The BSHP Annual Lecture features an accessible paper from a distinguished speaker in the history of philosophy. It is normally held in the autumn at a UK university. Attendance is free, and everyone is welcome.
Professor James A. Harris, University of St. Andrews
“How to write a history of philosophy? The case of 18th-century Britain”
James Harris is the author of many works in 17th- and 18th-century philosophy, including a landmark 2015 intellectual biography of Hume. Find out more about the speaker here.
12th November 2021, 6 p.m.
The Cynthia Beerbower Room
Newnham College
Cambridge, CB3 9DF
This is an in-person event, with the opportunity to attend online. Attendance is free, and advance registration is required.
To attend the live event, register here.
To attend online (Zoom), register here.
All very welcome. If you have any questions about the event, please contact Sophia Connell at Enable JavaScript to view protected content.
2020: Prof. Jan Westerhoff, "For your eyes only: the Problem on Solipsism in Ancient Indian Philosophy", delivered online Click here to watch a recording.
2019: Prof. MM McCabe, "Taking time to talk: Plato's Euthydemus on the metaphysics of conversation", University of Aberdeen
2018: Prof. Sarah Hutton, "Women, Philosophy, and the History of Philosophy", Maison Francaise d'Oxford
2017: Prof. John Cottingham, "Why the History of Philosophy Matters", King’s College London
