A Glorious Accident (4 of 7) Stephen Toulmin: Descartes, Descartes

An interview with the British philosopher Stephen Toulmin. The scientist is known for his work about moral reasoning. Wim Kayzer questions Toulmin about his theories, his book Cosmopolis, Descartes and he is surprisingly candid about his private life. In the Dutch television show A Glorious Accident (1993) six scientists talk about their visions on their work and the world. Journalist Wim Kayzer asks them: how far did you come in your understanding of our thoughts an actions? What did science really bring us at the end of the 20th century: knowledge or also understanding? Order the dvd-box of A Glorious Accident here: http://winkel.vpro.nl/een-schitterend...