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The Best Episodes of Genius of the Modern World

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The Best Episodes of Genius of the Modern World

Historian Bettany Hughes retraces the lives of three great thinkers whose ideas shaped the modern world - Karl Marx, Frederick Nietzsche and Sigmund Freud.
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  1. Background image for Nietzsche
    8.1/10(178 votes)

    #1 - Nietzsche

    S1:E2

    Nietzsche's uncompromising ideas smashed the safe presuppositions and assumptions of religion, morality and science.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(123 votes)

    #2 - Freud

    S1:E3

    Bettany Hughes travels to Vienna on the trail of Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.3/10(153 votes)

    #3 - Marx

    S1:E1

    Bettany begins her journey in the city of Trier on the banks of the Mosel in Germany. It was here on the 5 May 1818 that Karl Marx, one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century was born.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Nietzsche" is the best rated episode of "Genius of the Modern World". It scored 8.1/10 based on 178 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/23/2016. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Freud".