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Appearance and reality: in conversation with Derren Brown Featuring: video, The Open University

By Nigel Warburton (The Open University), Derren Brown (Guest)

27 September 2010

Nigel Warburton talks to psychological illusionist Derren Brown about appearance and reality, and what kind of people are most gullible. Read more : Appearance and reality: in conversation with Derren Brown

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By Dr Parvati Raghuram (The Open University)

02 May 2008

Why do teachers get paid so much less than some other professionals? Read more : Valuing teachers

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Plato (427 - 347 BC)Controlled

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

30 August 2006

Plato, born in Athens, is one of the key figures of Greek philosophy. Read more : Plato (427 - 347 BC)

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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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Aristotle (384 - 322 BC)Tilemahos Efthimiadis under CC-BY-SA licence

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

30 August 2006

Introducing the Greek philosopher, Aristotle Read more : Aristotle (384 - 322 BC)

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Trust in Plato's RepublicControlled

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

30 August 2006

Dr Carolyn Price considers the theme of Trust in Plato's work "The Republic". Read more : Trust in Plato's Republic

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OU on the BBC: Ever Wondered...? - LoveBBC

By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

08 August 2006

Have you ever wondered why people fall in love? Read more : OU on the BBC: Ever Wondered...? - Love

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By Jonathan Ree (Guest)

21 November 2005

Jonathan Rée introduces the philosophy of Hannah Arendt. Read more : Arendt

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Rule by the peopleBBC

By Matt Matravers (Guest)

13 September 2005

In this article, Matt Matravers of York University explores some of the key issues relating to democracy, including its meaning, value, scope, problems and future. Read more : Rule by the people

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By The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

09 August 2005

Plato considered the question a long time ago... but we're still, perhaps, no nearer an answer. Read more : What is love?

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Pages tagged as Plato

Appearance and reality: in conversation with Derren Brown Featuring: video, The Open University

Valuing teachersCreative Commons Image Downing Street under CC-BY-NC-ND licence

Plato (427 - 347 BC)Controlled

On trust and philosophyBBC

Aristotle (384 - 322 BC)Tilemahos Efthimiadis under CC-BY-SA licence

Trust in Plato's RepublicControlled

OU on the BBC: Ever Wondered...? - LoveBBC

ArendtUsed with permission

Rule by the peopleBBC

What is love?photos.com