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A Conversation with Tim Crane and Simon Blackburn
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Recording of Simon Blackburn, interviewing the new Knightbridge Professor, Tim Crane on 11th Feb 2010. Professor Crane talks about his connections with Cambridge, his philosophy and his views on the educational system in Cambridge. An extract of the conversation is printed in Issue 7 of the...
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 29 Mar 2010
Alumni 2008 - G.E. Moore and Cambridge Philosophy
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Lecture on G.E. Moore given by Professor Thomas Baldwin as part of the Philosophy Events for the Alumni Weekend on Saturday 27th September 2008.
Moore played a central role in the study of Philosophy in Cambridge during the first half of the twentieth century. This lecture concentrated on...
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 6 Oct 2008
Alumni 2009 - The Meaning of Music
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Lecture on The Meaning of Music given by Professor Roger Scruton at the Alumni Weekend Saturday 26th September 2009.
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Tue 29 Sep 2009
Alumni 2010 - Fraser MacBride 'The Dark Matter of Cambridge Philosophy'
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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.
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Fri 1 Oct 2010
Alumni 2011 - Art and Morality
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Art and Morality - 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?
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 26 Sep 2011
Aspects of Philosophy at Cambridge
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Podcast recordings taken at the Aspects of Philosophy at Cambridge Conference held at Hughes Hall, Pavilion Room, November 19th to 20th 2010.
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 13 Dec 2010
D H Mellor
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Public lectures and radio broadcasts on philosophy by D H Mellor, on Induction, philosophical words, and the philosopher F P Ramsey. Full information about these items is available on his DSpace collection, at http://www.dspace.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/463 , where they are freely available for...
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 13 Oct 2008
Festival of Ideas - Conceptions of Press Freedom
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Professor Onora O'Neill discusses philosophical conceptions of press freedom in historical and contemporary terms, raising some thought-provoking questions. Recorded Wednesday 22 October 2008.
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 27 Oct 2008
Festival of Ideas - Fiction, emotion and imagination
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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.
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010
Festival of Ideas - Happiness and Sustainability
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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...
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 31 Oct 2011
Professor John Marenbon Inaugural lecture
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Professor John Marenbon Inaugural lecture: When was Medieval Philosophy? Recorded on 30th November 2011.
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Thu 1 Dec 2011
Professor Tim Crane inaugural lecture as Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy
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Descartes famously argued that animals were mere machines, without thought or consciousness. Few would now share this view. But if other animals have conscious lives, what are they like, how do they differ from ours, and how would we ever know anything about them? This lecture will address this...
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Thu 2 Dec 2010
Routledge Lecture 2008 - Iris Murdoch and the Rejection of Existentialism
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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.
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 3 Nov 2008
Routledge Lecture in Philosophy: Arguing about torture
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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 examinesthe ethical issues surrounding its use. Lecture sponsored by Routledge. Recorded Friday 21st October 2011.
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 24 Oct 2011
Routledge Lecture in Philosophy: The Open-Doors Model of Freedom
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According to Isaiah Berlin the options in a truly free choice are open doors. Developed fully, the metaphor gives us an elegant map of the rival theories of freedom. Talk given by Professor Philip Pettit from Princeton University on Friday 30th October 2009. Lecture sponsored by Routledge...
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 2 Nov 2009
The Philosophy of Wine - from Science to Subjectivity
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Tasting wine is an occasion for pleasure, but also an opportunity for thought. Professor Barry Smith explores whether the pleasures of wine can be shared, and the philosophical questions raised by our taste experiences. Recording of talk given by Professor Barry Smith on 23rd October 2009 as part...
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Mon 26 Oct 2009
Tim Crane in conversation with Huw Price
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Professor Tim Crane interviews the new Bertrand Russell Professor, Huw Price about his philosophical development and his plans for the study of philosophy at Cambridge. Recorded March 2012.
Institution: Faculty of Philosophy
Created: Tue 24 Apr 2012
