Aspects of Philosophy at Cambridge: Recent Episodes
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The keynote talk given by Prof. MM McCabe (Emeritus Professor of Ancient Philosophy King's College, London) at the Conference on Bernard Williams and the Ancients held at Newnham College, Cambridge on 19th September 2016.
Professor Huw Price delivers his inaugural lecture as Bertrand Russell Professor of Philosophy: Where would we be without counterfactuals? Recorded on 1st November 2012.
Alumni Weekend Saturday 22nd September 2012 - a talk by Professor Tim Crane on What Do Animals Think?
Professor John Marenbon Inaugural lecture: When was Medieval Philosophy? Recorded 30 November 2011.
Professor John O'Neill addresses two questions about sustainability: Is it possible to maintain or improve well-being without increasing consumption? Is it possible to extend the time-horizon of individuals and institutions so that the interests of future persons can be better made to count in current choices? The talk contrasts Epicurean and Aristotelian answers to the questions. Professor John O'Neill looks at the philosophical issues around happiness, well being, and sustainability. Recorded Friday 28th October 2011.
More than 20 years ago, international law declared torture a crime that can never be justified and yet governments continue to do it. Professor David Luban examines the ethical issues surrounding its use. Lecture sponsored by Routledge. Recorded 21 October 2011.
A brief talk and discussion by Professor Derek Matravers on morally dubious works of art. Can a morally dubious work of art still be a great work of art? Recorded at the Alumni weekend Saturday 24th September 2011.
Professor Tim Crane gives his inaugural lecture as Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy: What is Distinctive About Human Thought?
Dr Cain Todd looks at the philosophical problem of why we have emotional responses to fictional artworks and whether there may be a distinctive class of 'aesthetic emotions'. Recorded Friday 29th October 2010.
Lecture on The Dark Matter of Cambridge Philosophy given by Dr Fraser MacBride as part of the Philosophy Events for the Alumni Weekend on Saturday 25th September 2010.
Recording of lecture given by Professor Roger Scruton at the Alumni Weekend Saturday 26th September 2009.
Recording of talk given by Professor Philip Petit as part of Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2009.
Cambridge Festival of Ideas - recording of talk given by Professor Barry Smith on Friday 23rd October.
'Better than the Stars' was broadcast by the BBC in 1978. Copyright in it is retained by the BBC, and it is made available here by their permission and that of the contributors. It is archived in DSpace at http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/3484.
Iris Murdoch and the Rejection of Existentialism - Richard Moran examines the characterization of Sartrean existentialism in Iris Murdoch's The Sovereignty of Good and other writings. Routledge Lecture in Philosophy recorded 30 October 2008.
Professor Onora O'Neill discusses philosophical conceptions of press freedom in historical and contemporary terms, raising some thought-provoking questions. Recorded Wednesday 22nd October 2008.
Six five-minute radio talks by D H Mellor on the use of words in philosophy broadcast on BBC Radio 3 between 5 February and 16 March 1978. Copyright in these broadcasts is retained by the BBC, by whose permission they are made available here. They are archived in DSpace at http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/195773.
This is D. H. Mellor's Inaugural Lecture as Professor of Philosophy in the University of Cambridge. It is archived in DSpace, at http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/3475.
Lecture on G.E. Moore given by Professor Thomas Baldwin at the Alumni Weekend Saturday 27th September 2008.