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OU Lecture 2009: Developing natural selection Featuring: video, OU image library

By Professor Richard Dawkins (Guest), The Darwin web team (The Open University)

27 April 2009

Professor Richard Dawkins discusses Darwin’s peers and the development of the theory of Natural Selection.  Read more : OU Lecture 2009: Developing natural selection

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OU Lecture 2009: The fifth bridge Featuring: video, OU image library

By Professor Richard Dawkins (Guest), The Darwin web team (The Open University)

27 April 2009

Dawkins explores the ideas of Darwin’s peers including Fleeming Jenkin and Sewall Wright, and discusses how close Darwin came to Mendelism.  Read more : OU Lecture 2009: The fifth bridge

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OU Lecture 2009: Solving the riddle Featuring: video, OU image library

By Professor Richard Dawkins (Guest), The Darwin web team (The Open University)

27 April 2009

Random chance, design or cumulative natural selection? Dawkins explores how Darwin and his peers solved the riddle of life.  Read more : OU Lecture 2009: Solving the riddle

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OU Lecture 2009: Darwin and Wallace Featuring: video, OU image library

By Professor Richard Dawkins (Guest), The Darwin web team (The Open University)

27 April 2009

Dawkins discusses the ideas of Blyth, Matthew, Wallace and Darwin and begins to explore neo-Darwinism.  Read more : OU Lecture 2009: Darwin and Wallace

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OU Lecture 2009: Download the lecture Featuring: audio, OU image library

By Professor Richard Dawkins (Guest), The Darwin web team (The Open University)

27 April 2009

The full lecture to download as an mp3.  Read more : OU Lecture 2009: Download the lecture

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Darwin and philosophy Featuring: video, BBC

By Dr Derek Matravers (The Open University)

19 March 2009

Derek Matravers of The Open University's Philosophy Department, considers how Darwin's thought gave a boost to Hume's ideas and how Darwinian thought relates to ethical...  Read more : Darwin and philosophy

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David Hume (1711 - 1776)BBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

30 August 2006

Introducing the 18th century Scottish philosopher, David Hume:  Read more : David Hume (1711 - 1776)

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On trust and philosophyBBC

By Professor Tom Bailey (Guest)

30 August 2006

On a journey from Plato's Republic to the Mitchell Brothers' Walford, can we use philosophy to understand trust?  Read more : On trust and philosophy

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Hume on trustBBC

By Matt Matravers (Guest)

30 August 2006

Matt Matravers, of the Department of Politics, the University of York, outlines David Hume's approach to the question of trust.  Read more : Hume on trust

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Rousseau Mary Evans Picture Library

By Jonathan Ree (Guest)

21 November 2005

Jonathan Rée introduces the life and work of the French Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau.  Read more : Rousseau

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