John Locke Lectures
TheJohn Locke Lecturesare a series of annual lectures inphilosophygiven at theUniversity of Oxford.Named forBritishphilosopherJohn Locke,the Locke Lectures are the world's most prestigious lectures in philosophy, and are among the world's most prestigious academic lectures. They were established in 1950 by the bequest of Henry Wilde. Another comparable lecture series is theGifford Lectures,which are delivered annually at several universities inScotland.
The first lecture series was offered toLudwig Wittgenstein,who eventually declined. He felt uncomfortable giving formal lectures where the audience would not be asking or answering questions.[1]
Lecturers
[edit]The lectures began as an uncertain biennial series, with the first lecturer from 1950 to 1951, and missing the second slot from 1952 to 1953. Between 1969 and 2001, the lectures became gradually more frequent. Since 2001, the lecture notes have been made available electronically.
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Notes
[edit]- ^Postponed.
- ^Ernst Tugendhatwas due to deliver the lectures, but withdrew due to illness.
- ^abTwo sets of Locke Lectures were delivered during the 1996–1997 academic year: One byJerry FodorinMichaelmas term1996, and another byRobert NozickinTrinity term1997. Since then, all Locke Lectures have been held in Trinity term.
- ^Postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
References
[edit]- ^Monk, Ray (1991).Ludwig Wittgenstein: the duty of genius.London: Vintage. pp. 564–565.ISBN9780099883708.
External links
[edit]- John Locke Lectures,complete list with some available online
- Archived listup to 2008