''A World of Ideas'' was a

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miniseries (1988 and 1990) by

Bill Moyers Bill Moyers (born Billy Don Moyers, June 5, 1934) is an American journalist and political commentator. Under the Johnson administration he served from 1965 to 1967 as the eleventh White House Press Secretary. He was a director of the Counci ...

. It featured notable interviews with such personalities as

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Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American public intellectual: a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is ...

Elaine Pagels Elaine Pagels, née Hiesey (born February 13, 1943), is an American historian of religion. She is the Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. Pagels has conducted extensive research into early Christianity and Gnosti ...

, and

Chungliang Al Huang Chungliang “Al” Huang () is a notable philosopher, dancer, performing artist, and internationally acclaimed taijiquan master and educator, having received the Republic of China’s most prestigious award in the field of education, the Gold Meda ...

External links

*http://billmoyers.com/series/a-world-of-ideas/
Review of A World of Ideas in the Los Angeles Times
PBS original programming 1988 American television series debuts 1990 American television series endings {{PBS-stub