in a variety of fields are taking seriously the possibility that we live in a virtual reality.
- DirectorAstra TaylorStarsKwame Anthony AppiahJudith ButlerMichael HardtIn Examined Life, filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today's most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas.
- StarsRoger ScrutonContemporary philosopher Roger Scruton presents a fascinating argument for the importance of beauty in our art and in our lives, and explores what truly is and is not beautiful, regardless of its beholder.
- DirectorSafaa FathyStarsJean-Luc NancyJacques DerridaAn exploration of the life and ideas of Jacques Derrida (1930-2004), arguably the most important philosopher of the 20th Century.
- DirectorClare BeavanStarsAlan YentobPeter CapaldiTony Blair
- DirectorMarta BiavaschiStarsCharles MelmanHenri-Pierre JeudyJean-Pierre LebrunThe cosmos, human beings and the city. The quest for a conversation with the universe from the myths of creation, to philosophy, to the actual narratives.
- DirectorGiorgos PetritsisStarsRobert MacLeanIren TheotokatouTelis ZotosThe Seven Wisest Men of Ancient Greece did not include Socrates, Plato or Aristotle. However, even the Seven Sages would choose only One as the Wisest of All.