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Faith & Reason
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    Chen Ning Yang: Scientific Study, East vs. West
    October 31, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The physics Nobelist discusses how the East and West approach scientific study and the understanding of scientific phenomena.
  • Isaac Asimov on His Faith in the Power of Human Reason (Part One)
    October 17, 1988
    | BillMoyers.com Staff
    In this classic interview, Isaac Asimov explains that he is not an enemy of religion, how scientists are among the most moral people he knows and the urgent need to check population growth.
  • Faith & Reason
    Leon Kass: Medical Ethics and Euthanasia (Part Two)
    October 7, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The physician and philosopher on pain, ease of suffering, and what it means to end a life.
  • Faith & Reason
    Leon Kass: The Moral Implications of Biology in the Modem World (Part One)
    October 6, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    On this episode of World of Ideas, Bill Moyers talks with the physician-philosopher about the questions science can't answer, including the idea of soul.
  • Faith & Reason
    Reverend F. Forrester Church on the Separation of Church and State
    October 5, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The liberal religious leader talks about why even the faithful should cultivate doubts, how to question our virtues, and what we'd learn from an evening with Jerry Falwell.
  • Society
    Sissela Bok: The Psychology and Ethics of Lying and Deception
    October 3, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    The renowned ethicist talks about breaking and keeping the public trust.
  • Democracy & Government
    Robert Bellah: The Changing Face of Elections
    September 27, 1988 | Updated March 27, 2015 | A World of Ideas
    In this episode, Bellah talks to Bill Moyers about the relationship of religion to politics and society.
  • Economy & Work
    Willard Gaylin: Ethics, Biology and Economics
    September 20, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    Just 12 years away from the 21st century, Bill asks a medical ethicists what he thinks is the most pressing ethical issue we have to face as our population ages and great advances in science are underway.
  • Society
    Michael Josephson: Our Changing American Values
    September 14, 1988 | A World of Ideas
    Ethicist Michael Josephson discusses society's emphasis on success — and how it may influence people to sacrifice their values.
  • Ep. 6: The Power of Myth - 'Masks of Eternity'
    June 26, 1988 | Joseph Campbell and The Power of Myth
    Bill Moyers and Joseph Campbell discuss the common experience of God across cultures.


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