Michale Brearley will give the next talk in the London series on philosophy and sport at 5.45 on Friday, 3 February. His talk is called, 'Rivalry and Cooperation in Sport'. Please note a change of venue: this talk will be in the Archaeology Lecture Theatre, Archaeology Building, on the corner of Gordon Square and Endsleigh Place.

Annual Lecture

Since 1998, the Institute has held an annual lecture, bringing a philosopher of international standing to London to give a talk on the topic of his or her choosing.

This year's lecture will be given by Christine Korsgaard, and her talk is called, "On Having a Good".

Abstract: "In recent work I have defended the idea that the good is relational, that is, that the notion of good-for someone is prior to the notion of good, and that the idea of a good that is not good for anyone is incoherent. In this lecture I take up some issues raised by that account of the good. I ask what kinds of things can have a good, in what sense groups can have a good, how goods can and cannot be aggregated, and how we draw the line between changes in someone's identity and improvements in his/her condition."

This talk will be given on Friday 16 March, at 5.30 pm, in the Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, Wilkins Building, UCL, Gower Street, London WC1.

All of the Institute's talks are free and open to the public. Reservations cannot be taken, so please arrive early to be sure of a seat.

Past Annual Lectures

Thomas Nagel, 'Conceiving the Impossible and the Mind-Body Problem' (Full text.)

Alasdair MacIntyre, 'Social Structures and their Threats to Moral Agency' (Abstract.)

Bernard Williams, 'Philosophy as a Humanist Discipline' (Abstract.)

John Searle, 'Freedom of the Will as a Problem in Neurobiology' (Abstract.)

Mary Warnock, 'What is Natural and Should We Care About It?' (Abstract.)

Jürgen Habermas, 'Religious Tolerance? The Pacemaker for Cultural Rights' (Abstract)

Noam Chomsky, 'Simple Truths, Hard Choices: Some Thoughts on Terror, Justice and Self-defence' (Full text.)

John McDowell, 'Intention in Action'

Jerry Fodor, 'The Revenge of the Given: Mental Representation without Conceptualization' (Early draft.)